The global pandemic that has swept the world in the last two years has affected most of the population. However, the pandemic has also had an indirect effect on water resources in the water sector. One such example is the almost borderline depletion of groundwater reserves at the Koberovy site, Jablonec nad Nisou district.
The area of interest is interesting from a geological and hydrogeological point of view only because it is located on the border of the Podkrkonoše and Bohemian Cretaceous basins. It is an area with a small catchment area, lower rainfall and also higher groundwater abstractions, i.e. an ideal location for the problem that came at the turn of 2020 and 2021.
In the Koberovy community, groundwater withdrawals from the water supply pumping facility, the drilled well KH-3, increased threefold over the area‘s groundwater table during this period. This has created a significant problem affecting groundwater management in the area. Thanks to the established system of express pumping tests at the intake facilities managed by Severočeské vodovody a kanalizací, a.s. (referred to as SčVK) and field investigations at the site, causes have been identified and solutions proposed that are not ideal from the point of view of the water supply hydrogeologist. As a result, the hydrogeologist recommended adjusting the pumping regime, which was to „buy time“ until the necessary change in the concept of supplying, the area of interest, with drinking water.

Tritium (³H), radioactive hydrogen, which occurs on the Earth's surface in low concentrations, can be used as a tracer due to its suitable properties. For this purpose, tritium was monitored in groundwater and precipitation samples. The tritium concentration in groundwater was lower than in precipitation. This is caused by the radioactive decay of tritium, infiltrated from the surface into groundwater, where the connection with the surface is limited. Tritium concentration can therefore be used to infer the rate of connection between groundwater and the surface and can be used to estimate the level of infiltration or the vulnerability of groundwater.

In the Brno area there are abundant groundwater sources in artesian structures. The hydrogeological aquifer of artesian water are Miocene sands covered with the position of Baden's calcareous clays. Under the Brno there is therefore a usable hydrogeological structure, able to serve as an alternative source of water to bridge emergencies and crisis situations. The expected usable reserves of artesian water are 200 to 300 l.s⁻¹. The yield of the structure may be threatened by excessive water extraction, as artesian waters have been (and in some cases still are) used mainly as a source of water for industrial enterprises. In 2021, the first stage of hydrogeological work took place, the aim of which was to revise selected existing hydrogeological wells, which could be used as potential sources of drinking water to ensure the required volumes of water for the needs of emergency water supply of Brno city. In 2022, the second stage of work took place, the aim of which was to define land suitable for excavating new wells.

Design engineering using standard objects brings new possibilities to water management design practice. Similar to CAD tools in the past, integrated engineering now represents the gateway to the world of digitization of water management units and can be understood as an effective pre-step before the introduction of BIM, enabling the creation of digital twins and operational optimization. These new procedures can open the gates of perception of the project and management of the whole in hitherto unknown levels. Due to emerging legislative and business trends in the Czech Republic, we can expect an increased demand for digitally processed projects in object architecture, enabling an interconnected approach to the creation and management of documentation in individual phases of the life cycle of a technological unit.

The article shows the ways of using load profiles of hot water heaters defined by Commission Regulations No 811, 812, 813 and 814/2013 to construct a cumulative hot water consumption curves. The authors point out errors commonly made by designers of hot water preparation systems in relation to the use of the load profiles. The conclusion of the article contains a comparison between consumption curves obtained with use of the hot water heaters’ load profiles and real measurements in different types of buildings.

The paper deals with the methods of checking the performed sealing works in its second part. Measurements of the permeability of the grouted environment in the field are evaluated, the findings of the grouting records are analyzed and the cement content in the taken samples of the grouted soil was determined in laboratory conditions. Finally, the recommendations for remediation are summarized.

The ever-recurring high levels of the river Danube have forced Bratislava to be protected from floods. In the western part of the city, it was necessary to ensure the sealing of the heterogeneous fills located just on the banks of the Danube. The performed sealing works did not take into account the actual properties of the subsoil. The first part of the paper deals with the factual situation at the site and the shortcomings of subsoil injection.

Thermal baths in Slovakia are producers of wastewater, which have considerable enegry potential. Wastewater often exceeds the maximum temperature that can be discharged to the recipient without harming the environment. In many cases, this requirement is not met, and swimming pool operators must face sanctions for environmental pollution. The aim of the paper is to present the possibilities of using the energy potential of wastewater, which would ensure its required temperature.

The current way in drainage of roads is the concentration of rainwater in the subsoil of roads, so that rainwater does not drain into the sewer system, but freely infiltrates into the subsoil. The aim of this research is to optimize the structural layers of green parking lots with AS-TTE grassing blocks. During the design of structural layers and new types of materials, will be optimized to allow maximum water infiltration into the subsoil and at the same time keep the requirements for load-bearing capacity of structural layers according to ČSN 72 1006. Laboratory tests will be performed focusing on basic physical and mechanical properties, water permeability and adsorption of oil drips.

This paper introduces the results of the project „Tools for effective and safe management of rainwater in Prague city – RainPRAGUE”. Achieved results show the options for higher living standards for inhabitants in urbanised area of Prague city regarding to current and expected trends in climatic change. The project consists of three concepts. The concept 1 was focused on effective management of rainwaters in the urban area of Prague vicinity. Concept 2 was focused on WEB-GIS-based software that will be used to manage emergency hydrological situations on watercourses within the area of Prague city. It will help to prevent and protect the resident population, property and the environment against negative impacts of flash floods. Concept 3 was aimed to develop of WEB-GIS-based software that can assist in delineation of areas with heightened risk of surface runoff, erosion and sediment/pollutant as well as undue drainage runoff. The WEB-GIS is located on the following link (https://rainprague.vumop.cz/).

One of the causes of earth fill dam failure are internal erosion. To simulate these phenomena, a number of software are available to calculate the failure of an earth fill dams due to overtopping or due to internal erosion. For this purpose, software (SW) A Rapid Embankment Breach Analysis (AREBA) was chosen, for which a one-way sensitivity analysis was performed. The paper aims to understand the key geotechnical parameters input to the SW AREBA and their influence on the dam breach hydrogram, the size of the breach and also on the time characteristics. The most sensitive parameters influencing the outputs are the Manning´s roughness coefficient and the erodibility coefficient. These two parameters should be varied by the Monte-Carlo method in the AREBA.

The assessment of the energy performance of buildings depends on a large number of calculations, which must comply with the applicable legislation. The article presents the related structure of legal regulations, including standards and their brief characteristics.

Reducing the consumption of non-renewable raw materials has become a growing issue in recent years. The construction of constructed treatment wetlands generates a significant consumption of natural aggregates, which can be classified as non-renewable raw materials. For this reason, it is necessary to try to find alternative materials to natural aggregates. A substitute for conventional aggregates may be recycled construction materials, which are still not as widely used as natural materials, mainly due to their low quality. The currently available materials should be evaluated in terms of replacing the main filter material of vertical filters, as this is where the consumption of natural aggregates is highest. The aim is to ensure financial savings by using more affordable recyclates, but also to preserve sufficient natural resources for future generations.

The article provides findings from research on the duration of peak flow in an apartment building at all measurement days. The first part of the article describes the measurement of flows in an apartment building. Second part of the article describes an evaluation of the measured data in individual days in the apartment building. The third part of the article will discuss the evaluated results and a brings a summary by the author.

The aim of the article is to describe the main indicators that affect the amount of oxygen in wastewater and its overall quality. There are three environments that characterize wastewater according to the amount of oxygen. After using all the oxygen from the wastewater, negative phenomena often occur. For example, damage to the cement part of sewers, the formation of excessive odors in the environment or the negative impact of wastewater treatment. The article also includes measured values of the oxidation-reduction potential in a real pumping station in a combined sewer.

The use of SARS-CoV-2 RNA as a biomarker of COVID-19 in wastewater appears to be an appropriate tools for the establishment an early warning system for successful monitoring of infectious outbreaks before an epidemic occurs. SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA fragments are secreted by infected individuals in wastewater excrement, where they can be detected by the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) method. Within the project “Utilization of wastewater monitoring as an early warning tool against the emergence of an epidemiological situation” in 2021, wastewater sampling methods were optimized with subsequent verification of these methods on wastewater samples taken in subsequent waves of the epidemic.

The article deals with the influence of heat transfer between hot and cold water pipes on the growth of Legionella bacteria, which is a significant problem in hot water preparation and distribution systems. Legionella bacteria need a very specific environment for their formation, where systems for the preparation and distribution of hot water are the ideal place for its growth. The conditions for the growth of Legionella were investigated by numerical simulations of heat conduction in the calculation program CalA 4.0 Several variants differing in geometrical arrangement of the pipes and the thickness of the thermal insulation of the pipe were simulated. The results of the simulations confirm the need to insulate the water pipes in order to prevent the growth of Legionella.

The current trend and sustainable approach to reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions lie in the use of renewable energy. According to ČSN EN 16147: 2011, the use of shower and bathtub accounts for approx. 48–75% of the total hot water demand, depending on the size and facilities of the household. [1] Some owners and operators are looking for new ways of recycling wastewater, which can be supplemented by obtaining thermal energy for preheating hot water or as a source of thermal energy for heat pumps in the case of hot greywater collection. This paper deals with a summary of laboratory procedures for testing technological units within the project “Collection and reuse of heat energy from wastewater, combined with the use of treated wastewater”.

This article focuses on the issue of measuring the temperature of water in water distribution networks. Under certain conditions, the increased water temperature can have a negative effect on the quality of drinking water, which in extreme cases can lead to the loss of the status of hygienic safety of drinking water. The article contains an overview of the negative consequences of increased water temperature on its quality, a clear presentation of all parts of the distribution system in which the water temperature can change and describes the existing procedures for measuring the water temperature. Part of the work is also a description of the proposed methodology for continuous measurement of water temperature in the distribution network, the feasibility of which was experimentally tested in laboratory conditions.