102-0214-01L Excursion - Water Supply of Vienna

Semester	Spring Semester 2020
Lecturers	E. Morgenroth
Periodicity	yearly recurring course
Course	Does not take place this semester.
Language of instruction	German
Comment	Number of participants limited to 24.

Courses

Number	Title	Hours		Lecturers
102-0214-01 P	Fachexkursion Wiener Wasserversorgung Does not take place this semester. Permission from lecturers required for all students. 15.04.2020-20.04.2020. Der Unkosten Beitrag für die Exkursion beträgt 100 CHF.	32s hrs		E. Morgenroth

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Abstract	How does the Viennese water supply work? View the facilities and the fundamentals of the physical region: from the urban area storages to the catchment area springs in the Styria, taking account of scientific research projects in the context of karst research (geology, hydrology, karst hydrology, biology/vegetation, forest ecology, snow measurement programs)
Learning objective	The participants of the excursion learn: 1. How the Viennese water supply works. 2. Which constructions and facilities are required to operate such a large water supply, especially in the case of the Viennese spring water supply (1st and 2nd Viennese spring water main) - reservoir "Rosenhügel" (in the city area) - the biggest closed reservoir of Europe "Neusiedl am Steinfeld" along the 1st Viennese spring water main (out of city) - 1st and 2nd Viennese spring water main with a length of up to 200 km (gravity pipelines) - tapping of springs - crop-out of the biggest tapped karstic spring in Central Europe - protected areas in the natural environment 3. Which measures are taken by the city in the protected areas: - demarcation of the protected areas (conflict of land use vs. clean drinking water) - possible causes of risk and risk management - optimization of spring water management, especially in terms of water quality - measures in the case of spring water pollution 4. How the quality of the potable water is monitored at the spring sites (online measurements). 5. Which measures are taken in the case of a drinking water shortage at the springs during a dry period. 6. Which scientific projects does the Vienna Water Works pursue with respect to climate change and future scenarios for drinking water supply.
Content	- Visit the two waterworks museums in Kaiserbrunn and Wildalpen for discovering the historical process of water supply in the city of Vienna - Tour of the premises and the vertical deep wells in a glacial aquifer that serve partly for drinking water supply for the city of Graz. - Various aspects of Karst systems and the relevance of branches of science such as Karst hydrology, geology, vegetation and soil science.
Prerequisites / Notice	Note: All tours are carried out in German, without time for translation. Therefore, for students to be able to benefit from this excursion, a good understanding of German is highly recommended. For Bachelor students: Prerequisite is 102-0214-00 Siedlungswasserwirtschaft GZ.

Performance assessment

Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits	1 credit
Examiners	C. Maslo, E. Morgenroth
Type	ungraded semester performance
Language of examination	German
Repetition	Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.

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Restrictions

General	: Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers Permission from lecturers required for all students
Places	24 at the most
Priority	Registration for the course unit is until 26.01.2020 only possible for the primary target group
Primary target group	Environmental Engineering BSc (105000) Environmental Engineering MSc (127000)
Waiting list	until 10.02.2020
End of registration period	Registration only possible until 16.02.2020

Offered in

Programme	Section	Type
Environmental Engineering Bachelor	Electives Bachelor Programm	W