Together with its cooperation partners, the Institute of Water Resources, Hydrology and Agricultural Water Management of the University of Hanover developed a precautionary concept for flood prevention and nature conservation using the catchment area of the river Mulde in Saxony as example. Innovative EDP instruments helped the scientists to define the water management potential of settlement and traffic areas.

Flood prevention and nature conservation
Potential and implementation possibilities have been assessed also in terms of species and biotope protection and a topmost-possible economic viability. The geographical information system (GIS) and further instruments help to visualize the drain retention measures and their effects, maps illustrate the different storage and retention capabilties of the areas. An elevated water retention serves the flood prevention, the nature conservation and an improved soil and groundwater balance.