After 22 years on Monday Vermunt Reservoir in Montafon emptied completely. The Authority provides for the renewal of bottom outlet valves. An ecological disaster is to be prevented.
VKW / Illwerke learn from the past Bolgenach Since the mid-90s-emptying exercise the VKW Illwerke evacuations in memory with great caution. When emptying the reservoir Vermunt This time invested 600,000 euros in order to avoid negative consequences.
In 1995, by emptying Bolgenach to ecological disaster. In the vast amounts of time were registered Bregenzerach sediments.
Such consequences for the Ill is used to prevent the evacuation of Vermunt Reservoir. In recent weeks, several hundred meters long Holzfluder was built. It conducts the most Kromerbach Vermut reservoir by in the river bed of the Ill.
The hundred-meter-long Holzfluder
On Monday, the bottom outlet first opened. It ensures agreed levels of turbidity load is not exceeded. 600,000 euros you can have that measure cost, to prevent Bolgenach disaster, says project manager of the Ernst Puree Illwerke / VKW group. For the valve replacement of Vermunt Reservoir is about 14 days to be completely dry.
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