INFILTRATION WEIRS, STABILIZATION OF CONCENTRATED SURFACE RUNOFF, GREEN PLANTING – LICHNOV U BRUNTÁLU

INFILTRATION WEIRS AND PATH STABILIZATION OF CONCENTRATED SURFACE RUNOFF ARE KEY ELEMENTS IN WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND PROTECTION. THEY PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SOIL CONSERVATION, EROSION REDUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY.

WHEN PLANNING AND DESIGNING THESE MEASURES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER LOCAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS CLIMATIC AND GEOLOGICAL FACTORS, TOPOGRAPHICAL SLOPE, VEGETATION, AND THE NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. PROPER PLACEMENT OF INFILTRATION WEIRS AND STABILIZATION MEASURES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO SOIL CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE LAND USE.

AT THE BEGINNING OF 2023, WE INITIATED WORKS ON INFILTRATION WEIRS IN LICHNOV U BRUNTÁLU. WE CREATED FOUR CATCHMENT WEIRS WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 938 METERS AND ONE CONCENTRATED RUNOFF PATH. ALONGSIDE THE WEIRS, LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS AND GREENING EFFORTS WERE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE MICROCLIMATE OF THE COMMUNITY. IN TOTAL, WE PLANTED 89 MATURE TREES, 25 FRUIT TREES (SPECIFICALLY A MIX OF OLD PEAR VARIETIES), 65 SHRUBS, AND SEEDED AN AREA OF 19,000 SQUARE METERS. THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED EXCAVATING AND MOVING OVER 1,614 CUBIC METERS OF SOIL. HEAVY MACHINERY WAS USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. IN THE FOLLOWING VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE MACHINES IN ACTION:

THE PROJECT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE LOCAL AREA OF INTEREST AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT, AIMING TO RESTORE LOST BOUNDARIES IN THE LANDSCAPE.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSTRUCTION WERE:

• REDUCING EROSION FROM AGRICULTURAL LANDS
• SLOWING DOWN SURFACE RUNOFF WITH PARTIAL RETENTION
• INCREASING THE RETENTION CAPACITY OF THE AREA AND ENHANCING SURFACE WATER INFILTRATION INTO THE SOIL PROFILE
• PARTIAL PROTECTION OF URBANIZED AREAS FROM FLASH FLOODS
• ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN THE AREA

INFILTRATION WEIRS AND STABILIZATION OF CONCENTRATED SURFACE RUNOFF PATHS ARE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH NATURE AND PROTECT OUR WATER RESOURCES. THEIR INTEGRATION AND PROPER APPLICATION CAN PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, AND THEREFORE, THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.

THEREFORE WE ARE PLEASED THAT OUR COMPANY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CREATION.