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Water Research Institute (WRI) was established by the former Ministry of Building Industry in 1951. It is a public organization under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment SR. The institute applies quality management system in compliance with the standard ISO 9001.
The scope of responsibilities and activities of the Water Research Institute is defined under the Foundation Charter No. 21/2006 - 1.6. issued by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic on 29 May 2006.The WRI is the only organization in Slovakia conducting comprehensive water management research and other related activities resulting from the needs of water sector in the Slovak Republic. Its main activities are aimed at research and development, expertises, professional water management consulting services and solutions for water management and ecological problems.
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Scientific - Research Activity - Solving complex scientific - research issues concerning quantitative and qualitative water management balance, regulation of discharge conditions, water management in geographic and local administration units
- Examination of protection and use of atmospheric, surface and ground water resources - scientific research, methodological, expertise activity; monitoring and professional consulting in hydrology and hydraulics, quality and technology of water and wastewater treatment
- Scientific research, expertise and other activities based on the activities of the National Water Reference Laboratory in Slovakia
- International scientific - technical and expert cooperation
Activity emanating from the Acts No. 364/2004 Coll., No. 442/2002 Coll., No. 666/2004 Coll. and No. 188/2003 Coll. - Processing supporting materials of comprehensive strategy, framework and long-term prospective of water management development in the Slovak Republic
- Elaboration of water management planning documents
- Processing the framework and development of database systems of water management; balance mathematical, economic and legislative tools
- Monitoring of water quality in transboundary courses
- Organising events to increase the professional knowledge of water management staff
- Observation control of methodological, technological processes and standards
- Elaboration of flood protection concepts in the territory of the Slovak Republic
- Preparation of inundation territory maps, risk maps and level regimes on water courses
Expert activities for water management in Slovakia - Calibration of hydrometric equipment for measuring the velocity of liquids and calibration of flow meter equipment, measuring discharges and water levels in the facilities including guarantee test measurements of turbines and pumps
- Elaboration of handling regulations and operating instructions of waterworks, including special handling regulations and solution of break and flood waves process
- Administration, operation and development of hydraulic laboratories
- Sampling and making analyses of water quality and water related matrices
- Development and administration of information systems of water management
International co-operation and activities - Participation of institute experts in the activities of international organisations - in international commissions and associations
- Membership of institute experts in international scientific and expert organisations
- Participation of the institute in performing the obligations emanating from the agreements within bilateral and multilateral international cooperation
- Participation of the institute staff in missions abroad for the purpose of observing common programme, membership in international organisations, participation in exhibitions, conferences and scientific expert occasions
- Participation in solution and using the outcomes of international programmes
- Inviting and Receiving representatives of international organisations to the Water Research Institute
- Implementation of European (CEN), international standardization (ISO) and EU legislation into the Slovak legislation
- International cooperation with partner institutions in neighbouring countries in the sphere of science and research (Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic) as well as within transboundary water boards
- Elaboration and submission of proposals of the projects co-financed by EU
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Our young scientist awarded on the occasion of the Week of Science 2012
RNDr. Zuzana Horváthová, PhD.,a young scientist from the Water Research Institute, was awarded the Prize of the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic "The Personality of Science and Technology Under 35 Years of Age". She is a resarcher working at the WRI Groundwater Department and focusing mainly on the problems related to pesticides and their environmental impacts.
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Further step in ship waste management on the DanubeCO-WANDA Project (Convention for Waste Management for Inland Navigation on the Danube) was launched on October 1, 2012. Eleven partners from nine Danube countries (Water Research Institute for Slovakia) are involved in the project implementation. The project objective is to draft an international convention facilitating implementation of a modern system of cross-border ship waste management along the Danube.
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