DWA- Topics Fish Protection Technologies and Downstream Fishways Dimensioning, Design, Effectiveness Inspection Teile 1 und 2 July 2005 Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V. German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste DWA- Topics Fish Protection Technologies and Downstream Fishways Dimensioning, Design, Effectiveness Inspection July 2005 Herausgeber und Vertrieb: Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e. V. Theodor-Heuss-Allee 17 . 53773 Hennef . Deutschland Tel.: +49 2242 872-333 . Fax: +49 2242 872-100 E-Mail:
[email protected] . Internet: www.dwa.de Fish Protection Technologies and Downstream Fishways The DWA – German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste – is in Germany spokesman for all comprehensive water queries and is intensively committed to the development and distribution of a secure and sustainable water supply. It works as a politically an economically independent organisation professionally in the fields of water management, sewage, waste and soil protection. DWA is in Europe the association with the largest number of members within this field and therefore takes up a special position. This is because it provides professional competence regarding standardisation, professional training and information towards the public. Approximately 14.000 members represent the experts and executives from communes, universities, engineering offices, authorities and enterprises. The main emphasis of its activities is on the acquirement and update of a uniform technical set of rules and standards as well as the cooperation on the list of technical norms on a national and international level. In this connection not only are the technical scientific topics involved, but also the economic and legal interests of the environment and water pollution forms a part.