Final Bulletin International Commission on Large Dams ICOLD 2018 26th Congress 86th Annual Meeting 1 - 7 JULY, VIENNA www.icoldaustria2018.com ICOLD 2018 – ComING TO AUSTRIA On behalf of the Austrian National The cultural program for participants and accompanying Committee on Large Dams, it is persons will comprise musical performances and excur- View of St. Stephan’s Cathedrale© WienTourismus/Christian Stemper Cathedrale© WienTourismus/Christian of St. Stephan’s View my great honour to invite you to sions to some of Austria’s most impressive sites. the 26th ICOLD World Congress in Participants in 2018’s ICOLD World Congress can take combination with the 86th ICOLD advantage of the event’s special location and enjoy Annual Meeting and the ATCOLD Austria’s renowned hospitality, cultural heritage and Symposium Hydro Engineering, to landscape. be held in Vienna, Austria. We will © OEGG, Fotografie Chris Hofer Vienna is a pleasant and safe city with out-standing con- provide for our Technical Commit- ference facilities as well as comfortable international travel tees the opportunity for detailed connections and a well-developed local transportation technical discussions. Technical Committee Workshops network. A great number of national institutions, the dam will allow to gain an overview and insight about Working owners and the members of ATCOLD are eager to contrib- Group achievements. Additionally, the Hydro Engineer- ute to ICOLD, supporting the Congress in Vienna. ing Symposium will pave the way for presentations and CONTENT discussions of specific issues of hydraulic structures Together our aim is a productive coming together for our Invitation from the Chairman of the Organizing Committee 3 serving for energy from renewable resources, irrigation, community based on hospitality and friendship. drinking water supply and flood protection. Invitation from the President of ICOLD 4 We look forward to welcoming you in Vienna. Invitation from Austrian Federal Minister of Sustainability and Tourism 5 The conference program will include very interesting ICOLD Information 6 – 8 study tours to high-head pumped storage plants, run- of-river plants and excellent examples of Austrian dams Gerald Zenz Technical Committees 9 at high elevation in the Alps. Austrian National Committee on Large Dams ICOLD 2018 Annual Meeting 10 ATCOLD Symposium Hydro Engineering 11 ICOLD World Congress 11 Programme at a glance 12 – 13 THE HOST Technical Exhibition & Technical Excursion 14 ATCOLD (Austrian National Committee on Large Dams), the Austrian Member of ICOLD, Conference Venue 15 is the local host and organizer of 26th ICOLD World Congress and 86th ICOLD Annual Meeting. Study Tours 16 – 19 Local Information 20 Members of the board Social Program 20 – 21 Helmut Czerny, Austrian Federal Ministry of Sustainability Sven Jacobs, baugeologie.at – Dr. Sven Jacobs Accompanying Person Program 22 – 24 and Tourism Helmut Knoblauch, Graz University of Technology Wolfgang Dittrich, Strabag AG Walter Kühner, Österreichische Bundesbahnen/GB Kraftwerke Registration 25 – 26 Werner Flögl, FHCE-Ingenieurbüro Dr. Flögl Ziviltechniker Peter Matt, Vorarlberger Illwerke AG General Terms and Conditions 27 – 28 GmbH Maria Patek, Austrian Federal Ministry of Sustainability Hotels 29 – 34 Manfred Freitag, KELAG-Kärntner Elektrizitäts-AG and Tourism Green Meeting 34 Helmut Friedl, ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH Albin Tonner, Porr Bau GmbH Sponsors & Partners 35 Bernhard Hofer, TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG Erich Wagner, VERBUND – Hydro Power GmbH Contacts 36 Ernst Zeller, Pöyry Energy GmbH Gerald Zenz, Graz University of Technology 2 3 DEAR ICOLD MEMBERS, DEAR COLLEAGUES, WELCOME TO AUSTRIA, THE HEART OF EUROPE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN It’s a great honour and pleasure to task the only possibility for protecting areas with high host this 26th ICOLD Congress and damage potential is to build large retention reservoirs On behalf of ICOLD I’m delighted Geology and Dams (Q102) as well as Small Dams and 86th Annual Meeting here in Vienna, not only at favourable sits in narrow valleys but also in to invite delegates from the Na- Levees (Q103). The outcomes of the ICOLD 86th Annu- the capital of Austria. Since 1991, large river systems. tional Committees of the Interna- al Meeting and 26th World Congress will without doubt when the last ICOLD Congress took tional Commission of Large Dams contribute again significantly to our governing long-term © BMNT / Paul Gruber place in Vienna, the economic situ- Concerning the worldwide importance of dams and res- (ICOLD) and specialists and experts mission which is “Better dams for a better world”. ation in the field of dam construc- ervoirs for storage of drinking water or water for irrigation working in the field of dams and tion as well as the environmental we are very lucky in Austria. We can provide almost for reservoirs as well as their accom- In view of our challenge to further develop this centu- background had changed signifi- the entire population fresh drinking water out of natural panying persons to the 86th Annual ry’s dams and reservoirs worldwide, which will be also cantly. Besides the liberalization of springs, only a little part is supplied by means of ground- Meeting and 26th World Congress urgently required to mitigate the negative effects of cli- th the European Electricity Market the increasing use of water from river basins by only less treatment measures in Vienna, Austria, which will take mate change, I encourage you to come to the 86 An- th wind and solar energy led to a fundamentally different needed. place from 1 – 7 July in 2018. nual Meeting and 26 World Congress in July 2018, not only for discussing the emerging professional and so- management of our hydro power reservoirs. The flex- Summarizing all the different uses of dams I can con- 27 years after organizing the very successful 17th ICOLD cio-economic issues and but also to meet the ICOLD ibility of hydro power technique gives the possibility to clude that we are very proud of the high standard of Congress in Vienna in 1991, I’m grateful that Austrian family. As ICOLD president I’m convinced that ATCOLD compensate and equilibrate the large electricity load dam safety in Austria based on a multilevel principal with National Committee on Large Dams - ATCOLD took will ensure a high quality technical content for the meet- peaks in the European Power Grid. With the increasing well-educated and qualified engineers and few guide- again the challenge to organize this year an important ing and an attractive social and accompanying person’s but heavily oscillating energy production out of renew- lines to ensure a homogenous safety level throughout ICOLD event. Austria is among the most important hy- programme in the worldwide known cultural heritage city able, alternative energy the storage and compensation the country. It should be a main task for our government dropower producer in the Alps with high storage capaci- of Vienna, the beautiful and historical capital of Austria. by hydro power energy with its quick stand-by duty to accept the responsibility for providing the fundamen- ty. Until today 171 large dams have been put in operation Besides excellent technological examples of dams and gets more and more importance. Austria tried in the last tals for the operability of dam safety system in Austria with 4 dams higher than 150 m. Austria has developed hydropower plants, the delegates will also have the pos- 10 years to play a major role in this market slot, some also in the future. and is still developing his hydropower resources in an sibility to discover several impressive touristic sites with plants with very high capacity had been built like Kops exemplarily and sustainable way. The valleys of most of historical and cultural heritage during the study tours. II and Obervermuntwerk II of the Vorarlberger Illwerke or I would like to thank and congratulate all the engineers and the dams have become touristic attractions in winter as Limberg II of Verbund Hydro Power. specialists involved in dam construction, maintenance well as in summer. I’m looking forward to welcome the ICOLD family, old and dam operation for their commitment in dam safety members or newcomers, in Vienna! Since the ICOLD Conference 1991 a significant new type and sustainable use of our most valuable water-resources. The delegates of the 86th Annual Meeting will have the of water use for supporting winter tourism has developed I wish you all an interesting meeting here in Vienna, I am chance to participate on July 2 to 3 to the ATCOLD due to winter seasons with lack of snow and the increas- sure that you will find a platform for fruitful exchange of Symposium “Hydro Engineering”. Furthermore, current ing necessity of reservoirs for artificial snow production. experience, for knowledge transfer to the Young Engi- issues will be addressed in several special workshops To ensure also for these high hazard reservoirs the high neers, useful networking and I hope that all participants including the workshops of the ICOLD technical commit- Austrian Dam Safety Standard was the challenging task can take along some unforgettable impressions. tees. During the 26th World Congress from July 4 to July during the last 2 decades. 6 four important questions will be discussed treating Prof. Dr. Anton J. Schleiss the topics of Reservoir Sedimentation and Sustainable President of International Commission on Large Dams Increasing extreme precipitation events and floods in Development (Q100), Safety and Risk Analysis (Q101), ICOLD Austria within the last 10 years, with high probability a result of climate change, showed us that there is an in- creasing necessity of flood mitigation measures. For the Elisabeth Köstinger, only heightening of existing levees does not meet that Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism 4 5 Member Countries: Afghanistan Denmark Latvia Romania Albania Dominican Rep. Lebanon Russia ICOLD Algeria Egypt Lesotho Serbia The International Commission on Large Dams (www.icold-cigb.net) is an international organization which pro- Angola Ethiopia Libya Slovakia vides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.