… (1st November of the previous year to 30th April) and the summer half-year (1st May to 31st October) on the basis of the highest discharge values (HQ) of individual … rainfall, because under these circumstances discharge of great volumes of water may set in within a few hours. Among the summer flood events that occurred since the …

… less than favourable now. Increasing water scarcity and more frequent droughts may give rise to regional conflicts, especially over the use of water resources near … newly drawn up or updated every 10 to 15 years. In this process, planning regions may update the specifications contained in plans, which may entail changes in areal …

… artificial or natural water reservoirs. Due to climate change, low-water situations may occur more frequently and more intensively in the future. This is particularly … occur and that the recurrence interval of the current design flood will shorten. It may be necessary to adapt the flood protection measures. Flash floods (failure of …