INFORMATION POINT Szab Lszl head of department Miskolc

INFORMATION POINT Szabó László head of department Miskolc, 2010. October

The Importance of Communication in Cross-border Water Management EU Directives set out common guidelines for the implementation of common water policy actions. Emphasizing the following: v Solve the cross-border flood protection tasks, v Promote sustainable water use, v protect aquatic ecosystems and directly dependent terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands, v safeguard and develop potential uses of Community waters.

Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000

Project HUSK 0801/2. 1. 2. /0072 The Role of the Project in Transboundary Water Management:

Project HUSK 0801/2. 1. 2. /0072 INFOPOINT features for information for water professionals and the community: v Continuous supply of detailed information on projects relating to cross-border waters, v Current daily information on major water facilities and structures as well as related technical documents (e. g. information on reservoirs operation), v Quality status of Water bodies in the Water Management Plant v Internet access to professional websites, v Access to a trilingual technical glossary that is continually extended and updated, v Knowing of the professional activities of partner water organisations, etc. Using INFOPOINT, both professionals and the public can have continual access to information on the work of the Tisza and Catchment Area Subcommittee of the Hungarian-Slovak Crossborder Waters Committe.

Objectives and Expectations under Project HUSK 0801/2. 1. 2. /0072 relating to INFOPOINT Setup In Summary To allow both professional and the public to access water and environmental data and information, Information Points are being set up at the headquarters of both partners. By setting up such Infopoints (and through a shared use of databases), a cross-border system is created to provide sources of information with a view to raising awareness and sharing knowledge among a wider community in the impact area.

he ge nd s The INFOPOINT Equipment: v 1 computer with touchscreen v 1 scanner and v 1 printer The Hungarian INFOPOINT is located in ground floor of ÉKÖVIZIG’s headquarters at 77 Vörösmarty St. Miskolc. Features available (free of charge): v search of databases, v limited printing facility, v limited facility to save information to an external digital data carrier.

Cigánd flood retention reservoir Water managements structures, levee, sluices, pumping station 3804. Road and bridge over the main ditch Inlet structure and the involving levee section

Bodrogköz excess water protection sections and flood basins

English-Hungarian-Slovak glossary on water related terms abszolút hőmérséklet absolute temperature absolútna teplota abszolút légnedvesség absolute air humidity; absolute air moisture absolútna vlhkosť vzduchu abszolút magasság; tengerszint feletti magasság absolute height altitude absolútna výška abszorpció a talajban absorption in the soil absorbcia v zemi acélcső steel tube oceľová tyč adagolás adagoló szivattyúval dosing with chemical dosing pump dávkovanie s pumpou na chemické dávkovanie adagolószivattyú proportioning pump dávkovacie čerpadlo adatok data údaje adattárolás data storage uloženie údajov adminisztrációs költségek administration costs administratívne náklady adminisztrációs költségek office expenditure kancelárske výdaje adó tax daň adóköteles, adózás alá eső chargeable zdaniteľné adott gyakoriságú esőhevesség rainfall intensity frequency frekvencia intenzity dažďov adszorbeált víz adsorption water adsorbčná voda adszorpció aktív szén + ózon adsorption: actived carbon methode + ozone method adsorbcia-metóda aktívneho uhlíka a ozónová metóda aerob folyamat aerobic process aeróbny proces aerob iszaprothasztás aerobic sludge digestion aeróbne vyhnívanie kalu ágazat branch pobočka

Operating the Infopoint The operation of the INFOPOINT and all related activities are governed by the Code of Operation as well as other relevant current instructions of ÉKÖVIZIG and SVP OZ. Košice. Such provisions are applicable to all users of INFOPOINT services at ÉKÖVIZIG and SVP OZ. Košice. Compliance by all users is mandatory. Obligations and authorisations (both individual and departmental) relating to BOD/corporate users of the INFOPOINT are covered by the Director’s/Corporate Instructions and other Director’s regulations.

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