Watercourse Recovery Process - The Role and Importance of Water Monitoring

Abstract

Social, economic, and political development, both in the past and today, is largely linked to the availability and distribution of freshwater contained in rivers. However, very often, and especially in recent decades, rivers are brought into the context of danger to humans, either in the event of high waters or because of their increasing pollution. Human development, population growth, urbanization, and climate change, are just some of the causes that have led to a significant decline in river health globally. The importance of preserving the quality of watercourses, and preserving the amount of water, is gaining weight, especially after the realization of the lack of it for many human needs. Unfortunately, water pollution is increasing day by day. Industries and households discharge their wastewater into rivers, household waste is usually dumped directly into it, and various chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which are mostly used unplanned in agriculture, are filtered into groundwater and surface water.

Hydrotechnical facilities in the riverbed significantly change the natural water regime and the sediment transport regime, which in turn has an irreversible negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. Raising public awareness of ways, measures, and opportunities for conservation of water resources in general, with all technical and technological measures implemented in society, must inevitably be raised to a higher level. be simple.

The paper will analyze the contemporary attitude of man towards watercourses, considering the historical heritage that influenced this relationship. Special attention will be paid to passive and active measures of watercourse recovery, and recovery monitoring.