World Water Day on March 22, draws our attention to the special importance of water, the protection of water resources and their sustainable use. 2023 is under the motto „Accelerating Change“.
On the one hand, groundwater reservoirs and the supply of drinking water have to be preserved; on the other hand, it is about controlling the threatening side of water. Heavy rainfall events and floods have devastated entire regions and cost many lives. Therefore, technical flood protection becomes more and more important and requires forward-looking planning. The importance of the HQextrem line increases. A simple "wall" that used to protect against flooding is no longer sufficient today. In addition to renaturation of river courses and creation of sufficient polder areas, it is equally important to equip dams with safely working penstocks.
The important aspect here is: penstocks have to close absolutely tightly in the event of a flood. And they must close reliably even after years of inactivity. If the water pressure in the watercourse becomes too high and the inflowing volume continues to increase, polder areas will be released for flooding by actuating these penstocks. Now the stainless steel penstocks must open reliably and close just as reliably tightly again after flooding. All this can be achieved safely with stainless steel penstocks from BÜSCH.
The quality of the products for flood protection is the decisive factor in an emergency. Compared to the total construction sum, the cost share of the penstocks is tiny, but of decisive importance for the safe function of the investment. It is important not to save money in the wrong place.
Our products are critical components for flood protection projects and are now installed in all environments - open water, rivers, sewers, urban, rural and building protection.
