Main building of the University of Berne
Hochschulstrasse 4
Kuppelraum, Room 501
Berne
Switzerland
Background
The International Sediment Initiative (ISI) is a UNESCO-programme, which has been set-up in September 2004. The mission of ISI is to organize and promote international information exchange and provide direct access to policy makers in Member States, while activating scientific and professional communities in all regions and countries concerned. ISI will promote the elaboration and monitoring of sediment data to develop appropriate methods and procedures in sediment management. The main activities and projects of ISI are: review of erosion and sediment-related research, global evaluation of sediment transport, setting-up of an erosion and sediment information system, development of case studies for large river basins, networking with other institutions in the field of sediments and education and capacity building.
The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) is a cooperation of scientific institutions from Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the field of hydrology. The mission of the CHR is the expansion of the hydrological knowledge in the Rhine basin as well as the support of decision making in sustainable water resources management by solving of cross-border problems. CHR aims at the joint development of know-how and equipment for observation, quantification and forecasting of sediment transport.
Objectives of the workshop
To present a state-of-the-art of sediment related problems
To discuss present and future problems in relation to sediment management.
To exchange knowledge about erosion, transport and deposition of sediment.
To detect and discuss research needs.
To discuss and solve specific problems in a Swiss alpine catchment area.
The International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) has invited scientists, researchers, decision makers, consulting experts and stakeholders in the field of sediment management to discuss these issues during a three day workshop.
Structure and workshop themes
The workshop was divided in two plenary working sessions and a technical field trip.
Session 1: Experiences from the River Rhine basin
Keywords:
Debris flows
Sediment transport during flood events
Reservoir sedimentation
Sediment problems in impounded  reaches
Sediment quality
Sediment finger printing
Morphological processes at bifurcations
Navigation aspects of river and sediment management
Session 2: Experiences from other continents
Keywords:
Soil erosion
Sediment management
Reservoir sedimentation
Time series and accuracy
Sediment balance
Technical field trip:
Keywords:
Assessment of sediment processes in torrent catchments
Hazard maps
Sediment transport in rivers
The one day field trip took place in the Lütschine basin in the Berner Oberland
Organisers and sponsors
The invitation to the event is issued by the International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR) in cooperation with UNESCO International Hydrological Program / International Sediment Initiative, the University of Berne and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
Co-sponsors
Hydrologic Commission of Switzerland
National IHP-secretariats of the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland
Language
Working language of the workshop was English.
Working language during the field work was English and German.
Day 1 - 28 April 2008
Registration - from 08.30 a.m.
09.00
Welcome by Manfred Spreafico, president of CHR
09.10
Welcome by Anil Mishra, UNESCO / Division of Water Sciences, International Hydrological Programme / Section of Hydrological Processes and Climate
09.20
Welcome by Rolf Weingartner, Geographical Institute, University of Berne
Session 1 - Experiences from the River Rhine basin
Rapporteur: Jens Turowski
Chair: Emil Gölz
09.30 - 10.00
Debris flows and sediment transport in steep catchments - Dieter Rickenmann, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Birmensdorf
10.00 - 10.30
Hydropower downstream effects on particle transport to Lake Brienz (Switzerland) and its ecological functioning - Alfred Johny Wüest, EAWAG, Kastanienbaum
10.30 - 11.00
Reservoir sedimentation and sustainable development - Anton Schleiss, EPF Lausanne
11.00 - 11.30
Tea/Coffee - Posters
11.30 - 12.00
Sediment problems in the Austrian Rhine catchment - Martin Weiß, International Rhine regulation, Lustenau
12.00 - 12.30
Sediment deposition and sediment management in the impounded section of the Upper Rhine, Stefan Vollmer, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
Chair: Eric Sprokkereef
14.00 - 14.30
Contaminated sediments in the Rhine basin - relevant pollutants and resuspension risk - Martin Keller, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz
14.30 - 15.00
Finger printing of suspended sediment sources in the Luxembourg part of the Rhine catchment: prospects for future developments - Thomas Udelhoven, Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux
15.00 - 15.30
Dynamic bed stabilization and sediment management in the free flowing Rhine - Emil Gölz, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz
15.30 - 16.00
Tea/Coffee - Posters
16.00 - 16.30
Morphological processes at river bifurcations - Roy Frings, University of Utrecht
16.30 - 17.00
Navigation aspects of river and sediment management (the Dutch Rhine River) - Hendrik Havinga, Rijkswaterstaat Regional Directorate East-Netherlands, Arnhem
17.00 - 18.00
Discussion of session 1
18.00 - 18.30
Oral presentation of posters and poster session
19.30
Participants' dinner
Day 2 - 29 April 2008
Session 2 - Experiences from other continents
Rapporteur: Jens Turowski
Chair: Manfred Spreafico
09.00 - 10.00
Soil erosion modeling and control in Brazil - Past, present and future - Henrique M. L. Chaves, School of Technology, University of Brasilia, Brazil
10.00 - 11.00
Sediment management in transboundary river basins - Challenges for management - Marcelo Gaviño Novillo, Departamento de Hidráulica Facultad de Ingeniería - University of La Plata, Argentina
11.00 - 11.30
Tea/Coffee - Posters
11.30 - 12.30
Changes in water and sediment loads of rivers in China - Chunhong Hu, International Research and Training Center, Beijing, China
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
Reservoir sedimentation - An overview of global sedimentation rates and predicted sedimentation deposition - Gerrit Basson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
15.00 - 16.00
Investigating the changing sediment loads of the world's rivers: Problems and Findings - Des Walling, Dept. of Geography, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
16.00 - 16.30
Discussion of session 2
16.30 - 17.00
Tea/Coffee - Posters
17.00 - 17.30
Summary and conclusions of the workshop by the rapporteur
17.30 - 18.30
Introduction to the pilot catchment of the Lütschine
Evening event
Participants' dinner near the conference centre on 28 April at 7.30 pm
Technical Field Trip
Introduction of the field trip will be given on Tuesday 29 April 2008
08.00
Departure by bus from the University of Berne to Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland
09.30
Arrival at the Hotel Wetterhorn near to Upper Grindelwald Glacier
General introduction into geology, geomorphology and hydrology by Prof. Hans Kienholz, University of Berne and Ms. Eva Gertsch, University of Berne
10.00
Coffee break in the Hotel Wetterhorn
10.30
Departure to Pfingstegg
10.45
Introduction to special sediment related problems
- Glacier retreat
- Rock gliding at Eiger mountain
- Glacier lake outburst scenarios
by Dr. Christoph Lehmann, Hydrologie-Wasserbau
11.15
Departure to rail station Schwändi
- Presentation of experiences with hazard maps in an alpine environment
- Landslide Schwändibach
by Prof. Hans Kienholz and Ms. Eva Gertsch
12.00
Lunch in Grindelwald
Shopping
14.00
Departure from Grindelwald
14.15
Zentrale Kraftwerke Jungfraubahn, Lütschental
- Presentation of processes caused by the flood of 2005
- Protection measures - Dr. Christoph Lehmann
14.35
Departure to Innerer Blindlauigraben
Sediment monitoring and sediment retention basins. Example of a GHO-basin by Prof. Dr. M. Spreafico
15.00
Departure to the hydrometric station Lütschine - Gsteig
15.15
Visit of the station Lütschine - Gsteig
Discharge measurement
Measurement of suspended sediment
Mr. Karim Michel
15.30
Special event
16.15
Departure to Berne
17.30
Arrival at Berne
Manfred Spreafico (chair)
Federal Office for the Environment
CH-3003 Berne
Tel. 0041-31-324 7667
manfred.spreaficor@bafu.admin.ch
Dieter Rickenmann
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zuercherstrasse 111
CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Tel. 0041-44-793 2429
dieter.rickenmann@wsl.ch
Hans Peter Nachtnebel
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Muthgasse 18
A-1190 Vienna
Tel: 0043-1-36006 5501
hans_peter.nachtnebel@boku.ac.at
Emil Gölz
Federal Institute of Hydrology
Postfach 200253
D-56002 Coblence
Tel. 0049-261-1306 5412
goelz@bafg.de
Andreas Krein
Centre de Recherche Public
Gabriel Lippmann
41, rue du Brill
L-4422 Belvaux
Tel. 00352-470261461
krein@lippmann.lu
Eric Sprokkereef
Secretariat CHR
P.O. Box 17
NL-8200 AA Lelystad
Tel. 0031-320-298603
eric.sprokkereef@rws.nl
For further information, please contact either the CHR/KHR secretariat or one of the members of the coordination committee.
| NAME | ORGANISATION |
| An, Cuihua | Yellow River Engineering Consulting Company, Zhengzhou, China |
| Basson, Gerrit | University of Stellenbosch, Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Braun, Marc | International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR), Koblenz, Germany |
| Chaves, Henrique M.L. | University of Brasilia, School of Technology, Brazil |
| Chen, Jianguo | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China |
| Chen, Xujian | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China |
| Dobmann, Judith | University of Berne, Institute of Geography, Group of Hydrology, Berne, Switzerland |
| Fan, Zhao | International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, Beijing, China |
| Frings, Roy | University of Utrecht, Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Gaviño Novillo, Marcelo | University La Plata - Departamento de Hidráulica, Facultad de Ingeniería, La Plata, Argentina |
| Gertsch, Eva | University of Berne, Institute of Geography - Applied Geomorphology and Natural Risks, Berne, Switzerland |
| Gölz, Emil | Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany |
| Görgen, Klaus | Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, Luxembourg |
| Grasso, Alessandro | Federal Office for the Environment, Berne, Switzerland |
| Grebmayer, Thomas | Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Munich, Germany |
| Hartmann, Sven | University of Stuttgart, Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Havinga, Hendrik | Rijkswaterstaat Regional Directorate East Netherlands, Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Heise, Susanne | BIS at the Hamburg Technical University, Hamburg Germany |
| Helios-Rybicka, Edeltrauda | AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland |
| Hillebrand, Gudrun | University of Karlsruhe, Insitut für Wasser und Gewässerentwicklung, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Hinderer, Matthias | Technical University Darmstadt, Institute for Applied Geo-Science, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Hoffmann, Thomas | University of Bonn, Department of Geography, Bonn, Germany |
| Houben, Peter | J.W. Goethe University, Department of Physical Geography, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Hu, Chunhong | International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, Beijing, China |
| Hunzinger, Lukas | Flussbau AG, Berne, Switzerland |
| Jaeggi, Martin | Jaeggi River Engineering, Ebmatingen, Switzerland |
| Keller, Martin | Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany |
| Kempmann, Kai | Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Freiburg, Germany |
| Kienholz, Hans | University of Berne, Institute of Geography, Berne, Switzerland |
| Köthe, Harald | Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Bonn, Germany |
| Lalk, Petra | Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forest, Environment and Water Management, Vienna, Austria |
| Lehmann, Christoph | Hydrologie - Wasserbau, Urtenen - Schönbühl, Switzerland |
| Liu, Cheng | International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation, Beijing, China |
| Luong, Giang Vu | Université Libre de Bruxelles, Dept. Water Pollution Control, Brussels, Belgium |
| Mathis, Clemens | Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung - Abteilung Wasserwirtschaft, Bregenz, Austria |
| Mishra, Anil | UNESCO/Division of Water Sciences, International Hydrological Programme, Section of Hydrological Processes and Climate, Paris, France |
| Nachtnebel, Hans Peter | University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
| Promny, Markus | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Zurich, Switzerland |
| Ramasamy, Jayakumar | UNESCO Office Beijing |
| Rickenmann, Dieter | Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland |
| Schleiss, Anton | Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Schmocker, Peter | University of applied sciences Berne, Switzerland |
| Spreafico, Manfred | Federal Office for the Environment, Berne, Switzerland |
| Sprokkereef, Eric | Secretariat CHR, Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Strigel, Gerhard | Deutsches IHP/HWRP Sekretariat, Koblenz, Deutschland |
| Teltscher, Helmut | Thüringer Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Naturschutz und Umwelt, Erfurt, Germany |
| Terlou, Alberty | Secretariat CHR, Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Turowski, Jens | Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland |
| Udelhoven, Thomas | Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann, Belvaux, Luxembourg |
| Valk, Michael van der | Netherlands National Committee IHP-HWRP, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Vollmer, Stefan | Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany |
| Vystavna, Yuliya | Institute for Environmental Engineering, Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Walling, Des | University of Exeter, Department of Geography, Exeter, UK |
| Weingartner, Rolf | University of Berne, Institute of Geography, Berne, Switzerland |
| Weiß, Martin | International Rhine Regulation, Lustenau, Austria |
| Wüest, Alfred Johny | EAWAG Surface Waters, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland |
| Zllhardt, Delphine | Service de la Navigation, Strasbourg, France |
| NAME | TITLE OF POSTER |
| Thomas Grebmayer, Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Munich, Germany | Sediment management in the Isar (Bavaria) |
| Sven Hartmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany | Sustainable sediment management of Alpine reservoirs considering ecological and economical aspects |
| Susanne Heise, BIS at the Hamburg Technical University, Germany | Conceptual approach to Risk Assessment of contaminated sediments on river basin level |
| Edeltrauda Helios-Rybicka, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland | Distribution of heavy metals in the channel sediments of the Odra River by means of the spatial analysis (GIS) |
| Thomas Hoffmann, University of Bonn, Germany | Trends and controls of Holocene floodplain sedimentation in the Rhine catchment |
| Peter Houben, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Long-term sediment transfers: production, storage, flow and drain over 7,500 years in a small agricultural catchment (Rhine system Germany) |
| Petra Lalk, Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forest, Environment and Water Management, Vienna, Austria | Suspended sediment transport monitoring in Austrian rivers - designing a guideline |
| Giang Vu Luong, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Dept. Water Pollution Control, Brussels, Belgium | Suspended load and wash load events contributing to the export of particle matter at the outlet of non tidal Elbe 1995-2006 |
| Markus Promny, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Zurich, Switzerland | Propagation of bedload material |
| Peter Schmocker, University of applied sciences Bern, Switzerland | Sedimentation and erosion on shallow water lake shores (Example Lake of Biel Switzerland) |
|
Yuliya Vystavna, Institute for Environmental Engineering, Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Impact of a municipal wastewater treatment plant on the quality of the sediments of the River Udy, Ukraine |
