Integrated Water Management with Hi-Tech Solutions in Switzerland’s Valais

In 2021, an ambitious project to remediate these issues was recognized by winning the annual PrixAlpiq, 12 years after it was first conceived by engineer Yves Rey. The following years Prof. Weingartner (University of Bern) conducted research around the idea, and with Walter Thut (AQUA4D) developed a specific concept for finally making this integral water supply project a reality.

Combining intelligent planning, hydroelectric power and irrigation technology, this project could completely change the outlook in the municipality, and act as a test case for similar projects. The combination of drip irrigation technology with the latest water treatment tech AQUA4D, produced nearby in Valais, combined with modern monitoring tools, could save at least to 40% of its previous water demand.

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• Agriculture
• Treatment
• Policy
• Technology
• Environment
• Water Supply
• Infrastructure
• Governance & Planning

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1. Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.vIrrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.Irrigation remains an essential component of food security in many parts of the world. Kyrgyzstan is included in this number, but, at the same time, the water resources of Kyrgyzstan are still not used efficiently enough. This study gives an assessment of the conditions for the formation and quality of water resources in the Kyrgyz Republic based on an analysis of the new draft State Program for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017–2026 and an assessment of the irrigation facilities of the Republic that takes into account their relevance and economic and technical indicators. The modern realities demonstrate the need for a careful and rational use of natural resources. High-quality, safe water is becoming one of the most in-demand resources in many countries of the world, therefore, “water powers” can make water their strategic resource, but the operation and maintenance of water-management systems requires significant financial investments. Payment for water use can become the basis for reform of the economic mechanism of interstate relations. The study resulted in the formulation of reasonable directions for the strategic nature of the modernization of the reclamation fund and the expansion of the volume of ongoing reclamation activities related to high-priority measures for the development of the rational use of the water balance.