Programme

2023 WATER DAYS

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

8.30–9.00	Registration of participants
	SYMPOSIUM OPENING
9.00–9.30	Introductory address Marjetka Levstek, Chair of the Slovenian Association for Water Protection (SDZV) Uroš Brežan, Minister for Natural Resources and Spatial Planning

9.30–11.00	WATER CONNECTS US / WATER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION - OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES
9.30–9.45	Towards an inclusive policy of water management Neža Kodre, Slovenian Water Agency
9.45–10.00	Opportunities and guidelines for Slovenia for international water cooperation in the context of the upcoming UN Water Conference Aleš Bizjak, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning
10.00–10.15	Current issues of water management at the local level. The actual and potential roles municipalites can play in water management Alenka Čadež Kobol, Municipality of Ajdovščina
10.15–10.30	The role of NGOs and residents in water management. "Water conflicts" and participation issues Aljoša Petek, Legal Center for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment
10.30–11.00	Round table Moderated by Pavel Gantar

11.00–11.30	Break

11.30–13.15	WATER RESOURCES AND DRINKING WATER
11.30–12.15	Searching for the unknown: tailored groundwater monitoring within WSP implementation in central Veneto Region, Italy ^{1, 2} Paolo Ronco, RIVE VIACQUA, Italy
12.15–12.30	Water safety plan Bonia Miljavac, National Institute of Public Health
12.30–12.45	Pollution of drinking water in the Šempeter water supply system in the Savinja Valley Janez Primožič, Žalec Public Utility Company
12.45–13.15	Round table Moderated by Brigita Jamnik

13.15–15.00	Lunch

15.00–17.00	"WATER" CAFÉ
	Moderated by Stanka Cerkvenik

19.30	Večerja

Thursday, 25 May 2023

9.00–11.00	WASTEWATER DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT
9.00–9.30	Quaternary treatment for WWTPs in light of the proposed new UWWTD ¹ Joerg Krampe, Heidemarie Schaar, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Institute of Water Quality and Resource Management, Austria
9.30–10.00	Integrated modelling and operation of sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants while considering river water quality ¹ Manfred Schütze, IFAK e.V., Institute for Automation and Communication, Department of Water and Energy, Germany
10.00–10.15	Wastewater treatment at IED WWTP Čistilna naprava Lendava - challenges and solutions Boris Nemet, Lendava Wastewater Treatment Plant
10.15–11.00	Round table Moderated by Mojca Vrbančič

11.00–11.30	Break

11.30–13.00	WATER IN NATURE
11.30–12.00	Adaptive management and restoration of complex floodplain system using artificial flooding1 ¹ Michael Döring, ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences, Switzerland
11.45–12.00	Do non-native species in water and near-water habitats pose a problem everywhere? Marijan Govedič, Centre for mapping of fauna and flora, Miklavž na Dravskem polju
12.00–12.15	Flooding as a natural occurrence at the Ljubljansko barje and its significance for ecosystems Davorin Tome, National Institute of Biology
12.15–13.00	Round table Moderated by Mihael J. Toman

13.00–14.00	CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

15.00–17.00	WORKSHOP
	"Performing simulations with Simba tools" ¹ Manfred Schütze, IFAK e.V., Institute for Automation and Communication, Department of Water and Energy, Germany

1 The lecture will be given in English.
2 The lecture will be given online.