Preparing our field works: installing the pumping system in the Elbe river in Pirna

The pumping system from the Elbe river to the institute is now finished. After getting all the necessary permits, a self-priming pump was installed in the river, which is approximately 130 m away from the storage tanks next to the MAR field test rapid infiltration basin (MAR-RIB). The installed system has the capacity of pumping up to 4 000 L/h. River water will be available to be poured in the MAR-RIB, which will demand up to 1 000 L per day. Analysis of the filter capacity of the infiltration unit, so as the spatial and temporal evolution of the clogging effect will be performed under different flow scenarios. During a possible flood event of the Elbe river, the system will be disconnected due to security reasons. Similarly, there will be a shutdown of the system, if the water level decreases substantially during the dry period.