Hürm fights against weather extreme: innovative rainwater plan starts!

Hürm fights against weather extreme: innovative rainwater plan starts!

In Hürm in Lower Austria, the merciless weather is defied with a lot of commitment! With a future-oriented rainwater management team, launched by local council Jürgen Obruca (ÖVP) since 2022, the municipality wants to take a decisive step towards coping with threatening storm damage. This team, supported by the municipal councils Dominik Huber, Franz Kraus and Michael Schmidt, developed a comprehensive rainwater plan that includes over 180 measures. The devastating heavy rain event in 2020, which presented the residents with great challenges, gave an impetus for this initiative. This is where Mayor Johannes Zuser (ÖVP) emphasizes: "It's not just about building catching basins, but about many other small measures."

innovative measures at a glance

In order to effectively oppose future weather extremes, Hürm relies on innovative solutions that are supported by a theoretical computer simulation of the Henninger and partner company in cooperation with the state of Lower Austria. This simulation shows precise course and accumulation of rain events in the community and forms the basis for the catalog of measures. The rainwater plan was presented in the summer talks in 2022, whereby individual wishes of the citizens were integrated into the catalog. The planned measures include the use of rainwater sensors, the activation of field drainage and the construction of small dams, which are better to distribute the rainy amounts and delay flooding. These strategies should not only minimize the risk of floods, but also optimize the groundwater level and improve the supply of extinguishing water.

The Hürm team is determined by the challenges with determination and emphasizes the community sense of the citizens. "We cannot prevent severe weather events, but we can alleviate them together," explains the group. Support is not only offered in the implementation of the measures, but also by open ears for the concerns of the population in order to find a sustainable solution together. The coordination and implementation of the measures will be promoted in the coming months in order to protect the municipality in the best possible way from the weather for the weather, as noen.at . The focus is on close cooperation and an active participation in the citizens to implement the rainwater plan full of energy, so huerm.gv.at .