{"id":34643,"date":"2025-02-11T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/2025\/02\/rozhovor-s-dr-ing-antoninem-tumou-zastupcem-generalniho-reditele-statniho-podniku-povodi-moravy-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:51:53","slug":"interview-with-dr-ing-antonin-tuma-deputy-general-director-of-the-morava-basin-state-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtei.cz\/en\/2025\/02\/interview-with-dr-ing-antonin-tuma-deputy-general-director-of-the-morava-basin-state-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Dr. Ing. Anton\u00edn T\u016fma, Deputy General Director of the Morava Basin State Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>\n
Mgr. Jan Grolich, Governor of the South Moravian Region, awards a silver commemorative medal to Mr T\u016fma for his selfless commitment in managing the flood in September 2024<\/h6>\n

For the\u00a0February issue of\u00a0VTEI, we interviewed a\u00a0long-time employee of\u00a0the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0State Enterprise, the\u00a0director of\u00a0the\u00a0Basin\u00a0administration, and since 2006 the\u00a0deputy general director of\u00a0this organization. A\u00a0man for whom water management is not a\u00a0job, but a\u00a0mission. \u201cWater is the\u00a0carrier of\u00a0not only life, but also information and energy. Something so simple, yet so extraordinary, irreplaceable\u2026,\u201d says Dr. Ing. Anton\u00edn T\u016fma.<\/p>\n

Dr. T\u016fma, you graduated from the\u00a0Brno University of\u00a0Technology, majoring in\u00a0Water Management and Hydraulic Structures. Why did you choose this field?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The field of Water Management and Water Structures at the Brno University of Technology was a continuation of Water studies that I had started at the Secondary Technical School of Civil Engineering in Brno. It was decided by a personal interview with the then principal of the technical school, He\u0159man \u0160\u0165astn\u00fd. I applied for Civil Engineering and was not accepted due to the large number of applicants. I appealed, my appeal was granted and I was offered an interview with the school management. Although I had already been accepted, I took advantage of the offer of an interview and I will never forget it. The principal was interested in the reasons for my appeal, my interests, why I did not apply, for example, to Geodesy or Water Management Structures, which were offered to me. He was able to speak knowledgeably about all the fields, about their importance, necessity, and application in practice. He was not trying to influence me; he just expressed his opinion on these fields and told me what he would choose if he were me and why. He told me that I had been accepted to the Department of Civil Engineering and that I should\u00a0decide for myself and on the\u00a0appointed date. And even though Water studies lasted a\u00a0year longer, it was his words that water management was not a\u00a0job but a\u00a0mission that decided. So, I\u00a0asked to be transferred to the\u00a0Department of\u00a0Water Management and his words about the\u00a0mission still ring in\u00a0my head; he was absolutely right.<\/p>\n

You have been working for the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0State Enterprise for more than three decades. Can you remember your professional beginnings?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is impossible to forget. I\u00a0joined the\u00a0Water Development Department and the\u00a0interviews, as well as the\u00a0first weeks and months still come back to me and are inspiring to me. Once again, luck played a\u00a0role in\u00a0the\u00a0personalities who accompanied me throughout my professional life. In\u00a0our very first interview, the\u00a0head of\u00a0the\u00a0department, Ing. Pavel Rotschein\u00a0was able to explain\u00a0the\u00a0mission that the\u00a0principal of\u00a0the\u00a0industrial school had spoken about ten years before. He introduced me not only to all the\u00a0department\u2019s\u00a0agendas, but also to all the\u00a0company\u2019s\u00a0professional activities. I\u00a0remember it like it was today. It was a\u00a0time before the\u00a0Velvet Revolution and he already said back then that water management is a\u00a0lifelong job, that water will continue to be the\u00a0most essential element in\u00a0the\u00a0future and the\u00a0need to protect it will be increasingly crucial.<\/p>\n

What ambitions did you have when you started working for the\u00a0Morava Basin, and have these ambitions changed over time based on your experience?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0would not say ambitions. I\u00a0was young, did not have much experience, but I\u00a0knew that I\u00a0wanted to stay in\u00a0the\u00a0field of\u00a0water. I\u00a0chose to work at the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0because of\u00a0the\u00a0complexity of\u00a0the\u00a0management of\u00a0water resources, watercourses and, above all, the\u00a0entire river basin; as I\u00a0say, from Poland to Austria. The\u00a0only thing that has changed is that water needs more care, it is becoming increasingly important, it is increasingly vulnerable. We have little of\u00a0it, none flows into our country, and what we have we must share responsibly with the\u00a0landscape; it needs it for its survival just as much as humans do. Climate change constantly brings new challenges, for example in\u00a0the\u00a0area of water quality. In\u00a0the\u00a0past, we set limits on the\u00a0extent to which wastewater needs to be treated in\u00a0order to establish an optimal equilibrium state; however, conditions in\u00a0watercourses have changed. Climate change is increasing air and water temperatures, flows are decreasing, many watercourses \u2013 even significant ones\u00a0\u2013 are becoming intermittent streams, and there is literally nothing to discharge into. For weeks, only treated, and often untreated, water flows in\u00a0our streams. The\u00a0result is surface water trophism, accompanied by fish deaths and accidents.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0the\u00a0last few years, the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0State Enterprise has implemented a\u00a0number of\u00a0semi-natural restoration measures. For example, restoration of\u00a0the\u00a0Jihl\u00e1vka stream in\u00a0the\u00a0village of\u00a0Prost\u0159edkovice near Jihlava, the\u00a0restoration of\u00a0the\u00a0Ban\u00ednsk\u00fd stream near Svitavy that began last year, or the\u00a0restoration of\u00a0the\u00a0Svratka near Jimramov. How do you personally perceive these measures?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0do not understand why non-governmental, ecological, and other organizations are fighting over the\u00a0form of\u00a0flood protection, as well as the\u00a0fact that other entities and organizations are getting involved in\u00a0this fight. There is nothing to argue about, nothing to measure. Semi-natural measures and technical flood protection measures cannot be compared. Measures in\u00a0the\u00a0landscape (infiltration, changes in\u00a0landscape management and so on) are intended to prevent surface runoff and ensure that floods do not occur in\u00a0the\u00a0network of\u00a0watercourses. If a\u00a0flood comes, it means that all of\u00a0the\u00a0above could no longer function, and then we have large flows in\u00a0watercourses, high levels, and we must either protect ourselves from the\u00a0negative effects of\u00a0this element or run away, move out. There is no other solution. We must realize that all property owners, both natural and legal persons, as well as towns and villages, are responsible for flood protection, according to the\u00a0Government-approved Flood Protection Strategy in\u00a0the\u00a0Czech Republic from 2000. In\u00a0order to reduce the\u00a0burden on protected entities, the\u00a0state has created a\u00a0number of\u00a0subsidy titles under the\u00a0responsibility of\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry of\u00a0Agriculture and the\u00a0Ministry of\u00a0the\u00a0Environment in\u00a0connection with this strategy. And the\u00a0protected entity must prepare for the\u00a0worst\u00a0\u2013 that is, even for a\u00a0period when the\u00a0landscape is frozen, vegetation is not growing and the\u00a0area is fully saturated. This is precisely where we can see that the\u00a0two parties are waging an unnecessary fight, because the\u00a0measures complement each other \u2013 where semi-natural measures with regard to the\u00a0amount of\u00a0precipitation end, technical measures begin; flood protection depends on both. It is necessary to realize why we are proposing these measures. If we are to protect ourselves from a\u00a0flood caused by precipitation totalling 50\u00a0mm or even 100\u00a0mm, then we must have realistic measures that can accommodate this volume of\u00a0water \u2013 the\u00a0landscape, the\u00a0valley floodplain\u00a0without development \u2013 and at the\u00a0same time prevent this mass from moving down the\u00a0slope. Today, we are able to model and predict the\u00a0situation well, including processes in\u00a0watercourses and interaction with groundwater. To give an example, last September above Vranov, the\u00a0landscape functioned well; it was not frozen and the\u00a0area is partially forested, so the\u00a0soil had the\u00a0ability to infiltrate well and the\u00a0excess water that the\u00a0landscape did not retain\u00a0was 126\u00a0million m3<\/sup>. This volume was already in\u00a0the\u00a0watercourses and no measures other than technical ones could solve the\u00a0problem. Part of\u00a0it was discharged in\u00a0advance before the\u00a0rainfall, part was released through capacious dammed watercourses during the\u00a0rainfall and the\u00a0rest after the\u00a0rainfall, so that villages and towns were not flooded. Thanks to the\u00a0flow control at the\u00a0Vranov reservoir, the\u00a0Thaya was flowing at 220\u00a0m3<\/sup>\/s; without the\u00a0reservoir it would have been 435\u00a0m3<\/sup>\/s. It was similar on the\u00a0Svratka below the\u00a0V\u00edr reservoir. Due to the\u00a0flow control, it was possible to discharge 40\u00a0m3<\/sup>\/s, without the\u00a0reservoir it would have been 138\u00a0m3<\/sup>\/s\u00a0\u2013 that is why the\u00a0city of\u00a0Brno was not under water. In\u00a0both cases, however, the\u00a0landscape retained the\u00a0precipitation, capturing some of\u00a0it, but only in\u00a0the\u00a0volume possible.<\/p>\n

What other projects are you currently implementing and planning within\u00a0the\u00a0basin\u00a0management?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Our priority is to mitigate both hydrological extremes, i.e. both the\u00a0impacts of\u00a0floods and increasing the\u00a0security of\u00a0raw water supplies for the\u00a0water industry. The\u00a0public is not aware of\u00a0these impacts at all; people do not have basic information. More than half of\u00a0the\u00a0Czech population does not have access to quality drinking water and is dependent on drinking water from reservoirs \u2013 that is, surface water. How is it possible that there are people who fight against reservoirs? They are actually fighting against humans having the\u00a0opportunity to drink water in\u00a0the\u00a0future. And not only humans, but all animals and plants. Groundwater supplies are decreasing, and their quality is threatened by all kinds of\u00a0pollution. What about water? I\u00a0will try to put it simply. Previously, the\u00a0planet was able to manage the\u00a0water cycle itself. It has lost this ability due to human intervention, and it is up to us to try to help this management. Extremes are getting worse, and we can mitigate them by participating in\u00a0water management. In\u00a0times of\u00a0surplus, we will accumulate it and in\u00a0times of\u00a0shortage, we will use the\u00a0accumulated water. We can only do management in\u00a0reservoirs from which we are able to abstract water during a\u00a0long-term drought, ensure the\u00a0supply of\u00a0raw water, improve minimum residual flows, for example for diluting wastewater, etc. To be specific: we are preparing the\u00a0construction of\u00a0the\u00a0Vlachovice reservoir, which will be a\u00a0source of\u00a0drinking water for the\u00a0Zl\u00edn region but can also provide other functions \u2013 protect against floods, improve ecological flows below the\u00a0reservoir, and more.<\/p>\n

As part of our efforts to mitigate the impacts of floods, our next major project is the preparation of the Skali\u010dka reservoir on the Be\u010dva. At the moment, towns and villages on the Be\u010dva have the opportunity to protect themselves\u00a0from a\u00a0maximum of\u00a0fifty-year water. This is due to the\u00a0floodplain\u00a0morphology and the\u00a0size of\u00a0floods on the\u00a0Be\u010dva. That is why the\u00a0reservoir is important; it will help ensure or supplement protection up to the\u00a0level of\u00a0a\u00a0hundred-year water. It is incomprehensible to me that the\u00a0public, especially those who are environmentally focused, blocked the\u00a0construction of\u00a0a\u00a0multi-purpose reservoir and pushed through a\u00a0dry reservoir. Such a\u00a0reservoir can capture flood, but it cannot manage water. In\u00a0the\u00a0future, we will increasingly lack water. We can expect the\u00a0same amount of\u00a0water from annual precipitation, but it will be unevenly distributed and we will share the\u00a0water with nature. Nature is already consuming more and more of\u00a0it to cope with climate change. We have greater evaporation, evapotranspiration, and only less than half of\u00a0the\u00a0water reaches the\u00a0watercourse network. This is how it should be, because the\u00a0landscape is able to manage the\u00a0water \u2013 due to higher temperatures and a\u00a0longer growing season, it will take in\u00a0enough water to survive. Humans should do the\u00a0same \u2013 they should not lose the\u00a0opportunity to retain\u00a0spring water and rainwater in\u00a0a\u00a0reservoir and use it for all the\u00a0purposes described above in\u00a0the\u00a0summer, during drought. Flood protection is always a\u00a0combination of\u00a0a\u00a0number of\u00a0measures, from retaining water in\u00a0the\u00a0landscape to technical measures such as dam systems, controlled inundations, and the\u00a0construction and operation of\u00a0large reservoirs. The\u00a0measures therefore complement each other; do not compete with each other but build on each other.<\/p>\n

If I\u00a0am not mistaken, it is mainly thanks to your efforts that the\u00a0Soutok area is flooded in\u00a0a\u00a0controlled manner every spring.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Climate change impact is most evident in\u00a0South Moravia in\u00a0the\u00a0area of the\u00a0confluence of\u00a0the\u00a0Morava and the\u00a0Dyje, which is called Soutok. The\u00a0unevenness of\u00a0precipitation and, above all, the\u00a0decline in\u00a0flow rates in\u00a0watercourses due to high water consumption in\u00a0the\u00a0landscape in\u00a0the\u00a0dry months also cause a\u00a0decline in\u00a0groundwater levels. The\u00a0crystalline rocks of\u00a0the\u00a0Vyso\u010dina cannot retain\u00a0much water and do not release it into the\u00a0basin\u00a0below. The\u00a0Quaternary of\u00a0the\u00a0Morava River suffers equally during times of\u00a0low flow, and so the\u00a0alluvial forests at the\u00a0confluence suffer as well. I\u00a0consider this to be the\u00a0worst impact of\u00a0climate change; the\u00a0upper parts of\u00a0the\u00a0centuries-old oaks dry up and the\u00a0entire area suffers. And so, based on the\u00a0requirements of\u00a0the\u00a0Soutok administrator, Forests of\u00a0the\u00a0Czech Republic, we are trying to use the\u00a0capabilities of\u00a0the\u00a0Nov\u00e9 Ml\u00fdny reservoir system, accumulate surface spring water in\u00a0reservoirs and create an artificial flood, which will allow the\u00a0alluvial forest to be flooded with increased flows and a\u00a0system of\u00a0canals. However, this can only be done when there is enough water. The\u00a0Forests of\u00a0the\u00a0Czech Republic state enterprise responded to this fact and prepared the\u00a0project titled \u201cRestoration of\u00a0the\u00a0natural water regime of\u00a0the\u00a0restored system in\u00a0Soutok \u2013 Podlu\u017e\u00ed SCI\u201d, which will include not only the\u00a0restoration of\u00a0the\u00a0entire historical system of\u00a0canals and equipment, but also the\u00a0construction of\u00a0a\u00a0reservoir on the\u00a0Thaya, the\u00a0aim of\u00a0which will be the\u00a0effective use of\u00a0water for \u201cflooding\u201d. I\u00a0personally estimate that this measure will ensure approximately 80 percent water savings. I\u00a0am talking about saving water that must flow through the\u00a0Thaya in\u00a0to be able to \u201cflood\u201d. This water is not lost but flows via the\u00a0Thaya to the\u00a0neighbouring countries. However, thanks to the\u00a0dam, \u201cflooding\u201d will be possible almost at any time and with less demand on flow rates, and the\u00a0\u201csaved\u201d water can then be used, for example, in\u00a0times of\u00a0drought.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0September last year, floods hit the\u00a0Czech Republic, largely in\u00a0the\u00a0area managed by the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0State Enterprise. Although forecasts indicated that floods would occur, the\u00a0extent of\u00a0the\u00a0floods surprised everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0scale really surprised us. No one expected that catastrophic floods like those in\u00a01997 could be repeated so soon with this intensity and in\u00a0the\u00a0same place. It is becoming evident that flood extremes are deepening and that they can be expected with a\u00a0much greater probability than statistics indicate. A\u00a0five-hundred-year flood can thus occur much more often than once in\u00a0five hundred years, but then the\u00a0time for the\u00a0next flood to arrive should be extended; these are statistics. However, I\u00a0myself think that a\u00a0lot has changed and that floods will occur more often, as will dry periods. We should be wise enough to realize this, learn to live with floods and droughts, prepare for them, and not fight them. We will not win\u00a0over floods or droughts, we will not stop them, we can only reduce their impacts and in\u00a0some cases even eliminate them.<\/p>\n

From your perspective, how did these latest floods compare to previous ones and what additional experience did they bring you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s\u00a0floods were significantly different from the\u00a0floods of\u00a01997 \u2013 not so much in\u00a0their volume, but especially in\u00a0the\u00a0communication and coordination of\u00a0individual components: the\u00a0Reporting and Forecasting Service, responses of\u00a0water managers to the\u00a0control and transformation of\u00a0floods by waterworks, rescue services, coordination between crisis teams, implementation of\u00a0preventive measures, and evacuation of\u00a0residents. This is called flood management; a\u00a0process of\u00a0effectively responding to a\u00a0flood with the\u00a0aim of\u00a0minimizing its negative impacts.<\/p>\n

Compared to other floods, all these measures were exceptional. Starting with the\u00a0forecasts, which were not only accurate, but especially timely. Everyone could prepare for the\u00a0floods well in\u00a0advance, and where we had reservoirs available, we were able to pre-drain\u00a0them sufficiently, literally create an artificial flood in\u00a0the\u00a0watercourses even before the\u00a0rain\u00a0started (but only up to the\u00a0capacity of\u00a0the\u00a0riverbeds) and prepare sufficient space for the\u00a0flood transformation in\u00a0the\u00a0reservoir. For this, all reservoirs have free retention space, but here, considering the\u00a0size of\u00a0the\u00a0expected flood, it was necessary to free up the\u00a0reservoir\u2019s\u00a0storage space so that the\u00a0extreme flood could be dampened as much as possible. However, if the\u00a0flood had not occurred, it would have had an impact on drinking water supply \u2013 mainly reservoirs for water supply were pre-drained, especially V\u00edr, Vranov and others. These reservoirs saved a\u00a0number of\u00a0towns and villages, especially on the\u00a0Svratka and Thaya rivers. We gradually gain\u00a0experience with all floods. After a\u00a0flood, we have enough time for calculations and evaluations. During floods, dispatchers have to make decisions within\u00a0a\u00a0few seconds or minutes and consider an incredible amount of\u00a0information. Every flood is different, so it is necessary to know the\u00a0saturation of\u00a0the\u00a0area, which changes its finish and influences its transformation, to consider the\u00a0culmination of\u00a0tributaries, their time distribution, to exclude their confluence by controlling reservoirs, to know the\u00a0capacities not only of\u00a0watercourses with dam systems, but also inundation volumes, free spaces in\u00a0water reservoirs, to address the\u00a0impact of\u00a0rainfall dilution effect during floods… It would be an endless list.<\/p>\n

In September 2024, all this experience was put to good use and the floods in the Thaya-Svratka system were transformed into harmless flows. The capacities of the dammed watercourses were used to the maximum extent, water was pre-drained in a timely manner and with great precision before the rainfall, water was maintained in the riverbeds and active zones during the flood period by controlling, and reserves were even created in the event of repeated extreme rainfall. The lowest reservoirs \u2013 the Nov\u00e9 Ml\u00fdny reservoir system \u2013 were pre-drained in a timely manner \u2013 the upper reservoir even up to the inactive storage water level, in order to create a greater gradient for the drainage of the area in the basin above the reservoirs, which is always extremely and for a long time saturated by the passage of the flood. On the Morava, where there is a large absence of reservoirs, it was not possible to create retention and it was necessary to rely on flood control measures that were built after 1997. They all worked very well, as long as the flood in the area was not greater than the design flow for the built protection. The Brann\u00e1, Krup\u00e1, Desn\u00e1 and the upper reaches of the Morava had to withstand up to a five-hundred-year flood and\u00a0larger; there, the\u00a0dam systems were exceeded and overflowed. However, there was no break in\u00a0dams, as the\u00a0media mistakenly reported. The\u00a0same applies to the\u00a0Oder river basin\u00a0area. It is necessary to realize that at the\u00a0moment, the\u00a0repair of\u00a0the\u00a0water management infrastructure damaged by the\u00a0flood is our top priority, and I\u00a0estimate, this will take more than ten years.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0the\u00a0case of\u00a0floods and droughts, water managers and the\u00a0state often face criticism from the\u00a0public that they are not doing enough to fight it. What do you think of\u00a0this criticism and what message would you send to the\u00a0public?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is a\u00a0misunderstanding of\u00a0basic natural processes. People believe what they hear, what someone presents, without checking whether it is true. Then they evaluate our work, which they do not understand, subjectively. I\u00a0have already mentioned this in\u00a0my previous responses. People want sensations; for example, in\u00a0the\u00a0media, local citizens, who usually only have local experience, give their opinions to reporters about the\u00a0course of\u00a0the\u00a0flood, and experts are not given space. People believe simple statements and do not try to ask themselves questions and use common sense to find answers. How much did it rain? How long did it rain? What would happen if those five hundred millimetres fell on my garden? Where would the\u00a0water flow if it also flowed from the\u00a0neighbours? How much would it be? etc. Then they would not believe that farmers or the\u00a0head of\u00a0the\u00a0dispatch centre are to blame; this happens as well. People call, saying that we are to blame, that we let it in, that it is our water (even if there are no reservoirs there). What would I\u00a0say to them? Educate yourselves, be interested, and feel free to call or write if something is unclear. But most importantly, trust the\u00a0experts. They do this work so that water does not harm, so that there is enough of\u00a0it not only for humans, but also for nature, and so that future generations have the\u00a0same access to water as we do. There will be less and less of\u00a0it, and we cannot do without it.<\/p>\n

Raising awareness of\u00a0your work is not just a\u00a0matter of\u00a0issuing press releases. For example, your colleague is behind the\u00a0interesting project \u201cWater with a\u00a0Brush and a\u00a0Poem<\/em>\u201d, which seeks to promote the\u00a0topic of\u00a0water and water management among the\u00a0children. Especially in\u00a0terms of\u00a0its reach, I\u00a0personally think that a\u00a0project like this not only makes your work and the\u00a0work of\u00a0your colleagues more visible, but that also other river basin\u00a0managers should join\u00a0in.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We commemorate water and its importance every year in\u00a0March as part of\u00a0World Water Day. My assistant Ivana Fr\u00fdbortov\u00e1 has been a\u00a0co-organizer of\u00a0these celebrations within\u00a0the\u00a0Svratka River Basin\u00a0Council for more than two decades and wanted to do more to raise awareness of\u00a0the\u00a0importance of\u00a0water. It is surprising how little we know about water, how we take it for granted. That is why a\u00a0competition was created for schools whose themes are intended to bring the\u00a0importance of\u00a0water closer not only to children but also to their parents. It is gratifying to see more and more schools interested in\u00a0participating in\u00a0this competition. It is obvious that water and its importance are not only the\u00a0subject of\u00a0the\u00a0competition, but also of\u00a0teaching. Water deserves more awareness, from preschools to primary schools, and later as well. Education in\u00a0this area is insufficient, as evidenced by public opinion, survey results, as well as discussions on flood protection, especially in\u00a0the\u00a0Oder river basin, and on the\u00a0protection of\u00a0Opava and other cities.<\/p>\n

What do you think should be the\u00a0focus of\u00a0attention in\u00a0water management in\u00a0the\u00a0future?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Attention needs to be focused on sustainable management of limited water resources. I have described this in detail in previous answers. It is not and will\u00a0not be just a\u00a0question of\u00a0quantity, but especially of\u00a0quality, and it will become increasingly difficult to maintain\u00a0a\u00a0balanced state in\u00a0the\u00a0water cycle.<\/p>\n

Tell our readers what you want to work on in\u00a0the\u00a0future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u00a0would be happy if I\u00a0could \u201cinfect\u201d as many people as possible with the\u00a0love of\u00a0water. Caring for water, in\u00a0any profession, is not a\u00a0job, but a\u00a0mission. And it is the\u00a0most beautiful mission \u2013 to preserve something so exceptional and beautiful in\u00a0all its forms for future generations, for the\u00a0functioning of\u00a0the\u00a0planet and all ecosystems. Water is the\u00a0carrier of\u00a0not only life, but also of\u00a0information and energy. Something so simple, yet so extraordinary, irreplaceable\u2026<\/p>\n

Dr. T\u016fma, thank you very much for the\u00a0time you have made for our interview.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dr. Ing. Anton\u00edn T\u016fma<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dr. Ing. Anton\u00edn T\u016fma, born on December 11, 1963 in\u00a0T\u0159eb\u00ed\u010d, graduated from the\u00a0Brno University of\u00a0Technology, majoring in\u00a0Water Management and Water Structures, then continued his doctoral studies with a\u00a0specialization in\u00a0Water Protection. He is a\u00a0long-time employee of\u00a0the\u00a0Morava Basin\u00a0State Enterprise and has been the\u00a0deputy general director of\u00a0this organization since 2006. He is a\u00a0member of\u00a0many expert organizations, such as the\u00a0chairman of\u00a0the\u00a0Commission for the\u00a0Dyje Sub-Basin\u00a0Plan and the\u00a0vice-chairman of\u00a0the\u00a0Crisis Technical Staff of\u00a0the\u00a0Morava River Basin. He is the\u00a0Czech representative on the\u00a0editorial board of\u00a0the\u00a0Slovak water management journal Vodohospod\u00e1rsk\u00fd spravodajca<\/em>, and the\u00a0director of\u00a011 completed international projects within\u00a0the\u00a0framework of\u00a0cross-border cooperation with the\u00a0Slovak Republic and Austria. He was the\u00a0head of\u00a0the\u00a0delegation of\u00a0water managers of\u00a0the\u00a0Czech Republic at the\u00a0World\u00a0Water\u00a0Technology and Environmental\u00a0Control\u00a0(WATEC) Conference Israel in\u00a02009. He participated in\u00a0many important professional water management lectures and conferences in\u00a0the\u00a0Czech Republic and abroad as a\u00a0chairman, lecturer, or expert guarantor. He has completed countless training courses in\u00a0managerial communication and presentation skills; he is an examiner and a\u00a0certified engineer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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