Biotehničke mere kao mogućnost za povećanje efikasnosti sistema za odvodnjavanje / Biotechnical measures as a possibility to increase the efficiency of drainage systems

Occasional extreme rainfall leads to the accumulation of excessive amount of water, which affects the course of the stable agricultural production, as well as the environment, economy and the society as a whole. Introducing biotechnical measures into the land reclamation procedure, as an additional measure in drainage systems, could significantly reduce the consequences of waterlogging. By perceiving the temporal and spatial appearance of excessive amount of water in drainage systems, the application of the biotechnical measures could, in addition to its primary goal, help achieve increased efficiency of drainage systems, stabilization of banks, improved water quality in watercourses, but also in achieving optimal density of area under forests, increase and stabilization of the agricultural crops' yield, as well as increased biodiversity. The methodology applied in this paper, based on which it was displayed how biotechnical measures could increase the efficiency of the drainage systems through reduction of the time needed for the evacuation of collected and imported excessive amount of water. Defining the procedure of efficiency increase includes certain steps. The first step is based on defining key criteria that influence the choice of locality for the biotechnical measures application. In order to obtain reliable and accurate data it is necessary to exclude subjective estimations. That is achieved with the application of the Entropy, an objective method for defining weight coefficients based on which the criteria for determining the suitability of the locality are calculated. Next step is defining the drainage time based on design excessive amount of water formed in systems with different return periods. The last step refers primarily on establishing biotechnical measures on the basis of which the conditions are created for increasing drainage systems' efficiency. The results of suitability of the locality for the application of biotechnical measures, the time of drainage, as well the increase the efficiency of all the drainage systems on the territory of Vojvodina, expressed through the reduction of the necessary drainage time, are shown using Geographical Information System in forms of maps. Application of biotechnical measures means implementing a multidisciplinary approach that strives to please interested parties which are complementary in theory, but in reality are usually conflicted. Deciding where, what kind and in which extend to apply these measures, from global to local approach, should be as professional as possible, without or with the minimal influence of subjective estimations, as well as comprehensive and objective overview of specific and particular problems that command over every draining system. Even though they have certain flaws, the advantage of introducing these measures is reflected in simplicity of practical application within the frame of existing legal regulation, and based on the principle of integrity, prevention and precaution, conservation of natural resources, sustainable development and implementation of incentive measures