Translations:Begriffsdefinitionen/12/en

To regulate water management systems, operating rules are necessary, which, depending on present system states, define the extent of interference in transport and storage processes of water. The sum of these instructions is called an operating plan. In Germany, there are some synonyms for this term, i.a., operating rules, water management plan, or just management plan. In this wiki, the term operating plan is used.

The operating plan usually consists of several individual regulations. In the context of operation plans, individual regulations are called operation rules.

Operating plans are available in different forms differing in their complexity and temporal extent. In most cases, there are operating rules with a long-term or medium-term period of validity, i.e., they are optimized so that the needs are satisfied in the long run, whereas short-term disadvantages for individual uses may occur. Such operating plans are usually determined using long periods that include as many different system loads as possible. Short-term operating plans - so-called real-time control - are, on the other hand, adjusted to individual events. Once this event is over, the short-term plan loses its validity.