VODOVODY-KANALIZACE 2027

Attendees, exhibitors & solutions

Who this event is for

New this edition

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  Recent Brno water and sewerage editions have given growing stand space to no-dig network renovation, with cured-in-place lining, spiral wound lining and pipe bursting presented as alternatives to open excavation for ageing Czech and Moravian pipe networks.

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  Leak detection hardware, district metered area analysis and pressure management are clustered around the utility efficiency theme, matching the non-revenue water targets that Czech water companies report to municipalities.

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  Electronic water meters, fixed radio networks and SCADA demonstrations aimed at utilities moving from manual reading towards automated consumption and network data.

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  Sludge dewatering, digestion and recovery routes for wastewater treatment plants, addressing rising energy costs and tighter discharge expectations for municipal operators.

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  Rainwater retention, infiltration and sustainable drainage solutions presented to municipalities facing urban flooding and combined sewer overflow pressure.

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Glossary

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VOD-KA exhibition

The Brno exhibition of water supply and sewerage technology, held at the Brno Exhibition Centre (Vystaviste). It brings Czech and Central European water utilities, municipalities, designers and technology suppliers together around drinking water, wastewater and network operation.

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Water supply network (vodovodni sit)

The pressurised system of pipes, valves, hydrants, booster stations and reservoirs that distributes treated drinking water from source or treatment plant to consumers. At the fair, exhibitors show pipe materials, fittings, pressure management and metering for these networks.

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Sewerage network (kanalizacni sit)

The gravity and pumped system of collection pipes, manholes, combined or separate storm overflows and rising mains that carries wastewater and stormwater to a treatment plant.

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Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP / COV)

A facility that cleans municipal or industrial wastewater through mechanical, biological and sometimes chemical stages before discharge. Typical fair exhibits cover screens, aeration, biological reactors, clarifiers and disinfection.

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Non-revenue water / water loss

The difference between water produced and water billed, caused by leaks, metering errors and unauthorised use. It is a core utility KPI and a recurring theme for leak detection and pressure management suppliers at the show.

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Leak detection and acoustic monitoring

Techniques that locate hidden pipe leaks using acoustic sensors, correlators, noise loggers and district metered area (DMA) analysis, often paired with permanent telemetry in modern utility networks.

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Trenchless rehabilitation (CIPP lining)

Renovating buried pipes without open excavation, for example cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, spiral wound lining, pipe bursting and sliplining. It is a frequent live-demonstration category at water and sewerage fairs because it limits street disruption.

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Pump station and booster station

A pumping installation that lifts wastewater (pump station) or raises pressure in a drinking water main (booster station). Exhibits typically cover submersible and dry-installed pumps, controls and odour management.

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Sludge management and dewatering

The thickening, dewatering, drying, digestion or thermal processing of sludge produced by wastewater treatment, increasingly linked to energy recovery and phosphorus recovery.

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Drinking water quality parameters

The physical, chemical and microbiological limits applied to drinking water, such as turbidity, residual chlorine, nitrates and coliform counts, monitored by utilities and regulators.

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Smart metering and AMI

Automated meter infrastructure using electronic water meters and fixed or drive-by radio networks to give utilities near real-time consumption and demand data, supporting leakage management and billing accuracy.

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SCADA and telemetry

Supervisory control and data acquisition systems that monitor and command pumps, valves, reservoirs and treatment processes remotely, usually over telemetry radio or cellular links.

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Hydraulic modelling / digital twin

Software models of a water or sewer network used to simulate flows, pressures and failure scenarios; a digital twin keeps that model updated with live sensor data.

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Stormwater and blue-green infrastructure

Rainwater management designed around infiltration, retention, green roofs, rain gardens and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) rather than piping stormwater away as fast as possible.

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Pipe materials: ductile iron, PE-HD, PVC-U

Common pipe families shown at the fair: ductile iron for pressure mains, PE-HD for flexible pressure and rehabilitation work, PVC-U for gravity sewers and drainage.

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Pressure testing and commissioning

The acceptance procedure for new or rehabilitated mains, covering hydrostatic pressure tests, flushing and disinfection before a pipeline is put into service.

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IDS JMK

The integrated public transport system of the South Moravian Region, covering DPMB trams, buses and trolleybuses in Brno plus regional trains and buses. Integrated tickets are validated on boarding and are the usual way to reach the exhibition grounds.

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Brno Exhibition Centre (Vystaviste Brno)

The BVV fairground in the Pisarky district of Brno where the water and sewerage exhibition is staged, served by DPMB tram and bus lines and with on-site parking for visitors and exhibitors.

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Czech koruna (CZK)

The currency of the Czech Republic, used in Brno instead of the euro. Cards are widely accepted, but cash is useful for ticket machines, small shops and market stalls.