The Hydrology Division ensures that Switzerland has the hydrological information it needs for its sustainable development. The division operates the national surface water and groundwater monitoring networks, which measure water quantity and quality. It also prepares hydrological forecasts, issues flood warnings and provides information in the event of drought.
Contact
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Hydrology Division
Postal address:
CH-3003 Bern
Locations of our offices:
Worblentalstrasse 68, 3063 Ittigen
Tel.:
Secretariat: +41 58 463 85 68
Data and technical information: +41 58 464 71 87
Tasks and topics
Its main activities are:
- Monitoring of Swiss waters (surface waters and groundwater, quality and quantity) and management of the necessary monitoring programmes (e.g. NAQUA, NADUF, NAWA, BAQUA, water temperature)
- Evaluation, analysis and publication of hydrological, hydrogeological and hydrochemical data
- Hydrological forecasting as well as flood warning and drought information
- Information on the quantitative and qualitative status of Swiss waters and on the effects of climate change on waters, and provision of hydrological and hydrogeological information
- Operation of the InfoTracer coordination centre for groundwater tracer tests
- Advising other federal agencies, cantons and members of the public and handling political business in the field of hydrology
The division is responsible for the topics:
Management
Carlo Scapozza
Position: Head of division
Petra Schmocker-Fackel
Position: deputy head of division, head of section Hydrological basics of quantity
Robert Lukes
Position: Head of section Hydrometry
Daniel Streit
Position: Head of section Hydrological information
Florian Storck
Position: Head of section Hydrological Basis State of Waters
Flavio Malaguerra
Position: Head of section Hydrogeological basis
Therese Bürgi
Position: head of section Hydrological Forecasts
Last modification 11.04.2023
