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the environmental offices and the scientists. The lignite mining industry, such as
the Lusatian and Middle German Lignite Mining Follow-Company (LMBV) and
the Lusatian Lignite Mining Public Limited Company (LAUBAG) provide their
internal models, data and calculations. This close collaboration is necessary to
keep the process of developing the model within the time schedule.
8 Implementation
The development of the water - quality modules will be clarified by means of the
development of a module for task group 3.1. The investigation area of task group
3.1 comprises the middle and the upper part of the catchment area of the River
Spree. In Fig. 4 the upper part of the catchment area between the reservoir
Bautzen and the reservoir Spremberg is depicted. Particularly this part of the River
Spree has been heavily affected by lignite mining for decades.
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Lohsa I
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Reservoir
Bautzen
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Mining Lake
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Fig. 4. The Upper River Spree and the Lusatian Lignite Mining District