Rewetting peatlands in the Ore Mountains – LISA UV in use for carbon monitoring

The state enterprise Sachsenforst uses LISA UV in the Ore Mountains to monitor organic carbon as part of a peatland rewetting project. As the water flows into neighboring drinking water reservoirs, drinking water suppliers are concerned about increased carbon input. In the Vogtlandmoor and Zeisiggesangmoor moor areas, weirs have been built on which the probes for carbon measurement are mounted on gallows. They are operated in an environmentally friendly way using solar panels and data loggers. This allows the water quality to be monitored and potential risks to the drinking water supply to be identified and minimized at an early stage. The project contributes to the climate protection measure of moorland rewetting.