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Another purpose of monitoring is to support decision-making and operational water management incritical situations. In critical hydrological situations, such as floods, ice drifts and droughts, timelyand reliable hydro-meteorological data are needed, which often requires telemetric systems totransmit data continuously. When pollution events occur, reliable data are needed, which mayrequire early warning systems to signal when critical pollution levels are exceeded or toxic effectsoccur. In these cases, models can often support decision-making.Water quantity and quality monitoring using on-line technologies combined with latest informationand communication technologies as well as so called turn-key solutions have been identified as verypromising and most relevant areas.25