Studies Regarding the Safety in Operation of Vulturești Polder. Case Study – A Comparison Between the Floods Transited on Bârlad River

The Vulturești Polder, located laterally on Bârlad river, was built as a part of the investment "Hydrotechnical Works in the Barlad river catchment, for the defense against floods of Vaslui county and of agricultural lands. The Vultureşti Polder was designed and made for the purpose of attenuating the flood waves on the Bârlad river, for the defense of the municipality of Vaslui according to the second class of importance, corresponding to the probability of exceedance of 1% (in the Vaslui city section). This paper presents a brief history of the polder, focusing on aspects regarding the behavior monitoring of the polder during the years 2013-2019. It also presents a comparison between the floods transited on the Bârlad river in June 2013, June 2016 and May 2019.