Due to the floods in June 2013, seepage water leaks, softening and subsidence occurred at the Marchfeld protection dam and at the backwater dams. As part of the project "Flood Protection Danube - Marchfeld Protection Dam", the affected dams are being rehabilitated according to the state of the art and raised in sections. In addition, the protective structures east of Vienna near Hainburg and Wolfsthal on the right bank of the Danube are also being renewed. The total length of the flood protection facilities affected is approx. 67 kilometres.

Sealing work on the dam 2013
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The sections of the dam on the left bank as well as the Hainburg flood protection facility are within the area of responsibility of the Danube Flood Protection Competition (DHK). The project is being implemented by viadonau. The Witzelsdorf backwater dam and the overflow section are parts of the "Improved Flood Protection Vienna" within the area of responsibility of the City of Vienna and are implemented by Wiener Gewässer Management GmbH. The rehabilitation of the Wolfsthaler Dam is commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT, since 2020 Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology - BMK) and is implemented by viadonau.