Being involved in many different and complex problems in Yugoslavia and abroad, the specialists and experts of the Institute has been obliged to keep abreast with the most advanced methods, techniques technologies of research, design and construction. At the same time, they have developed new approaches and methods. Many of these methods, experimental and in-situ measuring procedures and equipment, had found successful and wide implementation. At present, highly sophisticated models for wide range of system analysis, planning and management of water resources systems, are in every day practice.

The Institute took an active part in the design and implementation of almost all major water resources development projects in former Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia. Some of them are:

	the Djerdap (Iron Gate) Hydropower and Navigation System on the Danube River
	the Danube - Tisa - Danube Drainage Irrigation and Navigation System
	the large and medium hydropower projects: Jablanica; Zvornik; Vrutok; Vinodol; Dubrovnik; Rama; Bajina Bašta; Vlasina; Globočica; Grančarevo; Grabovica; Salakovac; Uvac; Piva; Višegrad, etc.
	the multi-purpose reservoirs projects: Vrutci; Gruza; Barje; Celije; Grliste, etc.
	the river engineering projects: the Danube, Sava, Drava, Drina, Vardar, Morava and many other rivers
	the municipal water supply systems of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Kruševac, Kraljevo, Užice, Čačak, Trstenik, Aleksinac, Šabac and many other towns and region
	the sewerage and waste water treatment system of Belgrade, Niš, Zrenjanin, Trstenik, etc.
	the solid waste management strategy for Belgrade, Jagodina, Bjeljina, Brčko, etc.
	port and harbour projects on the Adriatic coast: Bar; Lora; Split; Ploče; Hvar and on the Danube and Sava rivers: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Smederevo, etc.

Major long-term water resources management projects were also prepared by the Institute, such as:

	the water master plans of the Republic of Serbia, Republic of Montenegro, provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, numerous catchment areas and regions
	the long-term water supply plan of Serbia
	assessment of water power potential of the Drina River
	the project of flood control measures in the Morava River Basin
	studies on water quality of the Sava and Danube and water protection in the region of the West Morava River
	the water quality classification standards for the Republic of Serbia, etc.

The Institute has also significant international experience by taking part in water related projects in over twenty foreign countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia, South and Middle America and Europe. Most important participation was in Iraq (Hemren Dam, Saddam Dam, Bekhme Dam, irrigation and drainage projects), Libya (Wadi Gathara Dam, Wadi Meganin Dam, port Misurata, Port Homs, Ghot Sultan-water supply and Irrigation project), Iran (Ostour Dam, Tange -Soleyman Dam), Algeria (Ouizert Dam), Peru (Chira-Piura project, Poechos Dam).

During last decade the institute worked on major projects and researches in the entire field of its activities. As a very significant and interesting distinguish:

	Republic of Serbia water resources development master plan
	Vojvodina water supply conceptual design
	Program for monitoring, evaluation and analysis of the impact of the Danube backwater on the embankment caused by the construction and the work of HPP "Djerdap I" and HPP "Djerdap II"
	General project of regional hydrosystem "Srem" - irrigation system -
	General design of a purification facility for urban and industrial wastewaters of the city of Niš
	Peštan water supply system - city of Lazarevac -
	Variant solutions of the river Karaš engineering for big waters
	Bogovina regional water system  (in PDF format)
	Prvonek dam and reservoir - finalization -  (in PDF format)
	General design of membrane treatment plant for town of Zrenjanin
	Water Resources of Serbia Management 2001 monograph

The Institute takes an active part in the education of water resources specialists in Yugoslavia, by making close links with several universities and by organizing seminars and workshops on specific subjects. The International Course on Water Resources Engineering for Developing Countries was one of very important international activities. The course was supported by the Dutch and Yugoslav governments, as well as by UNESCO.

The Institute is located at the foothill of the Avala, about 20 km from Belgrade downtown.

The administrative body of the Institute is the Assembly consisted of 50 stockholders. The Assembly appoints an administrative board. The Administrative board appoints the manager of the Institute, which is the chief executive head.

The Institute is subdivided into following professional departments, specialized in the various fields of water resources management and hydraulic engineering:

When performing their tasks mentioned departments broadly use all available facilities of the Institute: laboratories; field measurement teams and equipment, library, documentation and information center, etc.

The Institute has teams for the following field surveys and observations:

	Hydrologic surveys;
	Hydraulic surveys;
	Hydrogeologic surveys;
	Meteorological surveys;
	Climatic surveys;
	Sediment surveys;
	Water quality control;
	Rock mechanics testing;
	Structural testing;
	Other in situ surveys.

Employees .....................................................164
including:

	Doctors of science ...................................... 4
	Masters of science ...................................... 5
	Bachelor degrees ...................................... 73
	Junior college degrees ............................... 2
	High school diplomas ............................... 66
	Other ........................................................... 14