In 2010 a project ‘Integrated Support System for Management and Protection of Water Dam Reservoir
(ZiZOZap)’ was initiated, which led to creation of an innovative system of continuous monitoring of chosen
physical and chemical parameters. The advantages and disadvantages of a continuous monitoring approach
are still under debate [1], [2], and in the studies based on infrequent observations the problem of possible
artifacts from that strategy are mentioned [3]. Here, we present both design and data from an existing
continuous monitoring programme, to highlight the practical outcomes of this approach.