Overview

• After two early‑August shutdowns in recent seasons caused by water shortages, the Neue Prager Hütte is being reworked to stabilize its summer supply.
• The project budgeted at nearly €1 million expands storage to about 32 cubic meters, adds rain and snowmelt collection, and repurposes a former treatment plant for non‑potable needs.
• Water demand is being cut with dry toilets, with outhouses replacing flush systems and indoor facilities limited to urinals.
• The DAV is piloting worm‑based composting to break down collected waste into a small soil‑like residue, reducing helicopter transport from the hut.
• DAV officials are reassessing which high‑alpine huts can be maintained as the Alps warm roughly twice the global average, glaciers recede, hazards grow, and multi‑hut routes face disruption.