The laboratory has been actively involved in education and research in the fields of general and agricultural hydraulics, the rational use of water in agriculture, water quality, irrigation and drainage, the management of water resources, the study of land reclamation and its environmental impact, the mathematical description and the development of mathematical models for the management of surface and ground water, the quality and pollution of water courses, lakes, and aquifers, the erosion of water courses, and the water balance in the unsaturated zone, with the aim of achieving the best possible management of irrigation water.