Reconstruction and modernization of existing and construction of new reservoirs and ponds in rural areas of Poland

General

National Id:

Poland_01

Summary:

The Polish governmental agreement on water retention in small scale infrastructures was signed in 1995 to improve the structure of the water balance of small catchments by 2015. The regional authorities (voivodships) had to elaborate the programme of small retention development which was accomplished in 1996 for most of the regions. The planned increase in the volume of retention waters was based mainly on small water bodies (ponds), which was predicted to get the retention of the order of 860 million m3 (4789 reservoirs).

The in-depth description of the case study:

cs-pl-01-final_version.pdf

Transboundary:

0

Data provider:

Kristina Veidemane, BEF

Source(s):

Small (natural) water retention in rural areas

Small water reservoirs †“ their function and construction

kowalewski.htm

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Basins and ponds

Longitude:

21.008

Latitude:

52.232

Site information

Climate zone:

cool temperate dry

Type:

Case Study Info

Light or indepth?:

In-depth

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons:

The Polish governmental agreement on water retention in small scale infrastructures was signed in 1995 to improve the structure of the water balance of small catchments by 2015. The regional authorities (voivodships) had to elaborate the programme of small retention development which was accomplished in 1996 for most of the regions. The planned increase in the volume of retention waters was based mainly on small water bodies (ponds), which was predicted to get the retention of the order of 860 million m3 (4789 reservoirs). However, by 2007, the achieved capacity of reservoirs was 9% of planned. The main reason was low financial inputs but also complex formal procedures before realisation of an object due to legal restrictions associated mainly with environmental protection.

Success factor(s):

Financing:

Barrier:

Type	Role	Comments
Other	main barrier	Limited finances to construct the reservoirs

Driver:

Type	Role	Comments
Organisation committed to it	main driver	The Polish Government in 1995 decided to launch the programme of small water retention in rural areas

Socio-economic

Costs investment information:

393 million zloti in the period of 1997-2007; unit costs were between 3.63 to 19.60 zloti per m3 of a water reservoir.

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

Since the beginning of the 1990th agriculture have encountered climate changes which manifested themselves by dry years, less snowy winters and rapid floods even in small rivers. It posed periodical problems in water management because Poland is a country of relatively small water resources and their variable spatial distribution. Actions were undertaken to slow down or hamper water outflow from natural and artificial running waters, to store waters in small reservoirs and terrain depressions and to increase the retention of water in soils and aquifers. In Poland such actions are termed †œsmall retention† as opposed to water retention in large reservoirs for power production, flood control, drinking water intakes for large cities etc.

Part of wider plan:

1

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Runoff control
Increase Water Storage
Groundwater Recharge

Design & implementations

Application scale:

Country

Installation date:

1997

Performance timescale:

> 20 years

Area (ha):

20

Contractural arrangements:

1

Design contractual arrangement:

Arrangement type	Role	Responsibility	Name	Comments
			Agreement between between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy and the Minister of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry of Poland on cooperation in the field of the development of small water retention

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Authority type	Role	Responsibility	Name	Comments
Other	Other		Voijevodship	Planning of measures, implementing and financing

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