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).
Light or indepth?
In-depth
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
Climate zone
cool temperate dry
Type
Case Study Info
Application scale
Country
Installation date
1997
Performance timescale
> 20 years
Area (ha)
20
Contractural arrangements
1
Design contractual arrangement
Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name
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
Activity stage Key issues Name Comments
Design land use change
Land use change type
Design authority
Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments
Other
Other
Voijevodship
Planning of measures, implementing and financing
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)
Success factor type Success factor role Comments
Financing
Financing type Comments
Barrier
Barrier type Barrier role Comments
Other
main barrier
Limited finances to construct the reservoirs
Driver
Driver type Driver 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
Financing share
Financing share type Share Comments
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 target
Target purpose
Increase Water Storage
Groundwater Recharge
Runoff control
Policy pressure
Pressure directive Relevant pressure
Policy area
Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments
Policy impact
Impact directive Relevant impact
Policy wider plan
Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments
Policy requirement directive
Requirement directive Specification
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.