Warta River BasinSummary of Background Paper

Andrzej Tonderski, ENVISTON, POMCERTKrystian Piechowiak, RZGW POZNAN

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ZACHODNIOZACHODNIO--POMORSKIEPOMORSKIE

POMORSKIEPOMORSKIE WARMIWARMIŃŃSKOSKOMAZURSKIEMAZURSKIE

PODLASKIEPODLASKIEKUJAWSKOKUJAWSKOPOMORSKIEPOMORSKIE

LUBUSKIELUBUSKIE

WIELKOPOLSKIEWIELKOPOLSKIE

DOLNODOLNOŚŚLLĄĄSKIESKIE

ŁŁÓÓDZKIEDZKIE

MAZOWIECKIEMAZOWIECKIE

LUBELSKIELUBELSKIE

ŚŚWIWIĘĘTOTO--KRZYSKIEKRZYSKIEOPOLSKIEOPOLSKIE

ŚŚLLĄĄSKIESKIEPODKARPACKIEPODKARPACKIE

MAMAŁŁOPOLSKIEOPOLSKIE

Administrative Divisionof POLAND:

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RIVER BASINS:ODRAWISŁABALTIC SEEOTHER

RIVER BASINS:ODRAWISŁABALTIC SEEOTHER

River Basins according to theHydrological Atlas of Poland

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in WROCŁAW

in POZNAŃ

in SZCZECIN

in KATOWICE

in WARSZAWA

in GDAŃSK

in KRAKÓW

REGIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES

Hydrological vs. Administrativedivision of Poland:

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ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE

POMORSKIE

KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE

LUBUSKIE

WIELKOPOLSKIE

ŁÓDZKIE

ŚLĄSKIE

OPOLSKIE

Warta River Basin &Voivodeship Borders

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WARTA RIVER BASINWARTA RIVER BASINThe main riversThe main riversWARTAWARTANOTEĆNOTEĆOBRAOBRAPROSNAPROSNANERNER

Partial Drainage BasinsPartial Drainage BasinsUPPER WARTA 15794 km2UPPER WARTA 15794 km2

LOWER WARTA 14146 km2LOWER WARTA 14146 km2

UPPER NOTEC 4037 km2UPPER NOTEC 4037 km2

LOWER NOTEC 13293 km2LOWER NOTEC 13293 km2

OBRA 3053 km2OBRA 3053 km2

PROSNA 4925 km2PROSNA 4925 km2

GWDAGWDADRAWADRAWABYDGOSKI CHANNELBYDGOSKI CHANNELŚLESIŃSKI CHANNELŚLESIŃSKI CHANNEL

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Landuse inWarta River BasinLanduse inWarta River Basin

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When What How

1919 Establishment of the Ministry of Public Works

Occurs soon after Polish independence is re-established following World War I

1922 The First Water Law Act

1930 Inter-Ministerial Commission for Protecting Rivers from Pollution

Beginning of central government attention to water quality protection

1960 Institute of Water Management Planning, investigating, and analyzing water resources

1964 District Directorates of Water Management (DDWM)

Maintenance and operation of hydraulic works such as dams and reservoirs, stream channels, etc.

1972 Ministry of Administration, Country Planning and Environmental Protection

Water quality protection is combined with other environmental protection responsibilities in one central government agency

1973 Institute of Meterology and Water Management

Planning and analysis functions of prior Institute of Water Management merged with former Institute of Hydrology and Meterology.

1974 Water Management and Water Protection Act (1974 Water Law)

Established basic system of permit requirements for water uses

Institutional Development of Water Management in Poland

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Objectives of the water management reform:

• To arrest pollution of the water resources,• To protect drinking water sources• To increase participation of water users

and other stakeholders in integrated water resource management,

• To provide effective flood prevention and control mechanisms.

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Institutional Development of Water Management in Poland

When What How

1989 Funds for Environmental Protection and Water Management

Previously separate funds combined; providing financing for environmental protection and water management projects

1991 Regional Boards of Water Management (RBWM)

Established to provide water resource planning at the river basin level

1991 Governmental Policy on Environmental Protection

1997 Amendments to 1974 Water Law Add to responsibilities of RBWMs, but larger effort to reform water law fails to pass

1999 Regional Water Management Authorities (RWMA)Ministry of Environment

Created through merger of DDWM and RBWMSeparate ministry established with duties of environmental protection and water management

2000 Bureau of Water Management Main responsibilities: harmonize the activities of RWMAs, prepare for transition to new water management structure provided in new water law

2001 Act on Water Law, Act on Collective Water Supply and Wastewater Discharge Systems, Act on Environmental Law all adopted

2002 National Board of Water Management Advisory role in issues related to water policy and water resource management, with consultation from RWMA directors

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Water Management Links between Stakeholders in Poland (modified from Słota 2000)

Starosta VoivodeshipInspector of Environmental Protection

Department of Environmental Protection, Agriculture & Forestry

VoivodeMarshal

Department of Environmental ProtectionVoivodeship

Boards of Land Improvements and Water Facilities

Water resources, rivers and streams, hydrotechnical facilities

Minister of Environment

State Forestry EnterpriseNational Forests

Regional Water Management Autorities

Chief Inspector ofEnvironmentalProtection

Water users

Municipality Industry Agriculture

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RWMAs tasks of water management:• making balances of surface and underground waters, • determining the conditions of use of the basin rivers, • acting as a party in legal proceedings in the cases regarding the

specific use of inland waters and other administrative proceedings pertinent to water management and protection,

• keeping the water databases (cadasters), • balancing the material and financial needs relative to the water

management in the basin, • initiating studies and research on the development and protection of

surface and underground waters, • working out programs and plans of water resources management,

water protection, flood and drought prevention, • giving opinions on designs and siting of investments that may

appreciably affect the water management and objects to be localised within the high water beds.

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Organization of the Poznan RWMA:

• Organizational and Legislative Department, which includes lawyers, tries to keep track of and respond to national laws and policies relating to water management.

• State Asset Ownership and Protection Department reflects the 2001 merger of the RBWM with the hydrotechnical agency, which brought to the RWMA a number of responsibilities for administering and maintaining state-owned assets in the basin (some of which don’t have to do with water).

• Center for Flood Protection Department is responsible primarily for planning, coordination, and decision-support functions related to flood prevention, flood control, and flood response.

• Maintenance of Water and Hydro-Facilities Department handles technical matters of facility management. There is a division within this department that is related to administrative and planning functions, e.g., if a local government or private entity were going to execute a new development that would cross or otherwise encounter some water facilities.

• Water Resources Department operates and maintains the river basin database, and handles the RWMA’s role in the water permit process.

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Budget of RWMA in Poznan:• Annual budget: $1.8

million, 99.5% of which comes from central government.

• 73.8% of budget is used for investments in the basin,

• 5.9% for other development activities,

• 2.2% for water quality activities,

• 0.1% for operations and maintenance,

• 18% for administration and other.

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Water Quality in Warta River BasinBased on physico-chemical parametersData for 1995

Source:

Outside classification

Water quality classes

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source: WIOŚ

Water qualityin the Warta River Basinbased on physico-chemical parameters(2003)

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Water Quality in Warta River BasinBased on bacteriological parametersData for 1995

Water quality classes

Outside classification

Source:

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Water qualityin the Warta River Basinbased on bacteriological parameters(2003)

source: WIOŚ

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Conclusion (Achievements):• Rational system of water tarifs,• Wastewater discharge control,• Water resource planning,• Decentralised and coordinated

management

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Conclusion (Weaknesses):• Institutional boundaries are not clear (or

are complicated),• Basin organisations do not have

independent revenue source,• Basin organisations do not have strong

representation and participation from the stakeholders and user groups

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Conclusion (Challenges):• Water Quality in Rivers and Lakes,• Water Storage Facilities (inadequate funds),• Flood Risk (not eliminated)