Chapter 11
Monitoring of Groundwater Quality
in Poland
Izabela Jamorska
Abstract Monitoring of the groundwater quality in Poland is conducted by the representatives of the Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute acting as
Polish Hydrological Survey. The obligation to conduct the ongoing monitoring, both
qualitative and quantitative, was imposed on all Member States of the European
Union by the regulations of the Water Framework Directive. The specific scope of
such operations is specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Environment from
November 15, 2011, regarding the forms and methods of conducting the monitoring
of surface water and groundwater bodies (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland,
2011, No. 258, Item 1550). Within the framework of this publication the chemical
properties of groundwater of the Quaternary, Palaeogene and Neogene, Cretaceous
and Jurassic aquifers on a regional and point basis have been presented. Additionally,
due to the size of the chapter, the assessment of the chemical properties of groundwater in Poland in the last five years has been conducted only for selected observation
wells and springs. The source material has been provided by the results of chemical analyses published in Hydrogeological Annuals between 2013–2017. The main
selection criterion for the assessment of changes was the completeness of the data,
the aquifer mentioned in the sources as well as the location of the observation point.
Keywords Groundwater · Monitoring · Groundwater quality · Poland
11.1 Introduction
According to the definition by Water Framework Directive [1], groundwater bodies
include groundwater occurring in the aquifers of sufficient porosity and permeability
to allow either a significant water intake during the process of supplying local population with water or a flow of significant consequences for the formation of the desired
state of surface water as well as terrestrial ecosystems.
I. Jamorska (B)
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University,
Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toru´ n, Poland
e-mail: izabela.jamorska@umk.pl
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Zeleˇ náková et al. (eds.), Quality of Water Resources in Poland, Springer Water,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64892-3_11
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Monitoring of Groundwater Quality
in Poland
Izabela Jamorska
Abstract Monitoring of the groundwater quality in Poland is conducted by the representatives of the Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute acting as
Polish Hydrological Survey. The obligation to conduct the ongoing monitoring, both
qualitative and quantitative, was imposed on all Member States of the European
Union by the regulations of the Water Framework Directive. The specific scope of
such operations is specified in the Ordinance of the Minister of Environment from
November 15, 2011, regarding the forms and methods of conducting the monitoring
of surface water and groundwater bodies (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland,
2011, No. 258, Item 1550). Within the framework of this publication the chemical
properties of groundwater of the Quaternary, Palaeogene and Neogene, Cretaceous
and Jurassic aquifers on a regional and point basis have been presented. Additionally,
due to the size of the chapter, the assessment of the chemical properties of groundwater in Poland in the last five years has been conducted only for selected observation
wells and springs. The source material has been provided by the results of chemical analyses published in Hydrogeological Annuals between 2013–2017. The main
selection criterion for the assessment of changes was the completeness of the data,
the aquifer mentioned in the sources as well as the location of the observation point.
Keywords Groundwater · Monitoring · Groundwater quality · Poland
11.1 Introduction
According to the definition by Water Framework Directive [1], groundwater bodies
include groundwater occurring in the aquifers of sufficient porosity and permeability
to allow either a significant water intake during the process of supplying local population with water or a flow of significant consequences for the formation of the desired
state of surface water as well as terrestrial ecosystems.
I. Jamorska (B)
Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University,
Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toru´ n, Poland
e-mail: izabela.jamorska@umk.pl
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Zeleˇ náková et al. (eds.), Quality of Water Resources in Poland, Springer Water,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64892-3_11
231