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perspective, the needs of local governments in the area of investing in water and
wastewater infrastructure and improvement of water and wastewater management
are still significant. Investments in this area not only lead to faster socio-economic
development, but also lead to the fulfillment of the requirements of the EU directives.
Therefore, it seems that the new financing perspective 2014–2020, under which the
most funds (EUR 27.4 billion), were allocated to the Infrastructure and Environment
Program, will play an important role in this area. Investments affecting environmental protection and low-carbon economy, development of technical infrastructure
and energetic safety will continue to be priorities of this program. As part of this
action, there still can be funded the investments in the construction or modernization
of sewage treatment plants and sludge management, construction or modernization of the sanitary sewerage network, including the division of combined sewerage
system into rainwater and sanitary sewage, construction and modernization of water
supply systems and construction of storm water drainage. The EU funds from this
program will also be allocated, to a limited extent, to investments in the area of health
protection and cultural heritage.
16.5 Spatial Diversity of Water Intake in Individual
Voivodships
The state of development of water and wastewater management in Poland is varied.
Water intake and infrastructure investments show spatial diversity and largely depend
on the economic development of the region, which is already visible in the division
voivodship (Figs. 16.5, 16.6, and 16.7).
Water abstraction in Poland varies between regions. The largest water intake
was recorded in 1999 in the Mazowieckie voivodship (2,275,087 dam
3 ), Wielkopolskie (2,018,592 dam
3 ), Zachodniopomorskie (1,684,515 dam
3 ) and ´
Swi˛ etokrzyskie
(1,200,162 dam
3 ). In total, these 4 voivodships took 67.2% of water abstracted in
Poland in 1999. In subsequent years, a further increase of that share was recorded—
in 2007 it was 69.2% and in 2015 it was 70.7%. A large amount of abstracted water
was used for production purposes.
The lowest water consumption was recorded in Podlaskie and Lubuskie voivodships (less than 90,000 dam
3 ) (Figs. 16.4, 16.5, and 16.6).
The largest amount of water was abstracted in the Mazowieckie voivodship, where
the food, fuel and chemical industries are developing. 84 to 88% of the abstracted
water was allocated for production purposes in this province. In ´
Swi˛ etokrzyskie
voivodship, there dominate the mining industry and the production of building materials (88–92% of the water taken for production purposes). In Zachodniopomorskie
voivodship, the chemical industry dominates (93–94% of abstracted water), while in
the Wielkopolskie voivodship, lignite mining plays a big role (83–86% of abstracted
water).
K. Kubiak-Wójcicka and M. Kielik
perspective, the needs of local governments in the area of investing in water and
wastewater infrastructure and improvement of water and wastewater management
are still significant. Investments in this area not only lead to faster socio-economic
development, but also lead to the fulfillment of the requirements of the EU directives.
Therefore, it seems that the new financing perspective 2014–2020, under which the
most funds (EUR 27.4 billion), were allocated to the Infrastructure and Environment
Program, will play an important role in this area. Investments affecting environmental protection and low-carbon economy, development of technical infrastructure
and energetic safety will continue to be priorities of this program. As part of this
action, there still can be funded the investments in the construction or modernization
of sewage treatment plants and sludge management, construction or modernization of the sanitary sewerage network, including the division of combined sewerage
system into rainwater and sanitary sewage, construction and modernization of water
supply systems and construction of storm water drainage. The EU funds from this
program will also be allocated, to a limited extent, to investments in the area of health
protection and cultural heritage.
16.5 Spatial Diversity of Water Intake in Individual
Voivodships
The state of development of water and wastewater management in Poland is varied.
Water intake and infrastructure investments show spatial diversity and largely depend
on the economic development of the region, which is already visible in the division
voivodship (Figs. 16.5, 16.6, and 16.7).
Water abstraction in Poland varies between regions. The largest water intake
was recorded in 1999 in the Mazowieckie voivodship (2,275,087 dam
3 ), Wielkopolskie (2,018,592 dam
3 ), Zachodniopomorskie (1,684,515 dam
3 ) and ´
Swi˛ etokrzyskie
(1,200,162 dam
3 ). In total, these 4 voivodships took 67.2% of water abstracted in
Poland in 1999. In subsequent years, a further increase of that share was recorded—
in 2007 it was 69.2% and in 2015 it was 70.7%. A large amount of abstracted water
was used for production purposes.
The lowest water consumption was recorded in Podlaskie and Lubuskie voivodships (less than 90,000 dam
3 ) (Figs. 16.4, 16.5, and 16.6).
The largest amount of water was abstracted in the Mazowieckie voivodship, where
the food, fuel and chemical industries are developing. 84 to 88% of the abstracted
water was allocated for production purposes in this province. In ´
Swi˛ etokrzyskie
voivodship, there dominate the mining industry and the production of building materials (88–92% of the water taken for production purposes). In Zachodniopomorskie
voivodship, the chemical industry dominates (93–94% of abstracted water), while in
the Wielkopolskie voivodship, lignite mining plays a big role (83–86% of abstracted
water).