The National Water Management Authority has released the first plug-in for the QGIS software called "Wody Polskie - WMS Base". It collects all WMS (Web Map Services) browsing services published by The National Water Management Authority in one place and allows you to load them into QGIS with a single button. To make it easier, the services have been grouped in 6 thematic tabs.
This year, on 22 March, we celebrate World Water Day (WWD) for the 30th time. This year's slogan highlights the vital role of groundwater, which is an essential element for the proper functioning of the ecosystem. Thus, it also draws attention to the challenges related to groundwater resources and their quality. The entity responsible for sustainable groundwater management in our country is...
According to art. 3 point 3) of the Act of November 17, 2021, amending the Act on specific solutions related to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them, and certain other acts (Journal Of Laws 2021, item 2368), the current river basin management plans (aPGW), published in the form of regulations in 2016, will remain in...
Public consultations on the 2nd update of the water management plans have finished. The legislative process will soon begin, as a result of which the IIaPGW project will be adopted by a regulation of the minister responsible for the water management, as a document valid for the next 6 years. This is a good time to summarise - what is the "philosophy" of the water management and how Poland looks...
All the processes taking place in a given catchment affect the condition of water in our country. The point-based fight against the causes of pollution is an effective but temporary method. Comprehensive measures to improve water quality throughout Poland, which will help to improve the condition of water throughout the country, are of key importance. To do this effectively, cooperation is...
3.5 thousand active participants and over 2 thousand of submitted applications and comments constitute the final summary of the public consultations organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure and the National Water Management Holding Polish Waters during the second update of the river basin management plans (IIaPGW) and the first update of the flood risk management plans (aPZRP). The cost of...
