Area of activity
Management of water resources in the Pilica catchment
Management of water resources in the Pilica catchment
Objective
The management of water resources, following the Act of 20 July 2017 - Water Law, serves to meet the needs of the population and the economy and to protect waters and the environment related to these resources. Effective water management is aimed at ensuring an adequate amount and quality of water for the population and protecting them against floods and droughts.
As part of water management, actions are taken to protect water resources against pollution, and improper or excessive exploitation, as well as actions aimed at maintaining or improving the condition of water and water-dependent ecosystems. For effective water management, it is necessary to develop tools for the efficient implementation of tasks by Water Resources Managers.
Activities within the theme
An in-depth analysis of the Pilica catchment pressure
One of the elements of the River Basin Management Plans is the identification of significant anthropogenic impacts and the assessment of their impact on the status of surface and groundwater. Therefore, as part of the LIFE Pilica project, an in-depth analysis of pressure and its impact on the quality of individual water bodies in the Pilica catchment is carried out. An in-depth pressure analysis is based on the one hand on field measurements of biogenic substances at the closure of the SWB, and on the other hand on mathematical modeling using the SWAT model. The database is being verified in terms of point pressure and hydromorphological pressure.
Product:
Database for the Pilica catchment along with a report on in-depth pressure analysis to determine the reasons for failure to achieve good water status.
Development and implementation of the "Zlewnia Pilicy" portal
As part of the implementation of the measure, it is planned to develop and launch an internet portal devoted to water management in the Pilica catchment area. It will be an interactive tool for both employees of PGW Wody Polskie, catchment inhabitants as well as local and regional authorities. The basis of the portal will be an interactive map and a database combining in one place information from various documents and studies carried out by PGW Wody Polskie, including the results of other tasks in LIFE Pilica. An important component will be a tool supporting employees of the Polish Waters (Wody Polskie) in issuing water-legal permits based on the water-economic balance of the catchment.
Product:
Digital water and economic balance for catchments with a tool supporting employees of the PGW WP RZGW in Warsaw in the procedure of issuing water and legal permits.
Development and implementation of the Decision Support System for the management of the Sulejów Water Reservoir
In Poland, there is no tool used in the decision-making process regarding water management in reservoirs. As part of the LIFE Pilica project, an innovative tool will be developed in the form of a "Decision Support System (SWD) application for the management of the Sulejów Reservoir" to reduce its eutrophication, reduce the intensity of cyanobacterial blooms and ensure permanent flood safety of the city of Sulejów. SWD will be based on the results of modeling the hydrological processes taking place in the catchment area and the biological processes taking place in the reservoir itself.
The modeling results will be combined with data on the quantity and quality of water measured in real-time at monitoring stations located along the Pilica River. Making decisions about the flow of water through the dam will be based on the forecast of qualitative and quantitative data from the catchment area and algorithms obtained from modeling.
Product:
Application Decision support system for managing the Sulejów reservoir.
People responsible for the area
Katarzyna Izydorczyk
ERCE PAN
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My task is to coordinate the work of an interdisciplinary team to develop digital tools for effective water management. We invited scientists and practitioners to cooperate in the implementation of this action. In the field of modeling, we are supported by experts from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, as well as long-term employees of institutions related to monitoring and water management.
Damian Śliwiński
PGW WP RZGW w Warszawie
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The main goal of my work in the project is to create a geoportal of the Pilica catchment providing information on the state of its water management and equipped with a tool to support the issuance of water law permits. The assessment of the quantity and quality of water will be performed based on the economic water balance. I care about the consistency of the components of these tools and good cooperation and information exchange between their subcontractors.
Ksawery Skąpski
ERCE PAN
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Within the LIFE Pilica project, my main task is to perform hydrometric measurements and provide input data for hydrodynamic and hydraulic models. At the same time, I am responsible for designing and constructing the measurement infrastructure in the Pilica River basin, consisting of telemetric hydrological and quality stations.
Aleksandra Chamerska
ERCE PAN
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Water monitoring specialist. In the project, I am responsible for the monitoring of surface water bodies (JCWP) in the Pilica catchment in terms of standard physicochemical parameters of water and biogenic substances. My tasks also include the preparation of a report on an in-depth analysis of pressure in the catchment area.
Paweł Jarosiewicz
ERCE PAN
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I monitor surface waters for an in-depth analysis of pressure in the Pilica catchment. I am responsible for our team's field trips, sampling, and laboratory analysis.
Mariusz Biernacki
PGW WP RZGW w Warszawie
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As part of this topic, I coordinate activities on the side of the end recipient, which is PGW WP RZGW in Warsaw, to ensure efficient implementation and use of the developed digital tools for water management. In addition, together with the team, I am responsible for the construction of the measurement infrastructure in the Pilica River basin.
