LACK OF WATER IN POLAND

FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
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 IN POLAND WE GENERALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WATER

THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE LOW, SPATIALLY DIVERSIFIED SUM OF

PRECIPITATION, QUITE HIGH EVAPORATION, AS WELL AS INSUFFICIENT WATER
RETENTION. OVER 70% OF WATER RESOURCES IN POLAND ARE SURFACE WAT ER
RESOURCES, WHILE LESS THAN 30% ARE UNDERGROUND WATERS.
 WHERE IS THE LACK OF WATER IN POLAND ?

IN WIELKOPOLSKA IN THE B ASIN OF

THE MIDDLE WARTA RIVER.
THERE, WE ARE DEALING WITH
A HYDROLOGIC AL DROUGHT,
CHARACTERIZED BY A DECREASE
IN WATER LEVELS IN RIVERS BELOW
LONG-TERM AVERAGE VALUES.
 "W E UNDOUB T E DLY H AV E A
H Y DROL OGI C AL DROUG H T, W E H AV E A
L OW WATE R FL OW ON OUR R I V E R S, I . E .
L OW WAT E R L E V E LS. G E NER ALLY, T H I S I S A
P ROB L E M R E SULTI NG FROM H I G H
T E MPE R ATUR ES, W H I CH AR E
STAT I ST I C ALLY H I G H ER T H AN FOR MANY
Y E AR S, W H I CH C AUSE S G R E ATER
E VAPOR AT I ON AND T H US WAT E R
E SC APE S" - TOL D OF P OL I SH WATE R S.
THE DROUGHT IN POLAND ALSO AFFECTED THE BUG RIVER
T H E B U G R I V E R I S L O C AT E D O N T H E B O R D E R B E T W E E N P O L A N D A N D U K R A I N E .
R E C E N T LY, I T H A S R E AC H E D A R E C O R D L OW WAT E R L E V E L O F O N LY 8 0 C M
 T H E H Y DROL OGI C AL
DROUG H T I N POL AND I S ST I L L
ONG OI NG . T H E SAN R I V E R I N
SUB C AR PATH I AN R E G I ON H AS
DR I E D UP I N PL ACE S. T H E
L ATE ST PH OTOS FROM J ULY 1 5 -
1 6 , 2 0 2 2 SH OW A DRY R I V E R
B E D. PR E CI PI TAT I ON
FOR E C AST S UNT I L T H E E ND OF
J ULY AR E ST I L L DI SAST ROUS.
RIVER SAN IN THE PAST RIVER SAN NOW
 WATER PROBLEM IN
OUR REGION?
J A S Ł O C O M M U N E I S S T RU G G L I N G
W I T H A N E X T R E M E LY I M P O RTA N T
P RO B L E M . T H E R E I S N O WAT E R
S U P P LY S YS T E M I N T H E C I T Y, A N D
R E S I D E N T S H AV E P RO B L E M S W I T H
O B TA I N I N G WAT E R . E V E N T H E
W E L L S , W H I C H A R E S L OW LY
D RY I N G U P, L AC K I T. T H I S I S D U E TO
B OT H T H E D RO U G H T A N D T H E
R E L U C TA N C E O F T H E I N H A B I TA N T S
TO B U I L D WAT E R S U P P LY S YS T E M S .
LEAKY PIPES WASTE BETWEEN
20 AND 30% OF THE WATER
WE TREAT
HOW TO SAVE WATER?
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