What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is INFORMACJA 86.
Effects of the Water Law Reform: Water Availability, Flood and Drought Protection, and New Fees
The document summarizes the first five years of the new 2017 Water Law. It shows that the reform centralized water management in a single institution (Polish Waters), which accelerated investments in flood embankments and retention reservoirs. For citizens, this means greater flood safety, but also new water fees included in bills, although their rates have not increased since 2018.
Key points
Flood safety: Construction of key protections was completed, including the Racibórz Dolny reservoir, which protects 2.5 million people from flooding, and 235 km of embankments were modernized.
Drought mitigation: A drought effects counteracting plan was adopted, planning the construction and modernization of retention reservoirs for PLN 12.4 billion to increase the amount of water retained in the country.
Water fees: A new fee system for water intake was introduced for industry, agriculture, and households. Fee rates have not been raised since 2018, which, with high inflation, means a real decrease in these costs.
Water quality: The condition of Polish rivers is mostly poor, but this is partly due to stricter standards. The number of wastewater treatment plants and the length of the sewage network are growing, gradually reducing the amount of pollution entering the waters.
Single institution: The establishment of the State Water Holding Polish Waters ended the fragmentation of competencies, streamlining management, investment planning, and supervision of water and sewage tariffs.
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VOTING RESULTS
2024-02-09
For
254
Against
178
Abstain
0
Status:
Failed
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