Published: 2020-11-22

Hydrological issues in the Kielce environment protection programme

Tadeusz Ciupa , Roman Suligowski , Szymon Ciupa
Studia Miejskie
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/sm2017.028.10

Abstract

The paper presents hydrological issues included in the current Environment Protection Programme of the Kielce city along with its environmental impact assessment. The tasks related to the aquatic environment prevail in this Programme which has been drawn with the use of the sustainable development indicators of pressure, state and response. The performed analysis has shown that among 229 tasks of the Programme, 57 are related to surface and underground water environment and water management. Separated tasks, included in individual partial plans, have also been assessed in order to estimate their potential impact on environmental components. Their implementation will significantly influence the state of city’s environment – primarily the water environment (82.5%) and also the soil and ground surface (35.1%). Preventive actions proposed in the Programme might have both positive and negative impact on fauna and flora biodiversity. There have been three priority task groups (A, B, C) identified in the Programme that point out to the importance and urgency of implementation of the tasks concerning water protection and other environmental components along with reduction of the risks to citizens’ health. The most important and urgent tasks (priority A) include: reducing the high burden caused to aquatic environment by insufficiently cleaned wastewater; reducing the surface runoff growth; preventing the degradation of water in the area of the main aquifer; reactivation of the surface water monitoring system.

Keywords:

surface water and groundwater, urbanised area, water protection

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Ciupa, T., Suligowski, R., & Ciupa, S. (2020). Hydrological issues in the Kielce environment protection programme. Studia Miejskie, 28, 167–182. https://doi.org/10.25167/sm2017.028.10
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