Some Aspects of Water Pollution Control in Sustainable Rural Development in Poland

• Autorzy: Jozef Mosiej , Katarzyna Wyporska
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In rural areas water ąuality is very Iow in 70% of domestic wells and 16% of common water supply systems. Thus, nitrate compounds and bacteria in the water supply adversely affect the health of 50% of the rural population. Rural areas are inhabited by about 16 million people, who produce over 1000 million m3 of waste per year, of which only 12.4% are treated in 2031 common sewage treatment plants and 35 900 on-site Systems. The rest of rural wastewater is discharged into the soil, ponds and rivers, into ditches and unused wells in a raw, i.e. untreated condition. Overall, an estimated 50% of Polish surface waters are considered unfit for municipal or even for industrial use. It is assessed that degradation of surface waters in Poland is so high, that without eco-technological Solutions it is not possible to improve water ąuality. There is no explicit answer to the ąuestion of whether to develop central village sewage Systems, i.e. collect sewage effluent from houses and farms, or decentralise it, by neutralisation of effluent at the place of origin? There are some new regulations and standards for farm waste storage. It is evident that some investments in storage systems and spreading technologies are necessary to enable better use of manure and environmental farming on almost all farms. But there is an urgent need for a financial strategy at national level to solve the problem of how these projects should be funded. At the moment, there are a few demonstration projects with the aim of educating selected farmers. (fragment of text)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Rural areas; Rural development; Sustainable development; Water pollution

PL

Obszary wiejskie; Rozwój obszarów wiejskich; Rozwój zrównoważony; Zanieczyszczenie wód

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2004
• Numer: Vol. 6
• Strony: 245--254

Twórcy

autor

Jozef Mosiej

• Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland

autor

Katarzyna Wyporska

• Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland

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