About the consultation

Public consultation for the drought effects counteracting plan

The drought effects counteracting plan project is subject to 6-month public consultation. The consultation is announced by the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation. The consultation is of open nature, meaning that everyone can participate, submitting comments and petitions. The consultation is carried out in the mode specified in the provisions of the Act of 3 October 2008 on publishing information about the environment and its protection, public participation in the environmental protection and environmental impact assessment (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 2081).

Public consultation for the drought effects counteracting plan is run from 15 August, 2019 to 15 February, 2020.

During consultation the comments and petitions can be submitted:

  1. by electronic means:

via an on-line form available at the following websites:

– gospodarkamorska.bip.gov.pl;

– gov.pl/web/gospodarkamorska ;

– konsultacjesusza.pl ; (from 15 August 2019)

– stopsuszy.pl

via e-mail:

– to e-mail address: ppss@konsultacjesusza.pl

  1. by letter:

to address: Ministerstwo Gospodarki Morskiej i Żeglugi Śródlądowej, Departament Gospodarki Wodnej i Żeglugi Śródlądowej (Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Department for Water Management and Inland Navigation), ul. Nowy Świat 6/12, 00-400 Warszawa (Warsaw)

  1. in person:

at the office of the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, Department for Water Management and Inland Navigation, 6/12 Nowy Świat street, 00-400 Warsaw

  1. the paper version of comments on the form can be also submitted during the 15 consultation meetings.

During the consultation, comments and petitions concerning the 4 elements of the DECP project can be submitted. These elements are:

  • analysis of the possibilities for increasing available water resources,
  • proposal for construction or reconstruction of water facilities,
  • proposal of necessary changes in terms of water resources utilization and changes to natural and artificial retention,
  • catalogue of actions aiming at counteracting drought effects.

The Plan project elements presentation in the form of an on-line system with a browser of catalogue actions along with a geoportal module on the konsultacjesusza.pl  shall become available from 15 August 2019.

We invite you to participate in the public consultation for the drought effects counteracting plan.