Public consultations of the environmental impact forecast for the draft plan to counteract the effects of drought (DECP)

Based on Article. 39 sec. 1 of the Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and on environmental impact assessments (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 283), the President of the National Water Management Authority information on the commencement of the public participation procedure as part of the strategic environmental impact assessment of the draft plan to counteract the effects of drought. All interested parties will be able to submit comments and motions to the above-mentioned documents.

Public consultations on the draft environmental impact assessment of the DECP project are scheduled from May 25 to June 24, 2020.

We kindly inform you that participation in consultation meetings is free of charge. In order to enable participation in consultations by various social groups, the Organizer reserves the right to grant the possibility of participation to persons registered in a given meeting. Confirmation of participation with a link to the meeting video will be sent to the e-mail address provided in the form one week before the meeting.

The organizer is not responsible for technical connection problems related to the individual settings of devices, software and the quality of internet connection of the meeting participants. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the ZOOM platform beforehand in order to test if it works properly and to make it easier to navigate around it.

Please be advised that the meetings will be recorded.

The draft plan for counteracting the effects of drought can be downloaded – Polish version HERE

Environmental impact forecast for the DECP project – Polish version HERE

The environmental impact assessment can be downloaded – Polish version HERE

Comments and conclusions to the draft forecast may be submitted:

– via an on-line questionnaire available HERE

– by sending information to the e-mail address: Konsultacje@prognozasusza.pl,

– in writing at the place where the documents are made available,

– in writing by sending to the postal address:

Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie
Krajowy Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej,
ul. Grzybowska 80/82,
00-844 Warszawa,

– orally to the protocol at the headquarters of the Państwowy Gospodarstwa Wodnego Woda Polish National Water Management Authority, ul. Grzybowska 80/82 in Warsaw (room 406).

Consultation materials (presentations) can be downloaded – Polish version HERE