Summary:

Poland, as a member state of European Union, is obliged to implement Union Directives, aimed at achieving good ecological state of the environment. Which conforms to standards of EU member states. Sulejow Reservoir is a source of drinking water for Lodz Agglomeration in which severe symptoms of eutrophication have been observed. High catchment surface to reservoir surface ratio and agricultural use of catchment (64% of surface) result in high loads of sediments and nutrients (phosphorus among others) reaching the reservoir through the Pilica River. The aim of this paper is better understanding of processes of the suspended sediment transport by the Pilica River during low and high discharges. For an analysis methods offered by statistical pattern recognition theory has been used.