Summary:

The article presents the development and condition of the sewage system in five rural communities in the powiat of Jelenia Góra in the years 2002-2012. Values of density of sewage network, the population using the network in the general population were examined, the results are presented in tables and cartograms. The article presents the legal situation of the examined communities in terms of belonging to agglomeration and municipalities involved in projects related to the construction of the sewage network. The spatial scope of research includes rural communities of the powiat of Jelenia Góra, these are: Janowice Wielkie, Jeżów Sudecki, Mysłakowice, Podgórzyn and Stara Kamienica. Analyzed data refer to communities, without specifying the localities.
The study showed a heterogeneous state of development of the sewage network,
different growth of network, as well as variability in the share of the population using the sewage network. In the analyzed period, the network most intensively developed in 2008-2012, due to the participation of some communities in projects for the development and construction of the sewerage network.