The article presents the results of water consumption analysis by two groups of users connected to the waterworks in Jordanów. The first group included 33 one-family constructions (detached houses) consisted of families with 1–8 persons, the second included 20 households of multifamily constructions (blocks of flats), that consisted of 1-7 persons. Water consumption was measured on the basis of the water meters readings, in two to four months intervals (53 to 125 days) in detached houses and in months’ intervals (28 to 33 days) in blocks of flats. The testing cycle lasted over three years (from 08.03.2002 to 30.06.2006) in the case of the one-family constructions and over two years (from 24.01.2004 to 26.06.2006) in the case of the multifamily constructions. The highest converted average daily water consumption for the detached house (containing 5 people) in the analyzed period was 597,70 dm3·d-1. It showed the 97,5% difference from the average value, which in this type of buildings amounts amounted 302,69 dm3·d-1. In the blocks of flats (multifamily constructions) the maximum converted average daily water consumption was 484,67 dm3·d-1 (with 7 people in the building). It varied a lot from the average value for this type of buildings, which amounted 245,97 ...
The paper presents results of analyses concerning influence of water/ wastewater objects and infrastructure on the landscape. Foundations for the carried out research were on one hand formally-legal and technical requirements regarding location of water/wastewater infrastructure objects, and on the other hand – valuation of their influence on the landscape. In order to prove this argument, that such influence exists, review of systems of rural water/wastewater infrastructure was made, especially on the area of South Poland, using photographic documentation collected in the Department, and also performing additional local view in order to complete it. The paper also shows examples of objects’ location with positive or negative influence on the landscape. Beneficial influence on the landscape was found in the case of surface waters’ intakes and located reservoirs of raw water in their neighbourhood. In the case of supply – equalising reservoirs, pressure on the landscape is dependent on their sizes and the applied solution (water towers or water reservoirs). The most unfavourable influence on the landscape have sewage treatment plants situated in exposed places. The research showed, that while choosing location of water/wastewater infrastructure objects on the areas of high touristic and landscape qualities, and also in the neighbourhood of ...
The quantitative and qualitative state of water resources in Poland were presented in the paper. Discussed were selected factors shaping changes of water quality, including: improvement in sewage treatment balance, increase in the sewage system length, increase in the population number using sewage treatment plants, diminished outflow of organic substances and biogens in treated sewage. Presented state of water purity in Poland indicates, that despite improving quality, their state is still bad and the date when the desired state may be reached is still distant. The needs of municipal economy were presented against the state of water management, including the characteristics of selected systems of waterworks and sewage disposal systems development during the period of the last two decades, indicating the specific character of these systems in rural areas. ...
