Podkarpackie: the taming of the Wisłoka River has begun

October 18, 2019
6:07 pm

Preparations for the construction of a reservoir have finally begun preparations for the construction of the Kąty-Myscowa reservoir in the Jasło district, which is to prevent floods, increase drinking water resources and serve the development of tourism - announced Marek Kuchciński announces.

This year it is exactly 100 years from the time when the first real plan to tame the Wisłoka River. Today, however, it is much more Today, however, it is much more up-to-date and important, because it concerns the safety of almost 22 thousand people. It is also getting closer and closer to the end of the research, expertise and The whole procedure may be difficult for the residents. The whole procedure may be incomprehensible to residents, but the project must be thoroughly prepared not only by geologists, hydrologists, engineers or ecologists, but also well financed and supported by the local community. support of the local community. The arguments of all parties have finally met at a point at last at a point which we can say is the beginning of real work.

The plans for the Kąty-Myscowa reservoir are a bit of a witness of Poland's independence. The first one was made in 1919 by engineer Gabriel Narutowicz. Three years later he became president of the Republic of Poland. Although Narutowicz treated the reservoir ambitionally, he did not succeed to realize his own plans. Over the following decades, new expert opinions were created. expert opinions. In fact, other artificial reservoirs were built in the Podkarpacie region. The most famous are the Solina Reservoir and the Myczkowski Reservoir. Only the area around Kąty was waiting for their turn.

Meanwhile, increasingly frequent droughts and dwindling supplies of drinking water on the one hand, and floods causing enormous losses on the other, forced governments to take more and more urgent action. The chance to bring the matter to a happy... beginning (construction that will take many years) has the government of Law and Justice government and as part of the Water Retention Development Program, which also serves to implement The chance to bring the matter to a happy beginning (the construction will take many years) planned for almost half a century, a retention reservoir will be built on the Wisłoka River in the Beskid Niski region.

In 2019, the long-awaited documentation for the reservoir and the environmental decision. Thanks to the implementation of the project would reduce the current zone of flooding of 100-year water in the area of about 5.4 thousand. The project would reduce the current 100-year flood zone in an area of about 5.4 thousand ha, inhabited by nearly 22 thousand people. The protection would cover not only protection would cover not only over 7 thousand residential and farm buildings, but also 714 km of provincial, district and communal roads. Province, county and commune roads, 74 bridges, 5 water intakes and 7 sewage treatment plants. sewage treatment plants. It is also important to create a reservoir of It is also important to create a reservoir of high quality drinking water for supplying large urban agglomerations, It is also important to create a reservoir of high quality drinking water for supplying large urban agglomerations, such as Jasło, Dębica, and Mielec.

After the amendment of the Water Law Act, i.e. since January 2018. the entity responsible for the preparation and implementation of the discussed The National Water Management Company Wody Polskie - Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej Water Management Board in Rzeszów.

During construction of the Kąty-Myscowa reservoir, in cooperation with the Magura National Park, the impact on the environment is being studied. Such Such a huge water resource is a scenic value for the region, it attracts not only tourists but also numerous animal species. An example of excellent use of the potential is Lake Solina, located on the San River, is an example of excellent use of the potential. The planned capacity of the reservoir is 60 million m3. m3.

In September this year. Jasło Commune Council obliged the mayor to The project will be implemented by the end of the first half of 2007, The Council of Jaslo Commune obliged the mayor to pass the appeal for the construction of the reservoir to the parliamentarians of Podkarpacie, voivode, chairman of the regional parliament and the marshal of the voivodship. Council The Council recognizes in it "it is necessary to take all possible actions by authorized public administration bodies to take effective action in construction of the Kąty-Myscowa retention reservoir. The appeal was supported by Marek Kuchciński.

A series of meetings with the residents of the areas where the reservoir will be located is planned for later this year, so that they can first familiarize themselves with the investment process being prepared and have a chance to submit their comments.