The state and needs of the development of water supply and sewerage infrastructure in the Radzyń district

Abstract

The paper presents the current state of water supply and sewerage infrastructure and the need for its expanding in Radzyn district. The district is located in the northern part of Lublin Voivodeship in Poland. The following communes belong to Radzyn district: the municipal commune of Radzyn Podlaski and 7 rural communes: Borki, Czemierniki, Kakolewnica, Komarowka Podlaska, Radzyn Podlaski, Ulan-Majorat, Wohyn. The data show that the water supply network in Radzyn district is well developed. The most significant percentage of the population using the water supply network has the rural commune of Radzyn Podlaski-99.9%, while the smallest, commune Komarowka Podlaska-54.5%. The survey showed that there was a very large disproportion between the development of the sewerage and water supply systems. The largest percentage of the population using the sewerage network has the municipal commune of Radzyn Podlaski-99.7%. The smallest percentage of users of collective sewage disposal systems was recorded in the rural commune of Radzyn Podlaski (7.2%). The commune of Ulan-Majorat does not have a sewerage system. The survey conducted in 2016 shows that 8 collective wastewater treatment plants operated in Radzyn district at that time. The total capacity of the treatment plants is over 5,300 m3/d. In 2016, Radzyn district had about 1,000 household wastewater treatment plants. The presented data show that the condition of the sanitary infrastructure in rural communes of Radzyn district is unsatisfactory and requires the investment activities mainly aimed at expanding collective sewage disposal and treatment systems as well as developing a network of household wastewater treatment plants.