Protection of water resources for sustainable development

Abstract

Poland, like other European Union countries, is committed to the rational use and protection of water resources in accordance to the principle of sustainable development. The strategic activities in this area undoubtedly include, for example, reduction of rainwater discharge from urban areas and saving or rationalizing water consumption. Actions in the field of water resources protection should focus on the management and use of rainwater at the place of its creation, promoting the concept of minimization of water consumption and water loss, and the development of new ways of collecting and using water and protection against its pollution. In their paper the authors analyzed in detail the possible reduction of water losses in the Cracow water supply system.