Cooperation in the Protection of Transboundary Groundwater in the Case of the Odra River Basin

Abstract

The main task of groundwater monitoring system in Poland is to monitor and assess condition of groundwater bodies (including GroundWater Bodies (GWB) in the border area), pertains to the qualitative and quantitative status, in order to plan water management in river basin districts and achieve required environmental goals. In this article were presented groundwater monitoring networks focused on assessment of pressures from the territory of the neighboring country, which can influence groundwater chemical, as well as quantitative status in the border area of Poland. The surveys in groundwater monitoring networks are aimed at assessment of changes in groundwater quantity and quality to provide with data, which allow to prepare reports and plans of water management and water protection.

Good practices in the domain of water protection, related to international cooperation were worked out on the level of the International Commission for the Protection of the Odra River against Pollution. The experiences and solutions applied in working groups of the International Commission for the Protection of the Odra River against Pollution can be implemented in international commissions, whose range covers other international river basin districts.