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The new law prepared by the Ministry of Environment – Water Law – envisages the introduction of additional fees for consumption of ground water and surface, including rainwater. Pay mainly power plants and farmers, but also ordinary Poles, as a consequence may increase the price of heating and electricity.

The law is but part of a greater whole – is to adjust Polish law to EU Water Framework Directive. It obliges Member States to “rational use and protection of water resources in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.”

The content of the ministerial project managed to reach reporters Dziennik.pl service.

the new company with a large budget

As part of the law is to be established, the company State Farm Water “Water Polish” with a budget of 4.7 billion zł per year. Addressing, inter alia the construction of embankments and waterways. To raise money for the maintenance of PGW, the Ministry of Environment to change rates for the use of water by the company.

More pay primarily power plants and power plants, which use water for cooling systems and power transmission. According to predictions Association of Polish Counties, as a result, companies can raise charges for heating and electricity. The Ministry does not rule out fees for businesses plumbing.

Households could cost approx. 30 dollars per year

The project included an impact assessment. The government calculates that the extra burden of households due to changes in the law “should not exceed 29,50 zł per inhabitant per year.” Fees for companies to be “small and diverse,” and in the case of energy “will raise the cost of energy production by less than 1 percent.”.

The law may also hit the farmers, which to date of the exemption. The fees provided for farms consuming more than 5 cubic meters. water. Another innovation will be a fee for the outflow of rainwater and snowmelt – or even for rainwater or melting snow on the roofs. – For property owners it will certainly be new and increased costs, because today they do not usually bear – explained on channel Deputy Minister of Environment Mariusz Gajda.

The law in late June for now in the process of issuing opinions

it is worth mentioning that the water Framework Directive obliges EU countries to “introduce water-pricing policies” which “encourage users to use resources efficiently, and contribute to achieve environmental objectives “(Art. 9 p. 1). In principle, the new law has therefore encourage the rational use of water by businesses.

The project for now is consulted on the Joint Commission of Government and Local Government. The law is to be enacted by the end of June and enter into force at the beginning of next year.

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