ECOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

GARDEN TOWN

- it was created on the foundations of the historical park and palace complex
- characterized by high quality town layout
- each inhabitant is guaranteed 360 square meters of green area, which is 20% more than the level recommended by the WHO

CLEAN AIR

• new solutions for the town’s transport system aimed at limiting air and
noise pollution:

- ring road construction with a new bridge across the Vistula River
- introduction of cycle lanes
- conversion of city buses into those containing engines complying to EURO III
standards of environmental protection

• modernization of heating systems in order to

- limit heat loss
- rationalize supplies
- limit heat usage

• limiting the pollution emitted by Zakłady Azotowe – Fertilizer Plant „Pulawy”
(realization of the Ecological Adaptive Program)

DRINKING WATER

• high quality water, not requiring purification
• deep water intake from Cretaceous layers
• water from waterworks reaches 99,6% of inhabitants
• a modernized water supply service:

- is sufficient for town development until 2030
- guarantees reliability of the water supply system

EFFICIENT SEWAGE MANAGEMENT

• 96.4% of inhabitants use the sewage system
• a modernized bio-mechanical sewage treatment plant

- guarantees high level of sewage treatment
- uses renewable energy produced from sewage residue and the organic fraction of solid waste

• sewage residue can be used in agriculture, in cultivation of green and barren areas

RAIN WATER PURIFICATION

• rain water collected from 1/3 of the town area is purified in the Rain Water
Purification Plant
• rain water from the remaining 2/3 of the town area is purified by means of
a special separator
• from the beginning of 2005 100% of the rain water coming from the town area
has been purified

MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNAL WASTE

Communal Waste Treatment Plant:

- reaches European standards
- prepares the organic fraction of communal waste for use by the sewage treatment plant
- reduces the amount on the rubbish dumps by 40-50%

Selective collection of communal waste includes:

- segregation of glass, paper, plastic „from the start”
- collection of bulky waste
- collection of hazardous waste including batteries and out-of-date medicine
- collection of aluminum cans by school children

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