Water Management and Flood Protection

Dear Sirs

On 4-6 September 2024, the 3rd edition of the Congress on Water Management and Flood Protection will be held in Krakow, Poland, which is a continuation and development of the Rainwater and Drainage Management Conference, which has been organised since 2016. The demands made by the Conference participants resulted in the organisation of the Congress, taking into account the importance of rainwater in flood safety management and the need for an integrated and comprehensive approach to both topics. The proposed formula was met with a very positive attitude from the participants. In the post-Congress surveys, they expressed the need for the continuation of the Congress, which animates a multi-faceted discussion, enables the identification of good practices and the sharing of knowledge. They also highlighted the advantages of the venue.

Therefore, it is with all the more pleasure that we invite you to the 3rd edition of the Congress, which will be held in the historic, beautifully restored building of the Bielany Water Treatment Plant, located in the most charming district of Krakow, right next to the Wolski Forest – the green lungs of Krakow. You will be able to enjoy the extraordinary atmosphere of the place, all the more so because we have planned accommodation and the TYTAN 2024 award gala in the Przegorzały Castle and Hotel Forest, located in the heart of the Wolski Forest.

Krakow. 4-6 September 2024. Let’s be together at the 3rd Water Management and Flood Protection Congress.

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Speakers

Marta Barszczewska

Marta Barszczewska

Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie

A guide for cities, Identification of areas at risk of rainwater in urbanized areas Director of the Department of Investment Preparation and Implementation of PGW Wody Polskie. Since her studies at the Interdepartmental Studies of Environmental Protection at the...

Piotr Bucki

Piotr Bucki

Simple language, difficult challenges, information and misinformation. How to communicate to inform, educate and persuade When the accountant asked me about the code of my profession, without hesitation I said - teacher. I teach willing people how to better...

Dr Jędrzej Bujny

Dr Jędrzej Bujny

Kancelaria Bujny prawo dla ekosystemu

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 7 February 2024. and its implications for rainwater management in municipalities a. the prohibition on including the costs of rainwater drainage in the calculation of tariffs, b. The implications of the judgment for...

Igor Cyran

Igor Cyran

Uponor Infra sp. z o.o.

Stormwise system key to effective quantity and quality management of rainwater in urban areas In Poland, we can distinguish three main categories of water problems: water scarcity, periodic excess of rainwater and snowmelt, and water pollution. For several years we...

Piotr Czarnocki

Piotr Czarnocki

Ministry of Climate and Environment

EU funding support for sustainable rainwater management systems and green-blue infrastructure Graduate of Interdepartmental Environmental Studies at the UW and Project Management at the Warsaw School of Economics. Currently counsellor in the Department of European...

Anna Czyżewska

Anna Czyżewska

Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej

Finansowanie inwestycji z zakresu adaptacji do zmian klimatu przez NFOSiGW Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska I Gospodarki Wodnej finansuje zadania z zakresu adaptacji do zmian klimatu zarówno ze środków krajowych jak i unijnych. W nowej perspektywie finansowej...

Marcin Czerwiński

Marcin Czerwiński

BBA Pumps PL Sp. z o.o.

Medium- and high-capacity self-priming pumps and flood protection measures Mobile pumps are a key tool in flood relief operations, enabling flooded areas to be drained quickly and efficiently. Thanks to their mobility, they can be quickly transported to areas most at...

Bogna M. Dominiak

Bogna M. Dominiak

Rain is profit, or how to familiarize residents with the topic of retention, climate change and rainwater management The campaign, "Rain is profit," was carried out on the occasion of the program "Construction and reconstruction of stormwater drains and adaptation of...

Stanisław Drzewiecki

Stanisław Drzewiecki

Miejskie Wodociągi i Kanalizacja w Bydgoszczy sp. z o.o.

Bydgoszcz green and blue. Retention and management of rainwater or snowmelt" - second rainwater project in Bydgoszcz After the implementation of the project "Construction and reconstruction of the stormwater drainage system and adaptation of the stormwater drainage...

Nadzeya Fialkouskaya

Nadzeya Fialkouskaya

Modern geotechnical solutions versus the effects of climate change: a review of water retention and flood safety projects With the intensifying effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events, heat waves and more frequent and intense flooding, the role of...

Robert Gajda

Robert Gajda

Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej

Panel discussion: the future of tariffs for collective water supply services, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed

Ryszard Gajewski

Ryszard Gajewski

Gdańskie Wody sp. z o.o.

Rainwater management policy on private land in Gdansk - Investor relations Successful management of a rainwater management system based on retention depends on the cooperation of all stakeholders, not just city offices or water utilities. Systemic implementation of...

Grzegorz Gałabuda

Grzegorz Gałabuda

SID Szkolenia i Doradztwo sp. z o.o.

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 7 February 2024. and its implications for rainwater management in municipalities a. the prohibition on including the costs of rainwater drainage in the calculation of tariffs, b. The implications of the judgment for...

Marcin Glixelli

Marcin Glixelli

Wodociągi Miasta Krakowa S.A.

Resilience of the City of Kraków to climate change based on the example of modern implementations at WMK S.A. The topic of the paper focuses on the practical solutions that WMK S.A. is implementing to increase its resilience to the increasing effects of climate...

Mariusz Iwanejko

Mariusz Iwanejko

Blejkan S.A.

Trenchless repair of traffic culverts on watercourses and stormwater drainage systems This presentation will show methods for trenchless repair of traffic culverts. The advantages of trenchless repairs without digging up streets, roads and other traffic routes will be...

Michał Januszewski

Michał Januszewski

ArcelorMittal

Modern flood protection solutions as effective tools to minimise the effects of climate changeArcelorMittal Commercial RPS executive director.

Agnieszka Kowalkiewicz

Agnieszka Kowalkiewicz

Gdańskie Wody sp. z o.o.

Maybe/sea without plastic - how to talk about rainwater pollution? In the speech "Maybe/sea without plastic - how to talk about rainwater pollution?" we will look at the problem of plastic, which along with rainwater ends up in rivers and seas. Although plastic was...

Wojciech Kozak

Wojciech Kozak

Director of RZGW in Krakow

Crisis communication. Cooperation and coordination of services on the example of RZGW in Krakow The internet and the huge role of social media in the speed of information in modern communication force the institutions of the public sphere to respond adequately...

Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Mazur

Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Mazur

1st Deputy Mayor of the City of Krakow

Opening of the congress Dr. Stanislaw Mazur, professor and rector of the Cracow University of Economics, a political scientist by education and passion, dealing with issues of political power and its role in society. He specializes in matters of public policy and...

Marcin Łukaszewicz

Marcin Łukaszewicz

Wodociągi Miasta Krakowa S.A.

Microretention in single-family housing - good practice or regulation? Climate change is also inevitably knocking on the door of single-family homes. Watering backyard lawns and flowerbeds due to the increasingly prolonged high temperatures can start to become costly....

Dr Paweł Mrowiec

Dr Paweł Mrowiec

Municipal Office in Czechowice-Dziedzice, WSB Academy

Importance and development of green-blue infrastructure in cities and municipalities of the Upper Silesian-D Zagłębie Metropolis in the face of climate change Currently, some 3.6 billion people live in cities around the world. According to UN calculations, there will...

Michał Oleszko

Michał Oleszko

Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju

B+R projects under PCP, that is, support in POIR and FENG in NCBR. Project Manager of the “Home Retention Technologies” Project, Innovative Program Management Methods Development Department, National Center for Research and Development He is a graduate of the MBA for...

Maciej Pawlak

Maciej Pawlak

HAURATON Polska

Rainwater management systems in the city on the example of the Stary Rynek project in Poznan The challenge of the 21st century is rainwater management. Sudden downpours can lead to localised flooding. Particularly in the city, where most of the pavement is sealed and...

Łukasz Pawlik

Łukasz Pawlik

Zarząd Zieleni Miejskiej w Krakowie

Green retention in Krakow. First implementations of the Urban Greenery Board in Krakow and plans for sustainable water management The reconstruction of Krupnicza Street in Kraków, completed in May last year, is an example of innovative green retention solutions that...

Paulina Pierzchała

Paulina Pierzchała

Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie

Paulina Pierzchała is a graduate of the University of Lodz. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of Management, where she studied new media, business and corporate management and journalism. She started her career in 2013 and has worked among...

Radosław Radoń

Radosław Radoń

Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie, Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej w Krakowie

Task completion. Exchange of experience and cooperation between RZGW in Krakow and environmental organisations RZGW in Krakow carries out a number of investment and maintenance tasks, as well as projects aimed at improving the environment. In all our activities, we...

dr inż. Krzysztof Radzicki

dr inż. Krzysztof Radzicki

Cracow University of Technology

Technical condition of dams in Poland in the context of ageing, climate change - global context, risks, challenges, methods of improvement The last few years have seen an unprecedented number of extreme floods and disasters of dam structures, including large dams,...

Dr inż. Klara Ramm

Dr inż. Klara Ramm

Chamber of Commerce ‘Polish Waterworks’ (IGWP)

Risk management plan resulting from the new wastewater directive EU environmental legislation makes risk assessment mandatory. The new Wastewater Directive imposes the need for risk assessment in the context of rainwater and wastewater pollution and its impact on...

Jacek Roman

Jacek Roman

Rainwater retention in practical solutions Water retention issues in the face of a changing climate Water shortage vs. intense precipitation Practical retention solutions of the ZINGRAV system Storage of rainwater Applied single and multi-chamber retention systems...

Michał Sienkiewicz

Michał Sienkiewicz

AUMA Polska sp. z o.o.

Electric actuators as a comprehensive automation solution in flood protection The use of AUMA electric actuators to control gates, locks, weirs or levees on hydrotechnical facilities. Control along with full signaling and control of hydrotechnical facilities. Electric...

Paweł Sikorski

Paweł Sikorski

Chamber of Commerce ‘Polish Waterworks’ (IGWP)

Legal aspects of rainwater and snowmelt regulation Lawyer, graduate of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2008 continuously cooperates with the Chamber of Commerce ‘Polish Waterworks’, which it represents, among others, before government authorities....

Dr inż. Radosław Stodolak

Dr inż. Radosław Stodolak

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

‘Disappearing watercourses’, or the reshaping of the hydrographic network and its hydrological consequences in urbanised areas The issue under discussion concerns the hydrological and hydraulic consequences associated with the transformation of the hydrographic...

Witold Sumisławski

Witold Sumisławski

Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Wrocław and MPWiK S.A. for Stormwater and Drainage Management

From Small Projects to Big Investments: Challenges and solutions in the context of rainwater The talk will focus on the universal challenges of stormwater management faced by small projects as well as large construction projects. Common issues will be presented, such...

Paweł Szmyt

Paweł Szmyt

ArcelorMittal

Nowoczesne rozwiązania w ochronie przeciwpowodziowej jako skuteczne narzędzia do minimalizowania skutków zmian klimatycznych  

Agnieszka Wrzesińska

Agnieszka Wrzesińska

Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)

Solutions to support the reduction of the urban heat island temperature and the use of rainwater in a closed loop system ‘Disposing’ of rainwater during heavy rainfall, without having to put it into the sewer system, is a key issue when we talk about adapting cities...

Michał Tomusiak

Michał Tomusiak

Ministry of Infrastructure - Department of Water Management

Financing investments in water management at the national level, with particular emphasis on renaturalization The paper will show the approach to investments in water management in Poland, using the example of the State Water Management Company Wody Polskie, which is...

Renata Tomusiak

Renata Tomusiak

MPWiK w m.st. Warszawie S.A.

DISCUSSION PANEL: The future of collective water supply service tariffs, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed President of the Management Board of Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m.st. Warszawie S.A., Member of the Presidium of the...

dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Witkowski

dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Witkowski

Zielonogórskie Wodociągi i Kanalizacja sp. z o.o.

Experiences of Zielona Góra Waterworks in rainwater and snowmelt management "Zielonogórskie Wodociągi i Kanalizacja" Sp. z o.o. from 2019 to 2023 implemented the Project entitled: "Upgrading rainwater management in the area of the Zielona Góra Agglomeration - Stage...

Edyta Zalewska

Edyta Zalewska

Uponor Infra sp. z o.o.

Impact of sewer pipe construction and repair materials on stormwater quality - potential environmental risks Presentation of the conclusions of the scientific article ‘Impacts of stormwater pipe materials and pipe repairs on stormwater quality: a review’,...

Tomasz Zwarzany

Tomasz Zwarzany

AMIBLU Poland

Let's respect water the way it deserves - using modern pipe materials and intelligent solutions In his presentation, the speaker will address the following themes: The new reality - climate change, increasing urbanisation, energy transition - how to solve the ‘water’...

Maciej Wudarski

Maciej Wudarski

Renovation of existing and historic natural watercourses in the Poznań area The past two centuries have seen a number of significant changes in the hydrology of historic Poznan. The key processes we identify are the construction of a ring of forts around the polygonal...

Prof. dr hab. Maciej Zalewski

Prof. dr hab. Maciej Zalewski

European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Ecohydrology for water management adaptation to climate change The following topics will be addressed during the presentation: the importance of ecosystems in the catchment as a system for stabilising the hydrological cycle, using water-biocenoses interactions to...

Piotr Ziętara

Piotr Ziętara

Wodociągi Miasta Krakowa S.A.

DISCUSSION PANEL: The future of tariffs for collective water supply services, where the issue of tariff regulation is headed Past practice of PGW Wody Polskie in approving water and wastewater tariffs and its consequences for the health of water and wastewater...

Piotr Zymon

Piotr Zymon

Klimat-Energia-Gospodarka Wodna

Reducing the risk of flooding in the city's catchment areas by using hydrodynamic modeling in the investment process of the Municipality of Krakow (cooperation of municipal units) - restoration of lost natural retention The paper will focus on cooperation between...

#Workshop excursions​

Tracing the green-blue infrastructure of Krakow

4 September, 16:00

Cruise on the Vistula

6 September, 10:00

Congress venue

WATER TREATMENT PLANT BIELANY

Kraków

Księcia Józefa 299, 30-243 Kraków, Polska
GPS trackers: N 50°04’24.64” E 19°84’10.04”

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Partners / Patrons

Kraków
Kraków

Honorary Patronage:
Mayor of the City of Krakow Aleksander Miszalski

Honorary Patronage:
Łukasz Smólka Marshal of the Malopolska Region

Kraków
PGW
PZITS
Woda bydgoska
Zarzad Zieleni Miejskiej
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Gold Partners

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Media Patronage

Energetyka-Wodna patron medialny gwiop2023
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Participants about the congress

Participation in the event guarantees contact with a whole host of experts professionally involved in various practical aspects of ‘rainwater’ management. It will also provide an opportunity to enjoy the mountainous weather and to exchange views and experiences with industry representatives. Above all, however, it will provide an answer to an important question: how to rationally build a rainwater management system in a constantly changing legal environment, and where to find the source of its financing?

dr Jędrzej Bujny
Kancelaria SMM Legal

The participation of scientists, practitioners, operators of rainwater management systems, as well as local authorities in the ‘Managing Rainwater and Drainage’ Conference is a guarantee that the exchange of experience, discussions, innovative technologies and tools presented will indicate concrete ways of solving the issue of rational rainwater management and the benefits resulting from it.

dr hab. inż. Jadwiga Królikowska, prof. PK
Politechnika Krakowska

The high level of content of the conference, interesting topics concerning, among other things, legal and technical aspects, is an opportunity for participants to broaden their knowledge. It also provides an opportunity to enter the world of new technologies in the field of rainwater management.
The conference is always professionally organised and takes place in an interesting location. Its atmosphere is conducive to backstage discussions and the exchange of experiences with representatives of other companies, scientists and industry experts.

Stanisław Krusz
prezes Katowickich Wodociągów S.A.

The process of handling rainwater and snowmelt, which has been developed and is subject to systematic modification, is not only an important element of the sustainable development of a city, but above all a very important part of the adaptation policy related to the need to adapt to global climate change. In this situation, it seems extremely necessary to create a friendly space for the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas. Therefore, the organisation of the Conference “Managing Stormwater and Drainage” is an all-round desirable area for such a joint debate.

Paweł Senderek
wiceprezes zarządu Miejskiego Przedsiębiorstwa Wodociągów i Kanalizacji S.A. w Krakowie