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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 have been facing the problem of dwindling water resources, the quality of which leaves much to be desired. The condition of surface water is bad, and in some places even alarming. Periodic increases in rainwater due to heavy rains and storms resulting from climate change are not improving our water balance. On the contrary, over-dried soil does not retain water, and rapid runoff exposes cities and municipalities to flooding, soil erosion and increased pollution of surface waters into which pollutants are washed from the land surface.
The Stormwise system is a range of innovative, compatible and scalable solutions designed to increase the resilience of cities and municipalities to the negative effects of extreme weather events, such as torrential rains and droughts. Stormwise products and equipment enable the collection of excess rainwater, its treatment and reuse. Stormwise helps treat rainwater not as a source of problems, but as a resource to be used.

Graduate of the Faculty of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Lodz. He gained professional experience at Saint Gobain in positions such as process engineer, technical department leader and quality manager. Additionally, he was responsible for implementation projects and business process optimization. He then worked at Dobroplast as quality director, where he implemented quality assurance standards and oversaw the organization’s research and development activities. Since 2017, he has been associated with Uponor Infra, where he held the position of quality department manager. As part of his activities, he was responsible for the development of quality standards and the implementation of new products, i.e. the smart tank or Weholite Plus, and from 2022 he served as Business Continuous Improvment Manager, responsible for the optimization of business processes in the organization. Since 2024, he has been responsible for the implementation, supervision and development of Uponor Stormwise rainwater management systems.