Pilot implementation of WFD and creation of a tool for catchment management using SWAT: River Zglowiaczka catchment, Poland |
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Authors: | M ?mietanka J Brzozowski D ?liwiński K Smarzyńska Z Miatkowski and M Kalarus |
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Institution: | (1) Institute for Building, Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture, Warsaw, Poland;(2) Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming, Warsaw, Poland;(3) Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | Poland, like other EU countries, is obliged to implement the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/WE) by the end of 2015. The
main objective of the Directive is to provide normative quality of all water resources (surface, underground and coastal sea
waters). To reach this goal, reduction of water pollutant emission to the environment is needed. Our project focuses on pollution
from agricultural sources which share in global pollution, which is high and growing. This is due to both intensification
of agricultural activities and ignoring Agricultural Good Practice Code rules by farmers. In view of the above, this project
is expected to provide analysis of selected catchments; especially those exposed to agricultural pollution risk, and propose
adjustment strategies for new trends, still keeping in mind environment protection.
Our project concerns the area further called “sensitive area” (according to the rules of Regional Water Management Board in
Warsaw). A part of Zglowiaczka river catchments in central Poland was defined as sensitive area (125.3 km2) where reduction
of nitrogen and phosphorus run-off from agricultural land to water resources is especially needed. This is a typical agricultural
district characterized by good soil quality (predominance of black swampy soil with deep and fertile humus layers). Due to
this, it is the first and foremost high quality agricultural land, and almost forestless. The main topic of the research,
with the use of the SWAT model, is to propose different means for reduction of migration of P and N to surface waters. Another
problem is retention of water for actual and future irrigations. After model verification, calibration and validation, several
climatic changes and reclamation strategies will be tested and simulated by the model to find the most effective and profitable
solutions.
The project focuses on supporting administration and self-governmental organization in the implementation of effective strategies
of catchments management based on a modeling approach. This method enables analysis of trends and early warning system against
excessive pollution load. Enhancement of the ecological education level and activation of local population for implementation
of EU directives are also very important factors. |
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Keywords: | SWAT modeling nitrogen nutrients water management agriculture pollution |
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