Environmental aspects
Identified significant environmental aspects:
- Surface water intake in the process of capturing, treating and supplying industrial water.
- Release of saline water into the surface water (Oder River) in the process of treatment and discharge of saline water through the “Olza” retention and dosing system.
- Release into the soil, water of saline water as a result of failure of fittings, unsealing of pipelines of the retention and dosing system “Olza”.
- Electricity consumption in the process of intake, treatment and supply of industrial water; treatment and discharge of saline water through the “Olza” retention and dosing system; in the process of dewatering of land without drainage; during the operation of equipment used in brine disposal technology, operation of water management facilities, pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants.
- Discharge of saline mining water into surface water in the service of discharge of saline water from coal mine KWK Budryk.