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PFRA - final report

The final version of the PFRA review and update project was based on an earlier project and includes all changes resulting from the governors’ opinions being taken into account.

The final version of the UPFRA project was handed over to the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation who pursuant to art. 168 items 3, 5 and 8 of the Water Law:

  • • Agreed the draft review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment as regards the manner of consideration of the opinion on the draft of the preliminary assessment of the risk of flooding from the sea, including internal waters,
  • • Approved the draft review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment.

On 21 December 2018, the report on the review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment was published on the website of the Public Information Bulletin of the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation.

The report on Poland's review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment shall be presented to the European Commission by 22 March 2019.

As a result of the review and update of the PFRA, FRAs were determined for:

  1. River floods with a natural flood mechanism – 29,301.7 km of rivers in total were identified as FRAs, of which:
  • 14,411.6 km is sections of rivers indicated in the PFRA in 2011, for which FHMs and FRMPs were developed in the first planning cycle of the DP,
  • 13,528.2 is sections of rivers indicated in the PFRA in 2011, for which FHMs and FRMPs are being developed in the second planning cycle of the DP,
  • 1,361.9 km is sections of rivers indicated in the review and update of the PFRA in 2018, for which the FHMs and FRMPs will be developed in the second planning cycle of the DP.

In addition, watercourses with a total length of 1,374.4 km and showing a significant risk tendency have been indicated.

  
  1. Floods from the sea, including internal waters – 1,104.5 km of coastal rivers / sections of the coast were identified as FRAs, of which:
  • 503,0 km is estuaries (to the Baltic Sea),
  • 499,5 km is coastland,
  • 102,0 km is reservoir sections,
  • Szczecin Lagoon and Dziwna Straits, which do not have a mileage.
  1. Floods resulting from the destruction or damage of dams – 26 dam reservoirs with the dam height over 10 m, 10 in the Odra basin and 16 in the Vistula basin have been identified as FRAs.

In addition, 1 reservoir showing a tendency towards significant flood risk was indicated.

 

The final report on the implementation of the review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment in the planning cycle 2016-2021 (UPFRA) with appendices is available for download below:

Report on the implementation of the review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment

Appendix no. 1 to the report on the implementation of the UPFRA (methodology):

Appendix no. 2 to the report on the implementation of the UPFRA:

Appendix no. 3 to the report on the implementation of the UPFRA:

Appendix no. 4 to the report on the implementation of the UPFRA:

Cartographic visualisations of the review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment were performed for the territory of Poland and in river basin areas, water regions and provinces. They are available for download in the project library.