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LMO Description
Organisation National Water Management Authority
Details
Level of authority National
Poland
Formal Mandate The President of the National Water Management Authority is a central administrative body responsible for water conservation, and especially for water management and water use (article 89 section 1 of the water Act dated July 18, 2001).
Main Activities As specified in article 90 of the Water Act dated July 18, 2001 the responsibilities of the President of the National Water Management Authority include in particular:

developing the national water and environmental programme,
preparing draft proposals of the river basin water management plans,
developing draft proposals of flood protection and drought prevention plans to be implemented on the national territory, including the division into river basin districts,
harmonizing the draft proposals of the conditions for the use of waters in the water region in question,
keeping water cadastre of the national territory, including the division into river basin districts,
supervising the performance of Directors of the Regional Water Management Boards and in particular, controlling their activities, approving their activity plans and the relevant reports on implementation thereof as well as giving orders to carry out immediate checks of water management within selected river basin districts,
supervising the performance of the national hydrological and meteorological and hydrogeological services,
representing the State Treasury in water management issues in relation to the property owned by it, as specified in the Water Act,
programming, planning and supervision of the implementation of tasks related to the conservation of water and water works and water management investments,
harmonising the aspects of water management in the draft proposals of the priority programme lists under the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management defined in article 415, section 5, item 1 of the Environmental Protection Act.
LMO URL http://www.kzgw.gov.pl 
Comments
LMO CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Person Agnieszka Szajnert
Organisation Krajowy Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej / National Water Management Authority
Function water management
Address ul. Świętokrzyska 36, 00-116 Warszawa
Country POLAND 
Tel +48 22 37 20 285
Fax +48 22 37 20 294 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the LMO in INSPIRE development
  1. collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies
  2. participate in the review process
  3. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: National
Description of geographic extent: Poland
Societal Sector central government
Specific Expertise
Monitoring and Reporting
INSPIRE Data Themes
Theme UserProducerCoordinator
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Transport networks    
Hydrography
Protected sites    
Elevation    
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Buildings    
Land use    
Environmental monitoring Facilities    
Production and industrial facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Population distribution and demography    
Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units  
Natural risk zones    
Meteorological geographical features    
Habitats and biotopes    
Species distribution    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development
Primary Business Water Management 
Environmental application domains Water Resources Management  

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