POLAND - Management System for Monitoring Drinking Water for the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

Medium –term objectives:
This project aims to improve the system for monitoring drinking water for the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate. The purpose of the project is to:
Continue the implementation of the Acquis Communitaire, in particular with regard to the implementation of the directives on drinking water in accordance with Polish law while elaborating a consolidated act to include the conditions for water quality supervision
 Assess procedures regarding the risks pertaining to the drinking water system in all Polish regions with specific attention to the use of risk assessment tools for daily activities
Improve employee qualifications from the Sanitary Inspection and National Institute of Health and incorporate institutions into the Geographic Information System with an information procedure system on health risks
Actions:

• Elaboration of a draft act on water control
•  Teaching information methods on health risks by using a Geographic Information System for employees from the State Sanitary Inspection, the National Sanitary Institute, the Main Statistical Office and trainers who train operators from Aqueduct Companies
•  Elaboration of new IT techniques
• Adapting data sources and reports concerning water quality drafted by the SSI and the NIH and the Main Statistical Office in accordance with EU regulations and standards
• Drafting annual publications/guide books/reports on drinking water quality