Open AccessEarly Urban Water Management of Gdansk, Poland
Author(s) -
Piotr Kowalik,
Simo Lakkonen,
Ziemowit Suligowski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
linnaeus eco-tech
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2002-8008
DOI - 10.15626/eco-tech.2010.001
Subject(s) - sewerage , wastewater , water resource management , drainage , sewage , irrigation , environmental science , environmental planning , environmental engineering , civil engineering , engineering , ecology , biology
This paper describes origin and development of sewer system in Gdansk, Poland, designparameters for water use and wastewater generation, gravity siphons, pumping stations,sewage fields. It was the first and complete solution of urban water on the Europeancontinent. This report gives literature review, background of decisions, comprehensive resultsand final conclusions. Paper focused on the water-based infrastructure in the city, namelypotable water, sewerage, irrigation and drainage. Described technologies are still in use andcan be used in the future in developing countries, for example for re-use of wastewater onirrigation fields.