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A Short Ecological Story
of Kraśnik
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Kraśnik, a small historic town
with a population of 38,000, is one of the oldest
in the Lublin Region. It is located in the picturesque
valley of the Wyżnica River, surrounded by beautiful
forests, in the western part of Roztocze, one
of the most beautiful geographical regions in
Poland.
The charm of the region draws tourists to Roztocze,
and it is for both them and local residents that
the administration has introduced a town development
strategy, which concentrates on modernizing existing
sports and recreation facilities and building
new ones. In 2005, the construction of a water
reservoir near Kraśnik will be completed. It will
serve both as a recreational body of water and
as a retention tank. In addition, the investment
will help solve the areas lack of a sanitary
sewage system.
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Urząd Miejski w Kraśniku/
Kraśnik Town Hall
ul. Lubelska 84
23-200 Kraśnik
www.krasnik.pl
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Roughly at the same time, the construction
of a municipal landfill will be completed. It
is unthinkable that in this picturesque area,
a tourist walking down a tourist track might come
across an old landfill that is environmentally
unfriendly! This is a major investment and therefore
several municipalities have pooled resources to
carry it out. In 1999, the Strefa Usług Komunalnych
(Association of Municipalities) was established,
Today, it links eight members: six municipalities
of the Kraśnik County and two of the Lublin County,
namely: the town of Kraśnik, the rural municipality
of Kraśnik, Wilkołaz, Urzędów, Dzierzkowice, Zakrzówek,
Niedrzwica and Strzyżewice. The town of Kraśnik
holds 72% of shares in the Association and other
municipalities hold the remaining 28%. The Association
is open in character and new members are welcome.
In 2002, a 17 ha plot was earmarked for environment-friendly
investment. By resolution of the Town Council
in Kraśnik, the plot was donated to the Association,
and in 2002, the construction of two cells earmarked
for municipal and industrial waste was also completed.
The cells are lined with a special synthetic geomembrane.
They are not used at the moment, as unrecoverable
waste will be stored there. The storing of plastic,
glass, metal or paper would have soon resulted
in the filling up of the landfill, which would
mean that ecological goals were not being met.
Another investment is the construction of a waste
segregation and treatment plant (to be completed
in 2007). For this purpose, following the German
example, a public-private partnership has been
established with the Telmako Company from Lublin.
The plot in which the plant will be established
has been provided with utilities, and all necessary
permits have been granted. This fall, foundations
will be laid for the construction. After 20 years,
the whole infrastructure built and used by Telmako
will be transferred to the Association, who has
the right to set rates for the stored waste.
So far, waste selection programs have been introduced
(selection at source) in all the municipalities
that are members of the Association. The pre-selected
waste is sent to the waste treatment plant and
transformed into electrical and heating power
(biogas created during the fermenting process)
and compost, which, as an end product, will be
stored in the cells.
In the Lubelskie Province, apart from the landfill
in Kraśnik, which is being built by the Association
of Municipalities, another one is in operation
in Rokitno, serving Lublin and neighboring towns.
Another landfill will be built in Łuków. An association
of municipalities will also be established there
in order to make the investment.
(E.K.)
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