Prague will celebrate World Water Day on Tuesday. After twenty years, again with Podolská waterworks as part of the city’s water supply network – Cysnews
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Prague will also remember how important it is to have access to quality water supplies. This date traditionally falls on World Water Day. At the same time, tap water in the metropolis has long been one of the best in the country, and in many respects it also tops the bottled ones. The municipality’s management considers the protection of water resources to be one of its main priorities and for this implementation of projects. Recently, the Podolská waterworks was re-integrated into the Prague water supply network, and the Hydropolis revitalization project will soon be launched at the Vinohrady waterworks.
The capital city of Prague will complement the projects aimed at improving tap water with billions of investments.
It was mainly about the introduction of modern water treatment technology using filtration through granular activated carbon. From its pumping Želivka Water Treatment Plant, where it is easier and better to remove unwanted organic chemicals and the benefits of other compounds that affect the smell and taste of tap water. It will now be put into operation at the Káraný Waterworks. is a first-class quality with which, in many respects, less controlled bottled water does not compete.
In addition, the Podolská Waterworks was re-incorporated into the Prague Waterworks after twenty years, which will lead to an even more reliable distribution of tap water. In the underground spaces, an exposition mapping the history and the latest trends in drinking water treatment will be open to the general public.
“We consider the protection of water resources to be one of the basic pillars of responsible municipal policy. Maybe that’s why the quality and taste of tap water in Prague is absolutely top notch. 66% of Praguers tap water, which reduces the production of plastic waste. I am glad that we will celebrate this year’s World Water Day with the Podolská waterworks. After twenty years, it has become part of the city’s water supply network again. This is directly offered, for example, during a visit to the Museum of Prague Waterworks, which will also be open free of charge, ” urges Praguers Deputy Mayor for the Environment and Infrastructure Petr Hlubuček (STAN).
As Deputy Hlubuček mentions, the capital will also commemorate the fact that, thanks to long-term investments in the availability and quality of drinking water, it is also possible to reduce waste production. With increasing quality, the consumption of bottled water in plastic packaging, which accounts for a significant percentage of waste generated in the city, decreases. Today, two thirds of Praguers prefer tap water and thus bring environmental protection.
In addition, the Capital Climate Plan also envisages investments in water infrastructure. m of Prague by 2030, which is the embodiment of a commitment to reduce the level of emissions in the city by 45% by the end of the decade.
The plan envisages the construction of a small hydroelectric power plant at the end of the gallery feeder in Jesenice, which is to have an output of 1 MW. A photovoltaic power plant will be built on the roof areas in the area of the Želivka Water Treatment Plant and the Jesenice Reservoir, which will enable it to reach three times the current energy consumption, water production and transport. A cogeneration unit is also being built to support the city’s energy self-sufficiency – even in the event of a power outage, there is no risk that citizens will be cut off from the supply of quality drinking water.
World Water Day is a goal first announced by the United Nations (UN) in 1992. It mainly involves water companies across the country, which hold open days and accompanying activities to commemorate access. to quality water is one of the necessary prerequisites for a happy life.
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