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Flood Protection Programme for the Upper Vistula Basin

superseded
PLN 13 billion
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2011net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 13 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: state funds, EU funds, state special fund

A multi-year government flood-protection programme adopted by the Council of Ministers by resolution of 9 August 2011. Its aim was to raise flood safety across the entire Upper Vistula catchment by modernising and expanding flood-protection infrastructure. The programme was regional in scope and was planned to run from 2011 to 2030, with the total investment cost estimated at around PLN 13,151 million, with the state budget and European Union funds (approximately 50% of outlays) intended as major funding sources. The programme comprised a list of 39 investment tasks under three task axes and covered nearly the entire Małopolskie (96.9%) and Podkarpackie (98.2%) voivodeships, plus parts of the Świętokrzyskie (64.4%), Śląskie (36.5%) and Lubelskie (11.2%) voivodeships. Implementation was coordinated by the Government Plenipotentiary for the Programme. In September 2014 the Programme was repealed, partly in connection with European Commission recommendations for a unified approach to water management and flood-risk management; by the time of its repeal, close to PLN 314 million had been spent under it. Flood-protection tasks for the Upper Vistula water region were subsequently taken over by the Flood Risk Management Plan and the Flood Protection Project for the Odra and Vistula River Basins (POPDOW).

Why it failed

The Flood Protection Programme for the Upper Vistula Basin, adopted by the Council of Ministers on 9 August 2011 with planned outlays of about PLN 13,151 million for 2011–2030, was repealed in September 2014, after less than three years of implementation. By the time of its repeal, close to PLN 314 million had been spent under it. The repeal was linked, among other things, to European Commission recommendations for a unified approach to flood-risk management; after the repeal, the participating bodies carried out tasks independently, and the goals were taken over by the Flood Risk Management Plan for the Upper Vistula water region and the Flood Protection Project for the Odra and Vistula River Basins (POPDOW).

How it went

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Deliverypartial[3]

Timeline

  1. Announced9 Aug 2011
  2. Original date2030
  3. Ended2014

Change history

  • Sep 2014status: supersededProgram uchylony we wrześniu 2014 r.; zadania przejęte przez Plan zarządzania ryzykiem powodziowym dla regionu wodnego górnej Wisły oraz Projekt ochrony przeciwpowodziowej w dorzeczu Odry i Wisły (POPDOW).
  • 9 Aug 2011status: in progressRada Ministrów przyjęła uchwałę ustanawiającą Program (9 sierpnia 2011 r.).

Significance

The programme was one of the largest regional flood-protection undertakings in Poland after the 2010 flood, with a planned budget of around PLN 13 billion for 2011–2030 and a scope covering five voivodeships in southern and eastern Poland. Despite its strategic character, it was repealed after less than three years, with actual spending under it reaching about PLN 314 million. Its achievements and goals were transferred to new flood-risk management instruments (the Flood Risk Management Plan, POPDOW), which continue flood protection in the Upper Vistula basin.

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  1. Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji2011
    CostAnnouncedOriginal dateInvestor
    CostKoszt inwestycji szacowany jest łącznie na około 13 mld 151 mln zł
    Announced · InvestorRada Ministrów przyjęła uchwałę 9 sierpnia br.year taken from the source's publication date (2011)
    Original date„Program ochrony przed powodzią w dorzeczu górnej Wisły” ma charakter regionalny i będzie realizowany w latach 2011-2030
  2. Prawo.pl2012
    Funding
    FundingNa zadania zarezerwowano ponad 13 miliardów złotych, z czego ok. 50% to środki z funduszy europejskich.
  3. Najwyższa Izba Kontroli2016P/15/081/LKR
    StatusEndedFailure descriptionFundingDelivery
    Status · EndedPo uchyleniu Programu uczestniczące w nim podmioty realizują zadania niezależnie od siebie
    Failure description · FundingW ramach programu wydatkowano blisko 314 mln zł, które głównie pochodziły z rezerwy celowej budżetu państwa oraz funduszy ochrony środowiska
    DeliveryRealizacja Programu przyniosła wymierne efekty, takie jak modernizacja i budowa 50 km wałów przeciwpowodziowych, poprawa przepustowości ponad 15 km koryt rzek, przygotowanie dokumentacji dla 43 przyszłych inwestycji.
  4. Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie (RZGW Kraków)