Variability of water intake in settlement units adjacent to Wrocław

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, ul. Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

^* Corresponding author: wojciech.ciezak@pwr.edu.pl

Abstract

Water intake in rural settlements adjoining large cities is variable and depends on many factors. In these places increasingly often a change in the character of water use from rural to the one typical of urban housing estates is observed. This is due to the expansion of housing, especially single-family housing, and migration of people from large cities. As a consequence, the standard of home furnishings improves and water is used not only for domestic purposes, but also for watering gardens and greenery, the filling and operation of swimming pools, etc. Considering the above, the authors present the results of own research relating to the analysis of water intake in villages adjacent to Wrocław.