CARE FOR WATER AND WATER SOURCES

In Prague – Kyje we capture rainwater and return it to the countryside. This contributes to the natural cooling of the district (which has significant concrete development), biodiversity and effective use of rain to strengthen underground water. By returning water to the countryside, we also save on the costs of necessary rainwater cleaning. When constructing a new autonomous warehouse, we preferred to build a dry polder rather than a traditional honeycomb tank where rainwater is sent to a sewer line. The polder will retain rainwater from most of the plant’s premises. The system uses a dry polder that is directed through its managed outflow with a retention volume of 670 m3 into a marsh with an area of 2,802.4 m2. Thanks to this system, the retention of water will be ensured not only in the local area, but also in Hostavice Pond. In addition, the work group managed to reduce the investment and operating costs of the whole system. 

In the Broumov District, we are supporting a project called Adaptation of the Landscape to Climate Change. The strategy arising based on this project will define a long-term approach leading to the renewal of the basic way water moves in the countryside, increased water retention in catchment areas, anti-flood protection of the landscape and an increase in biodiversity.