According to Article 29 of the Water Law, the use of water must not cause deterioration of water and water-dependent ecosystems, except in cases specified in the law, in particular, it must not violate the findings of the water management plan for the river basin area, cause water arnotation or waste of water energy, and must not cause damage.
By way of introduction
According to the Judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Lodz dated January 30, 2024, II SA/Łd 994/23, the purpose of Article 29 of the Water Law Act is to ensure that water relations on land are not deteriorated, to prohibit interference with the actual state of water on land if this may have a detrimental effect on neighboring land, and not to order the maintenance and upkeep of water devices, or to prohibit their destruction, which are subject to the dispositions of separate regulations.
A detailed water reclamation device is a linear investment, which runs over a longer distance than just one property, hence all activities must be coordinated with the maintenance of its patency along its entire length.