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Spatial Planning for
Preventive Flood Protection
in the Oder Catchment Area
Transnational Action
Program
Final report
Project part-financed
by the European Union

Final Report OderRegio
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Published by
INTERREG III B Project OderRegio
Spatial Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in the Oder Catchment Area
Transnational Action Programme
Lead partner
Joint State Planning Department of Berlin and Brandenburg,
Potsdam
Project partners
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Berlin (BMVBS)
Sächsisches Staatsministerium des Innern, Dresden (SMI)
Pełnomocnik Rządu ds. Programu dla Odry 2006, Wrocław
Ministerstwo Budownictwa, Departament Ładu Przestrzennego i Architektury, Warszawa
Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj, Odbor územních vazeb, Praha
Project team
INFRASTRUKTUR & UMWELT
Professor Böhm and Partners, Darmstadt / Potsdam
WARR Wrocławska Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego S.A., Wrocław
IU Consult GmbH, Darmstadt
ILB InvestitonsBank des Landes Brandenburg, Potsdam
Editors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Reiner Böhm
Mgr. inŜ. Joanna Dendewicz
Mgr. inŜ. arch. Stanislaw Dendewicz
Dipl.-Ing. Sven Friedrich
Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Gretzschel
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Neumüller
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Reents
dr hab. inŜ. Andrzej Tiukało
Prof. dr hab. inŜ. Janusz Zaleski
Potsdam, December 2006
Note
OderRegio is part-financed by the European Union as part of the INTERREG III B Community Initiative.
For more information, see www.oderregio.org and www.cadses.net.

Table of contents
1 Introduction 8
2 The catchment area of the Oder 12
3 Planning basis and instruments 14
3.1 Participating institutions 14
3.2 Application of legal and planning instruments 16
3.3 Transnational spatial planning at regional level 18
3.4 Flood protection at communal level 20
3.4.1 Examples of communal preventive flood protection 21
3.4.2 Examples of communal preventive flood protection 23
4 Basic information for decision making - the Oder Atlas 24
4.1 Project area 25
4.2 Preparation of source data 27
4.2.1 Analysis of the land use in the Oder region 27
4.2.2 Creation of a digital height model for the Oder basin 28
4.3 The Oder Atlas 29
4.3.1 Mapping process and parties involved 29
4.3.2 Analysis of the risk situation – hazard maps 30
4.3.3 Analysis of potential damage - risk maps 33
5 Transnational action programme 44
5.1 Approach and basis 44
5.2 Action programme for partial areas 47
5.2.1 Action area A – upper reaches of the Oder with
Ostrava/Bohumín (CZ) 50
5.2.2 Action area B – Bohumín to Opole (PL/CZ) 55
5.2.3 Action area C - Opole to Wrocław (PL) 60
5.2.4 Action area D - Wrocław to Ratzdorf (PL) 67
5.2.5 Action area E - Bóbr (PL) 73
5.2.6 Action area F - Lusatian Neisse (PL/DE/CZ) 77
5.2.7 Action area G - Border Oder (DE/PL) 81
5.2.8 Action area H - Warta (PL) 89
5.2.9 Action area I - Szczecin Lagoon (PL) 92
6 Information management – objectives and strategies 96
6.1 Exchange of knowledge and information among experts 96
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6.2 Information to parties affected by flooding and the general
public 100
6.3 Decision-makers - partnerships for flood protection 102
6.4 Outlook 105
Other studies 107
Appendix A: Involved authorities and experts 110
Appendix B: Action Programme for partial areas – map preview 116
Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Stakeholders involved in preventive flood protection 8
Figure 2: Catchment area of the Oder river 13
Figure 3: Planning regions in the Oder catchment area 15
Figure 4: Planning levels and instruments 16
Figure 5: Basic flood protection terms 17
Figure 6: Overview of the legal instruments applicable to areas at risk of
flooding 19
Figure 7: Investigated examples of local flood protection 21
Figure 8: Working together at local level as seen here during the Oder flood
in 1997 is essential 22
Figure 9: Title page of the Oder Atlas 24
Figure 10: Investigation area of OderRegio and complementary PHARE
projects 26
Figure 11: Example of land use map showing the area along the Oder near
Frankfurt (Oder) (Border Oder) 27
Figure 12: Comparison of applied digital elevation models 28
Figure 13: Mapping process and steps for the elaboration of the Oder Atlas 29
Figure 14: Sheet cut index of the Oder Atlas 31
Figure 15: Flood hazard map for the area of Wrocław 32
Figure 16: 1997 flood in Wrocław 33
Figure 17: Method of calculation of potential damages according to damage
categories investigated 34

Figure 18: Potential damage map for the Wrocław area 35
Figure 19: Land use in areas at risk of flooding 36
Figure 22: Hot spots with largest amount of potential damages in the area
investigated along the Oder 41
Figure 23: Hot spots with largest number of endangered inhabitants in the
area investigated along the Oder 42
Figure 24: Sheet cut index of water management maps 45
Figure 25: Example of the map on water management in the area of
Schwedt/Oder 46
Figure 26: Key to the action programme - water management maps 47
Figure 27: Delimitation of action areas A - I 48
Figure 28: Working process for the elaboration of Action Programme maps 49
Figure 29: Action area A – upper reaches of the Oder with
Ostrava/Bohumín (CZ) 50
Figure 30: Action area B – Bohumín to Opole (PL/CZ) 55
Figure 31: Flood risk along the Oder in action area B 57
Figure 32: Action area C - Opole to Wrocław (PL) 60
Figure 33: Flood risk along the Oder in action area C 62
Figure 34: Action area D - Wrocław to Ratzdorf (PL) 67
Figure 35: Flood risk along the Oder in action area D 69
Figure 36: Action area E - Bóbr (PL) 73
Figure 37: Action area F – Lusatian Neisse (PL/DE/CZ) 77
Figure 38: Action area G - Border Oder (DE/PL) 81
Figure 39: Simulation of a flood event in the Oderbruch region at defined
intervals 83
Figure 40: Flood risk along the Oder in action area G 85
Figure 41: Action area I – Szczecin Lagoon (PL) 92
Figure 42: Expert workshop in Potsdam, 27 - 28 June 2005 98
Figure 43: The "Flutzeichen" memorial near Neuranft (Oderbruch) is a
reminder of the struggle to protect the land against the flood of
1997 102
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Figure 44: Third regional conference in Frankfurt (Oder), 13 - 14 November
2006 104
Table 1: Planning institutions in working group 1 "Planning instruments" 14
Table 2: Persons living in areas of high flood risk ("hot spots") 33
Table 3: Risk assessment for Bohumín and Koblov (Ostrava) 53
Table 4: Planned technical measures in action area A with transnational
effect 53
Table 5: Planned technical measures in action area B 58
Table 6: Planned technical measures in the catchment area of the Nysa
Kłodzka 63
Table 7: Planned technical measures on the Oder 64
Table 8: Planned technical measures in action area D 70
Table 9: Planned technical measures in action area E 74
Table 8: Transnational measures planned in action area F 79
Table 9: Planned technical measures in action area G 86
Table 10: Planned technical measures in action area H 90

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1 Introduction
With this report the OderRegio project submits the results and conclusions of
its work regarding a transnational action programme for flood prevention
measures along the Oder river and its catchment area. The project work
commenced in 2003 and concludes with the submission of this final report and
the accompanying documentation. The OderRegio team was in the fortunate
position of availing of the results of the previous project carried out between
1999 and 2001 under the title of "Conception for Spatial Planning for Preventive
Flood Protection".
In its work schedule, the project outlined the following objectives:
• Development of a model for transnational spatial planning including flood
prevention planning
• Drafting of a concept for the integrated regional and structural development
in the Oder region
• Planning-related preparation for the implementation of specific measures
• Development of closer intercommunal cooperation (network of towns) for
flood prevention
• Introduction of a pro-active information management system for a better
understanding of flood risks and protective measures
Figure 1: Stakeholders involved in preventive flood protection

The project team thereby faced the task to bring together the various parties in
the field of flood protection, working in a range of different specialised administrative
bodies and institutions based in three countries and to promote the
understanding among these people of preventive measures and to eventually
present them with coordinated action programmes. For this purpose, the
project was supported by the European Union with Euro 1.6 million as part of
the INTERREG III B Community Initiative. This funding was subject to cofunding
by the German project partner. The Lead Partner made available Euro
485,000, the BMVBS contributed Euro 200,000 and the SMI contributed Euro
15,000 to the project. Additional funding for directly linked partial projects was
approved by the national PHARE programme of the Czech Republic and the
PHARE CBC programme in Poland.
With this report, OderRegio informs all parties concerned on whether and how
it reached its objectives. The report provides the specialists involved in the
project and the persons responsible for flood protection in the catchment area
of the Oder river with a general overview of the key results and refers to additional
more specialised publications. It was however written with the wider
public in mind.
The report first describes the Oder catchment area and covers the following
topics:
• The planning principles and legal basis and instruments of flood protection
(see chapter 3)
• Information compiled in the Oder Atlas designed as a basis for the decision-making
process (see chapter 4)
• The transnational action programme including list of projects and flood
protection measures and proposals for further improvements (see chapter
5)
• The importance of the flow of information and communication as part of
preventive flood protection (see chapter 6).
As the OderRegio project always saw itself as a network focussed on practical
solutions and measures, the last two chapters are of special significance. In
contrast to the calculation of the flood hazard and potential damage, which are
covered in the report with one example only, the proposals for improvements
in the field of flood protection are presented in detail for all partial areas covered
by the project. In this context, the interdependency and interaction of the
various guidelines are highlighted, which emphasises the need for joint planning
and action in the field of flood protection.
This is however only possible, if the authorities in the various countries are
willing and able to share their knowledge and experiences, and if their experts
have easy access to all relevant data and information. By organising regional
conferences, numerous working groups and a range of expert workshops,
OderRegio has made a valuable contribution in this regard. During the entire
project, the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder (ICPO),
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Project events:
which is responsible for the transnational cooperation in the field of flood
protection, was regularly informed in detail of the results of the project. The
information and data collected in the course of the project will be made available
to the project partners as well as to ICPO in order to enable the parties to
continue their dialogue at an operational level.
June 2004 First Regional Conference in Wrocław
June 2005 First Expert Workshop in Potsdam
November 2005 Second Expert Workshop in Słubice
March 2006 Second Regional Conference in Ostrava
November 2006 Third Regional Conference in Frankfurt (Oder)
November 2006 Third Expert Workshop in Słubice
In addition to the above events, twelve meetings of various working groups and seven
meetings of the steering group took place, bringing together representatives of more
than twenty different authorities in charge of spatial planning and water management in
the project states 1 .
The previous publications by OderRegio aimed primarily at informing municipal
and district authorities and representatives and to create a greater awareness
among the general public of the flood risk and the necessity of protective
measures. All partners involved in the OderRegio project are however fully
aware that this is only the beginning of better communication and more intensive
cooperation with the above parties. They hope that this report and the
results of the project encourage citizens to become better informed and more
involved in the proposed preventive flood protection measures. We hope that
out of the results of OderRegio communities along the banks of the Oder are
encouraged to establish river partnerships that hopefully cross national borders,
where they will cooperate with each other, exchange their experiences
and coordinate their future projects and plans.
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2 The catchment area of the Oder
With a total length of 854 km, the Oder river (known in Polish and Czech as
"Odra") is one of the larger rivers of Europe. Its catchment area, including that
of its largest tributary, the Warta, extends over 122,000 km² in central Europe,
between Berlin and Łódź/Warsaw. The Oder area thus links Western and
Eastern Europe and forms an important area of integration in the expanded
European Union.
Eighty-nine per cent of the Oder catchment area is located in the Republic of
Poland, while the rest of the area is split in roughly equal parts between Germany
and the Czech Republic.
The Oder catchment area and adjacent regions are home to about 32 million
people. The capital cities of Berlin, Warsaw and Prague are of major importance
for the development of the Oder region, although their urban areas are
actually located outside that area. The largest conurbations in the Oder
catchment area are Wrocław (population 636,000), Poznań (population
571,000), Szczecin (population 411,000) and Ostrava (population 315,400).
The rivers Oder and Warta dominate the region and are the key elements of
this natural space. The quality of the natural space of its river basin with their
large undisturbed wet meadows and floodplains is unique for Europe. They
can be found in particular in the Lower Oder Valley National Park, the Warta
Mouth National Park or the large floodplain forests along the unregulated
section of the Oder between Brzeg Dolny and the Lusatian Neisse.
The river landscapes along the Oder and Warta have always been exposed to
high water and low water. The cities and towns on the Oder banks must thus
find ways of developing with rather than against the river. This includes a
development of the land use with reference to flood protection, the rediscovery
of the large rivers as recreational areas and their role as a vital design element
in the development of urban areas.

Figure 2: Catchment area of the Oder river
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3 Planning basis and instruments
The OderRegio project examined the relationship between preventive flood
protection and planning measures at regional and local level, looking at the
issue from various angles. The focus was thereby on the application of legal
and planning instruments (chapter 3.2), the transnational spatial planning
efforts at regional level (chapter 3.3) and the possible activities that can be
taken at local level as part of the communal flood protection (chapter 3.4).
3.1 Participating institutions
Working group 1 "Planning Instruments" comprising representatives of the
project partners and experts from planning institutions located in the Oder
catchment area provided support and expert advice in the field of spatial planning.
The focus was thereby on the analysis and the exchange of experience
in planning matters at regional level, which in the field of flood protection links
the supraregional level of planning with the local level.
Table 1: Planning institutions in working group 1 "Planning instruments"
Country Institution Based in
CZ
PL
PL
PL
Krajský úřad Moravskoslezského kraje, Odbor územního plánování a
stavebního řádu
Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Opolskiego, Departament Planowania
Przestrzennego
Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Dolnośląskiego, Wojewódzkie Biuro
Urbanistyczne
Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Lubuskiego, Biuro Planowania
Przestrzennego / Lubuski Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzeń Wodnych
Ostrava
Opole
Wrocław /
Legnica
Zielona Góra
DE Regionaler Planungsverband Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien Bautzen
DE
DE
DE
Regionale Planungsstelle der Regionalen Planungsgemeinschaft Lausitz-
Spreewald
Regionale Planungsstelle der Regionalen Planungsgemeinschaft Oderland-Spree
Regionale Planungsstelle der Regionalen Planungsgemeinschaft Uckermark-Barnim
Cottbus
Beeskow
Eberswalde

Figure 3: Planning regions in the Oder catchment area
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3.2 Application of legal and planning instruments
The successful development of spatial planning activities aimed at flood prevention
in the Oder catchment area depends on a common understanding of a
number of terms. For this purpose, the members of the working group 1 "planning
instruments" have compiled a glossary and dictionary of the terminology
used in the fields of flood protection, water law, politics, administration and
planning.
Figure 4: Planning levels and instruments
Planning instruments at supraregional and regional level
Supraregional
level
Regional
level
Federal Republic of Germany Republic of Poland Czech Republic
General principles for spatial
development (Leibilder der
räumlichen Entwicklung)
State development plan
(Landesentwicklungsplan)
Regional plan
(Regionalplan)
Planning instruments at local level
Regulation
of land use
Regulation
of building
development
Concept of the state spatial
development policy (Koncepcja
polityki przestrzennego
zagospodarowania kraju)
Spatial development plan of
the voivodship (Plan
zagospodarowania
przestrzennego województwa)
Spatial development policy
(Politika územního rozvoje)
Area planning materials
(Uzemně plánovací
podklady)
Spatial planning documents
(Uzemně plánovací
dokumentace na úrovní
kraje)
Area planning materials
(Uzemně plánovací
podklady)
Federal Republic of Germany Republic of Poland Czech Republic
Land use plan (Flächennutzungsplan)
Local development plan
(Bebauungsplan)
Study of local conditions
affecting local planning and
perspectives for spatial development
(Studium uwarunkowań
i kierunków zagospodarowania
przestrzennego
gminy)
Municipal plan (miejscowy
plan zagospodarowania
przestrzennego)
Municipality spatial plan
(Uzemní plán obce)
Area planning materials
(Uzemně plánovací
podklady)
Regulatory plan (Regulační
plan)

The glossary contains the definitions of a number of basic flood protection
terms (figure 5) as well as a comparison of terms used in the laws governing
water in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, with reference to the
relevant legal definitions. It further contains diagrams illustrating the administrative
structures and levels as well as the main instruments of the planning
systems (figure 4).
Figure 5: Basic flood protection terms
In areas with direct or potential flood risks in the river plain, spatial planning
must fulfil a number of important purposes in the field of flood protection. A
comparative study was carried out in order to identify the legal and planning
instruments that are available to spatial planners in this context.
The study comes to the following main conclusions:
• The authorities in charge of water management are obliged to identify all
areas that are at risk of flooding. The land use in these areas is subject to
legally binding regulations laid down in the water management law. Spatial
planning measures might lead to additional and supportive regulations for
these areas.
• In areas located behind dykes that are potentially at risk of flooding, spatial
planning bears more weight, as it controls the use of land in built-up areas,
the setting aside of sites subject to potential flooding and the zoning of areas
destined for flood protection measures that are not yet defined in law.
• Where local spatial plans are presented to the public, spatial planning also
serves an important purpose in connection with information about flood
risks. Regulations concerning information of the public on flood risks that
goes beyond the above presentation of plans are still the exception.
Based on the glossary and with reference to the comparative study of the legal
situations in the various countries, a number of recommendations for the
application of spatial planning instruments have been devised. They contain
the formal and informal spatial planning instruments available in Germany,
Poland and the Czech Republic as regards preventive flood protection and
show how they can be applied for:
• the control of the land use in built-up areas;
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� Potential flood
hazard
� Extreme floods
� Design flood level
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• the setting aside of existing and potential floodplains;
• the zoning of sites for planned flood protection measures;
• information to the public on risks;
• the improvement of the water retention capacity of the area.
The brochure entitled "Flood protection and planning" shows how the
planning instruments are currently used for the above objectives.
The recommended measures include a number of suggestions for the further
harmonisation of legal and planning instruments. Particularly important here is
the definition of common criteria for the identification of areas under direct or
potential flood risk.
The implementation of the proposed Directive of the European Parliament
and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks
(KOM/2006/0015), which is currently under discussion by the European Commission,
could prepare the road.
In addition, it is proposed to inform the public in a clear and concise manner of
the risks in the relevant areas, and to develop instruments that facilitate the
setting aside of potential retention and flood control areas and the rezoning of
floodplains.
The members of working group 1 "Planning instruments" concluded their work
with an outlook from their point of view of the desired further development of
the water and planning legislation in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
• For Germany and the Czech Republic, the members agree that priority
should be given to the implementation of the new acts introduced in 2005
and 2006 in the water and planning legislation.
• In Poland, the main focus should be on the drawing up of a binding time
schedule for the identification of areas at risk by the water management
bodies. The group also proposes to bring in laws that require planning authorities
to draw up spatial plans in areas at risk, and to examine the legal
options regarding insurance of and compensation for flood damage.
3.3 Transnational spatial planning at regional level
The guideline “Tansnational Spatial Planning" outlines the principles of a
uniform method of representation of preventive flood protection measures and
affected areas in regional spatial plans, facilitating the transnational coordination
of these plans.
All plans include flood protection regulations, which enclose of course maps
identifying the areas at risk. These areas are normally mapped as potentially
at risk based on a flood event that statistically occurs only every 100 years. All
planning documents identify sites of possible flood protection constructions.
There are however some differences as regards the extent to which such
regulations are binding in law. It is for example possible that floodplains and
areas at risk of flooding in Germany are mapped by the spatial planning au-

thorities as priority areas or as reserved-function areas, which give them additional
protected status. In Poland and the Czech Republic, this is not possible,
as the maps in regional spatial plans refer above all to the delimitation of
endangered areas, which are subject to further regulations (figure 6).
Figure 6: Overview of the legal instruments applicable to areas at risk of flooding
Extensive buidling ban
Limitations on use possible
Informational effect
I Flood area (article 31b Water Act D WHG)
II Flood-endangered area (article 31c WHG)
III Area directly endangered by floods (article 82 Federal Water Act PL)
IV Area potentially endangered by floods (article 83 Federal Water Act PL)
V Active Zone within the flood area (article 66 in conjunction with article 67 Federal Water Act CZ)
VI Flood area outside the Active Zone (article 66 in conjunction with article 67 Federal Water Act CZ)
VII Flood area subject to the highest level of natural flooding (article 6 [5] Decree on flood areas CZ)
The flood hazard and risk maps (see chapter 4) that have been drawn up as
part of the OderRegio project provide a scientific basis that can be directly
applied at regional level by the planning authorities.
• The flood hazard maps contain detailed information on areas that are
potentially at risk of flooding should a technical protective structure fail in
its function. Recently, reliable information regarding the level of risk is only
available if the respective areas have been flooded in the past.
• Together with the data provided by the water management authorities on
areas at direct risk of flooding, it is possible to develop more differentiated
rules for the land use in areas at risk. This helps prevent the construction
of buildings on existing and potential floodplains.
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• The assessment of potential damage offers a basis for the identification of
potentially flooded areas that are predestined to be set aside for water retention
during flooding;
• The assessment of potential damage in built-up areas allows for an initial
prioritisation of hot spots. This allows for the definition of factors that are of
great use in the development of a long-term strategy for the reduction of
flood damage, and the short-term measures in the event of flooding.
In order to work towards the objective of a transnationally coordinated planning,
the guide also contains a number of recommendations by experts that
have been tested in studies carried out in border areas. It also provides ideas
and suggestions on how planning content, instruments as well as methods of
information and coordination could be developed further within the applicable
legal framework.
3.4 Flood protection at local level
A number of important tasks in connection with flood protection are organised
at local level, such as local defence by fire brigades and crisis response teams
as well as in the prevention of damage. The officials at communal level are in
direct contact with the citizens affected by the flooding.
The key instrument at communal level for the prevention of damage is the
planning law, as it is legally binding. It enables cities and towns to enforce a
development plan that takes into account flood risks. Municipalities must be
involved in the planning of flood protection constructions that require a direct
investment and that are to be implemented on their land.
Effective flood protection requires of course intercommunal cooperation. It is
normally organised between communes and districts in certain subcatchments
and focuses on issues such as:
• Disaster control,
• Creation of greater awareness of flood risks among decision-makers and
the public in general,
• Integration of intercommunal requirements in the respective communal
plans.
The OderRegio project examined a number of communal approaches for
effective flood protection in the Oder region. The study is based on personal
interviews as well as written questionnaires and telephone surveys.
A number of commendable examples of communal commitment to flood protection
could be identified. In the handbook "Municipal Flood Protection",
communal fields of activity and options for action are introduced, and a number
of positive examples in the Oder catchment area are presented in more
detail. It might serve experts in the community as a guide, but can also be
used as a reference document for daily communication at local level. The
examples hopefully inspire readers to further develop their intercommunal and
international cooperation.

By publishing the brochures "Living with Floods" and "Flood Protection –
Common Action at the Local Level", the OderRegio project attempts to
increase the awareness of flood risks among the wider public.
Figure 7: Investigated examples of local flood protection
3.4.1 Local examples of preventive flood protection
In the cities of Racibórz and Kłodzko, which were frequently affected by
floods, a number of campaigns were launched to prepare the citizens better
for a future flood event.
In Racibórz, the city administration and concerned citizens produced an information
pack that was distributed to all inhabitants of districts that were particularly
at risk. It contains practical instructions on what to do in the event of a
flood and includes a first aid kit. The same group also produced an educational
video and comics on various aspects of preventive flood protection.
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Figure 8: Working together at local level as seen here during the Oder flood in 1997 is
essential
In the Kłodzko district located at the foot of the Sudeten Mountains, flood
advance warning times are extremely short, so that flood events tend to be
particularly dramatic. The district administration was therefore very much
interested in the development of an efficient flood forecasting system that
would extend the alert period. In this context, the authorities were also looking
for new technical means to actually warn the inhabitants. Among other solutions,
a flood warning system with text messages was tested. In the Kłodzko
district, the dangers of floods are kept fresh in people's minds, thanks also to
regular art and literature contests on the topic of flooding.
Wrocław, which was worst affected by the flood of 1997 has since revised its
flood protection schedules, as the scenarios of the previous schedules were
inadequate for the amount of water that engulfed the city ten years ago. In
addition, the city administration trains citizens from the affected areas in flood
protection. The authorities are however aware that it is not possible to protect
the entire city from flooding. For this reason, Wrocław involved itself in measures
that are located further upstream, such as the construction of a reservoir
in Racibórz.
An outstanding system for flood risk information was developed in the Liberec
region in the Czech Republic. By setting up an interactive website, the kraj
published a number of thematic maps indicating the flood risk, as well as
important civil resources such as assembly points, emergency shelters, rescue
stations and police barracks. The website also contains the contact details
of specialists in the entire region.
A different road has been taken by the communities of Görlitz and Zgorzelec.
The two cities drew up a joint flood hazard map that shows all areas at risk,
the facilities available in the event of a disaster, and particularly endangered
structures. The map is used for disaster control as well as on a daily basis by
the environmental and planning offices.
The cooperation in disaster control between communes and districts can be
further enhanced by establishing joint control stations, organising joint training

courses in disaster control including regular flood protection exercises. For the
cooperation between Polish and German communities, special efforts must be
made to bridge the language barrier and the differences in responsibility for
disaster protection measures.
3.4.2 Examples of communal preventive flood protection
Citizens affected by flooding can do a lot to prevent future damage in their
area. Such measures concern both good preparation prior to the flood and in
particular the avoidance of material damage.
The brochure entitled "Living with floods" proposes three basic strategies
for the protection of buildings: avoiding, resisting and yielding.
The brochure makes clear that, in many cases, a few well designed measures
will do a lot to protect a building from flood damage. Householders and investors
can thus reduce the damage effectively by choosing suitable waterresistant
materials in basements and ground floors, by installing flood-proof
heating and electrical installations and by improving the stability of the construction.
The brochure includes a checklist that assists
citizens in making the right decisions. People
affected by flooding of their homes can thus
find out how they can best prepare themselves
for a flood event and how to act when
flooding occurs. They learn about equipment
that would be useful, what should be done
after the water has receded and what should
be observed when building in areas affected
by flooding.
Protection strategy for buildings
Avoiding
Resisting
Yielding
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� Construction outside
the flood area
� Construction without
basement
� Construction on piles
� Shielding and sealing
� Use of waterimpermeablematerials
� Flooding of building
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Figure 9: Title page of the Oder Atlas
4 Basic information for decision making - the Oder Atlas
The OderRegio project produced a wealth of basic information regarding the
flood risk in the Oder region and made the data available to various interested
parties. The following information was compiled in the form of maps:
• Potential flood hazard
• Areas most prone to damage (known as hot spots)
Compiled after the flooding of 1997, the Oder Atlas is the first such document
produced on the basis of an agreed methodology and presenting all collected
data in its entirety.

4.1 Project area
The area covered in the Oder Atlas extends along a stretch of approximately
680 km of the Oder basin, beginning at the confluence of the Opava near
Ostrava to the level gauge at Widuchowa to the north of the city of Schwedt on
the German-Polish border.
Due to the special hydrological situation (backwater caused by sea and wind
drift, ice packing), the downstream area to the estuary of the Oder in the Bay
of Szczecin must be examined separately.
The work carried out as part of the OderRegio project was complemented by
the following two PHARE projects:
The Polish PHARE project entitled OdraRegion ("Programme for preventive
flood protection in the Odra River basin with special attention to the
Warta River basin and the Szczecin Lagoon – OdraRegion") used simplified
methods to estimate the flood risk and damage potential on the lower
Oder as far as the Lagoon of Szczecin and for the catchment area of the
Warta river in the Lubuskie voivodship and adds important information to that
contained in the Oder Atlas.
The Oder Atlas includes as well results of studies carried out on Czech territory
that were obtained in the course of the Czech PHARE project "Analysis
of flood damages, flood risks, and economic effectiveness of proposed
flood measures at the point of Odra and Opava Rivers’ confluence to the
state border with Poland".
As the study applied a more detailed scale (1:10,000), the results could be
easily incorporated into the Oder Atlas.
For more detailed information on the applied methods and the specific results,
please refer to the respective final reports.
The tributaries of the Oder were not examined more closely, as their upper
reaches are subject to dynamic flooding, which can only be studied with special
models. An exception is the Warta river, which is by far the largest tributary
of the Oder and which was studied as part of the Lubuskie voivodship
(see above).
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Figure 10: Investigation area of OderRegio and complementary PHARE projects

4.2 Preparation of source data
Important source data for the compilation of the Oder Atlas include information
on the use of land in the catchment area and the topography of the Oder
valley.
4.2.1 Analysis of the land use in the Oder region
The land use in the Oder catchment area is presented in two maps based on
the digital CORINE Land Cover 2000 dataset that contains data collected
across Europe using the same method:
• 1 Overview map of current land use, scale 1:450,000
• 65 detailed maps, scale 1:100,000
The CORINE Land Cover 2000 data was also of crucial importance for the
potential damage analysis (see chapter 4.3.3).
Figure 11: Example of land use map showing the area along the Oder near Frankfurt
(Oder) (Border Oder)
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4.2.2 Creation of a digital terrain model for the Oder valley
A number of different digital terrain models (DTM) and optimised options of
such models were examined in the course of the project. Eventually, models
at a scale of 1:50,000 were used, as they provide sufficient, yet fluctuating,
accuracy:
• For the German territory DGM 5 was used (vertical accuracy: better than +/
- 0.5 m, +/ - 0.15 to 0.3 m for level land without dense vegetation; position
accuracy: better than +/ - 0.5 m; created by means of laser scan flights).
• For the Polish territory, DTED 2 was available. This model was improved
and adjusted by a number of specific measures (see below).
• For the Czech territory, ZABAGED elevation data was used, providing a
vertical accuracy of +/- 0.5 m. This data was combined with a detailed photogrammetric
DTM data for the Oder river bed with an accuracy of +/-
0.275 m.
The elevation data of the Oder valley available in digitised format is very heterogeneous.
For the determination of the flood risk, the data had to be homogenised
with time-consuming methods. The main task of the data streamlining
concerned the "smoothening" of the Polish model by introducing directions
of flow. This was necessary to make the data useable for hydraulic modelling.
The original data was of tile character and presented in steps of 1 m,
which made it unsuitable for the purposes of the project. To optimise the data,
available cross-sections through the river and floodplains as well as extensive
verification based on topographic maps were used.
Figure 12: Comparison of applied digital terrain models
DGM-5 Germany DTED-2 Poland

4.3 The Oder Atlas
4.3.1 Mapping process and parties involved
A transnational working group consisting of experts in the fields of water management
and hydrology agreed on the parameters for the models to be used
in the mapping process. This enabled the project team to produce an atlas
based on the same methodology.
Figure 13: Mapping process and steps for the elaboration of the Oder Atlas
Mapping-process for the elaboration of the Oder-Atlas
Consortium
coordinated by IU / WARR
Work-meetings
Consortium
coordinated by IU /
WARR
TU Prag /
MMR
RRZB /
geomer
LUA
IMGW
GISPartner
International-
Expert-WS
June 2005
Potsdam
Modelling sections, extreme-flood
definition, selection of DTM, data
exchange, damage potential approach
PlanEVAL /
RRZB
GISPartner
River-Cross-
DTM Germany DTM Poland
Sections
Water level interpolation for 10-, 100-year
and extreme event by LUA Brbg. for
section Ratzdorf-Widuchowa
WS-Poland
October 2005,
Wroclaw
Definition of flood-scenarios for
Polish-sections, agreement about
timetable
WS-Germany
October 2005,
Potsdam
Definition of flood-scenarios for
Border Odra, agreement about
timetable
Preparation of DTM for modelling flood areas
WS-Germany
December 2005,
Potsdam
Presentation of DTM-status, focus
Oderbruch, definition of Oderbruch
scenarios and dike-brakes
Modelling flooded areas
Oderbruch for extreme event
Modelling water levels with MIKE-11 for 10-, 100- and extreme event by IMGW
Wroclaw/ Poznan for section PL/CZ-border to Ratzdorf
WS-Germany
March 2006,
Frankfurt (Oder)
Presentation of DTM and Oderbruch
scenarios
Definition of scenarios, definition of "extreme event"
Modelling flooded areas for
Odra valley for 10-, 100-year and extreme event
Preparation of draft version of flood
hazard maps
Internal WS,
April 2006,
Potsdam
Modelling status, drafts of template of
maps (flood and damage), definition
of applied methods (economical,
objects, population)
Calculation of land use statistics, preparation of data, data research, feasibility studies, damage functions
Data research (economical data for Poland), calculation of affected population,
template of maps
IU Data research (affected objects in German part of Odra valley)
TU Prag /
MMR
Inhabitants per
community for
Brbg. and
Poland
TK 50 Brbg.
TK 50 Poland
Calculation of flood hazard for section 'Mouth of Opava to
CZ/PL-border' in the frame of PHARE-project
Internal WS,
September 2006,
Potsdam
Damage potential: Final definition of
calculation methods
Calculation of damage potential for section 'Mouth of Opava to
CZ/PL-border' in the frame of PHARE-project
Internal
revision
process
IU-WARR-GISPartner
Draft versions
of maps
WS-Czech
Republic
October 2006,
Praha
Definition of transfer of Phara-projekt
results for Czech-section
Draft versions
of maps
Economical
data
The working group decided that priority should be given to the examination of
an extreme flood event.
• On the Czech territory, this event was defined as the highest ever
measured flood, in line with Czech legislation.
International-Expert
-WS
November 2006
Slubice
Discussion of maps, definiton of final
changings
• For the Polish section of the river to the German border, the discharge
of the flood event in 1997 were used.
Internal
revision
process
IU-WARR-GISPartner
Preparation of final version of
flood hazard maps
Calculation of damage
potential for flooded area
Identification of affected
objects
Flood depth
and area for
extreme event
Preparation of final version
of damage potential maps
Internal
revision
process
IU-WARR-GISPartner
Flood
Hazard
Maps
Oder-
Atlas
Damage
Potential
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• For stretches of the Oder where the river forms the border between
Germany and Poland (Border Oder) and where the flood of 1997 is not
considered an extreme event, the following definition was adopted: the
coordinated design levels for new dykes (200-year event + 1 metre
freeboard) corresponds to the extreme event level.
To complement the picture, a 100-year event was included in the atlas (as well
as a 20-year event for the Czech section of the river).
Choice and application of modelling methods
The working group agreed that one-dimensional water level models should be
used, as they were commonly used in every-day hydrological work within the
various administrations. The MIKE 11 model developed by the IMGW Wrocław
was chosen.
The official water level statistics of the Landesumweltamt Brandenburg and
data from the IMGW Wrocław were also included in the data. For the Czech
area, the water levels measured by Povodi Odry were used for the maps.
Based on the water levels deduced from the above data, a two-dimensional
calculation of the flooded area was completed with the FLOODAREA model.
Definition of the scale
Considering the initial input data (height model), the working group agreed on
a maximum possible scale of 1:50,000 for the maps.
Purpose of the results
The results fulfil two important functions:
• Information for citizens, decision-makers and planning authorities of potential
flood risks
• Basis for large-scale evaluation of the risk situation for the development of
transnational protection strategies
4.3.2 Analysis of the risk situation – hazard maps
The project produced an atlas of hazard maps covering the area along the
Oder River. It includes a total of 56 maps at a scale of 1:50,000 and extending
over a river length of about 680 km. All maps include topological information.

Figure 14: Sheet cut index of the Oder Atlas
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The maps show the flood depth (blue) of the extreme event. For the extreme
event, the number of inhabitants that are affected or at serious risk (water
depth > 2 m) is indicated at district level.
The red and yellow line indicates the area flooded by a 100-year event (for the
Czech territory, a black line indicates the area flooded by a 20-year event).
Note: For each section of the river, the maximum area that could be flooded, if
the existing protective structures in this section fail or are of insufficient height,
is mapped. When interpreting the maps, therefore, remember that all areas
are not simultaneously affected unlike the situation shown on the maps.
Figure 15: Flood hazard map for the area of Wrocław
In certain regions, the area at risk of flooding might extend more than 10 km
on each side of the Oder. In nearly half of the examined areas (47 %), the
flood depth is more than two metres. In just under 10 % of the areas, it measures
more than four metres.
Floods in the project region affect about 667,000 people, of which 312,000 are
considered at high risk, as they live in areas with potential flood depths of
more than two metres.

Figure 16: 1997 flood in Wrocław
The following large conurbations are at risk of flooding: Wrocław, Opole,
Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Nowa Sól, Frankfurt/ Oder - Słubice, Racibórz, Schwedt
and Oława. Another hot spot area of potential great flood damage due to its
special topology is the Oderbruch area (population 26,200).
Table 2: Hot spots with more than 10,000 endangered residents
DE
DE/ PL
PL
Community / region Total
Residents in endangered areas
Water depth
≥ 2m
Water depth
< 2m
Oderbruch 1 26.200 8.300 17.900
Schwedt/Oder 17.600 2.800 14.800
Frankfurt (Oder) 4.500 1.000 3.500
Słubice – miasto 17.200 16.700 500
M. Wrocław 282.300 121.400 160.900
M. Opole 50.500 28.900 21.700
Kędzierzyn-Koźle 26.600 19.300 7.300
Nowa Sól (gm. miejska) 23.600 1.600 22.100
Racibórz 20.900 15.100 5.800
Oława (gm. miejska) 11.200 1.700 9.600
1 including: Letschin, Bad Freienwalde (Oder), Küstriner Vorland, Wriezen, Oderaue, Neutrebbin, Seelow,
Neulewin, Golzow, etc.
4.3.3 Analysis of potential damage - risk maps
Floods do not only affect people, but also cause great damage to material
possessions. The damage that floods can cause along the Oder river is the
topic of the second part of the Oder Atlas. The risk maps show the possible
damage in flooded areas, based on the calculated extreme event. As such
events do not automatically result in simultaneous dyke breaches and overflowing
in the affected areas, and as the water bursts the banks and dykes at
different times during the flood, the overview constitutes a hypothetic extrapo-
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lation for the entire area at risk. The damage figures quoted here can thus
never occur in reality.
The maximum potential damage is classified in three categories (see figure
17):
• Potential damage in Euro
(based on the combined CORINE Land Cover land use classification and
the damage functions that represent the damage relative to the flood
depths)
• Objects at risk
(based on various categories)
• Number of persons affected or at risk of flooding
(represented in hazard maps, see above)
Figure 17: Method of calculation of potential damages according to damage categories investigated

In the maps of the Oder Atlas, the potential damage areas for the extreme
event are shown in different colours. The pie chart shows the affected area
and the damage for various land uses, which in turn are assigned to different
damage classes in Euro per square metre.
Figure 18: Potential damage map for the Wrocław area
The basis and the detailed results are published in the Report “Damage
Potential in the Oder Valley”. The main results in connection with the land
use, and the estimation of the monetary damage can be summarised as follows:
Land use
The area at risk extends over a total area of 4,298 km². This corresponds to
about five times the urban area of Berlin. The potential floodplains in Brandenburg
measure 972.8 km² (which is still larger than the urban area of Berlin).
Most of this land, namely just over 70%, is agriculture and grass land.
Forests cover about 18.4% of the area, which is a rather high figure. Developed
areas, industrial zones and roads cover only a relatively small area. As
regards traffic area, this is not least due to the fact that such structures are
generally underrepresented in CORINE data for methodological reasons.
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Figure 19: Land use in areas at risk of flooding
Area [km²]
3.500
3.000
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
500
0
A comparison of areas at risk of flooding in Germany and Poland reveals the
following:
• In Poland, the share of settlements amounts to about 6.3%, which is nearly
double the share in Germany of 3.3%.
• In Germany, more than 90% of the areas at risk are agriculture and grass
land.
• In Poland, 24% of the area at risk is covered with forest, compared with
only 2.5% in Germany.
Allocation of areas in flood hazards zones in
Poland and Germany - total
Others
PL DE
Oder valley
Recreation
Forest
Grassland
Agriculture
Traffic
Industry/Trade
Settlements
Forest
18,4%
Grassland
23,6%
Area [%]
Allocation of Land Use in flood hazard zones in the Oder valley
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Recreation
0,5%
Others
3,8%
Settlements
5,4%
Allocation of areas in flood hazards zones in
Poland and Germany - percentage
PL DE
Oder valley
Industry/Trade
0,6%
Traffic
0,1%
Agriculture
47,6%

Table 3: Land use in areas at risk of flooding
Land use Germany Poland Total
Estimation of monetary damage
Note: When estimating the possible monetary damage, a direct comparison of
the value of the damage in Poland and Germany respectively is only possible
within certain limits. In particular, the value of buildings in Germany is considerably
higher than in Poland. When it comes to mobile assets (cars, furniture),
the values of items in Poland are comparable. The purchasing power of Polish
people is however clearly below that of people living in Germany.
Not included in the monetary loss are:
- Production downtimes
Area
[km²]
Area
[%]
Area [km²] Area [%] Area [km²]
- Costs for evacuation and the deployment of rescue services
- Consequences for the national economy, for example caused by the disruption
of transport routes
The damage to traffic infrastructure is underrepresented, due to the incomplete
inclusion of such structures in the CORINE data.
The potential total damage calculated as part of the OderRegio project is Euro
3.3 billion. The greatest potential damage in monetary terms would thereby be
caused in settlement areas that account for Euro 2.5 billion. When examining
the figures more closely, it becomes apparent that the share of damage to
mobile assets is particularly high in Poland, where this category accounts for
nearly 75% of the overall monetary damage. This is primarily due to the high
value of a number of such assets, in particular of cars, as they are nearly at
the same level as in Germany, which is not the case with buildings.
The potential damage to industrial and commercial facilities accounts for
approximately 9% or Euro 285 million of the overall damage.
The damage to agricultural land is comparatively higher at about 14% of the
total potential monetary damage.
Area
[%]
Settlements 31,2 3,3% 200,7 6,0% 231,8 5,4%
Industry / Trade 3,0 0,3% 23,7 0,7% 26,7 0,6%
Transport 0,2 0,0% 5,4 0,2% 5,6 0,1%
Agriculture 695,6 73,8% 1350,4 40,6% 2.046,0 47,6%
Greenland 186,8 19,8% 825,8 24,8% 1.012,6 23,6%
Forest 23,4 2,5% 765,3 23,0% 788,7 18,4%
Recreation 2,0 0,2% 20,4 0,6% 22,4 0,5%
Other 30,7 3,3% 133,5 4,0% 164,2 3,8%
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As explained earlier, the potential damage to transport infrastructure cannot
be accurately estimated. The CORINE data of traffic does not include straight
roads or rail tracks, but only areas of a certain width, such as airports, railway
stations and ports. The value of the potential monetary damage calculated on
that basis is thus clearly too low.
A comparison with a value estimation for the 1997 flood carried out as part of
the project comes to the following conclusions:
According to the International Commission for the Protection of the Oder
(ICPO), the damage caused by the flood of 1997 in Poland was Euro 2.38
billion (not taking into account consequential damage). For the areas in Germany
(Brandenburg and other areas), the damage amounted to Euro 331
billion. The figure for Germany includes the costs of the rescue and flood
protection operation. The share of damage done to private, corporate and
agricultural assets, not including buildings, in Brandenburg was Euro 48.6
million. In comparison, the OderRegio project estimated that the community of
Ziltendorf, which was the only German municpality that suffered flood damage
over a wide area due to dyke breaches in 1997, would suffer a potential monetary
damage of Euro 58 million in an extreme event (200-year flood + 1.00 m).
In Poland, similar comparisons were made for Wrocław and Opole. In the
Wrocław voivodship, the flood of 1997 caused a total damage of Euro 707
million. The potential damage which could today be caused by an extreme
event to the city of Wrocław alone is estimated by the OderRegio project to
amount to Euro 656 million. A similar figure applies to the Opole voivodship. In
1997, the total claimed damage was Euro 280 million. Today, the estimated
potential monetary damage to the city of Opole caused by an extreme event is
Euro 179 million.
The comparison shows that the damage figures estimated in the course of the
project appear to reflect the reality with great accuracy.

Figure 20: Potential Damages in Germany
Potential Damages in mill. Euro
Figure 21: Potential Damages in Poland
Potential Damages in mill. Euro
2.000
1.800
1.600
1.400
1.200
1.000
800
600
400
200
0
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
472,9
438,2
mobil:
1.366,4
173,2
mobil:
247,9
20,6
mobil: 74,6
mobil:
16,2
M obil [Euro] 247.888.282 16.214.747 99.114
mobil: 3,7
13,6
2,1
Immobi [Euro]l 438.160.753 20.610.326 2.097.171 139.126.802 3.735.432 761.900 40.048
270,1
Settlements Industry/Trade Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation
M obil [Euro] 1.366.417.781 74.560.421 3.752.715
Immobil [Euro] 472.863.525 173.230.900 13.649.579 270.072.339 16.515.645 30.253.960 401.304
139,1
Settlements Industry/Trade Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation
16,5
3,7
30,3
0,8
0,4
0,0
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Table 4: Land use in areas at risk of flooding
Land use Germany Poland Total
Damage
[Euro] [%] [Euro] [% [Euro] [%]
Settlements 686.049.035 78,97 1.839.281.307 75,95 2.525.330.341 76,75
Industry / Trade 36.825.073 4,24 247.791.320 10,23 284.616.394 8,65
Transport 2.196.285 0,25 17.402.294 0,72 19.598.579 0,60
Ageiculture 139.126.802 16,01 270.072.339 11,15 409.199.141 12,44
Greenland 3.735.432 0,43 16.515.645 0,68 20.251.077 0,62
Forest 761.900 0,09 30.253.960 1,25 31.015.860 0,94
Recreation 40.048 0,00 401.304 0,02 441.352 0,01
868.734.575 100,0 2.421.718.169 100,0 3.290.452.744 100,0
With the assessment and calculation of the potential damage, the OderRegio
project for the first time provides a quantitative overview of the potential damage
in monetary terms for the Oder valley at various administrative levels
down to the individual community. In the course of this assessment in the
Oder valley, important individual objects were identified in addition to the hot
spots. This provides a basis for a more detailed study of such objects and hot
spots at a later stage.
The OderRegio project recommends undertaking the following in a next step
that is based on the above results:
• Local examination and detailed assessment of the damage potential at hot
spots and for important individual objects
• Drafting of protection strategies for disaster control, and implementation of
local protective measures, based on the hot spot analysis
For the examinations at a smaller scale, the applied methods should be improved
as follows:
• Further development and/or adaptation of the damage functions for the
Oder catchment area or the Republic of Poland respectively
• Reference to real damage data and surveys
The following maps give an overview of the areas most affected as regards
the potential damage (> Euro 50 million) and the number of people living in
potentially flooded areas (> 10,000).

Figure 22: Hot spots with largest amount of potential damages in the area investigated
along the Oder
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5 Transnational action framework
As part of the OderRegio project, the first survey of all existing and planned
flood protection objects and measures in the Oder catchment area was completed.
With the transnational action framework, the project provides a solid
basis for the future transnational cooperation in flood protection, where special
emphasis is placed on the development of a joint flood protection strategy (in
the form of flood management plans according to the draft EU Directive on the
assessment and management of flood risks).
5.1 Approach and basis
A number of steps were required for the identification of the transnational
action framework:
• Survey of existing installations and measures
• Analysis, evaluation and summarisation of strategies in subcatchments
• Development and coordination of the action framework
The data of existing water management structures and planned flood protection
objects was collected in a database and then transferred onto 65 water
management maps at a scale of 1:100,000.
The maps show the following details:
1. Borders of the subcatchments
2. River network with kilometre marks
3. Reservoirs and retention basins with indication of volume and area
4. Polders with indication of volume and area
5. Other buildings and flood-relevant structures (relief channels, sluices,
reservoirs, gauges)
6. Planned objects and objects under construction
7. Dykes (with degree of protection, where known)
8. Planned dykes, and dykes under construction (with degree of protection,
where known)
9. Administrative borders (counties, regions/federal states, districts, municipalities)
and larger towns

Figure 24: Sheet cut index of water management maps
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The contents of the maps were reviewed by the respective authorities. Keeping
the maps and database up to date and complete will be a long-term task
for all involved parties.
On the one hand, the information system formed by the database and the
maps serves as a basis for the drafting of flood management plans. On the
other hand, it will also be used for monitoring purposes for national and
regional investment programmes.
As part of the work in the action framework, 5 regional analyses of partial
areas were completed. For these areas, the current planning standard was
evaluated, based on planning documents and in cooperation with the authorities
in charge of water management. Within the OdraRegion partial project,
the following rivers and sections were examined in more detail: Border Oder,
Warta and Szczecin Lagoon within the borders of the voivodships of Lower
Silesia, Lubuskie and Western Pomerania. Two additional regional analyses
focus on the upper reaches of the Oder in the Czech Republic and the Lusatian
Neisse.

5.2 Action framework for partial areas
The detailed and comprehensive surveys, analyses and comparisons formed
the basis on which the action framework for the various partial areas along the
Oder was developed. For this purpose, the catchment area of the Oder was
divided into nine action areas. The distribution was based on the hydrological
subcatchments and the flood hot spots.
The action framework is presented in two sets of maps:
• One set of maps focussing on the topic of "Water Management"
• One set of maps focussing on the topic of "Planning"
The maps provide an overview about the key risk situations and the main
existing and planned protective measures in the Oder catchment area, as
assessed by the experts involved in the project.
The "Water Management" maps include an inventory of the technical flood
protection measures and structures as well as a brief description of the various
constructions. They also show planned objects, such as polders, reservoirs
and retention basins. The information on hot spots is accompanied with
details of the actual and the aspired degree of flood protection. The degree of
protection for dykes is only available for the German bank of the Border Oder.
The maps are accompanied by some text, describing the partial areas and
providing specific information on the hot spots.
Figure 26: Key to the action framework - water management maps
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Figure 27: Delimitation of action areas A - I

Facts that are deemed important from a spatial planning point of view are
recorded in the "Planning" set of maps. They cover single objects as well as
areas at risk of flooding. Apart from the planned flood protection measures,
the maps also include planned road connections and bridges to be built across
the Oder. The maps include the current road and rail network.
The contents of the action framework were developed in a cooperative process
involving the administrative bodies in charge of spatial planning and water
management. In addition, national working groups who discussed and revised
the draft proposals were established in each of the project countries Germany,
Poland and the Czech Republic.
The two sets of maps are an important instrument for all parties involved in
water management and spatial planning in the Oder catchment area and are
of particular use in all questions concerning flood protection.
Figure 28: Working process for the elaboration of action framework maps
Working process for the elaboration of the Action Programme maps 'Water Management' and 'Planning'
Water Management
Planning Work-meetings
IU
WARR
OderRegio I -
flood
protection
measures
Working Group Action Programme - DE
Water Management: LUA Potsdam/Frankfurt/Cottbus, RP Dresden
Planning: Joint Planning Authority Berlin-Brandenburg,Regional Planning
authorities (Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien, Lausitz-Spreewald, Oderland-Spree,
Uckermark-Barnin)
Working Group Action Programme - CZ
Water Management: Povodí Odry, Ministry of Environment
Planning: MMR, Regional Planning Authorities
Research of planned flood protection measures
(internet, questionnaires) in coop. with authorities
Working Group Action Programme - PL
Water Management: RZGW Wroclaw/PoznanGliwice, IMGW (Wroclaw/Poznan),
Programu dla Odry-2006, Marshal Office of Slaski Voivodship, Marshal Office of
Opole Voivodship
Planning: Wojewódzkie Biuro Urbanistyczne we Wroclawiu
IU
WARR
Odra river
stripe study
Information from
LUA
RP Dresden
Povodí Odry
Dikes, flood polders, retenction basins, reservoirs
Existing and planned measures
Coordination of process on Polish side
Coordination of process on Polish side
Odra river
stripe study
Information from
from local and
regional plans
WFD -
catchments
Establishing and completion of database 'flood protection measures'
(permanent process)
Definition of
the content of
the maps
Definition of
Map Layout
Working Group Action
Programme
DE-part
June 2006 Potsdam
Action Area F, G
Water Management Authorities
Planning Authorities
Definition of
the content of
the maps
Definition of
Map Layout
Derivation of suitable
Action Areas basing of
WFD-catchments with
special attention to flood
aspects: 9 Action Areas -
A-I
Working Group Action
Programme
CZ-part
June 2006 Prague
Action Area A, F
Water Management Authorities
Planning Authorities
Derivation of suitable
Action Areas basing of
WFD-catchments with
special attention to flood
aspects: 9 Action Areas -
A-I
Drafts of maps
(1:500,000)
Action Programme -
Water Management
Action Programme -
Planning
Drafts of maps
(1:500,000)
Action Programme -
Water Management
Action Programme -
Planning
Integration of
feedback and
completion of the
maps
Working Group Action
Programme
PL-part
October 2006 Wroclaw
Action Area A-I
Water Management Authorities
Planning Authorities
Integration of
feedback and
completion of the
maps
Preparation
of final
version of
Water
Managment
maps
- evaluation of map drafts
- completion of map
drafts
- correction of map drafts
Preparation
of final
version of
flood
Planning
maps
Maps
Water
Management
Maps
Action
Programme
Maps
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5.2.1 Action area A – upper reaches of the Oder with Ostrava/Bohumín
(CZ)
General description and flood risk
The action area includes the upper reaches of the Oder with its tributaries
Opava, Ostravice and Olše to the Czech-Polish border at Bohumín. The action
area is located in the densely populated industrial region of Moravskoslezsky
with coal mining and steel industry. The Pan-European Transport Corridor No.
5 from Gdańsk via Katowice to Brno crosses the action area. As part of this
transport corridor, the A 47 (D 47) motorway is being extended in 2007/2008.
Between Ostrava and Bohumín, this road runs parallel to the Oder and
crosses the river at three points.
Figure 29: Action area A – upper reaches of the Oder with Ostrava/Bohumín (CZ)
Upstream from Ostrava and along the Czech-Polish border, the Oder meanders
through a mainly unspoilt river landscape. The neighbouring mountain
regions of Oderské vrchy (Oder Mountains) and Moravskoslezski Beskidy
have great potential as recreational areas.

These mountainous regions form the catchment area of a number of tributaries
of the Oder. Due to the high annual precipitation and steep slopes, they
are flood originating areas. One group of the tributaries shows considerable
steep slopes and these rivers are thus prone to considerable dynamic, short
floods. The risk of flash-floods is particularly high on the Oder, Opava and
Olše (see "Water Management" map of the respective action area). Of significance
are the lower reaches of these tributaries that are particularly prone to
flooding, and the flat lands along the Oder near Ostrava and Bohumín.
The three large hot spots in this action area are:
• Krnov (population 25,700)
• Ostrava (population 315,400)
• Bohumín (population 23,200)
There are another six hot spots with more than 5,000 inhabitants in this area
(namely Opava, Odry Jablunkov, Třinec, Český Těsin, Cieszyn and Karvina).
All these towns and villages were heavily flooded in 1997.
Existing protection system
The current flood protection system consists of a number of reservoirs. A total
retention volume of 264.7 million m³ is available in the catchment area of the
Moravice, a tributary of the Opava, designed in particular to protect the town of
Opava. A number of additional measures must be taken in the upper reach
area of the Opava in order to protect the towns of Krnov and Opava.
Three reservoirs with a total retention volume of 104.2 million m³ in the subcatchment
of Ostravice are designed primarily to protect Frydek-Mistek and
Ostrava. To optimise the water management, two relief channels were built.
This system provides adequate flood protection, and only a few small areas of
local significance are at risk of flooding in the catchment area of the Ostravice.
In addition to the reservoir system in the upper reaches of the Oder, there is
another reservoir with a retention capacity of 27.4 million m³ to be built on the
Stonávka, a tributary of the Olše. The degree of protection of the town and
cities located along the Olše varies greatly, and the protection system does
not meet the requirements. Upstream of the town of Ceský Těsin, the situation
is rather complex, as subsidence takes place, affecting the drainage of the
land. This subsidence is caused by mining in the region.
Subsidence can also be observed along the Oder, where it is caused primarily
by coal mining. As a result, the dykes must be built higher, particularly near
the town of Ostrava and Bohumín.
Action framework
The responsibility for the development and implementation of flood protection
concepts in the Czech section of the action area rests with the river area
administration of Povodí Odry. In general it can be said that, since the disastrous
flood of 1997, flood protection measures were pursued with great commitment.
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on use, the authorities have laid down the objectives to be achieved by suitable
measures.
For this purpose, the Povodí Odry drew up a detailed flood protection concept
(Povodí Odry 2003: "Koncepční dokument pro plánování v oblasti vod na
území Moravskoslezského kraje v přechodném období do r. 2010" – Concept
paper for planning in the Moravskoslezského Kraje until 2010, part D). It is to
be implemented in steps starting in 2007. For the period 2007 to 2010, a total
of 850 million Czech crowns have been dedicated to 24 different measures.
The flood protection concept also includes a number of individual projects to
be implemented at the upper reach of the Oder.
For the hot spot of Krnov, a degree of protection of 100% is set as the target.
To achieve this, a number of different measures were evaluated in a comprehensive
decision-finding process. Based on this evaluation, the Czech government
decided in 2006 to continue funding the construction of the Nove
Heřminovy reservoir. This measure is controversial, for reasons of natural
protection and as it requires the relocation of several hundred local people. In
the decision-making process, alternative solutions such as water retention
measures integrated into the landscape, polders, and the extension of the
river bed capacity were examined. These measures were however deemed
unsuitable, as they would not have been sufficient to reach the set goal, or
because they would only have passed the risk of flooding to people living
further downstream. The preparatory work for the construction of the reservoir,
including technical studies, an environmental impact assessment, compensation
payment to land owners, etc., began in 2006 and the structure is scheduled
to be completed in 2013. The project also made it necessary to re-route
road no. 45.
For the catchment area of the Olše, the construction of the reservoirs of Bokovec
and Horni Lomná is expected to have the greatest flood protection effect.
These two reservoirs would result in a degree of protection corresponding to a
100-year event water level for the hot spots of Jablunkov, Třinec, Český Těsin
and Karvina. If only the reservoir of Horni Lomná is built, additional local
measures must be taken to protect the towns of Třinec and Karvina.
The particularly flood-prone section of the Oder starting at the confluence of
the Opava to the Polish border, including the hot spots of Ostrava and Bohumín
were analysed in greater detail in the course of a PHARE project (CTU
Prague 2006: Final report of Czech PHARE project: "Analýza povodňových
škod, povodňových rizik a ekonomické efektivnosti navržených protipovodňových
opatření v úseku Odry: soutok s řekou Opavou – státní hranice s
Polskou republikou" – “Evaluation of the flood damage, the flood risk and the
economic benefit of the proposed flood protection measures at the Oder from
the Opava confluence to the Polish border”). As part of this project, a number
of proposals for the improvement of the current degree of protection of the
urban area of Koblov (Ostrava) and of Bohumín were made, which are to be
implemented over the next few years. The proposals were based on a detailed
flood risk assessment and damage estimation. As part of this study, the average
potential damage was estimated to be Euro 72.82 million.

Table 5: Overview of potential damages and endangered objects in Ostrava-Koblov and
Bohumín
Area at risk: 35 km²
People at risk: 15,800
Damage: Potential flood damage in Koblov and Bohumín in the Oder valley (extreme event)
Land use Average damage [million
Euro]
Quantitative damage Unit
Building 32.45 3,708 units
House content 7.25 1,877 units
Public facilities 2.25 64,122 m²
Road / railway track 3.35 925,693 / 47,971 m²
Bridges 0.68 83 units
Utility networks 0.97 183,465 meters
Industrial 25.15 1,145,530 m²
Agricultural 0.72 1,706 ha
Total 72.82
The measures in the action area A that have a transnational effect are listed
below (see also maps in the appendix).
Table 6: Planned technical measures in action area A with transnational effect
Measure River Capacity Effects
Reservoirs
Nove
Heřminovy
Horni Lomná
Total retention capacity
(million m³)
Opava 36.9
Lomná (Olše catchment
area)
16.2
Bukovec Olše 67.8
Protection of the town of Krnov and
of other villages along the Opava
Protection of the towns along the
Lomná and Olše, transnational
effects
Protection of the towns along the
Olše, transnational effects
The above retention measures, of technical or non-technical nature, envisaged
for this action area do not only improve the flood situation in the named
hot spot area. They also indirectly contribute to considerably improved flood
protection of areas further downstream.
Planning issues
To lower the risk of flooding, a number of recommendations for planning,
aiming in particular at reducing the water load from the flood originating areas,
are proposed. They include:
• Limitation of ground sealing
• Agricultural and forestry methods preventing drainage
• Renaturation of rivers
• Decentralised small-scale retention measures
For the hot spots, it is important that
• the damage potential is reduced,
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Other studies:
• building development is limited and constructive flood protection measures
are implemented,
• the public is informed on possible protective measures and on what to do
in the event of flooding, whereby this information must be disseminated to
various target groups,
• local disaster plans are devised and implemented, and relevant information
is made available to competent contact persons.
The implementation of technical flood protection measures must be given
priority in the spatial planning. Concerns of the protection of the environment
and the preservation of the natural landscape are also to be taken into account.
It is also recommended that information regarding risks is published, and
areas at particular risk of flooding are defined in the local spatial plans.
The construction of route D 47 along the Oder to the Polish border includes a
number of new bridges and renovations of existing bridges. In this context, it is
important that sufficient discharge capacities are provided and that the construction
of the bridge is coordinated with other flood protection measures.
Regional analysis of the upper reaches of the Oder river (Czech Republic),
(OderRegio)
"Koncepční dokument pro plánování v oblasti vod na území Moravskoslezského kraje
v přechodném období do r. 2010" – Concept paper for planning in the Moravskoslezského
Kraje until 2010, part D, (Povodí Odry 2003)
Final report of Czech PHARE project: "Analýza povodňových škod, povodňových rizik a
ekonomické efektivnosti navržených protipovodňových opatření v úseku Odry: soutok s
řekou Opavou – státní hranice s Polskou republikou" – Evaluation of the flood damage,
the flood risk and the economic benefit of the proposed flood protection measures on the
Oder from the Opava confluence to the Polish border (CTU Prague 2006).

5.2.2 Action area B – Bohumín to Opole (PL/CZ)
General description and flood risk
The action area extends from the Czech-Polish border near Bohumín to just
upstream from the point where the Nysa Kłodzka enters the Oder.
It includes parts of the voivodships of Opolskie and Śląskie.
Figure 30: Action area B – Bohumín to Opole (PL/CZ)
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The eastern part of the action area is located in the densely populated industrial
region of Upper Silesia with the towns of Gliwice, Zabrze, Jastrzębie Zdrój
and Bytom. Opole, Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Racibórz are other important regional
industrial and administrative centres on the banks of the Oder. Opole is
the capital of the voivodship of Opolskie.
The Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 3 from Dresden / Berlin via Wrocław
/ Opole to Kiev runs through the action area. The A 4 motorway was
completed a few years ago. The E30 / C-E 30 railway line running along the
north-eastern edge of the Oder valley will be upgraded between 2007 and
2013.
Several landscape parks in the north-east of the Oder valley are a great recreational
resource.
In this action area, the Oder has medium to low slope. The measures proposed
for this area are of particular importance for people living further downstream,
and in particular for the city of Wrocław.
The flood risk in the Oder valley is still mainly determined by the drainage
situation in action area A.
The city of Opole (population 128,000) is the most important hot spot in the
area. More than 50,500 people are threatened by floods, and the potential
damage amounts to more than Euro 179 million. The following cities are other
hot spots along this section of the Oder:
• Racibórz (population 58,300)
• Kędzierzyn-Koźle (population 66,100)
A number of communities with more than 1,500 inhabitants exposed to a flood
risk are additional hot spots. They include: Cisek, Bierawa, Tarnów Opolski,
Nędza, Krapkowice, Dąbrowa, Gorzyce and Kuźnia Raciborska.
The description below provides an overview of the flood risk situation along
the Oder in action area B.

Figure 31: Flood risk along the Oder in action area B
Hot Spots (damage > Euro 30 million, or more than 10,000 persons at risk):
Opole (Euro 179 million / population 50,500), Racibórz (Euro 119 million / population 20,900), Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Euro 114 million /
population 26,500), Cisek (Euro 58 million / population 3,900), Bierawa (Euro 33 million / population 3,800), Tarnów Opolski (Euro 31
million / population 3,100)
Area at risk: 417 km 2
People at risk:
Number of persons living in the
area at risk of flooding
Persons at risk:
water depth ≥ 2 m
Persons affected:
water depth < 2 m
130,800 84,200 46,600
Land use (total area: 417 km²) Land use
Damage
Area [km²]
250
200
150
100
50
0
Settlements Industry/Tra
de
Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation Others
Land Use [%] 13% 2% 0% 54% 15% 7% 1% 9%
Land Use [km²] 53,7 7,3 1,6 223,1 60,6 29,9 4,5 35,9
Forest
7%
Grassland
15%
Total potential damage Euro 700 million Loss distribution
Damages [million Euro]
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Settlements Industry/Tr
ade
Mobile damages 371,8 27,7 1,4
Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation
Immobile damages 162,9 79,5 5,1 44,6 1,2 0,9 0,1
Industry/Trade
15%
Recreation
1%
Traffic
Agriculture
1%
6%
Others
9%
Settlements
13%
Industry/Trade
2%
Agriculture
54%
Recreation
0% Others
Grassland
Forest 0%
0%
0%
Traffic
0%
Settlements
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Existing protection system
The existing protection system consists of polders, reservoirs (total retention
capacity: 230 million m³), retention basins and relief channels. The polders are
mainly located along the Oder (retention capacity 81 million m³). The Buków
polder with a retention capacity of 62 million m³ is the largest existing retention
area in this action area, and was first flooded in the spring of 2006. It is one
component of a complex flood protection system designed to reduce the impact
of the flood wave from the upper reaches of the river, and thus relieving
the hot spots further downstream. Serving the same purpose is the planned
dry retention basin of Racibórz Dolny.
The relief channels of Opole, Racibórz and Kędzierzyn-Koźle help protect the
respective hot spots from the water.
The existing dyke system along the Oder is about 75 kilometres long.
Action framework
A number of projects along the Oder and its tributaries are planned in order to
improve the technical flood protection in this area. They are designed to increase
the current protection level.
Of key importance for the protection of the hot spots along the Oder listed
above is the construction of the dry retention basin of Racibórz Dolny. They
are closely linked to additional protective measures to be taken in the lower
reaches of the river (influencing for example the effectiveness of the Wrocław
water node). The planning process of this project is well advanced, and the
measure is scheduled to be implemented from 2007. The necessary relocation
of the more than one thousand inhabitants of two villages has already commenced.
Apart from this large-scale project, another five polders are planned. The table
below provides an overview of the technical measures planned in the action
area B.
In addition to the extension of the retention capacity, new dykes with a total
length of about 52 kilometres along the Oder are planned.
Table 7: Planned technical measures in action area B
Measure River Capacity Effects
Retention
basins
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Racibórz Dolny Oder 170-300
Kotlarnia Bierawka
Włodzienin Troja 5.6
Jasiona Osobłoga 21
Protection of several settlements
along the Oder, including a
number of hot spots. Key measure
for the implementation of the flood
protection system from Racibórz
to Wrocław
Protection of the communities of
Prudnik and Lubrza, and the city
of Głogówek

Measure River Capacity Effects
Racławice-
Osobłoga
Polders
Osobłoga 50
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Koźle-Rogów Oder 11
Dąbrówka-Opole Oder 25
śelazna II Oder 18
Chróścice Oder 20
Planning issues
Protection of the cities of
Głogówek and Krapkowice
General increase of the retention
capacity, protection of Kędzierzyn-
Koźle
General increase of the retention
capacity, protection of Opole
General increase of the retention
capacity, local protection of a
power station
General increase of the retention
capacity; local effects
The implementation of these technical flood protection measures must be
given priority in the spatial planning. The following additional measures help
lower the damage potential:
• Publication of the risk maps, and identification of areas at risk of flooding in
regional and local spatial plans
• Constructive flood protection measures in areas at risk (e.g. in conjunction
with local spatial planning) aimed at a long-term reduction of the damage
potential
• Information to the general public and instructions regarding the correct
behaviour in the event of a flood
• Pro-active promotion of disaster plans for residential as well as industrial
areas and assistance to concerned resident groups
In action area B, there exist a great number of planning proposals regarding
the infrastructural and residential development with regard to flood protection .
For the new bridges across the Oder, it is for example particularly important
that the construction conforms to the requirements laid down for the protection
of the natural habitat and the environment, and that the discharge capacity of
the river is not in any way obstructed. Other planning measures concern the
following roads: Racibórz bypass (route 935), Rudnik/ Nedza (421), Bierawa/Cisek
(422), Kędzierzyn-Koźle (40), northern bypass of Kędzierzyn-Koźle
(423), Zdzieszowice (45/423), Opole south circular road (94/45), and Opole
(94 and 45).
The towns, and in particular Opole and Racibórz, should consider whether the
Oder could be integrated as a more positive element in the development plan.
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5.2.3 Action area C - Opole to Wrocław (PL)
General description and flood risk
Figure 32: Action area C - Opole to Wrocław (PL)
Action area C is located between the confluence of the Nysa Kłodzka to a
point just below Wrocław. It includes the Oder tributaries that are major contributors
to the flood risk of Wrocław, namely the Nysa Kłodzka as well as the
Widawa, Oława, Ślęza and Bystrzyca. Due to the differences in the topologies
of the areas, the Oder valley and the Kłodzko valley are discussed separately
here.

Action area C includes the south-eastern part of the Dolnośląskie voivodship,
the western part of the Opolskie voivodship and a number of smaller areas in
the Czech Republic.
It also contains Wrocław, which is the commercial and administrative centre of
the Dolnośląskie voivodship. Wrocław and the adjacent districts are highly
industrialised. Thanks to the promising economic outlook for this area, it is
expected that the population will grow over the next few years, leading to a
suburban development.
Other highly populated and industrialised places are Oława and Brzeg located
on the banks of the Oder as well as Wałbrzych and Świdnica in the south-east
of the action area. The region around Wałbrzych is currently undergoing restructuring
as modern industries replace the traditional coal mining industry.
The Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 3 from Dresden / Berlin via Wrocław
/ Opole to Kiev runs through the action area. The A 4 motorway was
completed a few years ago.
The southern part of the action area is an important tourist resort. Góry
Stołowe and the valley of the Nysa Kłodzka are the main centres of tourism
here, also offering spa facilities. The reservoirs of Kozielno, Topola, Nysa and
Otmuchów provide important recreational areas for the inhabitants of the
region.
The population density in the potentially flooded area between Opole and
Wrocław is about average.
The mountainous regions of the valley of the Nysa Kłodzka, located in the
south-west of the action area is dominated by steep slopes, which contribute
decisively to the drainage situation and the flood risk further downstream.
Extremely high flash-floods with short warning times are typical for these flood
originating areas of the region. The risk of flash-floods is greatest in the upper
reaches of the Oder tributaries that show steep slopes (see also "Water Management"
map of the action area).
The largest hot spots in the valley of the Nysa Kłodzka are:
• Kłodzko (population of 28,500) located at the edge of the valley
• Nysa (population 47,800) below the reservoir cascade of Kozielno, Topola,
Otmuchów and Nysa.
Another hot spot on the Nysa Kłodzka is Lewin Brzeski. The hot spots of Nysa
and Lewin Brzeski are at a particularly high risk in the event of an emergency
release of water, i.e. when the retention basins further upstream are opened.
The Oder valley is for example threatened if the flood waves of the Oder and
the Nysa Kłodzka coincide.
The largest hot spots along the Oder are:
• Oława (population 31,100)
• Wrocław (population 636,300)
Wrocław is by far the largest hot spot in the entire catchment area of the Oder.
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damage amounts to more than Euro 650 million. The special position of the
city at a node where the tributaries Widawa, Oleśnica and Bystrzyca flow into
the Oder contributes to the difficult hydrological situation. As the area at risk of
flooding includes several large industrial plants, flooding can cause a serious
risk to the environment.
A number of communities with more than 1,500 inhabitants exposed to a flood
risk are additional hot spots. They include: Lubsza, Oława and environs,
Popiełów, Święta Katarzyna, Siechnice, Czernica, Dobrzeń Wielki, Brzeg and
Jelcz-Laskowice.
Figure 33: Flood risk along the Oder in action area C
Hot spots (damage > Euro 30 million, or more than 10,000 persons at risk):
Wrocław (Euro 656 million / population 282,200), Lubsza (Euro 48 million / population 5,600), Popielów (Euro 47 million / population
4,900), Święta Katarzyna (Euro 33 million), Oława (Euro 14 million / population 11,500)
Area at risk: 617 km²
People at risk:
Number of persons living in the
area at risk of flooding
Land use
Persons at risk:
water depth ≥ 2m
Persons affected:
water depth < 2m
332,800 141,500 191,300
Total area 617 km² Land use
Area [km²]
Damage
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Settlemen Industry/T
ts rade
Traffic
Agricultur
e
Grasslan
d
Forest Recreatio
n
Others
Land Use [%] 12% 2% 0% 42% 21% 18% 2% 3%
Land Use [km²] 73,5 11,6 1,5 256,7 128,9 113,1 14,0 17,8
Forest
18%
Grassland
21%
Total damage Euro 933 million Loss distribution
Damages [million Euro]
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Settlements Industry/Tr
ade
mobile 597,8 34,2 0,9
Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation
immobile 168,3 69,6 3,3 51,3 2,6 4,8 0,3
Industry/Trade
11%
Recreation
2%
Others
3%
Recreation
Agriculture
0%
6% Grassland
Traffic
0%
0%
Forest
1%
Settlements
12% Industry/Trade
2%
Traffic
0%
Others
0,00%
Agriculture
42%
Settlements
82%

Existing protection system
The existing technical protection system of the Nysa Kłodzka consists of two
dry retention basins (total retention capacity 2.21 million m³) and four reservoirs
(total retention capacity 393.2 million m³) located downstream of
Kłodzko. After the flood disaster of 1997, a warning system was installed. It
was designed to enable people to respond faster and more effectively to flashfloods
that are typical for this region.
The protection system along the Oder consists of three large polders (total
retention capacity 54 million m³) and three smaller polders (total retention
capacity 7.4 million m³). In addition to these retention facilities, we find relief
channels in Oława and Wrocław.
Action framework
In addition to the already introduced warning system in the valley of the Nysa
Kłodzka, a number of technical measures must be implemented in order to
effectively protect the settlements in this valley as well as the town of Kłodzko
from flash-floods. Apart from the listed retention measures, a relief channel for
the town of Lewin Brzeski near the confluence of the Nysa Kłodzka into the
Oder is planned.
The table below provides an overview of the technical measures planned in
the catchment area of the Nysa Kłodzka.
Table 8: Planned technical measures in action area C in the catchment area of the Nysa
Kłodzka
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Retention basins
Kamieniec
Ząbkowicki
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Nysa Kłodzka 30-48
Pawłowice Budzówka n/a
Tarnów Budzówka n/a
Goszów Biała Lądecka 3.60
Bolesławów Morawa 2.1
Szalejów Górny
Bystrzyca
Dusznicka
7.6
Boboszów Nysa Kłodzka 1.2
Nagodzice Nysa Kłodzka 3.0
Roztoki
Bystrzyckie
Goworówka 1.5
Krosnowice Duna 1.32
Tłumaczów Ścinawka 4.2
Completion of retention cascade:
expected flow load reduction
(including reservoirs of Nysa,
Otmuchow and Kozielno): approx.
400 m³/s.
Protection of the Kłodzka valley
by reducing the risk of flashfloods
and increase of the
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Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Sarny Włodzica 5.65
Wawrzeńczyce Strzegomka
Kątki Czarna Woda
Czechy Pełcznica
KsiąŜ Pełcznica
Cieszów CzyŜynaka
Kamionka Pieszycki Potok
16.6
Relief channels Discharge (m³/s)
1.0
7.5
3.6
4.0
0.5
Lewin Brzeski Nysa Kłodzka 800
Protection of the Bystrzyca valley
by reducing the risk of flashfloods
and increase of the
retention capacity
Protection of Lewin Brzeski in the
event of drainage or emergency
relief of the Nysa retention
system.
To improve the flood protection in the Oder valley, the following aspects are of
particular importance:
• Suitable management strategies for the reservoirs and retention basins in
the upper reaches of the Nysa Kłodzka and Oder, aimed at preventing that
the flood waves in the Nysa Kłodzka coincide with those in the Oder
• Construction of new polders to increase the retention capacity
• Improvement of the protection of the hot spots
• Increase of the water load capacity for the complex water node at Wrocław
by upgrading and extending the existing system
• Implementation of the large-scale retention projects in the upstream action
areas A and B
The table below provides an overview of the measures required to meet these
objectives (see also maps in the appendix).
Table 9: Planned technical measures in action area C along the Oder
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Relief
channels
Wrocław
Przelew do
Widawy
Lewin
Brzeski
Retention
areas
Discharge (m³/s)
Oder - Widawa 200
Nysa Kłodzka 800
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Paniowice Oder 3.6
Protection of the city of Wrocław in
the event of an extreme flood. This
measure is part of the upgrading
scheme for the Wrocław water
node.
Protection of Lewin Brzeski in the
event of drainage or emergency
relief of the Nysa retention system.
In order to limit the damage, these technical projects must be accompanied by
information campaigns. This is obvious from the high rate of damage to mobile
assets, which could have been reduced if suitable preventive measures had

een taken. This requires however that people change their behaviour, which
is only possible if they are given good information and guidance.
Planning issues
To lower the risk of flooding, a number of recommendations for planning,
aiming in particular at reducing the run-off from the flood originating areas, are
proposed. They include:
• Limitation of ground sealing
• Agricultural and forestry methods preventing drainage
• Renaturation of rivers
• Decentralised small-scale retention measures
The implementation of these technical flood protection measures must be
given priority in spatial planning. The following additional measures help lower
the damage potential:
• Publication of the risk maps, and identification of areas at risk of flooding in
regional and local spatial plans
• Constructive flood protection measures in areas at risk (e.g. in conjunction
with local spatial planning) aimed at a long-term reduction of the damage
potential
• Information to the general public and instructions regarding the correct
behaviour in the event of a flood
• Pro-active promotion of disaster plans for residential as well as industrial
areas
It is obvious that, in the near future, the environs of Wrocław in the districts of
Wrocławski and Oławski will see an increase in population due to suburbanisation.
It is crucial that the urban development in these two districts is done
with due regard to the flood risk and protection measures.
Four new bridges across the Oder are planned in action area C. These constructions
must meet the nature preservation and environmental protection
requirements, and are designed in such a way that the discharge capacity of
the river is not restricted. These planning measures concern the following
roads: Brzeg (route 39), Oława bypass (396), bridges in Wrocław (5 and 8).
The flood protection projects in the upper reaches of the tributaries (reservoirs,
etc.) must be planned and implemented with due regard to the natural character
of the mountain landscape so that the area's recreational potential and
beauty is not impaired.
The Oder as a feature in the landscape could be further enhanced in the
towns of Oława, Brzeg and Wrocław, for example with the construction of
promenades along its banks, the further improvement of the tourism facilities
in the area, including jetties and moorings.
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Other studies:
Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej Kotliny Kłodzkiej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem
ochrony miasta Kłodzka (Flood protection study for the Kłodzka valley)
Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Nysy Kłodzkiej poniŜej Barda (Flood
protection study for the Kłodzka valley downstream of Bardo)
Modernizacja wrocławskiego systemu ochrony przed powodzią – studium programowo –
przestrzenne dla miasta Wrocławia i powiatu wrocławskiego (Study for the
modernisation of the Wrocław water node)
Studium Wykonalności dla budowy zbiornika przeciwpowodziowego Racibórz i
modernizacji Wrocławskiego Węzła Wodnego (Feasibility study for the retention basin of
Racibórz and the modernisation of the Wrocław water node)

5.2.4 Action area D - Wrocław to Ratzdorf (PL)
General description and flood risk
The population density in action area D is about average, and the slope of the
Oder is small. The area is dominated by extensive agricultural land use. It
features a number of interlinked natural habitats and natural floodplains with
large wet meadows and forests many of which have special protective status.
An important tributary in this action area is the Kaczawa. The Bóbr (in action
area E) enters the Oder near the town of Krosno Odrzańskie.
Figure 34: Action area D - Wrocław to Ratzdorf (PL)
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Action area D covers the northern part of the Dolnośląskie voivodship, the
southern part of the Lubuskie voivodship and the most southern tip of the
Wielkopolskie voivodship. The southern area of the action area around Legnica
and Brzeg Dolny is part of the industrial region of Lower Silesia, which
includes the neighbouring city of Wrocław. The largest cities and towns in the
action area D are Legnica and Głogów in Dolnośląskie, Nowa Sól in Lubuskie
and Leszno in Wielkopolskie.
The Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 3 from Dresden / Berlin via Wrocław
/ Opole to Kiev runs through the action area. The A 4 motorway was
completed a few years ago. The planned track of the Central European
Transport Corridor (CETC) is to cross action area D in north-south direction.
According to the plans, it is to cross the Oder to the north of Zielona Góra.
The action area has some potential for tourism, in particular along the mainly
unregulated Oder between Brzeg Dolny and the German-Polish border.
The upper reaches of the Kaczawa are at particular risk of flash-floods, due to
the steep slopes in this region.
The city of Legnica with a population of 106,100 is the most exposed hot spot
on the Kaczawa.
Along the Oder, there is a risk of extensive flooding, as the estimated potential
flooded area of more than 1,700 km² indicates.
The largest hot spots on the Oder are Głogów (population 69,400) and Nowa
Sól (population 40,600).
A number of communities with more than 1,500 inhabitants exposed to a flood
risk are additional hot spots. They include: Bojadła, Brzeg Dolny, Czerwieńsk,
Góra, Kargowa, Kolsko, Kotla, Krosno Odrzańskie, Miękinia, Niechlów, Nowa
Sól and environs, Otyń, Pęcław, Ścinawa, Siedlisko, Sulechów, Trzebiechów,
Wąsosz and Wińsko.
In this section of the Oder, the share of areas with high damage potential (i.e.
residential and industrial areas) is small. Nearly 75% of all damage is however
caused in these two zones. The damage to agricultural crops and premises
amounts to 25% of the overall loss or Euro 135 million, which is quite high.
The towns of Nowa Sól and Glogów are the largest hot spots in the action
area. In these two cities, more than 23,600 and 7,800 people are exposed to a
flood risk and the damage potential is Euro 29 million and Euro 36 million
respectively.
The description below provides an overview of the flood risk situation along
the Oder in action area D.

Figure 35: Flood risk along the Oder in action area D
Hot spots (damage > Euro 30 million, or more than 10,000 persons at risk):
Pęcław (Euro 46 million / population 2,300), Miękinia (Euro 36 million / population 3,100), Głogów - urban (Euro 36 million / population
7,800), Głogów - rural (Euro 31 million / population 3,500), Nowa Sól (Euro 29 million / population 23,600)
Area at risk: 1.722 km²
People at risk
Number of people living
Land use
People at risk
water depth ≥ 2m
Persons affected:
water depth < 2m
98,500 44,700 53,800
Total area 1,722 km² Land use
Damage
Area [km²]
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Settlement Industry/Tr
s ade
Traffic
Agricultur
e
Grassland Forest Recreation Others
Land Use [%] 3% 0% 0% 39% 22% 33% 0% 3%
Land Use [km²] 57,9 3,5 2,3 677,7 372,5 560,0 1,1 47,1
Total damage: Euro 583 million Loss distribution
Schäden in Mil. Euro
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Settlements Industry/Tr
ade
Damages mobile 287,9 9,0 1,4
Traffic Agriculture Grassland Forest Recreation
Damages Immobile 96,0 17,9 5,2 135,5 7,4 22,4 0,0
Forest
33%
Industry/Trade
5%
Traffic
1%
Recreation
0%
Others
3%
Grassland
22%
Traffic
Settlements 0%
3% Industry/Trade
0%
Agriculture
23%
Settlements
66%
Grassland
1%
Recreation
0%
Forest
4%
Agriculture
39%
Others
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Existing protection system
The technical flood protection system in this section of the Oder consists of
the two large polders of Tarńow Bycki and Połupin (total retention capacity: 85
million m³). These retention measures are complemented by three dry retention
basins (total retention capacity: 3.7 million m³) located in the subcatchment
of the Kaczawa and a reservoir (retention capacity: 38.6 million m³).
Action framework
The risk level and the type of the damage (in particular the high level of damage
to mobile assets) indicate that additional measures are necessary.
To improve the effectiveness of the technical flood protection, a number of
projects are planned along the Oder and in the catchment area of the Kaczawa.
They are intended to increase the current degree of protection. These
measures also contribute considerably to the improvement of the flood protection
situation along the Border Oder and are thus also relevant for the lower
reaches of the Oder. These projects include a number of possible polders as
well as the creation of natural floodplains. In this context, the planned extensive
dyke relocation project Domaszków - Tarchalice is to be mentioned.
The table below provides an overview of the planned measures in action area
D (see also maps in the appendix).
Table 10: Planned technical measures in action area D
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Relief channels Discharge (m³/s)
Nowa Sól Oder not known
Polders
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Bieliszów-Lubów Oder 9
Dobrzejowice-
Czerna
Tarnów Bycki
(planned restoration)
Oder 3.8
Oder 15
Otyń-Bóbrowniki Oder not known
Milsko Oder not known
Tarnawa Oder
Nietkowice-Będów Oder
not known
not known
Czerwieńsk Oder not known
Połupin
(existing,
Oder 70
Extreme flood protection of Nowa
Sól
General increase of the retention
capacity and local flood protection
General increase of the retention
capacities and improvement of
the flood protection of Bytom
Odrzański
Restoration work aimed at
improving the effectiveness of the
flood protection structures;
improvement of the protection of
Nowa Sól
General increase of the retention
capacity and local flood protection
Restoration work aimed at
improving the effectiveness of the

Measure River Retention capacity Effects
restoration
planned)
Krzesin-Bytomiec
(existing, restoration
planned)
Oder 20
Rzymówka Kaczawa 9.8
Retention areas
Domaszków-
Tarchalice
Retention basins
Skała Wierzbiak
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Oder 4.9
Retention capacity
(million m³)
1.7
flood protection structures;
improvement of the protection of
Krosno Odrzańskie
Restoration work aimed at
improving the effectiveness of the
flood protection structures;
improvement of the protection of
Racław
Protection of Legnica. Activation
of polder, if the flow load exceeds
50 m³/s.
Increase of the retention capacities
and local flood protection by
means of dyke relocation
Increase of the retention capacities
and local flood protection
Wolbromek Sodówka 1.95 Protection of Jawor and Legnica
Bystrzyk Bystrzyk 1.0 Protection of Legnica
Chwalimierz Sredzka Woda not known Protection of Środa Śląska
Grobla Nysa Mała
Pielgrzymka Skóra
3.9
4.3
Protection of Legnica
Protection of Chojnów and
Legnica
Apart from these technical measures, it is particularly important that the public
is better informed of the flood risks, as the high rate of damage to mobile
assets can be reduced by a change in behaviour.
Planning issues
The implementation of these technical flood protection measures must be
given priority in spatial planning. The following additional measures help lower
the damage potential:
• Publication of the risk maps, and identification of areas at risk of flooding in
regional and local spatial plans
• Constructive flood protection measures in areas at risk (e.g. in conjunction
with local spatial planning) aimed at a long-term reduction of the damage
potential
• Regular information regarding the flood risk in order to increase the
awareness of this problem
• Information to the general public and instructions regarding the correct
behaviour in the event of a flood
• Pro-active promotion of disaster plans for residential as well as industrial
areas
Along the Oder, a number of ferry connections are to be replaced with bridges.
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protection requirements and must be designed in such a way that the discharge
capacity of the river is not restricted. The planned bridges are part of
the following routes: Brzeg-Dolny ferry connection, Ścinawa (route 36), Chobienia
(334), Ciechanów (323), Głogów (12), Bytom Odrzański (293), Milsko
(282), Cigacice (3), Pomorsko (281), Brody (280), Krosno Odrzańskie (29) and
Połęcko (138).
Considering the forecast increase in population in the greater Wrocław region,
the urban development in the adjacent districts of Środa Śląska, Trzebnica
and Wołów should be done with due regard to the flood risk and protection
measures.
The considered development of the river landscape has the potential to turn
the action area into a tourist destination. For this reason, the preservation of a
natural river landscape should be in the focus of regional development, while
the attraction of the destination can be further enhanced with suitable tourist
facilities along the Oder in the towns of Krosno Odrzańskie, Nowa Sól,
Głogów, Ścinawa and Brzeg Dolny, to name but a few.

5.2.5 Action area E - Bóbr (PL)
General description and flood risk
Action area E consists of the catchment area of the Bóbr. The river's source is
located in Bobr near Žacléř in the Czech Republic and flows east of the Lusatian
Neisse through Dolnośląskie from south to north, crossing the towns of
Jelenia Góra, Bolesławiec and śagań. The river eventually joins the Oder at
Krosno Odrzańskie. The 268 km long Bóbr is not navigable.
Figure 36: Action area E - Bóbr (PL)
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The action area covers the south-west corner of the voivodships of Dolnośląskie
and Lubuskie and a few smaller areas in the Czech Republic. The
main towns are Jelenia Góra, Lubań, Bolesławiec and śagan.
The Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 3 from Dresden / Berlin via Wrocław
/ Opole to Kiev runs through the action area. Sections of the A3 motorway
from Zgorzelec to KrzyŜowa and from Olszyna to Golnice are to be completed
by 2010. This road project includes two bridges over the Bóbr at Bolesławiec.
The Giant Mountains located in the south of the action area are a major tourist
destination in Poland. To the north of Bolesławiec, the action area is sparsely
populated and covered in forests but offering no special tourist attractions.
The upper reaches of the Bóbr are very steep, so that the water level tends to
rise rapidly, posing a risk of flash-floods whereas its lower reaches show less
slope.
The following potential hot spots have been identified in the action area:
• Jelenia Góra (population 87,000)
• Lwówek Sląski (population 9,800)
• Bolesławiec (population 41,100)
• Szprotawa (population 12,600)
• śagań (population 26,700)
• Nowogród Bobrzański (population 9,300)
Existing protection system
The flood protection system in the area consists of a combination of retention
facilities, dry basins and dykes and is quite advanced.
There are two reservoirs on the Kwisa upstream of Lubań. Along the Bóbr, we
find three reservoirs and a retention basin near Jelenia Góra, while there are
another reservoir and two smaller retention basins upstream of Kamienna
Góra.
The five retention basins have a total capacity of 16.4 million m³, while the six
reservoirs can hold back 117.2 million m³ of water.
Action framework
To improve the technical flood protection in the action area, it is planned to
build the retention basins listed below.
Table 11: Planned technical measures in action area E
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Retention basins
Total retention capacity
(million m³)
Mirsk Czarny Potok 3.06
Oleszna Oldza 2.99
General increase of the retention
capacity and local flood protection

Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Świecie Bruśnik 0.41
Jurków Grabiszówka 0.92
Gościszów Sowinka 1.24
Brzeźnica BrzeŜniczanka not known
Kostrzyca Jedlica 2.7
Kamienica Kamienica 11.1
Sędzisław Lesk 2.0
Karpniki Karpnicki Potok 7.8
Stara Białka Świdnik 11.0
Wojanów Bóbr 20.4
Planning issues
To lower the risk of flooding, a number of recommendations for planning,
aiming in particular at reducing the water load from the flood originating areas,
are proposed. They include:
• Limitation of ground sealing
• Agricultural and forestry methods preventing drainage
• Renaturation of rivers
• Decentralised small-scale retention measures
Areas in which technical flood protection measures are planned must be prioritised
in the regional and spatial planning. The following additional measures
help lower the damage potential:
• Publication of the risk maps, and identification of areas at risk of flooding in
regional and local spatial plans
• Constructive flood protection measures in areas at risk (e.g. in conjunction
with local spatial planning) aimed at a long-term reduction of the damage
potential
• Information to the general public and instructions regarding the correct
response in the event of a flood
• Regular communication regarding the flood risk in order to increase
awareness
• Pro-active promotion of disaster plans for residential as well as industrial
areas
The potential for tourism along the Bóbr should be assessed in a separate
study.
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Other studies:
Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Górnego Bobru (Study of flood protection
options for the upper reaches of the Bóbr river)
Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Kwisy (Flood protection study of the Kwisa
river)

5.2.6 Action area F - Lusatian Neisse (PL/DE/CZ)
General description and flood risk
The Lusatian Neisse originates in the Czech Jizera Mountains to the northeast
of Jablonec nad Nisou near the border to Poland. It flows through
Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec, reaches the point to the south of Zittau
where the German, Czech and Polish borders meet and then continues as the
border river between Germany and Poland. The Lusatian Neisse reaches the
Oder near Ratzdorf, about 256 km from its source.
Figure 37: Action area F – Lusatian Neisse (PL/DE/CZ)
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The action area includes the south-west corner of the Dolnośląskie voivodship,
the western part of the Lubuskie voivodship, the south-eastern section of
the German Federal State of Brandenburg, the eastern parts of the Free State
of Saxony as well as the northern part of the Liberecky kraj. With the exception
of its southern part, the area is rather sparsely populated. The main centres
of population are Liberec, Görlitz-Zgorzelec, Zittau, Forst and Guben-
Gubin.
The Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 3 from Dresden / Berlin via Wrocław
/ Opole to Kiev crosses the action area near Forst and Görlitz-Zgorzelec.
The motorway bridges of the A4 and A18 have been completed.
The region where the three countries meet, located in the south of the action
area offers a number of tourist attractions of cultural and historic interest,
including the cities of Görlitz-Zgorzelec as well as the small triangle Hradec
nad Nisou, Bogatynia, Liberec and Zittau. The Zittau and the Jizera Mountains,
and the western foothills of the Giant Mountains are established tourist
regions for nature lovers.
Due to the steep slope of the Lusatian Neisse upstream of the Cerná Nisa
confluence, there is a considerable risk of flash-floods. This also applies to the
subcatchments of the Jenče and Smědá. This region is classified by experts
as a flood originating area. On the German side, the Pliessnitz in Saxony
poses a flash-flood risk.
A total of eleven hot spots were identified along the Lusatian Neisse. The
border cities of Görlitz-Zgorzelec and Ostritz are particularly exposed. The
damage potential in the Saxon area alone is approximately Euro 660 million.
Other hot spots are: Jablonec, Hrádek, Zittau, Hirschfelde, Rothenburg, Bad
Muskau, Forst/Lausitz, the mining area of Jänschwalde and Guben-Gubin.
Existing protection system
The protection system along the upper reaches of the Lusatian Neisse in the
Czech Republic consists of five reservoirs with a total retention capacity of
17.6 million m³. The tributaries originating in Poland feature two reservoirs
(total retention capacity: 6.8 million m³) and a retention basin of 0.9 million m³
in size.
Action programme
A number of projects aimed at improving the protection for the towns of
Jablonec n. Nisou, Liberec and Hrádek n. Nisou are planned for the Czech
upper reaches of the Lusatian Neisse. They include a range of local measures
as well as an improvement to the reservoir management. The measures are to
be fully implemented by 2015. For this purpose, the Povodí Labe has drawn
up a detailed flood protection concept.
To improve the flood protection on the German bank of the river, the Dresden
Regional Council developed a flood protection concept for the Lusatian
Neisse, defining the actions to be taken in the German region along the river.
In this context, a concept based on gradiated degrees of protection according
to actual land use and with reference to damage potential was drawn up. It

includes local measures for improved flood protection, ranging from technical
intervention to construction measures at individual buildings that are to be
implemented in stages. The total investment in these measures is Euro 55
million. A key project affecting areas in all border countries is the construction
of the retention basin on the Pliessnitz.
The action plan for the renaturation of the former surface mine of Berzdorf
where mining ceased in 1999 envisages using the mining lake known as
Berzdorfer See to act as a retention facility for the Pliessnitz and the Lusatian
Neisse, providing an additional capacity of 5 million m³.
There are currently no specific flood protection concepts in place for the Polish
and Brandenburg sections in the action area.
Table 12: Planned technical measures in action area F with cross-border effects
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Retention
basins
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Rennersdorf Pliessnitz 4,63
Retention
facilities
Berzdorf
Lusatian Neisse /
Pliessnitz
Retention capacity (million
m³)
340 (5 for flood protection)
Protection of settlements along
the Pliessnitz
Improvement of flood protection of
the cities of Görlitz/Zgorzelec
A transnational approach to flood protection with measures that have effects
across national borders is not only desirable from the point of view of the
people living in the regions further downstream of this action area. Along the
border river between Germany and Poland, there is a need to define an
agreed degree of protection to be achieved. The application of the Saxon
approach of gradiated degrees of protection rating concept based on actual
land use should therefore be considered for the other districts in the action
area.
Planning issues
To lower the risk of flooding, a number of recommendations for planning,
aiming in particular at reducing the water load from the flood originating areas,
are proposed. They include:
• Limitation of ground sealing
• Agricultural and forestry methods preventing drainage
• Renaturation of rivers
• Decentralised small-scale retention measures
A good example of transnational cooperation is the flood information and
hazard map of the cities of Görlitz-Zgorzelec whose production was coordinated
by the State Government Agency for Environment and Geology of
Saxony. A similar approach could be adopted by other border towns such as
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The future use of the surface mining lake known as Berzdorfer See should not
only focus on leisure activities but also on its role as a retention basin in the
event of floods. Special protective measures must be taken in the mining area
near Jänschwalde to prevent possible eluviation.
The development of the town centre of Guben-Gubin has always been closely
linked to the Lusatian Neisse. The world heritage site of the Muskauer Park
near Bad Muskau is also located directly on the river.
From a planning point of view, the following issues must be considered in
connection with the known hot spots:
• The risk situation and potential areas at risk must be identified and published
in the regional and local spatial plans.
• Areas where technical flood protection measures are planned must be
identified in regional and local spatial plans.
• The measures aimed at the long-term reduction of the damage potential in
the areas at risk can for example be implemented in conjunction with the
local spatial plan.
• The envisaged constructive flood protection measures must be implemented
in all areas at risk of flooding.
• The public should be informed with leaflets, etc. on what to do in the event
of flooding.
• The drafting of disaster control plans for the residential and industrial areas
is to be supported and funded.
• The transnational cooperation aimed at reaching the target degree of
protection along the Lusatian Neisse is to be strengthened.
The Lusatian Neisse is crossed by eight bridges, which should be examined
as regard the discharge in the event of flooding. This especially concerns the
modernisation of two railway bridges near Horka and Forst.
The Oder-Neisse cycle route links the various tourist attractions in the area.
Better cooperation and intensified promotion of the cities in the border region
as tourist destinations can help increase tourism in the area. Another area of
great tourism potential is the adjacent Lusatian lake lands.
Hochwasserschutzkonzept Lausitzer Neiße (RP Dresden 2004) (Flood protection
concept for the Lusatian Neisse)
Gefahrenhinweiskarte Sachsen (LfUG 2005) (Hazard information map of Saxony)
Gefahrenhinweiskarte Görlitz – Zgorzelec (LfUG 2006) (Hazard information map of
Görlitz/Zgorzelec)
Regionalanalyse für das Einzugsgebiet der Lausitzer Neiße (OderRegio) (Regional
analysis of the catchment area of the Lusatian Neisse)

5.2.7 Action area G - Border Oder (DE/PL)
General description and flood risk
The action area reaches from the confluence of the Lusatian Neisse to just
outside Szczecin. Along this section, the slope of the Oder is very small, and
the land threatened by floods is partly below river level and includes the area
of the Oderbruch. The area consists mainly of agricultural land located behind
dykes and number of larger settlements.
Figure 38: Action area G - Border Oder (DE/PL)
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In action area G, we find parts of the Lubuskie voivodship, the German Federal
State of Brandenburg and the south-eastern section of the Zachodniopomorskie
voivodship. The main urban centres are Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice,
Eisenhüttenstadt, Eberswalde and Schwedt.
Action area G is crossed by the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 2 from
Berlin via Poznań to Moscow. The motorway bridge of the A2 near Frankfurt
(Oder) - Świecko has been completed.
The lower Oder valley and the adjacent area around the Warta conjunction
and the Lubuskie region are dominated by mainly unspoilt natural landscapes.
The Oderbruch is a cultural landscape with a history going back hundreds of
years. These areas are not only of huge value as nature resorts and habitats,
but are also great recreational areas, attracting visitors interested in nature
and culture alike.
Due to the topographical situation on the left and right bank of the Oder, this
section of the basin is threatened by floods extending over large areas. The
causes of flooding in this region vary. In the winter and spring, ice packing and
melt water play an important role. During the summer, most floods are caused
by heavy rains in the upper and middle reaches of the Oder.
In the lower regions of the action area (downstream from Wriezen / Hohensaaten),
coastal winds also have an affect on the flood situation. In certain
weather conditions, the discharge into the Baltic Sea is reduced. This effect
originates in the Szczecin Lagoon and can lead to a higher water level in the
Oder.
In the action area along the Border Oder near the estuary of the Szczecin
Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, the flooding of polders has only a minimum effect
on the water level in the Oder. The existing and planned retention measures in
the upper and middle reaches of the river are therefore crucial for the protection
of this region.
On the other hand, the action area has the advantage of early warning, allowing
for proper preparation including for example the evacuation of people. As
floods along this section of the Oder tend to be prolonged, dykes might be
softened and thus become destabilised. The duration of the floods is therefore
an important aspect for the assessment of the risk. This applies in particular to
the Oderbruch, where a total dyke length of about 70 kilometres must be kept
up in the event of flooding.
The Oderbruch with its special topographical situation poses special problems
in this regard. Most of its area is located below the Oder level, and is thus
exposed to a particularly high risk of flooding, should the dykes be breached.
In order to properly assess this risk, the breach of nine dykes along the Oderbruch
dyke line was simulated in a separate case study. It was the objective of
this study to obtain an accurate picture of the flooding behaviour and to assess
the maximum flood risk. The scenarios used in the study were discussed
and agreed with the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment.

Figure 39: Simulation of a flood event in the Oderbruch region at defined intervals
Orange line:
Dyke line
Red dots:
Defined dyke breaches
The result of the simulation indicates clearly that the entire area of the Oderbruch
is exposed to a serious risk of flooding, whereby the northern part is
prone to particularly high water levels (see Oder Atlas).
The Oderbruch features many small settlements, where most of the potential
damage occurs. Also relatively high is the estimated damage to agriculture of
Euro 160 million.
The following cities and towns are the hot spots in the action area:
• Oderbruch (population approx. 60,000)
• Frankfurt (Oder) - Słubice (population 64,400 and 17,300 respectively)
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• Schwedt (population 37,700)
The Oderbruch covers an area of about 900 km² which is nearly entirely exposed
to a serious risk of flooding. A number of settlements with a total population
of about 26,200 are exposed to a particularly high risk, while the potential
damage to crops is also very high.
The border cities of Frankfurt (Oder) - Słubice are located at a river narrowing.
For Słubice, the situation is critical, as the entire area of the town is exposed
to a high risk of flooding and about 17,100 people must be evacuated in a very
short period of time.
The town of Schwedt, which among other industries is the home of a modern
paper mill, is also at risk of flooding. Extreme floods in the Oder cause backwater
in the canal of the Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Wasserstrasse, causing
flooding in the town and adjacent industrial areas.
Other areas at high risk of flooding are Brieskow-Finkenheerd (population
2,600) and the towns of Kostrzyn (population 17,600) and Gryfino (population
21,600).

Figure 40: Flood risk along the Oder in action area G
Hot spots (damage > Euro 30 million, or more than 10,000 persons at risk):
Oderbruch (Euro 473 million / population 26,200), Schwedt (Euro 134 million / population 17,600), Słubice (Euro 76 million / population
17,100), Frankfurt (Oder) (Euro 69 million / population 4,500)
Area at risk: 1.216 km²
People at risk
Number of people living
Land use
People at risk
water depth ≥ 2m
Persons affected:
water depth < 2m
52,500 30,300 22,200
Total area 1,216 km² Land use
Damage
Area [km²]
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Settlement Industry/Tr
s ade
Traffic
Agricultur
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Grassland Forest Recreation Others
Land Use [%] 3,3% 0,3% 0,0% 66,8% 23,3% 4,8% 0,2% 3,7%
Land Use [km²] 40,3 4,2 0,2 816,2 284,8 58,7 2,8 45,2
Grassland
23,3%
Total damage Euro 1024 million Loss distribution
Damages [million Euro]
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Settlemen Industry/T
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Traffic
Damages mobile 328,8 19,7 0,1
Agricultur
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Grasslan
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Forest Recreatio
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Damages immobile 476,1 26,7 2,1 163,2 5,7 2,1 0,0 0,0
Others
Industry/Trade
6%
Forest
4,8%
Recreation
0,2%
Traffic
0%
Others
3,7%
Settlements
3,3%
Agriculture
15%
Settlements
76%
Industry/Trade
0,3% Traffic
0,0%
Agriculture
66,8%
Grassland
1% Forest
1%
Recreation
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Others
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Existing protection system
After the flood of 1997, the State of Brandenburg proposed a programme for
the construction of new dykes and the restoration of existing ones. It aimed at
increasing the height of the dykes along the Border Oder to a 200-year event
level. Most of the proposed measures have already been implemented. In the
area of Ratzdorf and Oderbruch, the construction work was completed in
2005. The other reconstruction measures are to be carried out over the next
few years.
These protection measures are accompanied by a number of retention projects,
such as the polder of Krzesin-Bytomiec (PL) with a capacity of 20 million
m³ and an additional six polders to the north of the Oderbruch, providing a
combined retention capacity of 121.7 million m³. Other existing polders in the
action area protect agricultural land and are not part of the flood protection
system.
Action framework
Considering the substantial damage potential and the type of damage that
floods can cause in the area, additional efforts must be made to reduce the
risk.
The Border Oder region features a number of areas where the retention capacity
could be increased. The planning procedure for the polders near
Neuzeller and in the Ziltendorfer Niederung, including compensation payments,
should be processed without delay.
A number of natural retention areas could be extended for flood protection
purposes. Such a project is envisaged for an area near Staffelde, where a
former polder is to be turned into a natural floodplain.
A number of possible solutions for the protection of Słubice are currently being
discussed. The options under review include a polder, a relief channel and
higher dykes, which would result in a reduced discharge capacity of the Oder.
A final decision has not yet been made.
The planned measures are listed in the table below:
Table 13: Planned technical measures in action area G
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Polders
Neuzeller Niederung
Ziltendorfer
Niederung
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Oder 46-51
Oder not yet known
Słubice Oder not known
Retention areas
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Improved protection of Ratzdorf,
Eisenhüttenstadt, Frankfurt (Oder)
and Słubice, transnational effects
Increased retention capacity,
scale of measure depending on
road construction
Improved protection of Frankfurt
(Oder) and Słubice, transnational
effects

Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Staffelde Oder not known
Opening of current polder and
conversion into natural floodplain
Apart from these technical flood protection projects, building protection measures
must be taken in towns and cities and the population must be informed of
the damage that floods can cause to mobile assets. In order to reduce losses,
the land use must be adjusted accordingly, in particular in areas behind the
dykes, and a number of construction measures must be introduced. The population
must be instructed in what to do in the event of flooding.
Planning issues
Large agricultural land sections in polder areas, such as the Neuzeller Niederung,
could be used for water retention purposes. To make this possible,
cultivation strategies should be developed.
Due to the high flood risk and the large size of the affected area, a strategy
combining the future development and disaster protection must be devised for
the Oderbruch. Such a strategy requires intercommunal cooperation with
consultation of the affected population.
From a planning point of view, the following general recommendations can be
made:
• Publication of the risk maps, and identification of areas at risk of flooding in
regional and local spatial plans
• Highlighting areas where technical flood protection measures are planned
in regional and local spatial plans
• Long-term reduction of the damage potential in the areas at risk (e.g. in
conjunction with local spatial plans), implementation of technical flood protection
measures
• Changes in the use of land to reduce the damage potential to crops
• Development of cultivation strategies for agricultural land located in areas
exposed to high flood risk
• Distribution of information regarding the correct behaviour in the event of
flooding
• Drafting and pro-active promotion of disaster plans for residential as well
as industrial areas
• Regular information on the flood risk in order to promote greater awareness
among the public
A number of bridges and new roads across the Oder are to be built in the
action area. These constructions must meet the nature preservation and environmental
protection requirements and must be designed in such a way that
the discharge capacity of the river is not restricted.
This concerns in particular the following projects: Bridge to the north of Eisenhüttenstadt,
bridge between Frankfurt (Oder) and Świecko (motorway), railway
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bridge between Frankfurt (Oder) and Kunowice, bridge between Frankfurt
(Oder) - Słubice, railway and road bridge Küstrin-Kietz - Kostrzyn, pedestrian
bridge Neurüdnitz - Stara Rudnica, road bridge Hohenwutzen - Osinów Dolny,
and northern bypass of Schwedt.
The road connection to the north of Eisenhüttenstadt must be built on a dam,
so that it would be possible to combine this road project with the construction
of a polder in the Ziltendorfer Niederung.
The Oder-Neisse cycle route links the various tourist attractions in the Border
Oder area. Closer cooperation between the German and Polish tourism authorities
and the establishment of German-Polish holiday regions could help
increase tourism in this action area. The following cooperations are proposed:
• Lower Oder valley (national park region of Lower Oder valley with landscape
park area and Gryfiński district)
• Oderbruch region (German Märkisch-Oderland district and adjacent Polish
districts Gryfiński and Myśliborski)
• City of Frankfurt (Oder), German Oder-Spree district and Polish districts
Słubicki and Krośnieński.
Other studies:
Program prewencyjnego zapobiegania powodzi w dorzeczu Odry ze szczególnym
uwzględnieniem dorzecza Warty i Zalewu Szczecińskiego - OdraRegion - Programme
for preventive flood protection in the Odra River basin with special attention to the Warta
River basin and the Szczecin Lagoon - OdraRegion (final report of PHARE project
OdraRegion 2006)
Regionalanalyse für das Einzugsgebiet der Border Oder (OderRegio) (Regional analysis
of the catchment area of the Border Oder)

5.2.8 Action area H - Warta (PL)
The results described here have already been published in the final report of
the PHARE project OdraRegion (Programme for preventive flood protection in
the river basin with special attention to the Warta river basin and the Szczecin
Lagoon – OdraRegion). They represent however only a small section of the
results of this project, which amongst others focused on the catchment area of
the Warta and in the Lubuskie region.
General description and flood risk
The action area covers the entire catchment area of the Warta, which was not
examined to the same level of detail as the other action areas covered by the
OderRegio project.
It includes nearly the entire voivodship of Wielkopolskie as well as smaller part
of the voivodships of Zachodniopomorskie, Lubuskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie,
Pomorskie, Łódzkie and Śląskie.
The urban area of Poznań, one of the most dynamic economic regions of
Poland, is located in the action area. A considerable increase in population is
forecasted for the region around Poznań, and also the cities of Bydgoszcz,
Toruń and Łódź.
Action area H is crossed by the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 2 from
Berlin via Poznań to Moscow. The A2 motorway between Świecko and Nowy
Tomyśl is to be built between 2007 and 2009. It does not cross the Warta.
Although the action area is dominated by agriculture, it features unspoilt landscape,
especially along the lower reaches of the Warta (Warta Mouth National
Park), in the lake lands of Western Pomerania (Drawieński National Park,
Bory Tucholskie National Park), along the Warta river (Wielkopolskie National
Park) and in the south of the action area near Częstochowa (Jura Krakowsko-
Częstochowska). The cities of Poznań, Gniezno and Częstochowa are Polish
and international tourist destinations.
Similar to the Border Oder region (action area G), the lower reaches of the
Warta might freeze over, posing all risks associated with ice. This applies in
particular to the first 68 kilometres upstream of the river from the Oder confluence.
At several points on this stretch, there is a high risk of ice packing,
causing the water level to rise rapidly. This also applies to the tributary Noteć.
The profile of the river bed and one narrow passage in the city of Gorzów
Wielkopolski can cause particularly high water levels in this area, and the
existing relief channel is insufficient to prevent flooding.
The state of the dykes in the action area along the Warta and the Noteć was
examined in the course of the OdraRegion project and was found not satisfactory.
More than sixty percent of the Warta dykes are in a poor state and none
of the dyke sections along the Noteć was rated as "good".
There are quite a number of villages and towns located behind these protective
structures that are at risk of being flooded.
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Existing protection system
The existing protection system in the action area (i.e. Warta catchment area in
Lubuskie region) consists of dykes (175 km), polders, relief channels and river
regulation measures. Also necessary are large-scale drainage measures in
the land behind the dykes. Crucial for the flood protection of the area are the
large retention facilities in the upper reaches of the Warta. They include the
reservoirs of Poraj and Jeziorsko, while the Pakość reservoir is located in the
upper reaches of the Noteć. Several polders in the valleys of the Warta and
the Noteć have been built to retain flood water.
The action area includes two large-size polders designed as flood protection
structures, namely the Santok polder (retention capacity 150 million m³) near
the Noteć confluence and the Ujscie Warty polder (retention capacity 148
million m³) near where the Warta joins the Oder. Two additional polders are
located along the Noteć (Trzebicz-Drezdenko and Goscim, total retention
capacity 101 million m³). A relief channel each has been built to relieve the
towns of Skwierzyna and Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Action framework
The following technical measures are proposed to improve the flood protection
in the Warta catchment area:
• Modernisation and extension of flood protection dykes
• Construction of the Warniki and Polichno-Ludzsilawice-Goszczanowiec
polders
• Construction of the Wielowieś Klasztorna reservoir
• proper maintenance of the existing polders
• Modernisation of the icebreaker fleet
Table 14: Planned technical measures in action area H
Measure River Retention capacity Effects
Polders
Retention capacity
(million m³)
Warniki Warta 90.5
Polichno-
Ludzsilawice-
Goszczanowiec
Reservoirs
Wielowieś
Klasztorna
Warta 63
Total retention capacity
(million m³)
Prosńa 67.5
Protection of the town of Kalisz
and other areas along the river to
its confluence with the Warta
Apart from technical flood protection measures, it is necessary to extend the
natural retention areas. This should be done in the context of nature preservation
projects and the abandonment of dykes that protect land where floods
cause only little damage.

Planning issues
• Inclusion of the areas at risk in the regional development plans
• Limitation of the development in areas at risk, and definition of clear conditions
under which the construction of residential buildings is permitted
• Identification of areas at risk and measures aimed at enhancing the
awareness of flood damage among the general public
• Improvement of local flood protection plans
• Purchase of land in areas at risk of flooding
As it is expected that the population of greater Poznań and the regions of
Bydgoszcz-Toruń and Łódź will continue to grow, planning should focus on the
development in the adjacent rural districts, ensuring that construction is
adapted to the flood risk and the protection measures.
The Warta and its tributaries such as the Noteć are ideal rivers for hiking along
waterways. The attraction of the area can be further enhanced by linking it to
the Oder-Spree river system. To attract more visitors, the necessary infrastructure
must be established in the towns on the Warta banks (Kostrzyn, Gorzów
Wlkp., Poznań, Konin, etc.) to cater for waterway tourism.
Other studies:
Program prewencyjnego zapobiegania powodzi w dorzeczu Odry ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem
dorzecza Warty i Zalewu Szczecińskiego - OdraRegion - Programme for
preventive flood protection in the Odra River basin with special attention to the Warta
River bassin and the Szczecin Lagoon - OdraRegion (final report of PHARE project
OdraRegion 2006)
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5.2.9 Action area I - Szczecin Lagoon (PL)
The results described here have already been published in the final report of
the PHARE project OdraRegion (Programme for preventive flood protection in
the river basin with special attention to the Warta river basin and the Szczecin
Lagoon – OdraRegion). They represent however only a small section of the
results of this project, results which covered also the Polish part of the
Szczecin Lagoon and the Oder near its estuary.

General description and flood risk
The action area includes the Szczecin Lagoon and the tributaries of the Oder
downstream from Szczecin, as well as the catchment area of the Uecker.
The lagoon could be described as a coastal retention basin with unrestricted
flow. It extends over an area of nearly 700 km², has a coast line of 243 km and
consists of two distinct sections, namely the Wielki Zalew (or Grosses Haff in
German) located in Poland, and the Kleines Haff (or Mały Zalew in Polish) on
German territory.
The action area extends over the western part of Zachodniopomorskie voivodship,
the eastern section of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania and the north-eastern part of the federal state of Brandenburg. It is
of mainly rural character and includes Szczecin, an important urban area near
the Baltic Sea shore with access to the international shipping traffic through
the Szczecin-Świnoujście port.
Apart from the Szczecin Lagoon, the action area includes a landscape of
glacial moraines and numerous lakes, which form part of the eastern parts of
the Mecklenburg lake district, the Schorfheide or the Puszcza Bukowska
region near Szczecin. The town of Świnoujście on Usedom island is an important
tourist resort.
As the action area is essentially located in an estuary, it has a number of
special hydrological characteristics: the sea water level determined by the
tides and winds is a key factor for the discharge from the lagoon. Of particular
interest here are wind backwater and ice packing. The lagoon is thus exposed
to influences of the sea as well as the water discharge from the Oder.
The following flooding events can occur in and around the lagoon:
• Storm tides
• Flooding caused by ice packing
• Flooding caused by melt water and / or heavy precipitation in the upper
and middle reaches of the Oder
The most common flooding events in the lagoon are storm tides, causing the
water to rise up to 3 metres above normal level in Świnoujście. The storm
tides in the lagoon are the highest along the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea.
Floods caused by ice packing pose a particularly serious threat. They occur, if
the cross-section of the lagoon is obstructed by ground ice, and if the water
flow is impaired by ice floes. Due to the low height of the bridges in Szczecin,
not all icebreakers can enter the Oder from the lagoon, which can make the
situation even worse.
If the region is part of a low pressure area during a storm tide and while the
Oder level is low, the river levels can temporarily rise considerably. In such a
situation, the water is pushed from the lagoon into the Oder and further upstream.
The opportunities of improving the retention of the water and to thus reduce
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specific topology of the area. Retention measures must therefore be implemented
further upstream along the upper and middle reaches of the Oder or
Warta respectively.
The city of Szczecin, which is located on the banks of the Oder, is the main
hot spot in this action area.
The following cities and towns are however also threatened by flood damage:
Gryfino, Kołbaskowo, Police, Goleniów, Stepnica, Nowe Warpno, Wolin,
Międzyzdroje, Świnoujście, Kamień Pomorski and Dziwnów.
The following areas are particularly exposed to flooding:
• Land along the Oder banks
• The valleys near the confluences of the Tywa, Płonia and Gunica
• Area around the Dąbie Lake
• Area around the Szczecin Lagoon and the valleys of the confluences of
the Gowienica, Olczenica, Świniec and the Dziwna
• Southern parts of Świnoujście and Wolin
Existing protection system
Dykes have been built along the Oder and the Baltic coast and form a key
element of the protection system. For the future, it is important that these
dykes are modernised and repaired, so that they can fulfil their function and
are stable, which is not always helped by the difficult underlying ground.
Action framework
• No extension of the areas protected by dykes along the Oder. Existing
dykes must be restored and maintained.
• It is not considered useful to extend the dyke systems in the area around
the Dąbie Lake and the Szczecin Lagoon. Existing dykes should however
be repaired in stages.
• For the Dąbie Lake, measures must be taken to accommodate the ice that
is formed.
• Puck Island: a complete renewal of the dyke system is necessary to properly
protect settlements.
• The flood protection structures along the Oder must be regularly maintained
and restored to ensure proper discharge, in particular in sections
where there is a risk of ice packing.
• At Cedyński polder, the dyke must be completely renewed.
• In the upper reaches, the discharge flow conditions can be improved with
measures in the land outside the dyke.

Planning issues
From a planning point of view, the following measures should be considered:
• Technical flood protection measures for buildings that are at risk of flooding
and that pose an environmental hazard or are of special economic or
social importance.
• Discussion of the development of the Puck Island areas, with a view of
controlling the urban sprawl and protecting the land and hydrological ecosystems.
• Drafting and updating of communal flood protection plans
• Adaptation of land cultivation to flood risk
Given the expected growth in population in the conurbation of Szczecin, special
measures must be taken to ensure that developments near the rivers and
along the coast of the lagoon are in line with flood protection principles. The
issue of flood protection must also be taken into account, if the industrial
zones of Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are to be extended.
Special measures must be taken as regards the landfill site to the south of
Świnoujście, a local phosphorus waste dump and associated industrial premises
near Police and a number of chemical plants in Szczecin.
Around the Szczecin Lagoon, the proximity to the Baltic coast provides a great
opportunity for closer cooperation between the German and Polish tourism
authorities, as the countryside along the Baltic coast could be developed
further with cycle routes and additional tourist attractions.
Other studies:
Program prewencyjnego zapobiegania powodzi w dorzeczu Odry ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem
dorzecza Warty i Zalewu Szczecińskiego - OdraRegion - Programme for
preventive flood protection in the Odra River basin with special attention to the Warta
River basin and the Szczecin Lagoon - OdraRegion (final report of PHARE project
OdraRegion 2006)
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6 Information management – objectives and strategies
Comprehensive preventive flood protection requires expertise and specialist
knowledge. This is however not sufficient in itself. To succeed, the available
knowledge and data must be disseminated among decision-makers and the
population affected by flood risks. This can be achieved with pro-active information
management.
In the OderRegio project, the focus is thereby on the production of technical
information material for the catchment area of the Oder aimed at decisionmakers.
Based on maps indicating the flood hazard and risk, concerned persons,
politicians and experts can see where floods are likely to occur and what
damage they could cause. In addition to information, a broad public discussion
must be initiated, so that the necessary decisions can be made at all levels
and after consultation with all affected parties. This is particularly important as
such decisions are not always easy.
6.1 Exchange of knowledge and information among experts
Nobody can predict the time and extent of a flood. Even experts find it often
difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive flood protection measures.
This is however not possible without their specialist knowledge. In this context,
experts are sources of information. On the other hand, they are the target
public, as many of them are experts in only a rather narrow technical field. It is
therefore important that all experts have access to all data and information, in
particular when considering the size and trinational character of the Oder
catchment area.
The technical responsibility for preventive flood protection lies normally with
the environmental authorities focussing on water management and the planning
offices.
In the Oder catchment area, responsibility for water management is assigned
to different authorities:
• Poland: Ministry of the Environment (Ministerstwo Środowiska) and the
subordinate offices (National Board for Water Management - Krajowy Zarząd
Gospodarki Wodnej, KZGW) and its regional offices (Regional Board
for Water Management - Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej, RZGW);
the Institute for Meteorology and Water Management (Instytut Meteorologii
i Gospodarki Wodnej, IMGW) with its regional offices and the departments
of the Marshall's offices for land melioration and hydraulic construction
(Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzeń Wodnych, ZMiUW)
• Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and
Nuclear Safety (Bundeministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit,
BMUNR) and the Federal Water and Shipping Administration
(Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes, WSV);
Brandenburg: Ministry for Rural Development, Environment and Consumer
Protection (Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbrauch-

erschutz, MLUV) and the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment
(Landesumweltamt Brandenburg, LUA);
Saxony: State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture (Staatsministerium
für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft, SMUL) and the State Authority for
Environment and Geology (Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie, LfUG),
Regional Governmental Office Dresden, environmental department (Umweltfachabteilung
Bautzen im Regierungspräsidium Dresden)
• Czech Republic: Ministry of the Environment (Ministerstvo životního
prostředí ČR, MŽP), Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerstvo zemědělství, MZ)
and its subordinate catchment area office of the Oder (Povodí Odry)
Responsibility for spatial planning is assigned to the following offices:
• Poland:
- Ministry of Construction (Ministerstwo Budownictwa, MB), Department
for regional development at national level
- Departments in charge of spatial planning subordinate to the Marshall's
Offices (Urząd Marszałkowski) or technical institutes at regional level
- Cities and communities at local level
• Germany:
- Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Bundesministerium
für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, BMVBS) at national
level
- State ministries and subordinate departments for state development
planning (Brandenburg: Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning
(Ministerium für Infrastruktur und Raumordnung, MIR), Joint State
Planning Department of Berlin and Brandenburg (Gemeinsame Landesplanungsabteilung
Berlin-Brandenburg, GL); Saxony: State Ministry
of the Interior (Staatsministerium des Innern, SMI)
- Regional planning authorities / regional planning associations for regional
planning,
- Cities and communities at local level
• Czech Republic:
- Ministry for Regional Development (Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR,
MMR) at national level
- Regions (Kraje) for regional planning
- Communities (obce) at local level
It must be said that the exchange of knowledge and data between the above
authorities is not always easy and that it requires a clear commitment to cooperation
on all parts. At international level, language barriers must be overcome,
which makes the exchange and discussion across state borders even
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The OderRegio project has since 1999 been successful in developing constructive
and useful cooperation structures that complement the official international
organisations such as the International Commission for the Protection
of the Oder (ICPO) or the border river commissions.
The project brought together experts from a wide range of disciplines such as
urban and regional planners, hydrologists, meteorologists, water management
experts, etc. who worked together at regional conferences, in expert workshops
and working groups and also met on a one-to-one basis towards shared
results.
Figure 42: Expert workshop in Potsdam, 27 - 28 June 2005
At the three regional conferences in Wrocław, Ostrava and Frankfurt
(Oder), experts in the fields of water management and spatial planning had
the opportunity to share their experience and knowledge regarding preventive
flood protection. These interdisciplinary and transnational events brought
together officials from various technical departments.
At the international expert workshops, specific questions were discussed in
detail. They concerned for example the methods used in the project, the available
data for modelling, the use of spatial planning instruments and the design
and purpose of flood hazard and risk maps. Apart from the official representatives,
these events were always attended by external experts. This ensured
that the knowledge and experience gained in other river systems was available
to the participants.
The cooperation with neighbouring river basins has been assured by closely
working together with the project ELLA where preventive measures for flood
protection by transnational spatial planning were elaborated for the Elbe
catchment.
Some of the publications produced as part of the OderRegio project are destined
for an expert audience. The OderRegio brochures contain the results of
the project, but also consider the entire catchment area, for example by dis-

cussion of the different approaches taken in Poland, the Czech Republic and
Germany to tackle a shared problem.
In the brochure entitled “Flood Protection and Planning”, the legal basis for
action in the three countries is discussed, and agreed definitions of certain
terms are introduced. The brochure entitled “Transnational Action Programme
– Spatial Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in the Oder
Catchment Area” presents an action programme for the entire catchment
area of the river. It has been designed for both planners and water management
specialists. All other brochures provide information targeted at the general
public and political decision-makers.
The OderRegio project thus succeeded in preparing data and information for
the decision-making process based on agreed methods and procedures. This
great cooperation at a technical level is exemplary and concerns not only the
results but also the working structures developed as part of the project. In
addition to the formal structures such as the ICPO and the bilateral border
river commission, the establishment of effective working structures for a continued
cooperation in the field of flood protection is of great importance.
The information and data collected and prepared as part of the OderRegio
project provides a solid basis for the further development of the cooperation.
The Oder Atlas was one of the key results of the project and contains flood
hazard and flood risk maps at a scale of 1:50,000. The atlas comprises crucial
information about the Oder valley, the areas at risk of flooding and the water
depth in the event of an extreme flood.
The Oder Atlas is thus an important reference document for all technical and
political decisions taken in its area. Certain aspects require however more
detailed examination:
- The identified hot spots should be studied more closely in order to gain
a better picture of the potential damage and the actual risk situation.
This can only be done, when there are detailed elevation models of the
Polish territory available.
- The maps should be complemented with information regarding the operational
disaster control measures. This should of course be done in
consultation with the persons responsible for such operations.
Another important result of the project is the Transnational Action Framework.
It proposes measures and activities for nine distinct partial areas, combining
the concerns and approaches of water management and planning. The
Oder Atlas is the first set of maps of its type covering the entire catchment
area of the river. The maps and the database on flood protection measures
on which the action programme is based are important reference documents
for
- the drafting of flood protection concepts and the planning of flood protection
measures
- the drafting of spatial planning documents
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The information available in the atlas and the database should be freely accessible
to all authorities and offices in the Oder catchment area involved in
planning and water management.
Given some centralised coordination, the water management authorities would
thereby not only be able to use the information for their own planning tasks,
but could continue to update the data and provide additional more detailed
information gathered as part of their daily work. In this context, it would be
particularly useful, if information on a number of objects that are not yet surveyed
(including data on dyke lines and heights) or on certain partial areas
(such as the partial areas of the Warta and the Szczecin Lagoon) could be
added. The information enables the concerned parties to develop joint innovative
flood protection strategies for the future.
The above coordination tasks could best be taken on by the ICPO, as this
organisation is based on solid international treaties.
The OderRegio project did not only make the above flood-related information
available to the concerned parties. It also devised the basis for the application
of legal and planning instruments. The recommended measures for the application
of legal and planning instruments and the publication Guidelines
“Transnational Spatial Planning” are particularly relevant for the understanding
of planning processes that cross national borders. These two publications
were combined in the brochure “Flood Protection and Planning”.
Apart from the further development and provision of information and data, it is
important that the dialogue at working level is continued. The exchange of
experience and expertise between planners and water management specialists
should be intensified. The methods developed in the course of the Oder-
Regio project should be applied to other tributaries of the Oder and to other
river systems. The results of the OderRegio project were presented at numerous
international conferences and seminars to a specialist audience, and a lot
of people being involved in the planning and water management in other river
systems are familiar with the OderRegio approach. This exchange and dissemination
of information should be continued.
6.2 Information to parties affected by flooding and the general public
Apart from experts, the people living in areas at risk of flooding must be informed
of the associated risks and protective measures, as their actions can in
many cases help prevent or at least reduce the damage caused by the water.
They must therefore know when and where the danger occurs, and what can
be done to avert it. It is also a fact that not all people in the affected areas can
rely on their own experience.
The last serious flood happened more than ten years ago and was much
worse than had been expected and forecast. Until 1997, the flood of 1903 was
considered an extreme event. In the winter of 1947, a dyke breach caused the
Oderbruch to be completely flooded, with all the devastating consequences of
such an event. The flood of 1997 made the public more aware of the danger of
floods. This awareness was of course particularly high in areas that were

actually under water at the time. A wide range of social, communal and community
activities shows that the people in the area are increasingly aware of
the causes and risk of flooding and understand that joint action is required to
tackle the problem (see also chapter on communal flood protection).
Memories fade however, and it is therefore important that all people living in
areas at risk of flooding are regularly informed and furnished with more detailed
data concerning this risk, as it is done for example in the Rhine and
Neckar area.
The Oder Atlas informs people of the risk to which they are exposed.
The brochures entitled “Living with floods” and “Flood protection along
the Oder river” target affected citizens in particular and the wider public in
general. They contain articles and checklists concerning the protection of
buildings and the do’s and don’ts in the event of flooding, thus providing the
people with concrete instructions on how to minimise damage. These publications
help improve the understanding of the complex interaction between
hydrological aspects, the occurrence of floods and local building development.
A short video has been produced aimed at increasing the awareness for the
topic. In a few minutes, the video shows why and how floods occur, how they
recede and how one can survive them without too much loss, provided one is
prepared. This simple message is to be brought across in a light-hearted and
humorous manner and will motivate people at risk of flooding to take the issue
more seriously.
The above brochures and the video have been introduced at a number of
regional conferences. The public in the affected areas was also informed
through the regional and local media.
The project website at www.oderregio.org provides access to up-to-date
information and the project publications such as brochures, maps and reports.
The information on offer online is designed for experts in the field as well as
citizens concerned by flooding.
All partners involved in the OderRegio project are however fully aware that this
is only the beginning of better communication and more intensive cooperation
with the people at risk of flooding.
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Figure 43: The "Flutzeichen" memorial near Neuranft (Oderbruch) is a reminder of the
struggle to protect the land against the flood of 1997
In order to achieve lasting awareness and knowledge of the flood risks, national
and regional authorities must cooperate with communal offices and
community initiatives. The results of the OderRegio project provide these
parties with important source material and suggestions on how to coordinate
their activities.
There are many promising proposals in the pipeline: apart from distributing the
brochures and the Oder Atlas more widely within the community, the website
should be maintained or even upgraded with interactive forums.
Such measures would allow the people in areas at risk of flooding to actively
contribute to the discussions. This is of course only possible with knowledge of
previous floods and the devastation they left behind. There are a number of
ways how the public could be regularly reminded of these events:
• Flood level marks have for many centuries proved an effective way of
keeping the memory alive and are still useful as reminders of the continued
risk of flooding.
• Competitions in schools focusing on the topic of floods help increase
the awareness for the danger among young people. Where children
are interested and concerned with a topic, they tend to bring it home to
their parents, informing and educating them.
• Public events such as river and flood days can also help make the public
more aware of the risk of flooding. In this context, the collaboration
of the local and regional media is of course of great importance.
The events and actions may however not be organised in isolation and must
be coordinated based on a long-term strategy. This requires again the cooperation
of partners at local and regional level.
6.3 Decision-makers - partnerships for flood protection
The decision-makers at local and regional level are important partners for
successful preventive flood protection. As elected lord mayors of cities and

communities and representatives in communal parliaments or officers in
communal authorities, they are directly answerable to the people affected by
flooding and are also in constant contact with citizens.
Local decision-makers must however be aware that effective flood protection
and prevention of damage requires measures on a scale that exceeds that of
their community.
Retention areas can for example not be built in urban areas, but must be
provided in rural districts some distance upstream from the city at risk of flooding.
Certain activities in rural areas, such as the sealing of the ground, the
felling of forests and certain local flood protection measures such as relief
channels might increase the risk of flooding in areas further downstream.
To tackle the challenge of preventive flood protection in a complex geographical
and political area, communes must cooperate with each other. This can
best be achieved by establishing networks, where decision-makers meet each
other regularly to discuss pressing topics and to coordinate their decisions and
measures.
Such networks have already been set up successfully in the river systems of
the Rhine and Neckar, to name just two examples.
The Hochwassernotgemeinschaft Rhein e.V. is an association of sixty cities,
communes and community initiatives along the Middle and the Upper Rhine.
About one million people benefit from the cooperation activities between upstream
and downstream communities. The Hochwassernotgemeinschaft
Rhein e.V. informs people living in areas at risk of flooding how they can protect
their houses, cooperates closely with the International Commission for the
Protection of the Rhine (ICPR), organises meetings where experts can exchange
their experience and data and undertakes a number of public relations
activities, such as the annual "Hochwasserpreis", a prize awarded to outstanding
contributions that help heighten the awareness for flood risks.
Similar structures have been established since 2003 along the Neckar in the
form of flood partnerships. They are organised along the boundaries of subcatchments
and consist of representatives of communes, regional government
offices and technical departments. In 2006, there were thirty such partnerships
in operation along the Neckar. During special partnership events, topics that
are relevant for flood protection such as the use of flood hazard maps, alarm
systems, operational schedules or flood information systems are discussed.
Another important activity of the partnerships is of course the information of
the public. In this context, demonstrations of practical flood protection technology
in conjunction with the technical rescue organisation THW play an important
role.
Initiation of a communal network in the course of the regional conference
"Communal flood protection - information and cooperation in the Oder valley"
Apart from a few cooperation initiatives that are however limited in scope and
size, such as the cooperation between the Görlitz and Zgorzelec as regards
disaster control or the coordination efforts of Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice,
there are currently no intercommunal cooperation structures in place in the
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Oder valley that could be compared with the partnerships of associations
established in Baden-Württemberg and along the Rhine respectively.
The OderRegio project aims at bringing representatives of communes together
in order to establish a platform for the formation of such partnerships.
Figure 44: Third regional conference in Frankfurt (Oder), 13 - 14 November 2006
With this objective in mind, the regional conference on local flood protection
- information and cooperation in the Oder basin", 13 - 14 November
2006 has been organised. At the conference, a number of projects undertaken
at communal level were presented and the participants had the opportunity to
discuss their experience in this area since the flood of 1997. In this context,
the possibilities of closer intercommunal cooperation in the form of a network
of cities and communes were discussed. To facilitate this discussion, representatives
of existing such networks and initiatives were invited to present
their views and proposals.
The activities undertaken in the course of the OderRegio project provided
representatives of communes along the Oder with an opportunity to get to
know each other and to begin a dialog on topics related to flood protection that
involves parties from all over the catchment area. Additional measures are
however necessary to strengthen this cooperation:
• The results of the OderRegio project should be presented to and discussed
with communal decision-makers as well as representatives of
community initiatives.
• The upcoming tenth anniversary of the flood of 1997 would provide a
good opportunity for the organisation of “flood days”; in the entire Oder
catchment area. During these events, communal decision-makers, experts
and the general public could meet and discuss potential risks and
appropriate and practical protection measures in their area.

These events can help make the Oder the focus of intercommunal cooperation
across national borders. Topics to be explored in this context are for example
tourism, nature conservation, economic and cultural cooperation and improved
transport and communications infrastructure.
6.4 Outlook
The OderRegio project partners will continue to implement the recommendations
laid down in this final report, as far as their means and responsibilities
allow them to do so. Their activities in this regard will be guided by the objective
of achieving the best possible flood protection of the Oder catchment
area.
They will continue to disseminate the results of the project among national
authorities and international organisations such as the International Commission
for the Protection of the Oder (ICPO) and encourage these parties to use
the results of the OderRegio project in their future work.
Flood protection is an ongoing interdisciplinary task. These characteristics of
the challenge are also emphasised in the draft EU Directive on the assessment
and management of flood risk (also referred to as the EU Flood Protection
Directive), which will require member-states to become more involved and
proactive in the field of flood protection. Its core elements are:
• Initial assessment of the flood risk
• Drawing of flood hazard maps
• Drawing of flood risk maps
• Drafting of flood risk management plans
The results of the OderRegio project already cover some of the steps of the
envisaged assessment procedure and provide detailed information on the
flood hazard and flood risk in the form of maps. Other results of the project will
provide a sound foundation for the flood risk management plans in the Oder
valley.
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No. Titel Form DE PL CZ EN
I.1 Glossary working paper � � �
I.2
Recommendations for the Application of working paper � � �
Spatial Planning Instruments legal analysis �
I.3 Guideline „Transnational Spatial Planning“ working paper �
I.4 Handbook Municpal Flood Protection presentation �
I.5
Study „Regional Analyses and Conceptual working paper �
Proposals for the Development in the Oder
Region“ set of maps �
II.1 Map „Land Use“ CD, set of maps �
II.2 Map „Flood Hazard“ (Oder-Atlas)
II.3
Map „Flood Risk“ (Oder-Atlas)
CD, set of maps,
Oder-Atlas �
CD, set of maps,
Oder-Atlas �
Report „Damage Potential in the Oder Valley“ report �
II.4 Data Base on Flood Protection Measures CD, lists �
II.5 Map „Water Management“ CD, set of maps �
II.6 Documentation of Data Oder-Atlas � � � �
II.7
II.8
II.9
Regional Analysis for the Upper Oder
Catchment (Czech Republic)
Regional Analysis for the Catchment Area of
the Lusatian Neiße
Regional Analysis for the Catchment Area of
the Border Oder
working paper �
working paper �
working paper �
II.10 Final Report OdraRegion report � �
III.1 Information material
leaflet, poster,
bookmark
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III.2 „Flood Protection along the Oder River“ brochure � � �
III.3 „Living with Floods“ brochure � � �
III.4 „Flood Protection and Planning“ brochure � � �
III.5
III.6
„Flood Protection – Common Action at the
Local Level“
„Transnational Action Programme – Spatial
Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in
the Oder Catchment Area“
brochure � � �
brochure � � � �
III.7 OdraRegion brochure � �
III.8 Flood-Spot CD � � �
III.9 eNews 1-4 newsletter � � � �
III.10 1 st Regional Conference Wrocław CD � � �
III.11 2 nd Regional Conference Ostrava folder � � �
III.12 3 rd Regional Conference Frankfurt (Oder) folder � � �

No. Titel Form DE PL CZ EN
III.13 www.oderregio.org web site � � � �
IV.1
Transnational Action Programme – Spatial final report � �
Planning for Preventive Flood Protection in
the Oder Catchment Area set of maps �
V.1 Project application, subsidy contract folder � �
V.2 Reporting folder � �
V.3 Working structures, minutes folder �
Other studies
CTU Prag 2006: Analýza povodňových škod, povodňových rizik a ekonomické
efektivnosti navržených protipovodňových opatření v úseku Odry: soutok
s řekou Opavou – státní hranice s Polskou republikou (Analyse von Hochwasserschäden,
Hochwasserrisiko und ökonomischen Nutzen für vorgeschlagene
Hochwassermaßnahmen an der Oder von der Opavamündung bis
zur Polnischen Grenze). Abschlussbericht Tschechisches PHARE-Projekt.
Prag 2006
LfUG 2005: Gefahrenhinweiskarte Sachsen. Dresden 2005
LfUG 2006: Gefahrenhinweiskarte Görlitz-Zgorzelec. Dresden 2006
Odra 2006: Program prewencyjnego zapobiegania powodzi w dorzeczu Odry
ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem dorzecza Warty i Zalewu Szczecińskiego –
OdraRegion (Programme for preventive flood protection in the Odra River
basin with special attention to the Warta River bassin and the Szczecin Lagoon
– OdraRegion). Phare-Final report OdraRegion. Wrocław 2006
Povodí Odry 2003: Koncepční dokument pro plánování v oblasti vod na území
Moravskoslezského kraje v přechodném období do r. 2010“ („Konzeptpapier
für Planungen im Moravskoslezského Kraje bis zum Jahr 2010“, Teil D).
Frydek-Mistek 2003
RP Dresden 2004: Hochwasserschutzkonzept Lausitzer Neiße. Dresden 2004
RZGW Wrocław 2000: Modernizacja wrocławskiego systemu ochrony przed
powodzią – studium programowo – przestrzenne dla miasta Wrocławia i
powiatu wrocławskiego („Studie zur Modernisierung des Breslauer
Wasserknotens”). Wrocław 2000
RZGW Wrocław 2004: Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej Kotliny Kłodzkiej
ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ochrony miasta Kłodzka
(Hochwasserschutzstudie für das Glatzer Tal). Wrocław 2004
RZGW Wrocław 2004: Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Kwisy
(Hochwasserschutzstudie für die Kwisa). Wrocław 2004
RZGW Wrocław 2004: Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Nysy
Kłodzkiej poniŜej Barda (Hochwasserschutzstudie für die Glatzer Neiße unterhalb
von Bardo). Wrocław 2004
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RZGW Wrocław 2005: Studium ochrony przeciwpowodziowej zlewni Górnego
Bobru (Hochwasserschutzstudie für den Oberen Bober). Wrocław 2005
RZGW Wrocław: Studium Wykonalności dla budowy zbiornika przeciwpowodziowego
Racibórz i modernizacji Wrocławskiego Węzła Wodnego (Machbarkeitsstudie
für das Rückhaltebecken Racibórz und die Modernisierung des
Breslauer Wasserknotens). Wrocław

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POLAND
Project Partners
Institution Contact
Ministerstwo Budownictwa ElŜbieta Szelińska
Anna Świątecka-Wrona
ElŜbieta Pastwa
Biuro Pełnomocnika Rządu do Programu dla
Odry 2006
National level
Ministerstwo Środowiska, Dyrektor Biura
Gospodarki Wodnej
Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej
Poznań
Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej
Wrocław
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
Gliwice
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
Poznań
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
Szczecin
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
Wrocław
Agnieszka Cybulska-
Malycha
Paweł Potoczny
Mieczysław S. Ostojski
Piotr Kowalczak
Andrzej Hański
Alfred Dubicki
Leszek Jelonek
Józef Stadnicki
Henryk Radaszkiewicz
Artur Wójcik
Tomasz Cywiński
Dorota Popiołkiewicz-
Blarowska
Janusz Wiśniewski
Andrzej Kreft
Edward Hładki
Ryszard Kosierb
Roman Górecki
Krzysztof Kitowski
Stefan Bartoszewicz
Urząd Morski w Szczecinie Piotr Domaradzki
Regional level
Lubuski Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzeń
Wodnych
Dolnośląski Zarząd Melioracji i Urządzeń
Wodnych
Piotr Warcholak
Jerzy Maciejak
Joanna Gustowska

Institution Contact
Biuro Planowania Przestrzennego UM
Wojewodztwa Lubuskiego
Biuro Planowania Przestrzennego UM
Wojewodztwa Opolskiego
Regionalne Biuro Gospodarki Przestrzennej
Szczecin
Ryszard Polus
Jolanta Paszkiewicz
Zdzisław Stefaniak
Piotr Kowalski
Jerzy Urban
Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Śląskiego Katarzyna Mateja
Wojewódzkie Biuro Urbanistyczne Wrocław Tomasz Polański
Aleksandra Ruzikowska-
Chmiel
Agnieszka Wałęga
Aleksandra Sieradzka-
Stasiak
Wydział Architektury Politechniki
Wrocławskiej, Katedra Planowania
Przestrzennego
Wydzial Strategii Rozwoju i
Zagospodarowania Przestrzennego UM
Wojewodztwa Slaskiego
Zachodnia Okręgowa Izba Urbanistów z
siedzibą we Wrocławiu
Local level
Romuald Pustelnik
Ewa Burchat-Blachuta
Włodzimierz Szostek
Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Urząd Miasta Janusz Sieńczyk
Kłodzko, Starostwo Powiatowe Wydział
Reagowania Kryzysowego
Krzysztof Postrach
Kostrzyn, Park Narodowy „Ujście Warty” Konrad Wypychowski
KrzyŜanowice, Urząd Miasta i Gminy Wolfgang Kroczek
Nowa Sól, Prezydent Miasta Wadim Tyszkiewicz
Opole, Urząd Miasta Opola, Biuro
Urbanistyczne
Opole, Wydział Zarządzania Kryzysowego,
Ochrony Ludności i Spraw Obronnych Urzędu
Miasta Opola
Małgorzata Maśko-Horyza
Rajmund Dorotnik
Racibórz, Prezydent Miasta Jan Osuchowski
Słubice, Urząd Miasta
Biuro Reagowania Kryzysowego, Wojskowości
i Obrony Cywilnej
Słubice, Komenda Powiatowa Państwowej
StraŜy PoŜarnej
Roman Filończuk
Jacek Konsewicz
Wołów, Urząd Miasta i Gminy Wydział Kontroli Jan Druzgała
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Institution Contact
Wrocław, Centrum Zarządzania Kryzysowego Marek Janusz
Zgorzelec, Urząd Miasta
Wydział Zarządzania Kryzysowego
Experts / Others
Flis Odrzanski
c/o WyŜsza Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Turystyczna
Szczecin
Sejmik Odrzański
c/o Civitas Christiana
Oddział Opolski
Jan Biały
ElŜbieta Marszałek
Józef Pixa
GISPartner Andrzej Szostek
Marcin Bajtek
Emil śyszkowski
Joanna Wezik
Experte Andrzej Kwapiszewski
CZECH REPUBLIC
Partners
Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj Petr Kalivoda
Veronika Supová
National level
Ministerstvo životního prostředí ČR Josef Reidinger
Eva Sovjakova
Ústav územního rozvoje Marie Polešáková
Povodí Odry Petr Brezina
Jiří Piksadyky
Břetislav Tureček
Mr. Pagáč
Regional level
Krajský úřad Moravskoslezský kraj, odbor
územního plánování a stavebního řádu
Anna Dohnalová
Krajský úřad Liberecký kraj Irena Koškova
Experts / Others
ČVUT v Praze, Fakulta stavební Katedra
hydrotechniky
Ladislav Satrapa,
Pavel Fošumpaur

Institution Contact
Hydrology / GIS expert Jiri Vidman
Water management expert Leopold Zubek
GERMANY
Partners
Gemeinsame Landesplanungsabteilung der
Länder Berlin und Brandenburg
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und
Stadtentwicklung
Klaus Ermer
Michael Braune
Hagen Eyink
Knut Klotz
Alexander Dürnagel
Sächsisches Staatsministerium des Innern Edgar Trawnicek
Janka Beltschewa
Federal level
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde Herbert Brockmann
State level
Ministerium für Ländliche Entwicklung, Umwelt
und Verbraucherschutz Brandenburg
Landesumweltamt Brandenburg, Frankfurt
(Oder)
Werner Stein
Michael Cuno
Eberhard Schmidt
Wolfgang Fröhlich
Rolf Liese
Landesumweltamt Brandenburg, Potsdam Marco Oelze
Jens Martin
Uwe Schultz
Frau Günther
Landesumweltamt Brandenburg, Cottbus Eberhard Becker
Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie
Regierungspräsidium Dresden, Umweltfachbereich
Bautzen
Regional level
Andre Freiwald
Petra Walther
Bernd Fritzsche
Christel Sauer
Regionale Planungsstelle Lausitz-Spreewald Ralf Ullrich
Regionale Planungsgemeinschaft Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien
Jörg Weichler
Regionale Planungsstelle Oderland-Spree Wolfgang Rump
Regionale Planungsstelle Uckermark-Barnim Wolfgang Pflugbeil
Claudia Henze
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Institution Contact
Frankfurt (Oder), Umweltamt Anette Eger
Frankfurt (Oder), Amt für Katastrophenschutz Helmut Otto
Görlitz, Amt für öffentliche Ordnung Abteilung
Brand- u. Katastrophenschutz / Rettungswesen
Uwe Restetzki
Görlitz, Umweltamt Barbara Andreß
Experts and others
Ruiz Rodriguez-Zeisler-Blank GbR Ernesto Ruiz-Rodriguez
Peter Zeisler
Andreas Blank
PlanEval Walter Pflüger
Technische Universität Darmstadt Sandra Pennekamp
Geomer Stefan Jäger
André Assmann
INTERNATIONAL
Internationale Commission for the Protection
of the Oder River against Pollution (ICPO),
Secretariat in Wrocław
Piotr Barański
Regina Solova

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The detailed and comprehensive surveys, analyses and comparisons formed
the basis on which the action framework for the various partial areas along the
Oder were developed. For this purpose, the catchment area of the Oder was
divided into nine action areas. The distribution was based on the hydrological
subcatchments and the flood hot spots:
• Action area A: Upper reaches, Ostrava, Bohumin
• Action area B: Racibórz, Opole
• Action area C: Wrocław, Kłodzko
• Action area D: Legnica, Głogów
• Action area E: Subcatchment of the Bóbr
• Action area F: Lusatian Neisse
• Action area G: Border Oder
• Action area H: Warta-subcatchment
• Action area I: Szczecin Lagoon
The action framework is presented in two sets of maps:
• One set of maps focussing on the topic of "Water Management"
• One set of maps focussing on the topic of "Planning".
The general maps indicate the key risk situations and the main existing and
planned protective measures in the Oder catchment area, as assessed by the
experts involved in the project.
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