Działania prawne i naprawcze wobec szkód w środowisku wodnym. Studium przypadku katastrofy ekologicznej na rzece Odrze

The subject of this article are the legal consequences of the ecological disaster that occurred on the Odra River, as well as legal instruments and corrective actions in the field of liquidation of damage in the water environment. In order to improve the effectiveness of the water management and protection system, especially in the event of a natural disaster in water reservoirs, as exemplified by the ecological disaster on the Odra River, changes are required with regard to water law in the field of monitoring, control, information system and duties of competent authorities. It is also necessary to work out appropriate procedures, which will contribute to a faster response in such cases and more effective preventive and corrective actions.