Ekonomiczne i ekologiczne aspekty budowy i funkcjonowania małej retencji wodnej na Podlasiu

It should be taken into account, while creating programs for small water retention, that positive results may be obtained only in the case of clear water retention. During construction of small water reservoirs, cost effectiveness of maintenance as well as quality of stream water inlet should be taken into account. The atricle presents conditions of water retention in small reservoirs in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, forms of financing andd their dependance of the type of investment. Soil quality and the use of land for agricultural purposes have an effect on the quality of water in the reservoir basin. This generates a cost increase brought by a need to reclaim the existing reservoirs.