About 2.7 thousand companies work in Poland. Water supply and sewage companies and as many tariff applications are sent to Wody Polskie. The state regulator has long blocked the increase in water and sewer charges, but changed its mind in the fall of 2023.
“In many cities Polish waters He gave his consent to the new tariffs and they came into force. However, there were protests from the population and even from the members of the Sakrebulo”, we read on the local self-government portal.
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Water and sewer rates have increased
examples? Biała Podlaska, where the growth reached 63%. in the case of water and 80 percent for sewage. It is also more expensive in Poznań and nearby communes, where 1 cubic meter. Water (1000 L) increased from PLN 5.08 to a total of PLN 5.82, and sewage from PLN 7.68 to PLN 9.01.
The portal also states that the increase in water and sewage prices in Szczecin is on average PLN 6 per person in a household. The new tariff in Opole means that the price of water and sewage will increase by 37% in three years.
The water supply companies demanded an increase, but – as we read – they complained about Wody Polskie's lengthy processing of applications. The Polish Water Supply Chamber of Commerce warned of a “tragic financial situation”, rising costs, lack of money and halting investment.
– Everyone who buys Fills the car with fuelPays gas and electricity bills, knows how much prices have risen in three years – explained Mariusz Wološ, president of Bytom, in a recording published on YouTube. He added that the city's municipal company calculated that the real cost of 1,000 liters of water and sewerage was PLN 20.21. Because compared to the “old” price list, costs have increased:
- 233 percent in case of flow,
- 37 percent buying water,
- 35 percent for upgrading the water supply and sewerage network,
- 22 percent in case of network operation.
For consumers, further fee increases are a blow to the wallet. However, water companies claim they had no choice. – We will have to repay years of debt – Pawel Chudzinski, president of Aquanet, a water supply and sewage company from Poznań, told “Portal Samorządowy”.
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