On 20 April 2026, the final meeting was held to summarise the year’s work of the expert team appointed to develop a water supply concept for the planned semiconductor industry investment in the Industrial Park Miękinia – Środa Śląska.

The Lower Silesian Branch of Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) participated in the preparation of a scientific and technical opinion concerning the system for supplying significant quantities of process water for the planned production.

This initiative was linked to the activities of the Industrial Development Agency, government institutions and local government bodies, aimed at establishing a complex of semiconductor sector enterprises in the designated area.

Given the investor’s very high demand for water for production purposes, coupled with constraints on the availability of resources, steps have been taken to develop a comprehensive and sustainable solution. To this end, the Industrial Development Agency, in cooperation with the municipality of Miękinia, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, State Water Holding Polish Waters and other industry stakeholders, established an expert team. Its task was to develop a system covering the abstraction of water from various sources, its treatment and blending to meet the parameters required by the semiconductor industry.

A representative of the Lower Silesian Branch of PGI-NRI in Wrocław was invited to join the team.

Over the course of nearly a year’s work, involving a series of working meetings and expert discussions, potential water supply sources for the planned industrial zone were identified and presented.

The task was particularly challenging due to the scale of demand – the investor stated that a supply of process water amounting to approximately 43,000 m³ per day is required. The work was coordinated by the Industrial Development Agency in cooperation with the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Environmental Engineering). This assessment is the result of collaboration between numerous institutions and experts specialising in the abstraction, monitoring, treatment and management of water resources for industrial purposes.

Text: Agata Korwin-Piotrowska