ACCESS TO HYDROGEOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Following the amendments introduced by the Act of 16 June 2023 amending the Geological and Mining Law and certain other acts, from 1 January 2024 the tasks previously performed by the State Hydrogeological Service pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 20 July 2017 – Water Law are now carried out as tasks of the State Geological Service. This does not result in any substantive changes to the manner in which “hydrogeological information” is provided. Information collected and processed by the State Geological Service in performing the tasks specified in the Water Law will continue to be made available under that Act and in accordance with the Act of 11 August 2021 on Open Data and the Re-use of Public Sector Information.
Detailed information on hydrogeological databases »
In order to obtain information requiring the searching and preparation of data, an application for the provision of hydrogeological information collected and processed by the State Geological Service in performing the tasks specified in the Water Law must be completed and submitted.
APPLICATION FORMS (in Polish)
document Appendix No. 1 – Groundwater Monitoring (MWP) (41 KB)
document Appendix No. 2 – Central Hydrogeological Data Bank (CBDH) – Bank Hydro (44 KB)
document Appendix No. 4 – Database of Available Groundwater Resources (ZASOBY) (38 KB)
pdf Appendix No. 7 – Consent to the Processing of Personal Data (457 KB)
FEES
A fee is charged for the searching and preparation of data in accordance with the price list.
document Schedule of fees for the searching and preparation of information (20 KB) (in Polish)
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Applications may be submitted in paper or digital form.
A duly completed application in digital form for the provision of hydrogeological information from hydrogeological databases, authenticated by means of a Trusted Profile, should be sent to:
ePUAP electronic inbox – address: skrytka/PIG-PIB/SkrytkaESP
e-Doręczenia address: AE:PL-79086-84436-CJDRE-19
In the form available at the above address, “Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy” should be selected as the addressee and the completed application form attached as an enclosure.
A duly completed original paper application for the provision of hydrogeological information from hydrogeological databases should be sent to:
Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
ul. Rakowiecka 4
00-975 Warsaw
with the note: Zespół ds. Udostępniania Informacji Geologicznej CAG
PROVISION OF ARCHIVAL HYDROGEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION
Archival hydrogeological documentation is collected and made available by the Central Geological Archive. The Archive’s materials are made available upon submission of an application for inspection or for provision.
Document reference numbers may be located in the Central Geological Database – in the “Documents” subsystem »
More information concerning the collection and provision of geological information is available on the page Access to geological information »
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