Volume: 2, 2023
2nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland:
ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT
Abstract number: E025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.E025
Published online: 19 April 2023
ICDSUPL, 2, E025 (2023)
Changes of water consumption in the forester’s lodge of the Poleski National Park
Anna Myka-Raduj1,2*, Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski2, Tadeusz Siwiec2, Waldemar Raduj1
1 Poleski National Park, Lubelska 3a, 22-234 Urszulin, Poland
2 Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin, Poland
* Corresponding author: anna.mykaraduj@up.lublin.pl
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyze changes of water consumption in 2022 in a household – the forester’s lodge of the Poleski National Park (PNP), from which wastewater is discharged to a hybrid constructed wetland wastewater treatment plant with a closed water circuit. The conducted research made it possible to determine changes in water consumption in particular months of the year, days of the week and hours of the day. The research also allowed determining the amount of water used for flushing toilets about the total water consumption in the facility during the year. The forester’s lodge is located in Kulczyn in the Włodawa district. The forester’s lodge inhabited by a family of 4. The plot is supplied with water from the communal water supply network. In addition, in October 2022, a hybrid constructed wetland wastewater treatment plant with a closed water circuit was connected to the residential building, which allows the treated wastewater to be recycled and reused, after appropriate treatment, to flush 2 toilets. In the analyzed household, 4 water meters were installed: 3 by BMETERS and 1 by METRON with flow pulse generators of 1 litre/pulse, thanks to which the information was saved every 10 minutes in the SUPLA CLOUD cloud. The data was downloaded to a computer disk and monitored on an ongoing basis in the SUPLA application on mobile devices. In 2022, the inhabitants used 159,353 m3 of water. The average daily water consumption in a household was 436,6 dm3∙d-1, so 109,1 dm3∙M-1∙d-1. The analysis of water consumption showed that the highest water consumption was in the spring season (March-May) – an average of 119,5 dm3∙M-1∙d-1, and the lowest in the summer season (June-August) – an average of 100,5 dm3∙M-1∙d-1. The largest water consumption was registered on Saturdays – 136,5 dm3∙M-1∙d-1 and the lowest on Wednesdays – 92,3 dm3∙M-1∙d-1. During the day, the highest water consumption was found in the evening hours (21-24). In the analyzed period, the amount of water used for flushing toilets accounted for 20,19 % of the total water used. The average daily water consumption for flushing toilets per person was 22,0 dm3∙M-1∙d-1.
This work was written as part of the PhD thesis prepared by Anna Myka-Raduj, M.Sc. under project no DWD/4/88/2020, financed by the Ministry of Education and Science (Poland), entitled “Development, implementation and analysis of the functioning of a hybrid constructed wetland wastewater treatment plant with a closed water circuit in PNP”.
How to cite
A. Myka-Raduj, K. Jóźwiakowski, T. Siwiec, W. Raduj, 2023. Changes of water consumption in the forester’s lodge of the Poleski National Park. In: 2nd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL2.E025