President of TÖOSZ: we need to be prepared for the fact that many people are moving to Lake Balaton
Siófok, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 (MTI) - It is necessary to prepare for the fact that after the Covid epidemic subsides, the population of the Balaton region will increase in the next ten years, said Jenő Schmidt, President of the National Association of Local Governments (TÖOSZ) Balaton online conference on Wednesday.
At the environmental protection webinar of the Balaton Development Council, Jenő Schmidt, who is also the Fidesz mayor of Tab, explained: now the population is increasing in the waterside settlements, while the population further away from the lake is decreasing, but this will level off.
He called meeting the need for drinking water one of the most important issues of the next twenty years.
The president of TÖOSZ emphasized that the special resort area of Balaton, where a special collection system must be developed, is also a special area in terms of waste management.
Sándor Tóth, the deputy director of the Central Transdanubian Water Administration, reported that the second review of Hungary's Watershed Management Plan will be completed by the end of this year, which will be finalized by the end of 2021 after the opinion until June of next year. The material also deals with the special issues of Lake Balaton, among other things, the effects of the water level rise, the situation of the filter fields, the protection of the lake ecosystem, the utilization of dredged mud and the demolition of illegal constructions.
Imre Petróczi, the deputy director of the Balaton Uplands National Park, listed the restoration, preservation and development of aquatic and wetland habitats, as well as the preservation of geological natural values, the dissemination of knowledge about nature conservation, and the effective management of protected areas, among the main strategic goals of the coming years. .
According to his report, the specific developments will affect, among others, the Tüskés lake in Kövskál, the Burnót stream, certain fish farming areas, and the Sásdi pasture and meadow. It is written by MTI
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