Complex Water Retention Programme of Lake Nagyszéksós Water System Completed 6 May 2010
This complex water retention programme implemented from 171 million HUF within the framework of the New Hungary Development Plan will ensure rain- and inland water drainage infrastructures with an adequate capacity for the 8,000 residents living in the settlement of Mórahalom.
Through the reconstruction of Lake Nagyszéksós, it will be possible to sustain the state of the precious natural aquatic habitats in this region. Having balanced the hydrological regime of Lake Nagyszéksós Reservoir, damages caused by inland water will decrease and the life and assets of the population will also be better protected.
Extremely high precipitation experienced on account of global warming and climate change may cause serious water drainage problems at any given time during the year. The settlement with 8,000 inhabitants could have easily been directly inundated, which is why it became necessary to ensure adequate drainage and storage capacity options. The reconstruction of Lake Nagyszéksós – equally functioning as a reservoir – and the connecting water network located south-east of the settlement was completed within the framework of this project, which was fully implemented from EU funding and has just been handed over. Structures offering protection against inland water were upgraded; over 12,000 metres worth of drainage canals were restored and missing objects were constructed.
There are precious aquatic habitats in the area of Lake Nagyszéksós, which are endangered during the increasingly frequent and longer drought periods during which water shortages occur. Alongside natural water replenishment, the additional water needed to preserve the natural state of these aquatic habitats and stop their destruction was resolved through the reuse of suitably treated sewage accumulating in the settlement of Mórahalom, for which purpose a new delivery pipe was built and new aquatic habitats were created in a 121-hectare area.
Therefore, in overall terms, inland water problems experienced in this region, water replenishment during drought periods and the preservation of the aquatic eco-system have been resolved.