Environmental protection
Every airport’s activity affects the natural environment more or less. Environment protection often requires an enormous amount of effort, technical thought and financial resources. Wrocław Airport Co., being concerned about the natural environment, is implementing a lot of programmes aimed at protecting environment against noise, air pollution, groundwaters and meltwaters contamination and waste production.
Noise
One of the most noticeable impacts on the environment is noise with no doubt. Noise is strictly connected with continuous flight operations and cannot be 100 percent excluded. Actions aimed at reducing noise level are part of Wrocław Airport’s strategy and are treated as priority. At the moment we have introduced a pilot programme of introducing and starting with a constant noise monitoring.
It is also worth stressing that many of our initiatives designed to limit the noise around the airport are undertaken in close cooperation with the Polish Civil Aviation Agency. Among others, we take common efforts to develop and introduce silent takeoffs and landings procedures which all aircraft’s operators have to obey.
Other antinoise activities include having built an acoustic screen of 6 m height and 142 m length near the existing terminal which made it possible to significantly reduce the emission of noise from operations held on the apron. It’s not all – we do not stop carrying out acoustic tests and detailed analysis on the basis of which we are planning the construction of new acoustic shields.
Water and sewage management
In order to comply with the environment protection regulations, we systematically carry out tests on the quality of sewage and underground, rain and meltwaters from the airport’s area. Wrocław Airport has its own mechanical and biological purifier which is being currently provided maintenance services. The airport has all permits required by water law acts and operates in accordance with the allowable standards.
Waste management
Airport business is also connected with generating several types of wastes. The decision on the generation wastes obtained by the Wrocław Airport defines in detail what types of sewages and in what quantities the Airport can produce yearly. A system of storing and transferring sewages to the recipients having all necessary permits for their transportation and disposal have been developed.
Wild animals
Birds and mammals within the airport’s area or in the zone of ground air traffic can be a threat to aircrafts. To ensure the safety of air operations necessary actions are being taken. The airport employs a person (falconer) who is responsible for scaring away birds as well as monitoring and deterring wild animals. At the airport there’s also an automatic system of scaring birds off which uses solar energy as power supply. All methods that are used are harmless to birds and animals living in the vicinity of the airport.