Content• ponds, rivers, wells

• drinking water for Nový Jičín

• wastewater treatment Nový Jičín

• floods 2009

• event: Let´s clean the Czech republic

Ponds• the pond Lamberk is near a football field in a

part of Nový Jičín called Žilina

• the pond Čerťák was built at the same named

river near Nový Jičín. It´s a natural water

„reservoir“ (swimming, fishing, relaxing, …)

River Jičínka• Jičínka is the main river, which flows Nový

Jičín

• It rises in Veřovice

• Zrzávka and Grasmanka flow into the river

• Jičínka flows into the Odra

Natural wells• There are many natural wells in Nový Jičín

• We have the Eye well, U mlýnků, Mariánská,

U kříže, U sovy and U Ivana

• The historical stones are important parts of

them and they document the built of wells

Eye well• Calcium water can be found there

• We call it the Eye well because of the legend

which states that some people were returned to

health and their eye problems disappeared

• The Chapel of St Maria can be found in its

surrounding

Drinking water for

Nový Jičín• SmVak (Severomoravské vodovody a

kanalizace Ostrava a.s.) takes care of drinking

water in Nový Jičín

• This company delivers drinking water for us

from a valley in Beskydy (Šance and

Morávka) and in foothills Jeseníky (Kružberk)

Wastewater

treatment • This wastewater treatment plant can clean 3,58

milion m2 for 35 000 people per year.

• There is dirty water from Nový Jičín, Starý

Jičín, Šenov, Životice and Mořkov

Floods 2009• This flood happened on the 25 June 2009.

• Jičínka was flooded.

• Crisis centers were created to help

• Types of pollution: waste, chemicals, tires,

plastic wrap....• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juVLRrJur4s

Let´s clean the

Czech republic• „Let´s clean world, let´s clean the Czech

Republic“ is a voluntary cleaning event and it

takes place all around the Czech Republic

• Its goal is to clean illegal dumping and mess

• This year it‘s going to be on 8th of April 2017

Who‘s

cleaning?• Everybody from the Czech Republic and who

wants to help in one day.

• Pupils, politicians, officials, scouts and others.