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Water is one of the most valuable resources on Earth, which is why we take a responsible approach to water management. As a production company, we cannot completely eliminate water from our processes, but we strive to improve our water efficiency to use less water, wherever possible. We achieve this, among other things, by introducing closed water circuits and eliminating losses. For the needs of our plants, we draw water from two sources: municipal water supply networks and a sur-face water intake at the Wood Processing Plant in Rzepedz, which has its own pumping station. Water is used for production processes, at some loca-tions, and for potable and household purposes. In 2021, we completed the modernization of a log deck spraying system at our plant in Rzepedz. A closed water 6.6 Water management and sewage circuit was built to allow for significant savings in water consumption. Water taken from an intake now goes into a tank, fromwhere it is then drawn onto the log deck. Water that flows down from the logs (off the storage yard) is caught into a well, and is then recovered into a fire water tank via a piping system. The small water loss in the tank is replenished. Some of the water is absorbed by the logs stored in the yard. Evaporation of the accumulated water is greater in the summer. When it rains, on the other hand, the amount of water that needs to be drawn from the water intake to maintain a water level necessary for the process to work well is smaller. The modernization decreased water consumption for this process by approx. 25,000 m 3 per year! Water for technological and social purposes Pumping station Intermediate tank Fire water tank Treated water Plant Raw water Well with piping system Raw material storage Water intake from the Oslawa river GRI 303-3 GRI 303-4 *The risk of water deficit specific to the areas of their collection by the organization is defined on the basis of the analysis risk of climate change prepared by the Institute of Environmental Protection: Climate change risk - Klimada 2.0 (ios.gov.pl) C limate change ris k - Klimada 2.0 (ios.gov.pl) 147