This was probably the first such thorough cleaning of “Młynówka” in the post-war history of the city. The “Złoty Potok” watercourse, in its culverted section known as Młynówka, begins near the Biedronka store on Komuny Paryskiej Street and ends at its outlet into the Bóbr River, near the railway viaduct. The cleaning and local renovation were carried out on the basis of an inventory prepared by the Water and Sewerage Company in Bolesławiec in 2014.
The inventory specified recommendations concerning the necessary repair works on the “Młynówka” watercourse, along with their locations in the field. On this basis, approximately 1,000 m of “Młynówka” was cleaned, along the section from Obrońców Helu Street to the Carrefour store car park, and the necessary renovation works were also carried out at the locations identified in the inventory.
The scope of the cleaning and local renovation works on the watercourse included, among other things, removing the layer of soil from the channel slabs, dismantling the reinforced-concrete slabs and reinstalling them after the channel had been cleaned and cleared of debris. The works included clearing debris and removing silt from the channels, as well as repairing and supplementing the channel walls. The works cost PLN 145,960. The funds came from the city budget.
“Złoty Potok” (some sources also give the name “Złoty Strumień”) rises in a forest complex in the southern part of Bolesławiec, near Jeleniogórska Street. As the stream flows toward the city centre, it disappears into a channel beneath the surface. It emerges into the Bóbr near the railway viaduct.
It is worth recalling that in 2015, work on rebuilding the retention reservoir in the former military area near Jeleniogórska Street was completed. The comprehensive modernisation, including a recreational area, was made possible with support from the European Union. The resulting complex operates under the name “Leśny potok”. “The retention reservoir on Jeleniogórska Street is intended to protect against flooding during heavy rainfall. Retaining rainwater is particularly important in this regard,” stresses Bolesławiec mayor Piotr Roman.
Even before the war, the reservoir was used as a recreational area and also served as a retention reservoir collecting the waters of the “Złoty Potok” forest stream, while regulating the hydrological conditions of the forest complex. During World War II, the facility was partially destroyed and was used by the military until the end of the 1970s. Thanks to the revitalisation of the water reservoir in 2015, a small-retention facility was restored, helping organise the city’s hydrological and flood-protection systems.
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