About springs

From June 1 to August 25, 2026, within the framework of the upcoming International Water Forum, the republican unitary enterprise "Central Research Institute for Integrated Water Resources Management" (RUE "CRIICWRM") is holding the information campaign (event) "Tell About Your Spring".

The campaign aims to involve the public in the research, improvement, and protection of water bodies of their Small Motherland, with the involvement of public associations, children and youth, and local residents. Participants can tell about one of the springs through video and photo reports, mass media (television, radio, newspapers, magazines, online information resources, social networks with the hashtag #springsofbelarus).

Participation in the competition involves:

– conducting a spring survey (independently or jointly with a representative of the district inspection of natural resources and environmental protection);

– collecting necessary information about the spring in accordance with the competition organizer's requirements (requirements see below);

– sending the work to the competition organizer via email (mail@cricuwr.by).

Submitted materials must include:

– participant's contact information (full name, contact phone number, email address, mailing address);

– description of the spring's location (region, district, nearest settlement);

– photographs of the spring (3 photos from different angles in JPG/JPEG format (RAW and TIFF formats are not accepted);

– geographic coordinates of the location (a mobile phone can be used);

– spring flow rate (liters/second, measurement without specialized equipment is allowed);

– description of the current state of the spring (natural, equipped, improved, littered).

All interested individuals (local residents, schoolchildren, teachers, youth and public organizations) are invited to participate in the competition. The competition is held in an online format. Your works should be sent to the email address: mail@cricuwr.by.

The winner of the competition will be determined by the largest number of springs surveyed, with special consideration given to the number of newly discovered springs (information about which is not included in the section "Register of Surface Water Bodies of the Republic of Belarus" of the State Water Cadastre), and surveyed springs.

Among the submitted works, the competition organizer will also select the 10 best photographs of springs and include them in the updated illustrated publication "Springs of Belarus" with mandatory indication of the photographer's authorship.

The winner and prize-winners of the competition will be awarded valuable and memorable prizes at the International Water Forum. The forum will be held from September 15 to 17, 2026, in Minsk.

For more detailed information, please contact by phone: 8(017)272-93-44 (Golovenchik Victoria Ivanovna).