During the crisis meeting held in Wrocław, political figures and senior officials gathered to address a topic that sits at the core of flood protection: how retention reservoirs operate and why they matter. The discussion focused on the practical function of these water-storage spaces, not abstract theory. Participants included Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Tomasz Siemoniak, all listening as a representative from the state water authority explained the concept in straightforward terms. The aim was to bridge the gap between engineering vocabulary and policy decisions so leaders could grasp what happens when rainfall is heavy, inflows rise, and managers decide when to release water. On X, Marek Gróbarczyk, a Law and Justice member of parliament, wrote that Kopczyńska had to explain retention to D. Tusk using the bathtub example — as recounted by Gróbarczyk on X.
