On April 3, 2023, a cooperation agreement was signed between the University of Debrecen and the City of Debrecen. "By signing this document, the parties declare their intention to establish a continuous and long-term environmental monitoring system in order to protect the environment, and to develop a complex data collection and evaluation process. The monitoring system will monitor surface water, groundwater, soil and air using a variety of instruments, which will be continuously monitored by physical sampling. Data validation will be carried out by an accredited laboratory. The monitoring system will be an automated data collection, analysis and control system operating 24 hours a day, designed, operated and monitored by specialists."