The media members are invited to participate in the project’s press briefing devoted to the progress of remediation activities of historically polluted area within the scope of one of the biggest environment-related projects in the region. The event will take place on September 21, at 12 PM in the premises of foundation “Ventspils High Technology Park”.
During the event specific attention will be devoted to activities related to the increase of public awareness and knowledge transfer implemented by the project partner - foundation “Ventspils High Technology Park”.
Project partner from Norway (International Development Norway AS) will also participate in the event, who has been involved and continues to provide their knowledge regarding environmental management and public awareness. Members of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development will also participate in the event as well as members from the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (Norway Grants).
Time of the event – September 21, 12-14 PM
Venue – premises of Ventspils High Technology Park. Address: Ventspils High Technology Park 1, Ventspils, LV-3602, Latvia (2nd floor).
About the project:
The area to be remediated - the territory of the former waste water treatment plant complex “Ūdeka” at 68 Dzintaru Street and the territory of oil pipeline network at 52c Dzintaru Street - is located in the northern part of Ventspils, only 30 to few hundred meters from the Baltic Sea coast and Northern Pier of Ventspils port.
By applying sustainable remediation technologies, the fraction of freely floating oil products in the soil will be eliminated from the contaminated area as well as at least 300-meter-long filtering-purifying barrier system will be installed in the contaminated area, parallel to the Baltic Sea coastline, thus, preventing further migration and transport of contaminated groundwater in the direction of the Baltic Sea which, in turn, will eliminate the contamination risks of the marine areas.
JSC “VentEko” was the winner of open tender regarding the remediation of historically polluted area with oil products in Ventspils announced by Freeport of Ventspils Authority. The value of contract is 3,9 million euro and expiry date of the remediation activities foreseen in contract is April 30, 2024.
The project “Historically Contaminated area with Oil Products in Ventspils - Former WTP “Ūdeka” (cadastre No. 27000290133) Territory and Oil Product Main Pipeline Network (cadastre No. 27000290007) - Remediation” is being implemented by Freeport of Ventspils Authority in cooperation with the Norwegian partner ‑ foundation “International Development Norway AS” as well as Latvian project partner ‑ foundation “Ventspils High Technology Park”. Project budget: 5 117 000 EUR. Norwegian Financial Mechanism programme (Norway Grants) co-financing: 4 349 450 EUR. The implementation period of the project is from July 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024.
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