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Document Provided by Latvia CONFERENCE ON ACCESSION Brussels, 18 September 2001 TO THE EUROPEAN UNION -LATVIA- CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 Document provided by Latvia 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 1 EN ANNEX 10 Table 1. Amounts of solid household waste and dumpsites in Latvia in 1996, Solid Waste Management Strategy , 1998 unt of waste per inhabit District Number Total In towns 1 m3 I II Area, ha 11 II 11 In rural areas Aizkraukle 19 18,7 43123 16189 26 934 77 995 1,81 II II II II ll II Aluksne 25 21,9 27287 11 529 15 758 18 937 0,69 II II II II II II Balvu 14 29,7 31 998 11 407 20 591 15 649 0.49 II II ll !I II Jl Bauska 11 8 II 12.2 II 52 389 II 10 772 II 41 617 II 25 034 0,48 =58 361 0,95 158 383 0.98 =30 258 0,74 -18 591 0,63 44 032 0.76 = 144 121 1.35 16 672 0.43 = 35 968 0.89 30 38,5 147 890 112 898 34 992 197 302 1.33 II ll II II II 13 21,6 40 864 17 342 23 522 26 085 0.64 II ll II II II 19 19,9 39 023 16499 22 524 18 298 0.47 II II II II II ==23 576 0.49 ==86 517 1.36 21 334 0.50 0.60 1,02 0,76 Talsi 26 693 0,54 Tukums 37 044 0.66 Valka 20 269 0,57 Valmiera 60 420 0,99 98 526 1.62 23798 0.96 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 2 EN Table 2. Number of dumps in 2001. Number of dumps Dumps which have Recultivated dumps Dumps to be closed in 1997. received permit for until2001 and recultivated operation in 2001. 558* 252** 46*** 260 *-Data from "Strategy for the management of municipal waste, 500-" **-preliminary data provided by Regional Environmental Boards, April,2001. Final data and lists of dumps, which have received permits will be available in May, 2001. ***-data from Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, April, 2001 Table 3. Dumps, re-cultivated in 1998: Ziemelvidzemes region Municipality Name Area, ha Raunas Babeni 0,3 Zosenu Gaujaslici 1,0 Berzaines Zal}i 0,7 Kocenu Vamas 0,7 Valmieras Misas 3,5 PlaQ.u Kazenes 1,5 Trikatas Liberti 0,3 Limbazu Ausmas-2 1,2 Total 9,2 There were no financing for re-cultivation ofdumps in 1999. Table 4. Dumps, re-cultivated in 2000: Malienas region Municipality Name Area, ha Malupes CiksQ.i 0,6 Tilzas Kapessils 1,2 Rankas Sejatas 1,3 Dzelzavas Lobena 2,6 Total 5,7 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 3 EN Austrumlatgales region Municipality Name Area, ha Ciblas Felicianova 2,2 Lauderu Kovaliski 0,3 PureQ.u Lidumnieki 0,5 Pildas NiriQ.i 0,5 Berzgales Augstikolni 0,7 Kantinieku Borovaja 0,9 Dricanu GailiSi 0,5 Luznavas Harcenki 1,5 Ozolmuizas J aunsaimnieki 1,0 Nautrenu SarQ.i 2,0 Nautrenu Zogoti 3,0 AudriQ.u Silinieki 0,4 Rikavas Skujavniki 2,5 Struzanu Struzanu 1,0 Griskanu Tuci 0,5 Luznavas Veczosna 0,4 Gaigalavas Kvapani 0,5 Comajas Kovali 1,7 Comajas Soboleva 1,3 Pus as Sivgali 0,5 Total 21.9 Dienvidlatgales region Municipality Name Area, ha Naujenes Strojenki 3,0 Salienas Slapaki 1,5 Subate Subate 0,4 Tabares Savi ski 0,2 Visl}u Ostrova 0,5 Ilukste Ilukste 6,0 Aizkalnes SiliQ.i 0,4 Saunas Grovani 0,5 Saunas PauniQ.i 1,0 Saunas Betiski 1,0 Sutru Kaupre 0,7 Aglonas Salenieki 2,0 Skaistas Glagaci 1,0 Andzelu ArmaQ.i 1,2 Ezemieku Udrija 2,0 Aulejas KaktiQ.i 1,0 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 4 EN • Sl}:eltovas Borovije 1,5 Izvaltas CelWini 1,5 Pilskalnes RiekstiQ.i 1,0 Lidumnieki VisQ.ovka 0,8 Lidumnieki Slavisl}:i 1,2 Kaplava Kaplava 1,4 Silu Seili 1,2 Total 31.0 All together in 4 regions until year 2001 there are 55 recultivated dumps with total area of 67.8 ha. Remediation of the existing dumpsites after 2009 will concern a comparatively small part of the existing dumpsites. Main part of existing dumps, which will remain until year 2009, are located in districts not yet covered by regional municipal solid waste management projects. Estimation on number of dumps to be closed by 2009 and remediated after year 2009 in potential new project areas is shown in Table 5. Table 5. Potential new municipal solid waste management regions and estimation of dumps to be closed by year 2009 and remediated after year 2009 Potential region District Number of dumps, Number of dumps 1998 after 2009 to be remediated Middle Daugava Aizkraukle 19 12 Jekabpils 24 14 Madona 27 15 Zemgale Bauska 8 5 Jelgava 12 8 Part ofDobele 9 4 Middle Kurzeme Kuldiga 21 14 Saldus 17 10 Part ofDobele 12 7 Coastal Jurmala 1 0 Talsi 16 5 Tukums 27 15 Total 193 109 Additionally to this number, part of the existing dumps in areas of other projects, which will be closed until completion of particular project still will need remediation. 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 5 EN Table 6. Ongoing municipal solid waste management projects and estimation ofdumps to be closed by year 2009 and remediated after year 2009 Region District Number of dumps, Number of dumps 1998 after 2009 to be remediated Liepaja Liepaja city and district 30 0 N orthvidzeme Cesis 23 0 Limbazi 13 0 Valka 20 0 Valmiera 19 0 Riga Riga city and district 63 25 Ogre 13 8 Ventspils Ventspils city and 14 0 district Total 195 33 Table 7. Municipal solid waste management projects under preparation and estimation of dumps to be closed by year 2009 and remediated after year 2009 Region District Number of dumps, Number of dumps 1998 after 2009 to be remediated Eastlatgale Ludza 19 5 Rezekne 32 9 Maliena Aluksne 25 6 Balvi 14 4 Gulbene 22 8 Southlatgale Daugavpils 23 4 Kraslava 21 8 Preili 14 3 Total 170 51 Source of data: Ministry ofEnvironmental Protection and Regional Development, 2001. There is a rough estimation of closure and remediation costs of dumpsites given in LAT -108 (1999). Further this sum is included in total investment costs for establishment of municipal solid waste management system, thus in the defined sum of 339 million EUR (190 million LVL, JEUR=0,56 LVL) as described in Latvia's Position paper (14 November 2000, CONF-LV 60/00). 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-L V 56/01 ADD 4 6 EN Table 8. Investment costs to comply with Directive 99/31/EC according to LAT-108 Cost component Investments Comments I(MEUR) Landfills 140- 160 380- 530 kt/year, capacity Collection system 55-70 380- 530 kt/year, capacity Composting 25-35 120- 160 kt/year, capacity Closure and aftercare of existing 70-90 500-600 landfills landfills Total 295-360 500-690 kt/year, capacity Source: [Soil and Water, October 1999] PAGE 8 (ANNEX 11) HARD COPY ONLY 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 7 EN ANNEX 11 Annex ll ~ I ESTONIA S/* 0 () 0 RUSSIA LIT!iUANIA BELARUS 0 50 100 km River catchments and the proposed-----1 \Vest, Central & North River Basin Districts in Latvia 20593/01 ADD 4 CONF-LV 56/01 ADD 4 8 EN .
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