ISPA INFORMATION SHEET Measure No. 2001 CZ 16 P PE 004 Measure title Reconstruction of drinking water supply system, construction of sewerage system, reconstruction of water treatment and waste water treatment in the region of Podkrusnohori (North Bohemia) Authority responsible for implementation Name: Centre for Regional Development Address: Vinohradská 46 120 00 Prague 2 E-mail: [email protected] Location Beneficiary country: Czech Republic Region: North Bohemia Description The measure consists of a group of eight sub-projects in the water sector. Five of the sub-projects cover the reconstruction of existing Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) in Jirkov, Klasterec, Kadan, Chomutov-Udlice and Zatec. One sub-project relates to completion of the municipal sewerage network in Usti nad Labem. The final two projects are the modernisation of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Hradiste and renovation of the Drinking Water Pipelne Zelenice-Bilina. The sub-projects are the responsibility of a single investor, namely the North Bohemia Water Company (SVS). SVS, which is 99% owned by North Bohemian municipalities, serves a catchment area which covers mainly the Elbe basin ( flowing to the North Sea) and the Oder-Nisa basin ( flowing to the Baltic Sea). All of the sub-projects covered by this measure relate to the Elbe basin, in particular the left-side confluents, which are the Ohre and Belina rivers, and which are part of the company’s Regional Development Strategy for the drinking water supply and drainage and waste water systems. Objectives For the WWTP sub-projects, the objective is to meet the effluent quality standards laid down in Directive 91/271/EEC. Given that the plants are located in an area which is to be declared by the Czech government as a sensitive area subject to eutrophication, the concentration reductions for total phosphorous and nitrogen required by this Directive will be met following upgrading of the plants. The capacity of individual plants will be adapted in order to take account of current and future estimated needs. Improvements in the sludge stabilisation process will create better opportunities for reuse as well as respect of the norms established in Directive 86/278/EEC, where sewerage sludge is used in agriculture. Completion of the Usti nad Labem sewerage system will increase the capacity utilisation of a recently-constructed neighbouring WWTP. As a result, 91.3% of the municipal population will have its waste water treated, thus reducing discharges of untreated water into the Elbe. The above-mentioned sub-projects will in general give rise to an improvement of the surface water quality with regard to nutrient loads, with also an important cross- border impact ( Germany, North Sea). The drinking water projects will give an improvement of the drinking water quality, on the basis of Directive 98/83/EC, for one of the main drinking water plants, and will guarantee a more reliable drinking water quality for the users. Economic and financial analysis An economic internal rate of return was not calculated for the project, given that it s not possible satisfactorily to quantify many of the economic benefits. The project is justified on the grounds of application of the most effective technical solution to ensure that treatment and water quality standards laid down in EU Directives are met. The financial IRR for the project, taking account of the ISPA grant, is 10%. Environmental impact analysis The sub-projects related to reconstruction of the WWTP are of a type covered by Annex II of Directive 97/11/EC. For such investments it is the task of national authorities to decide if a full EIA is necessary. The Czech authorities have decided that no significant detrimental effects are expected from these sub-projects. The sewerage construction and water supply projects are not covered by the EU Directives. The Czech authorities have stated that no adverse effects are expected from these sub-projects. Cost and assistance Figures in Euro Total cost Non -eligible Total eligible ISPA grant Grant rate Expenditure cost (% of eligible costs) 21,569,700 1,769,200 19,800,500 12,870,325 65 .