Clean – up of the Historically Polluted Site “Heavy fuel oil storage of Viskii Vocational Secondary School” in Viski parish, Augsdaugava municipality
Augšdaugava municipality ·Latvia
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="background-color: #FDFDFD"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">The aim of the project is to remediate the historically polluted site “Višķi professional secondary school heavy fuel oil repository” in Augšdaugavas municipality, with land designation no.44980050048 and land unit designation 44980050708, with a total area of 3,94 ha, in order to improve soil quality and prevent further risks to human health and the environment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="background-color: #FDFDFD"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">The project aims to solve the following problems: remediate historically polluted site; close up the sources of pollution (release/clean up tanks and ponds formed by historical oil spills, dismantle heavy fuel oil repository underground and surface infrastructure and excavate heavily polluted soil) and rehabilitate and revitalize the polluted area. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="background-color: #FDFDFD"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">The project partners are involved in achieving these objectives: 1) Latvian Association “Višķu attīstībai”, will ensure public awareness on the impact of historical pollution on the environment and human health, as well as risks of climate change increasing this impact; 2) The Norwegian partner “Henric Johansson Konsult” will ensure an international exchange of experience between the applicant, the participating co-operation organizations, companies and municipal authorities in Norway.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">The main beneficiaries of the project will be the 19,639 residents of former Daugavpils municipality, who will benefit from the reduction of environmental pollution and will be educated about the possible impact of such pollution on the environment and human health and possible increase of the impact resulting from climate change factors.</span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The donor project partner provided valuable experience in public communication on climate change issues and facilitated inter-institutional cooperation. This collaboration enhanced the project's capacity to engage with the public and various organizations, fostering a broader understanding of environmental challenges and solutions. The Norwegian partner played a key role in strengthening cooperation between the municipality and organizations in Norway. They facilitated experience exchange and shared best practices in environmental protection. As a result of this partnership, new ideas for joint projects have already emerged. The experience gained from this cooperation has established a reliable network of partners, opening opportunities for future projects across various fields. One focus area for continued collaboration is the prevention of contamination and the restoration of historically polluted areas, specifically related to waste dumps and sewage sludge discharge and storage.
Project partners
- Henric Johansson Konsult Donor project partner· Norway
- Association “Višķu attīstībai” Project partner· Latvia