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Funding has been granted for the remediation of three historically polluted sites

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development has approved remediation projects of three historically polluted sites for the total amount of 11.9 million EUR. This will improve the quality of the environment in contaminated sites and prevent risks to public health.

With the help of Norway Grant, investments in the rehabilitation of Latvia’s environment are continued. Within the framework of the Open call “Mitigation of Risks Related to Historically Contaminated Sites”, three of the five submitted projects has been approved, thus by spring 2024 significant remediation works will be performed in historically polluted sites of Daugavpils region, Liepāja and Ventspils for the total amount of 11.9 million EUR, including 10.1 million EUR or 85% is co-financed by a Norwegian grant.

Daugavpils County Council will implement the remediation project of fuel oil storage facility, eliminating pollution sources and revitalizing the pollution area. The total eligible costs of the project are EUR 1.7 million.

The Liepaja Special Economic Zone will implement a project that will reduce the negative impact of historically polluted sediments on the Karosta Canal on the environment and human health, while reducing the negative impact on the ecological status of the Baltic Sea. The total eligible costs of the project are EUR 5.1 million.

The Freeport of Ventspils will implement the project, as a result of which the area historically contaminated with oil products will be cleaned up, which poses significant risks to the Baltic Sea and its coast. The total eligible costs of the project are EUR 5.1 million.

Within the framework of all projects, in addition to rehabilitation works, extensive public information campaigns will be implemented in cooperation with the non-governmental sector, as a result of which the public’s awareness of current environmental and climate issues will be increased. Bilateral co-operation with Norwegian organizations will also be strengthened within the framework of the projects, exchanging experience in the implementation of such projects.

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