Our institute’s experts continue their work on developing tools for mitigating diffuse pollution within the framework of the project “Safety Plan for Watershed Diffuse Pollution Control”. Read more about what has been accomplished in the last six months!
Risk map created!
Using geographic information system tools, the risk factors contributing to diffuse pollution in the Liepāja area, in the Cietoksnis Canal catchment area, were assessed. The highest risk of diffuse pollution was found in industrial areas and allotments.
A seminar for target groups has been held!
In cooperation with colleagues from “Liepājas ūdens” at the end of April, we organized an event for the project’s target groups. Representatives of various organizations whose daily work is related to water pollution management participated in the seminar. We presented the sewage sludge compost leachate treatment technology planned in the project and received valuable suggestions for improving the process. Participants engaged in a discussion on the diffuse pollution risk mapping approach and provided comments on the environmental pollution challenges in the mapping area.
Pilot plant tests have begun!
We are conducting laboratory tests on a device that we will soon install in the Liepaja wastewater treatment plant. The technological principle of the pilot device is to obtain ammonium sulfate from compost leachate, thereby reducing the release of nitrogen compounds into the Baltic Sea.
You can follow the latest news on the Interreg Central Baltic Sea Region Programme project “Watershed Safety Plan for Diffuse Pollution Control” (WSSP) here.
The project is co-financed by the European Union, the total budget is 2.6 million EUR, the implementation period is 01.05.2024–01.10.2027.
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