Liepaja Region’s experience in permits issue processLiepaja Regional Environment Board

Ingrīda Sotņikova

(371)3427675; (371)9130438

ingrida.sotnikova@lrvp.gov.lv

Liepaja Region’s experience in permits issue processLiepaja Regional Environment Board

Liepaja Region has 13 A category installations, 11 from it already exist

Division of A category permits by industry sectors: Energetic - 1 Metal production and processing – 1 Mineral ware production – 1 Refuse management – 2 Textile industry – 1 Farms – 7 (6 – pigs, 1- poultry farm)

Atļauju izsniegšanas pieredze Liepājas reģionā

Izsniegtas A kategorijas atļaujas – 7 a/s “Lauma” (2002.g. februāris) – tekstilrūpnīca

a/s “Brocēni” (2002.g.decembris) – cementa rūpnīca

SIA “Nīckrasti” (2003.g.decembris) – putnu ferma

SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Unguri”

SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Straumēni”

SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Krasti”

a/s “Liepājas metalurgs” (2004.g.aprīlis) – tērauda ražošana un metālapstrāde

A category permits issue process – 1

Discus and assessment about used BAT in the application (experts, inspectors, installation’s technicians);

Assessment of BAT for industry sector and needs it to introduce (experts, installation’s technicians);

BREF located on the web page of the State Environmental Impact Assessment board.

Descriptions of the BAT by industry sectors produced and validated by European Commission

Descriptions of the BAT issued by Irish agency of The Environment Protection

Descriptions of the BAT guide “Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook” issued by International Bank

The Helsinki Commission recommendation (HELCOM)

A category permits issue process – 2

Financial assessment of new BAT introducing with assessments profits for an environment (experts, installation’s technicians and economists)

According of time for new BAT introducing and put it in conditions of the permit (experts, installation’s managers)

Problems - 1

Liepaja Regional Environment Board A category permit

If operator delegate to make an application to another firm, often an application haven’t good quality

All BREF and BAT haven’t translated to Latvian (textile processing, pigs growing, metal production and so on)

Environment Region Board hasn’t specialists with knows all production technologies

Problems - 2

Liepaja Regional Environment Board A category permit

Existence of installations with use technologies, with EU already hasn’t use (haven’t BAT and BREF)

Frequently changes and contradictions in lows acts obstruct to produce quality permit

Deficit of human and material resources