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| Project No. KA 6000 "Water supply and water treatment facilities improvement in Sortavala" |
| International Project No. КА 4020 "Reaching congenial region through valorisation of municipal and industrial waste waters and sludge" |
| Project No. KA 5049 "Clean potable water and healthy environment in Sortavala region, Cross-border cooperation Programme Karelia 2014-2020" |
| Project No. KA 10010 "Improving the water quality for local use of water resources and ecological state in the cross-border rivers Koitajoki and Tohmajoki" - "TohmaKoita" |
| Project No. KA 11022 "Improvement of water resource management in the Northern Ladoga border region" |
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| Project No. KA 6000 "Water supply and water treatment facilities improvement in Sortavala". |
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There are several vital problems in the field of water supply and treatment in the town of Sortavala and the project aimes to solve them. The project activities in the field of water supply and sanitation should significantly improve the ecological situation in the city of Sortavala, and therefore, improve the quality of life of residents and visitors. The proximity of the border with the European Union and the possibility of attraction of visitors to the territory of Sortavala district are creating new opportunities for the development of international tourism in the Northern Ladoga area.
There are two main components of this large infrastructure project: a) drinking water quality improvement and b) waste water treatment improvement.
We aim to achieve the following change in the current situation by implementing the project:
1. The factors restraining the development of international ecological tourism will be eliminated when the quality of drinking water will correspond to both Russian and international standards.
2. The negative impact of the discharge of untreated sewage on the quality of natural water in transboundary water bodies (Lake Ladoga) will be eliminated so that the Lake water quality meets international standards and complied with HELCOM regulations.
There are three vital problems in the field of water supply and treatment in the town of Sortavala, which were identified by the project partners:
1. Two waste water outlets (N8 and N10) are located in the town centre, they were built in the beginning of the 20th century and since those times the wastewater is discharged through these outlets directly to Ladoga water and creates the hazardous sanitary and epidemiological situation in the city. It might also become the main reason for pollution of the whole littoral area of Ladoga. Total amount of discharged wastewater is about 920 m3 per day. Taking into account urban land improvement and fast development of private houses' construction, the volume of wastewater will increase further.
2. Today the quality of tap water in the centralized water supply system of Sortavala city does not meet many of the sanitary requirements adopted in Russia. The foremost reason for that is the absence of water purification plants in the existing water treatment scheme. So, the water does not comply with the sanitary standards due to the absence of treatment.
3. Water withdrawal header and the pumping stations were built in a short time in the conditions of a severe lack of water supplied to the city due to the drop in the water level in Lake Helmij?rvi in 1983 year. Due to this fact the water intake is located very close to the shore (75 m.) and ate the depth of only 3,5 m. The quality of surface water pumped to the water supply system is quite unstable because of many external factors, such as: water quality of Tohma river inflowing to Ladoga, wind direction, air and water temperature, the Lake water level, etc.
The implementation of the proposed project activities in the field of water supply and sanitation should significantly improve the ecological situation in the city of Sortavala, and therefore, improve the quality of life of residents and visitors. The proximity of the border with the European Union and the possibility of attraction of visitors to the territory of Sortavala district are creating new opportunities for the development of international tourism in the Northern Ladoga area. Today Finnish travel agencies in cooperation with Russian companies are to develop new products of natural (ecological) tourism. They are gaining increasing interest at international level. European tourists visiting North Karelia have the opportunity to visit cultural and natural monuments of Northern Ladoga also. Such popular destinations as Valaam Monastery, Ruskeala marble canyon, "KallivoPark" ski centre located near Sortavala town attracting more and more visitors finding accommodation and meal in Sortavala. This is why high-quality drinking water and cleaner water of Ladoga lake (Lappajarvi bay) will have the increasing importance for satisfying the needs of foreign (mostly Finnish) and Russian tourists as well as residents of Sortavala district. Better treatment of water discharged into Lake Ladoga will have positive impact on the state of the Lake Ladoga and thus in the Baltic Sea basin.
The Overall Objective of the project is Improvement of physical living and working environment (for local citizens, foreign and domestic visitors of Sortavala district).
There are two main components of this large infrastructure project: a) drinking water quality improvement and b) waste water treatment improvement, thus the Specific Objective is connected to both of the components - Drinking water and waste water treatment capabilities in Sortavala district have improved.
The expected change the project will make to the current situation.
1. The factors restraining the development of international ecological tourism will be eliminated when the quality of drinking water will correspond to both Russian and international standards.
2. The negative impact of the discharge of untreated sewage on the quality of natural water in transboundary water bodies (Lake Ladoga) will be eliminated so that the Lake water quality meets international standards and complied with HELCOM regulations.
The target groups and beneficiaries of the project.
Target groups - employees of municipal and private utility companies from Northern Ladoga region, regional and local authorities responsible for water supply and sanitation management and control (about 30 persons).
Final beneficiaries - citizens and guests of Sortavala town and district, foreign (mainly Finnish) and domestic tourists.
We work to achieve the following Outputs during the project implementation:
1. Professional competence of engineering and managerial staff of Karelian municipal utility companies and municipal administrative bodies has increased;
2. Improved tap-water quality used by local citizens, foreign and domestic visitors of Sortavala district.
3. Reduced pollution of the Ladoga Lake and consequently Baltic Sea waters.
4. Visibility and promotion of project activities and results are achieved.
Each of outputs should be achieved by implementation of the corresponding four Work Packages:
WP1. Capacity building actions aimed at improvement of professional competence of engineering and managerial staff of Karelian municipal utility companies and municipal administrative bodies.
WP2. Constructing new water supply system with high quality drinking water in Sortavala.
WP3. Eliminating of discharge of untreated wastewater.
WP4. Project visibility and project results promotion actions.
The following Partners will work together towards the implementation of the KA6000 project:
The Lead Partner:
Karelvodokanal Ltd., the only company managing and maintaining all water supply and sanitation facilities of Sortavala town. The main activities of the company are: intake, purification and distribution of water, waste water treatment and disposal of residues (sludge).
Partners:
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the national environmental reference laboratory appointed by the Ministry of the Environment in Finland. The organisation is responsible.
for identifying and introduction of effective solutions in environment protection actions. It has expertise and experience in protection of water resources in the Baltic Sea basin. SYKE experts are well known in Finland and internationally as responsible and creative environmental professionals.
Новости на английском: http://kareliacbc.fi/en/projects/water-supply-and-water-treatment-facilities-improvement-sortavala-ka6000#home
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Photo report of KA 6000 "Imatra and Savonlinna, 25-27. 03. 19"
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Photo report of KA 6000 "Joensuu, 22.08.19"
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Photo report of KA 6000 "Savonlinna, 30.10.19"
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Photo report of the KA 6000 "Construction Site, 2019"
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Photo materials: 2 period, meeting with partners at the sites
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Photo materials: 2 period, NS 1 lift
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Photo materials: 2 period, NS 2 lift
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Modernization of NS 2 lift
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On the construction of NS 1 lift
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Photo report of the trial team from 28.09.2020
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| International Project № КА 4020 "Reaching congenial region through valorisation of municipal and industrial waste waters and sludge" |
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One of the problems faced by the enterprise Karelvodokanal LLC is the disposal of sediments (excess slidge) formed as a result of wastewater treatment.
Sludge is aggregated in the course of dehydration in two stages and stored in sludge basins.
The use of this sludge as soil/subsoil is impossible due to the presence of parasites (worm eggs, etc.), as well as due to the structure of the sediment. When stored outside, hard crust forms on the surface of the pile - so called sludge cake, under which the sludge retains a viscous jelly-like structure under the influence of polymers applied at the stage of dehydration.
In order for the structure of the sludge to change and the parasites to die naturally, sludge must be stored outside for at least 3 - 5 years.
In order to determine the methods (techniques) of sludge disposal acceptable for average scale sewage treatment plants, Karelvodokanal LLC takes part in the international project KA 4020 " "Reaching congenial region through valorisation of municipal and industrial waste waters and sludge. ""Waste Disposal" program of cross-border cooperation Karelia 2014-2020.
Project partners are: University of OuluU, the University of Eastern Finland, Petrozavodsk state University, JSC ECOLAN (Finland), JSC PKS Vodokanal (Petrozavodsk). The purpose of the project is to identify and carry out pilot activities on Sortavala WWTP on the utilization of sediment and methods of its processing in order to use sludge as soil/subsoil for landscaping of the city, in nurseries and in suburban areas.
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Photo materials for Project № КА 4020
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| Project No. 5049 Clean potable water and healthy environment in Sortavala region, Cross-border cooperation Programme Karelia 2014-2020 |
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Problem identified by the partners
For decades, Finland has been successfully using the technology for water pipes laying across water bodies burying them in the bottom mud without constructing culverts, dredging, and filling crashed stone foundations for pipelines as the Russian common practice is. The Finnish technology is low-cost and not only allows saving resources but also reduces to the minimum the environmental damage caused to water bodies in the course of construction.
The purpose of the project
Development of a pilot project - construction of a water conduit based on the Finnish experience of pipe-laying across water bodies.
Assessment and comparison of the negative impact on the aquatic living resources in the course of construction and operation of utility networks.
Actions by the project partners
The problem of quality potable water supply to the people of the small settlement Zaozerny shall be solved by practical implementation of the Finnish experience of pipe-laying across water bodies.
Currently, the water quality in the settlement is low; the natural water is contaminated with swamp humus brought from the catchment area of the rivers-and-lakes system Kitejn-joki. However, on the opposite shore of the lake there is a municipal water supply station of II elevation, where a water treatment plant will be constructed and renovation of other facilities of centralized water supply system will be performed under the international project of the Programme CBC KA6000 Improvement of Water Supply and Water Treatment in Sortavala.
The project of connecting the settlement's water supply system to the municipal system will become a pilot project where construction across the water body will be performed according to the Finnish standards and regulations.
In the period of the project implementation, in the Hijdenselka bay, Lake Ladoga a new water intake facility will be constructed under the Project KA6000 Improvement of Water Supply and Water Treatment in Sortavala according to technical documentation developed in Russia. In these circumstances the partners have a unique opportunity to study the natural water quality "before, during, and after" the construction, therefore evaluating the environmental damage caused by the construction.
Measures under the project
1. To arrange tender bidding and develop design of land zoning for construction of the linear facility.
2. To perform comprehensive engineering survey along the route of the designed linear facility.
3. To arrange tender bidding and develop design and estimate documentation for construction of the linear facility under the following condition: the design and estimate documentation of the pilot project shall be developed for the onshore part according to the Russian regulations, while the water part of the project shall be designed according to the Finnish standards and regulations. At the same time, the sections Construction Arrangement and Environmental Protection Measures shall be complied with both Russian and Finnish requirements.
4. To perform several samplings and analyses of the natural water samples from the Hijdenselka Bay, Lake Ladoga, at different stages of the water intake facility construction.
5. To perform comparative analysis of negative impact on the aquatic living resources from different methods of pipe-laying across water bodies.
6. To inform specialists in the North-west Russia of the outcomes of the performed work.
Implementation of the project measures:
" will allow LLC Karelvodokanal to identify the funding sources, construct the water conduit, and supply the settlement's people with quality potable water.
" will become a showcase of applying the best technologies in development of towns and villages in Karelia and the whole North-west Russia.
" will demonstrate the possibility to reduce the negative environmental impact in the course of construction.
Application of the project outcomes
" The design and estimate documentation will be used for construction of the water conduit Sortavala-Zaozerny and will supply the residential area with quality potable water. The water conduit route length across the bottom of Lake Karmalanjarvi is tentatively 4,000m.
" The pilot experience of the water conduit construction in Zaozerny will become the starting point of implementation of the Finnish method all across Karelia and in the Barents Region. In further designing of water supply systems in small settlements in Karelia, the application of the Finnish method will considerably reduce the construction costs for pipe-laying and allow avoiding damage to aquatic ecosystems.
Sustainability of outcomes
The project outcomes sustainability will be ensured through the real possibility to apply the developed documentation in construction in the territory of Karelia. For Karelia where rives and lakes account for a quarter of all the territory, the Finnish experience in pipe-laying across water bodies is vital.
The transfer of the Finnish know-how is only possible in an international project through close interaction between Finnish and Russian partners, considering the differences in design and construction regulations in Finland and Russia.
The project activities will be implemented in the transboundary water catchment basin of Lake Ladoga. Therefore the achieving and maintaining good status of the environment in the transboundary water basin is significant for the both sides and a common task for Finland and Russia.
The project partners:
The lead partner: ELY Center for economic development, transport, and environment of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Russian partner Limited Liability Company Karelvodokanal, Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, Russia.
Finnish partner ELY Center for economic development, transport, and environment of North Karelia, Joensuu, Finland.
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Photo report on cadastral works and engineering surveys
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Photo report of sampling in Hiidenselkya 13.08.2020
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Construction of the main water pipeline in the village Zaozerny (video)
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| Project KA10010 "Improving the water quality for local use of water resources and ecological state in the cross-border rivers Koitajoki and Tohmajoki" - "TohmaKoita". |
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The problem that the project aims to solve is to find ways to improve the water quality and ecological state in the rivers Tohmajoki and Koitajoki and in Ladoga.
Both Tohmajoki and Koitajoki flow eventually to Ladoga. Due to this, substances leached from the watersheds of the two rivers can deteriorate water quality, and damage ecosystem services e.g. production of fresh water. Pollutants from Finnish and Russian basins of Tohmajoki and Koitajoki may worsen the ecological state of Ladoga.
Tohmajoki originates from Tohmajarvi in Finland and flows to Ladoga. In Finland, contaminant sources affecting the river are agriculture, peat production and forestry. Wastewater from Helyl? is transported through the existing sewer network to the sewage treatment plant. After cleaning, it is discharged into Tohmajoki in its lower reaches. The technology is designed to remove suspended solids and light organic matters and the purification efficiency is very low. Pollutants are discharged into the river in a considerable amount, exceeding the river's self-purge abilities. Pollution of the river in the lower reaches is dangerous both for the residents of Helyl? and Sortavala. This part of Tohmajoki is recognized as sanitary protection zone because the drinking water intake, used by Sortavala, is located in a bay of Ladoga in the immediate vicinity from the mouth of Tohmajoki. In order to reduce the anthropogenic pressure on the water, and to provide conditions for the restoration of the flora and fauna, as well as to minimize risks of contaminated water entering drinking water intake, it's necessary to eliminate the source of pollution in the lower reaches of Tohmajoki by closing the old sewage treatment plant and by redirecting the sewage water to the modern municipal sewerage facilities located in Sortavala. The purified water is discharged into Vorsunsalmi Bay 5 km from the water intake.
Koitajoki begins from Alinen Aittoj?rvi, which is one of the border lakes between Finland and Russia. It flows to south in North Karelia, entering the Republic of Karelia before returning to Finland. In the Finnish side of Koitajoki, water basin is largely influenced by e.g. peat industry and forestry. In contrast, the Russian side of Koitajoki is in its natural state with minimal impact of human activities. The project supports also the river restoration project LIFE FRESHABIT KOITAJOKI IP that aims to reduce run-offs originating from land-use in the watershed of Koitajoki and conserve threatened and financially valuable fish populations endemic to the river. In Finland the Koitajoki area has great potential for tourism enterprises; e.g. Koivusuo national park is located in Finnish Koitajoki area. In Karelia, the proposed Koitajoki-Tolvaj?rvi national park has abundant fish resources and untouched nature, ideal for tourism enterprises to develop business. The nature of Koitajoki area is well worth protection because of its value in promotion of health and wellbeing of the locals and the tourists. The previous studies in the watershed of Koitajoki have concluded that there are significant differences in measured metal levels (Al, Fe, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni) in the aquatic moss between Finland and Russia. This hints that heavy land-use in Finland has deteriorated water quality in Koitajoki. Leaching from the soil may worsen ecosystem services available to the local enterprises and inhabitants in the whole area of Koitajoki. In addition, leaching may cause financial and health risks to locals via food chains.
The Water Codex of the Russian Federation is large and complex entity, and as a document it is not widely well-known in the Finnish organisations. The situation is likely similar among the Russian side, that may not know the contents of the Finnish water law and the Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC). For managing cross-border cooperation programs like CBC Karelia, having both water and environmental law dimensions, there is also an immanent need to compare Finnish law with Russian Water Codex and other Russian environmental law. Operating in the border watersheds, the baseline is that national law has prior validity till the state border. In cooperative cross-border projects, it is particularly important to evaluate the influences of those projects by both nations' laws. Some part of those projects may need permissions basing to Finnish or Russian law, or both. In those situations the legislative knowledge of both nations law is needed.One of projects targets is to create best-practice guidelines for future collaboration by studying and comparing the most important water law norms in Russian Federation and Finland. Special attention should focus on permission questions and those kinds of legislative procedures that are the most significant considering cross-border cooperation in environmental projects.
The main outputs of the project will be:
1. Water and fish analyses are performed and monitoring scheme of the physical & chemical state of the cross- border rivers is developed.
2. Technical proposals and plans for reducing the load from Helyl? to Ladoga are given.
3. Knowledge is exchanged and results disseminated to stakeholders and lay public.
Partners
1. Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland, Joensuu, Lead Partner.
Finnish Environment Institute is a research and expert institute under the ministry of the environment and the ministry of agriculture and forestry. It has substance divisions for inland waters, marine waters, natural environment, sustainable use of natural resources and environment policy.
2. Limited Liability Company "Karelvodokanal", Russia, Sortavala, Partner.
Karelvodokanal as a private enterprise (LLC) started its work in 2011. The Company has about 100 employees. The main activities of the company are: intake, purification and distribution of water, waste water treatment and disposal. In addition - the provision of specialized transport, general civil works, pipes laying and some other communal and construction types of services.
3. ANO Energy Efficiency Centre, Russia, Petrozavodsk, Partner.
Autonomous no-profit organisation Energy Efficiency Centre (ANO EEC) is an NGO which has been established in August, 1999. The main goals of ANO EEC work are the development and implementation of international projects based on the attraction of funds, grants and investment to the Republic of Karelia. The organisation is recognised as one of the most active non-governmental organisations working in Karelia as a manager or partner in various international projects.
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| Project No. KA 11022 "Improvement of water resource management in the Northern Ladoga border region". |
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It is well known that the most of the territory of Karelia is swamped - surface waters, especially small lakes and rivers are polluted by wetland humus (natural organic compounds). Small border village of Kaalamo (Sortavala region) is located also in a swampy area and discharging wastewater on terrain, so this settlement is in conditions typical for border regions of Karelia and Finland in this respect. First of all, the low quality of centralized water supply in the village is caused by low quality of natural water at the source - the Tohmajoki River which is located in 7 km from the settlement and has quite high levels of Suspended Solids, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Colour, Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) compounds. The purification of such water for drinking purpose is quite complicated – it requires multi-stage expensive technology based of physical and chemical processes. Unfortunately, this technology can’t guarantee a consistently high quality of drinking water supplied to consumers because the degree of pollution of natural water depends on weather conditions and is not stable over the seasons. Ecological problem linked to the use of these methods of water purification is the formation of residue from technological water (used for pressure cleaning of water supply systems). This residue contains harmful chemical compounds. As a rule after purification the technological water is discharged on terrain or into a water body, which further increases negative environmental impact from a settlement.
So, there are three basic problems in small settlements of Karelia (including Kaalamo) – discharging of untreated sewage water into water bodies or terrain, bad quality tap water not safe for drinking and residue containing harmful chemical compounds which is contaminating soil and air.
The objectives of the project.
The proposed project will show how the above-described problems could be solved on the basis of the pilot object - Kaalamo settlement. The project will be aimed at introduction of modern, efficient practices, such as: supply of the village with cheap high-quality drinking water without the formation of harmful waste and effective and efficient wastewater treatment in compact fully automated sewage treatment plant, eliminating environmental pollution by untreated wastewater
In accordance with the priority “Clean and comfortable region to live” (with special focus on waste management) the overall objective of the proposed project is - “Improved living and working environment” with special focus on elimination of harmful waste produced by water and sewage purification systems.
The specific objective of the project is – Physical living environment is improved by means of introduction of modern water supply and sanitation systems in Kaalamo settlement.
The expected change the project will make to the current situation.
1. Humanitarian impact: The population of the village of Kaalamo (1200 people) will be provided with clean and less expensive drinking water. The project implementation will make it possible to avoid the threat to the health of the population of the village associated with the use of low-quality tap water for drinking and food cooking. Thus, an important humanitarian goal will be achieved - improving the quality of life of residents and visitors (tourists and businessmen) of Kaalamo settlement.
2. Ecological impact: Pollution of the trans-boundary river Tohmajoki and the Ladoga Lake catchment area with harmful waste (aluminum compounds) will be ceased. Untreated waste water discharge will be stopped, thereby starting the process of restoration and self-purification of the river and lake.
3. Economic impact: European standards for the quality of water supply and sanitation services will be ensured. This will significantly contribute to the development of international tourism on this territory, which has unique natural sites and cultural and historical sights (the famous mountain park and waterfalls of Ruskeala are located near the village). Tourist flow will increase.
4. Multiplication: A model of an effective comprehensive solution for obtaining high-quality and cheap drinking water will be presented to all interested organizations. An example of a small village in Karelia with specific technical solutions can be applied as a standard approach everywhere on the territory of Karelia.
The target groups and beneficiaries of the project;
The final beneficiaries of the project are residents of the village of Kaalamo, Sortavala region and numerous tourists and businessmen visiting this area.
The target groups of the project (direct beneficiaries) include representatives of authorities and other organizations responsible for housing, communal services, environmental monitoring and control:
- Administration of the Kaalamo rural settlement,
- Administration of the Sortavala municipal district,
- Karelian and Finnish local utility companies
- Local administrations from North Karelia region,
- Government of the Republic of Karelia
- Federal monitoring agencies: Rosprirodnadzor, Rospotrebnadzor,
- Local authorities from Karelia
The main outputs the project will produce.
1. Most appropriate modern technologies and equipment for the purification of drinking water and sewage treatment in small settlements are identified with regard to Finnish experience.
2. The water supply system in Kaalamo settlement is improved (on the basis of preliminary studies and design estimates prepared within the CBC Karelia project KA219 “Ground water supply in Sortavala district”)
3. Set of construction documentation is developed and a new automated water treatment plant is built with regard to Finnish experience.
4. The experience in the operation of such facilities in Karelia and Finland is presented to a wide audience
The approach planned to take (type of activities to be implemented).
All project activities are distributed into 4 work packages related to 4 main outputs:
WP1. Identification of modern technologies for the purification of drinking water and sewage treatment in small settlements.
1.1 Organization and conducting of study tours to Finland to various water supply and treatment facilities (familiarity with various technological solutions and equipment used in small villages)
1.2 Creation of a working group of experts and holding workshops on the exchange of experience between organizations operating various water supply and sanitation facilities in Finland and Karelia.
1.3 Training seminar in Joensuu for target groups - Russian and Finnish utility companies and municipal administrations with participation of Russian and Finnish producers and distributors of relevant equipment, mass media and other interested organization.
1.4 Development of terms of reference (ToR) describing the most effective, efficient and eco-friendly wastewater treatment technologies applicable for the infrastructural project in Kaalamo settlement.
WP2. Improving the drinking water supply system in Kaalamo village.
2.1 Adjustment of the water supply project in part of automation and dispatch supervision of control processes and equipment operation, development of a project for a major repair of a water tower and a part of networks. Updating cost estimate with an expert check.
2.2. Construction of a ground water intake at the Kaalamo underground water field, investigated in 2012, with a capacity of 300 m3/day, located 5 km west of the village of Kaalamo.
2.3 Construction of a water treatment pumping station of the 2 lift in the complex with a clean water tank for 300 m3.
2.4 Construction of the water conduit O 160, the length of 5.0 km from the pumping station of the 2 lift to the distribution network of the village of Kaalamo.
2.5 Major repair of a water tower of the settlement’s water supply network.
2.6 Replacement of a section of the existing distribution network 400 m long from a new water intake to the water tower
2.7 Creation of a network for automation and dispatch supervision for establishing remote control of processes and technical equipment operation and conducting monitoring of drinking water quality at all water supply facilities.
2.8 Sampling, analysis and reporting on quality of tap water before and after water supply system improvement.
WP3. Improving the sewage system of the Kaalamo village.
3.1 Carrying out engineering surveys and the development of design and estimate documentation (via tender procedure) for improvement of the sanitation system of Kaalamo settlement with the construction of sewage treatment facilities.
3.2 Construction of a sewage pumping station (well-type) at the end point of the existing gravity sewage network of the settlement.
3.3 Construction of a section of a pressure network from a sewage pumping station to the site of wastewater treatment facilities (about 300 m).
3.4 Construction of a complex of fully-automated wastewater treatment facilities with the use of modern highly efficient methods for wastewater treatment that ensure meeting requirements for the quality of wastewater before release on terrain or into a waterbody.
3.5 Carrying out environmental impact assessment in Kaalamo settlement and development of comparative report (before/after)
WP4. Project activities promotion and project results dissemination.
4.1. Posting project news in the media, social networks on the Internet, including CBC Karelia internet resources (using photo and video materials from the construction sites).
4.2. Production of a bilingual film and its posting on social networks.
4.3 Information seminar in Sortavala for interested parties (local utility companies, municipal administrations, equipment producers and distributors) and media representatives.
4.4. Production and placement of information billboards next to objects.
In Finland, groundwater from sand and gravel deposits (an alternative to village wells) is successfully used for drinking water supply in rural areas. As a rule, such water reserves are enough to supply a small settlement. The advantage of water supply from underground water sources (groundwater intakes) is pure drinking-water quality that does not require additional treatment and has a low cost. At the same time, water from cleaning, containing aluminium and other metals, is simply not formed. In the border regions of Karelia, geological conditions are similar to Finland. Significant volumes of groundwater are concentrated here in permeable layers of sand and gravel deposits of glacial origin. Under these conditions, Finnish experience in using groundwater as pure natural sources of water supply is necessary for the implementation of the project in the village of Kaalamo regarding reconstruction of the water supply system of the village.
For the implementation of the project in the village of Kaalamo regarding the reconstruction of the sewage system, Finnish experience in the design and construction of automated complex treatment facilities will be of great importance. The use of Finnish experience and familiarity with modern European technologies in this area will make it possible to implement the best highly effective treatment systems in Kaalamo and eliminate environmental pollution from the discharge of untreated sewage into the Tohmajoki River.
For implementation of both components of the project Russian managers and technical experts need comprehensive information about modern equipment produced in Finland or in the EU. This will enable Finnish companies to make their products better known in Karelia and therefore increase their sales in the future.
The Lead Partner:
Karelvodokanal Ltd., the only company managing and maintaining all water supply and sanitation facilities of Sortavala town. The main activities of the company are: intake, purification and distribution of water, waste water treatment and disposal of residues (sludge).
Partners:
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the national environmental reference laboratory appointed by the Ministry of the Environment in Finland. The organization is responsible for identifying and introduction of effective solutions in environment protection actions. It has expertise and experience in protection of water resources in the Baltic Sea basin. SYKE experts are well known in Finland and internationally as responsible and creative environmental professionals.
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