P2 Sustainable use of common resources
2.4. Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflow into the Baltic Sea
Central Baltic
01.02.2020 - 31.12.2022
€1 626 163
€1 316 485
The project objective is to develop and test new storm water treatment solutions that will effectively clean storm water, ensure management quality and monitor water quality in near real time, thus enabling operative response in emergency cases.
To achieve these results, the project will address issues related to the 1) cleaning of stormwater with equipment/facilities, 2) quality system management and 3) e-monitoring of hazardous substances and toxins.This will lead to the development of near real time water quality monitoring devices that will be tested and implemented. The data related to the operative response to emergency cases will be collected to improve their functioning and for scientific purposes. The criteria for Quality Management and a set of corrective modifications will be implemented in the test areas of the participating countries by building centralised stormwater treatment solutions in Estonia and Latvia, and two decentralised solutions in Finland.
The Project partners will test the following new technical solutions:- a centralised multi-stage storm water treatment & monitoring system in Viimsi, EE;- a centralised stormwater treatment unit equipped with real-time sensors for monitoring in Riga, LV;- a decentralised bioretention basin/cells with monitoring functionality in Lieto and Turku, FI. In all areas, the technical solution of storm water treatment will be accompanied with a water quality system management and monitoring in near real time thus enabling operative response in emergency cases. Municipalities and cities will be equipped with criteria, instructions and tools for ensuring the quality management of stormwater management structures during the project life cycle.
Viimsi Vallavalitsus
Country: EE
Partner budget: 476.933 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 400.624 EUR ERDF
Tallinna Tehnikaülikool
Country: EE
Partner budget: 243.967 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 207.372 EUR ERDF
Rīgas pilsētas pašvaldība Rīgas domes Pilsētas attīstības departaments
Country: LV
Partner budget: 295.421 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 251.108 EUR ERDF
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
Country: FI
Partner budget: 336.211 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 252.158 EUR ERDF
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
Country: SE
Partner budget: 273.631 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 205.224 EUR ERDF
Liedon kunta
Country: FI
Turun kaupunki
Country: FI
Achieved results
Testing new storm water treatment solutions for reduction of hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea
As the main result, the pollution to the Baltic Sea from the stormwater systems has been reduced in four pilot sub catchments - Viimsi (EE), Riga (LV), Turku (FI) and Lieto (FI) by applying new solutions in integrated cleaning of stormwater, management quality and real-time monitoring of water quality parameters. All pilots remain in active use of the participating municipalities.
Additionally, the project demonstrated a fruitful way of cooperating between local governments and higher education institutions in innovation for improvement of the environmental condition of the Baltic Sea. The project offered an excellent opportunity to bring together the best specialists from the participating countries for joint implementation. The project results provided to develop guidelines for constructing the wetlands and establish permanent sampling/ online monitoring systems.
- four pilot sub catchments developed and in use in Viimsi (EE), Riga (LV), Turku (FI) and Lieto (FI)
- new solutions for cleaning of stormwater, management quality and real-time monitoring of water quality
- guidelines for constructing the wetlands and establish permanent sampling/ online monitoring systems
