A public discussion will be held tomorrow at 10 am in the Danilovgrad Municipality building on the environmental impact assessment study for the new plant of the "Mondal Industrija" factory, located in Podglavice near Spuž.
According to the study, it is a plant for the production of powdered materials (machine mortar and adhesive), vibro-pressed concrete elements and for the processing of non-hazardous ash waste. These plants will be located on the site of the old lime kiln where “Mondal” already has plants for the production of construction materials. The factory is owned by Turkish investors.
The Study states that the nearest residential buildings are located 200 meters from the future plant, that measurements have determined that pollution from the new plant will be within the permitted limits, and that the planned activities will not have a significant impact on the environment. It is acknowledged that the plant is located in the third protection zone of the Zeta River Nature Park, but that the construction of these plants is permitted in that zone with protective measures.
A group of locals who contacted "Vijesti" stated that there is already a plant for the production of cement from ash at this location, but that this is not mentioned in the Study, which is why they suspect that this is an attempt to legalize the existing plant by subsequently obtaining an environmental permit.
"Last year, a cement production facility was built that is not shown in the documents, which we suspect was built illegally - without an Environmental Impact Assessment Study and probably without the UTU conditions for cement production. Last week, we submitted an initiative to the inspection to go to the field to determine the factual situation," Vijesti was told.
Locals say that since November last year, "Mondal" has been selling cement produced here, and that the certificate for that product states that it contains ash, which is why they are seeking answers from the authorities as to whether the plant is legal and whether the production is safe for the environment.
The Study itself does not state the production of cement, but rather powdery substances, and that a large filter system will be installed at the facility.
"Estimation and calculation of cement dust and ash emissions, or pollution by cement dust and ash, is possible only through emissions from the filter at the top of the silo, or from the air outlet during the filling of the silo with cement and ash from the tanker truck. According to current European standards, the maximum dust concentration in the air outlet from the silo can be up to 20 mg/m3. According to the characteristics of the filters that will be installed on the silos, the concentration of the remaining dust content in the air is less than 20 mg/Nm3," the study states.
Locals have prepared 27 comments on the Study. They doubt that this production is possible in the Nature Park zone, that the study lacks graphics and cross-sections from the project documentation, that the urban-technical conditions and project documentation on the basis of which the Study was prepared are not stated. They object that technical and wastewater from the plant will go into septic tanks, that the waste management plan is not clearly stated,... that the processor could not provide and relevantly define the impacts of the plant without complete documentation. Therefore, they are asking the Environmental Protection Agency not to issue an environmental permit.
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