The Municipality of Zeta paid 3.990 euros to the British company “Blue Green Global Ltd” for the preparation of a report - an expert opinion on the document Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Wastewater Treatment System in Botun. The director of this company is Dr. Cedo Maksimović from Imperial College London. He, together with Dr. Aleksandra Jovović, Professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Belgrade, last week, in the hall of the KIC "Zeta", presented his views on this facility, the construction of which is causing a lot of interest, but also controversy.
The Municipality of Zeta, which opposes the construction of a wastewater treatment system in Botun, requested an expert opinion in its offer to "Blue Green Global Ltd" "with special emphasis on the impact on the environment and public health of the population."
The offer states that the expert opinion should include an analysis of the general concept of the collection solution, the selection of the number and location of the system and technology of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The people of Zeća also expect the experts to provide an opinion on the concept and technological process of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which, according to the proposed solution, also includes the Sewage Sludge Incineration Plant (SSL). It is noted that a terminological "inconsistency" was observed in the Study because it is a proposal for the incineration of the remaining sludge after anaerobic digestion, and not the entire sewage sludge.
The expert team, which would consist of Dr. Maksimović, Dr. Jovović and other experts "who will be engaged as needed and assessed" by the two professors, is expected to produce a report that also includes general aspects of the current state and future protection of the environment and the health of the population.
While visiting Podgorica, at the aforementioned forum, Dr. Maksimović said that he would try to propose a "civilized way to resolve the conflict."
According to him, the Elaborate is incomplete and missing key parts.
"We want to soberly come to an understanding of the entire problem with you... The study lacks a comparative analysis of all indicators of the impact of the source technology of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). It also lacks a quantitative analysis of the impact of weather conditions. The drafters uncritically accepted the solutions proposed by the designers," said Maksimović.
According to him, instead of an outdoor collector, there is a "smaller one that is cheaper and uses less sludge."
Maksimović pointed out that a similar facility to the one planned in Botun was built decades ago in a city in Japan. There, he said, the old facility was replaced with a new one. He cited Japan as a country with a “modern way of thinking and approach” to the collector issue.
He said the plant can purify water and sludge.
He added that the incinerator has no place next to the collector, and that a "more elegant solution" could be found.
"Traditional plants can be reduced because they take up a lot of space, as well as be cheaper," said Maksimović.
Professor Aleksandar Jovović stated at the same forum that Montenegro and Serbia were "the first in Europe to introduce an environmental impact assessment instrument."
"To make a good study, you have to do a lot of preparatory work - analyze the climate, meteorology and conduct a bunch of other analyses. This study does not have a list of projects. The text presents meteorological data, not climatological data necessary for analyzing the project on the climate and the climate on it... Technical, specific data on the biofilter, diesel generator in terms of air emissions, methods of soil protection and the like are missing...", said Jovović.
He said that the document contained no information about the boiler room, adding that the study "looks more like a native language essay than technical documentation."
“We still don't know what an incineration plant looks like. Waste incinerators have been around since the 19th century. Over time, it was realized that waste could be used to generate electricity or heat. It is possible to build a good WWTP, but it has to be proven that it actually works that way,” he said.
Jovović also said that it is necessary to create noise maps and models, and that this is the minimum for the project to be considered.
The Office of the Mayor of Zeta Municipality, as told to "Vijesti", emphasizes that the preparation of the aforementioned report is still ongoing, in accordance with the deadline defined in the offer, after which it will be submitted to the client in electronic form.
They state that they have not yet had access to the project and technical documentation related to the construction of the plant itself and emphasize that in the event of changed circumstances, this documentation would be subject to assessment in terms of providing an expert opinion.
"We are here to help..."
"We are here to help the population, from the scourge of red mud that is killing unborn children, now they are being put on their heads with facilities that the designers claim are state-of-the-art technology, where there are a lot of elements, and there are a lot of elements and that it is outdated technology, which will make life even more miserable for these people with the stench. You see that rectangle in the middle. That is an open pool with active oil, where it stinks, brother. And now an incinerator is being added to that, so as not to open a third track. So, three ecologically catastrophic sources of environmental pollution, two new ones are being opened, in addition to one already existing one," said Dr. Čedo Maksimović on Reflektor TV Vijesti.
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