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Description
The project aims the neutralization of the area from the point of view of environmental impact.
The general objective is the improvement of the state of the environment and the reduction of the adverse effects of pollution generated by the temporary landfill. Specific objectives are: (1) Improvement of the capacity of the city to manage the risks involved by the chemical substances and dangerous waste; (2) improvement of the ecological state of the habitat which is occupied by the temporary landfill through the rehabilitation of the area.
The main activities are: A1. Mobilization of management and implementation team; A2. Contracting and the execution of services (A.2.1. The contract for project management services; A.2.2. The contract for the elaboration of the technical design and technical assistance during the execution of works; .2.3. The contract for the verification of the technical design and for delivering Verification Reports of the Technical Design; A.2.4. The contract for information and communication services; A.2.5. The contract for financial audit services; A.2.6. The contract for site inspection) and works;(A.2.7. The contract for works).
The implementation of the project has, as on short term effect, the elimination of an important pollution source and rehabilitation of the area. On medium and long term, leads to the accumulation of experience for public local administration in monitoring and managing of a pollution source.
The the direct (outputs) result of the project consists in 1 temporary landfill closed and the indirect (outcomes) result of the project refers to the population benefiting from the measures to close the temporary landfill - the population of Gura Humorului City of 17.839 inhabitants.
Summary of project results
The implementation of the project mainly aimed at: (i) improving the capacity of the municipal authority to manage the risks caused by chemicals and hazardous waste, (ii) improving the state of the environment by reducing the adverse effects of pollution generated by the temporary landfill in the city of Gura Humorului, Suceava County, and (iii) improving the ecological state of the habitat occupied by the temporary landfill through closing it in safe technical conditions and restoring the landscape of the area.
The implementation of the project activities led to:
- The realization of the Technical project for the execution of works (feasibility study) for closing the temporary warehouse in the City of Gura Humorului, thus improving the state of the environment and reducing the adverse effects of pollution generated by the temporary landfill. Beneficiaries are the residents of Gura Humorului.
- The execution of the works for the effective closure of the temporary municipal waste deposit, under safe technical conditions. The following technical activities/works were developed on-site:
- Specific site organization works: (i) site cleaning, removal of existing vegetation, including roots, from the total surface of the landfill and from an area of 5 m width from the edges of the landfill; (ii) construction of the temporary road - the access ramps, necessary for the storage of the relocated waste, made as temporary structures, and after the completion of the works, transformed in permanently designed access roads on the ramps and the cover.
- Waste excavation works; from outside the contour of the final closure, by pushing them on the site, by excavation and transport, clearing the land from outside the landfill boundary. The waste removed from the edge areas of the deposit was used to fill the existing cavities on the deposit''s surface. The slopes of the warehouse were then leveled and the mass of waste was compacted.
- Realization of the low-pressure aeration system, as well as the extraction and treatment of the storage gas. The design, supply and execution of the aeration system was carried out after the execution of the degassing wells and the determination of the quantity and quality of the storage gas. The degasification of the landfill is carried out by injecting compressed air into the body of the deposit through 3 aeration wells and extracting the gas through 2 vertical gas collection wells with biofilters.
- Realization of the drainage system, storage and evacuation of the leachate, to keep it at a minimum level.
To collect the leachate, the pipes were placed in a drainage prism, 120 m long, equipped with two chimneys.
The leachate is finally stored in the collection basin, made of reinforced glass fiber (useful volume 10 m3) from where it will be emptied (by an authorized company) and periodically transported to an authorized treatment plant that has given its consent for its treatment.
- Realization of the support layer. On top of the waste layer, leveled and well compacted, for the re-profiling of the embankment with a final supporting layer, having a total thickness of 0.50 m, made of heterogeneous material.
- Realization of the waterproofing and final closing system of the landfill consisting of bentonite geo-composite, water-draining geo-composite, inert soil layer and grassy topsoil layer. The collected water is discharged directly into the receiver (Moldova River).
- Realization of the post-closure monitoring system of the landfill, consisting of groundwater quality monitoring wells and markers to track the subsidence of the closed deposit body.
- Landscaping. The vegetative area, executed on the surface of the closed body of the warehouse, has the role of protecting and fixing the soil as well as fitting into the landscape.
- Realization of installation works and technological infrastructure: aeration installation, off-grid photovoltaic system for supplying electricity to the aeration system, as well as the lighting and surveillance system, lighting and video surveillance system, with all the necessary accessories.
- Realization of the works surrounding the premises of the closed temporary storage of household waste.
The dissemination and communication of information about the results of the project and the financing funds, by: presenting the project on the website of the city hall of Gura Humorului, publishing some press releases (in the "Evenimentul zilei" newspaper and in other mass media sources) and placing an informative panel at the project location.
The completion of the project implementation led to the achievement of the anticipated results regarding:
- Improving the capacity of the local authority of the city of Gura Humorului to manage the risks caused by chemicals and hazardous waste.
- The effective implementation of the closing works of the temporary Gura Humorului municipal waste landfill – 1 temporary municipal landfill closed.
- Improving the ecological condition of the habitat occupied by the temporary garbage dump by restoring the area, both in terms of environmental pollution and landscape.
Through the carried-out works during project implementation were achieved, as indirect project results: the decontamination of the base layer, the creation of the gas and rainwater collection infrastructure, the stabilization of the soil, the reduction of the negative visual impact and the reduction of negative impact of the environment pollution in the area (the air, soil, subsoil and bordering river pollution).
The closing works of the temporary waste dump made it possible to fit it into the landscape, so that, at this moment, only the installed information board indicates the presence of the dump in the area.
The 17,839 inhabitants of the city and neighboring areas directly benefit from the results of the project implementation for the closure of the temporary municipal landfill in Gura Humorului; the location of the closed warehouse is located approximately 500 meters from the nearest houses, approximately 150 m from the Moldova River and approximately 200 m from the national road, being connected to it by means of a local paved road.