Improving sewage treatment in Setomaa WWTPs

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The project is focused to improving the quality of shared water assets by means of improving waste water treatment facilities in Setomaa. Setomaa municipality is borderland area, lying right next to Russia. The overall goal is to accomplish wastewater treatment plant reconstruction both in Saatse and Obinitsa villages. The project will rise sewage treatment standard in Saatse WWTP by introducing additional ditch as additional treatment after WWTP and thus minimising effluents and sediments outflow to nature. Investment will also contribute to preserving habitat of pond frog (Pelophylax lessonae, under protection, III category), further minimising pollution load to habitat area. The reconstruction of Obinitsa WWTP will contribute to minimising pollution load, as new WWTP will be more energy-efficient and strictly dimensioned to needs of existing sewage volume. The reconstruction will include construction of new maintenance building, electricity and automation systems, technical equipment, new sewage tank and accompanying pipes. Old WWTP building structures will be demolished.  Overall number of direct beneficiaries will be 186 inhabitants in total, living in both villages (Saatse - 52, Obinitsa - 134). Overall target of the project is to preserve natural environment, by applying significantly higher sewage treatment level than previously in order to reduce effluent and sediments outflow to nature.

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