Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lake Peipsi Area Helena

Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lake Peipsi Area Helena Musthallik Project manager Estonian Ministry of the Interior

Facts about Lake Peipsi w Biggest transboundary lake in Europe w Fourth largest lake in Europe w The total population of the Lake Peipsi basin approximately 1 million w Surface area 3, 555 km 2 w Consists of 3 lakes : Lake Peipsi (Chudskoe), Lake Pihkva (Pskovskoe) and Lake Lammijarv (Teploe)

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Problems w Lack of wastewater treatment plants in Russia w Lack of harbours with contemporary infrastructure in Estonia

Overall objective w To promote sustainable socio-economic and environmental development of Lake Peipsi area.

Specific objective 1. Contribute to the improvement of environmental situation of Lake Peipsi by establishing and renovating wastewater treatment plants in Pskov city, Gdovsky, Pskovsky, Pechorsky and Palkinsky areas and by establishing contemporary infrastructure in small harbours on the Estonian side in Tartu, Rapina, Mustvee and Kallaste.

Specific objective 2. Contribute to the socio-economic development of the area around Lake Peipsi by supporting the development of water traffic and by improving the conditions for the development of water related tourism.

Partners from Estonia w Lead partner –Estonian Ministry of the Interior w Tartu City Government w Mustvee City Government w Kallaste City Government w Räpina Rural Municipality Government

Partners from Russia w State Committee on nature management and protection of the environment of Pskov region w Administration of Gdovsky area w Administration of Pskovsky area w Administration of Pechorsky area w State Institution of Social Service „Pervomaysky Psychoneurologic Dispensary” w Municipal enterprise of the Pskov city “Gorvodokanal”

Associated partners From Estonia w Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications w Estonian Ministry of the Environment w Ltd. Polva Water From Russia w State Committee for Economic Development, Industry and Trade of the Pskov region

Activities in Russia w Reconstruction of 2 wastewater treatment plants in Pskov City and Pskovsky area w Construction of 3 wastewater treatment plants in Gdovsky, Pechorsky and Palkinsky areas

Activities in Russia Pskov region w Inspection of the technical condition of the main settlements of the territory of Pskov region targeted on the improvement of the condition of the environment of the Pskov region w Elaboration of the new special regional ecological programme for the improvement of the wastewater treatment system of the region in the Peipsi basin

Activities in Estonia w Contemporary infrastructure will be established in 4 small harbours (Tartu, Mustvee, Kallaste and Rapina). w Ramp for ship maintenance will be built in Kallaste.

Budget w Total budget 8, 36 M EUR, grant 7, 53 M EUR, co-financing 0, 83 M EUR w The contribution from the Estonian State budget is 2, 32 M EUR w Grant for activities in Estonia 3, 38 M EUR w Grant for activities in Russia 4, 15 M EUR

Target groups w Local people, who live around Lake Peipsi w Summer residents, who live there temporarily w Tourists, who visit Lake Peipsi w Water craft users who sail across Lake Peipsi (including commercial fisherman, recreational fisherman and water tourists)

Planning documents w The project is line with all national, regional and local plannings and development plans. In Estonian Regional Development Strategy w General objective - to support the sustainable development of all regions in order to ensure that all Estonian regions are attractive places to live and work.

w Estonian National Planning 2010 The objective - to maintain and improve the condition of the natural environment and to maintain the population in the periphery by improving the connections to the main centers, diversifying local economic base and development of small harbours.

Planning documents in Estonia w The project is also in line with the Development Strategies of Tartu, Polva and Jogeva counties and Development Strategies of Tartu, Kallaste, Rapina and Mustvee municipalities.

Planning documents in Russia The project is line with the w Concept of the Strategical Development of the Pskov region till 2020 w Concrete mid-term plans of socioeconomic development of all participating areas.

Planning documents in Russia w All activities were included in the list of the regional input to the Russian national plan for HELCOM elaborated in 2009. w All activities were submitted to the Federal targeted programme “Improvement of Ecological Conditions in the Baltic Sea Basin till 2020”.

Thank you for your attention! Contacts: Helena Musthallik Estonian Ministry of the Interior helena. musthallik@siseministeerium. ee Phone +372 612 5123