Liepaja Region’s experience in permits issue process Liepaja Regional Environment Board

1. Liepaja Region’s experience in permits issue processLiepaja Regional Environment Board Ingrīda Sotņikova (371)3427675; (371)9130438 ingrida.sotnikova@lrvp.gov.lv

2. Liepaja Region’s experience in permits issue processLiepaja Regional Environment Board • Liepaja Region has 13 A category installations, 11 from it already exist • Division of A category permits by industry sectors: • Energetic - 1 • Metal production and processing – 1 • Mineral ware production – 1 • Refuse management – 2 • Textile industry – 1 • Farms – 7 (6 – pigs, 1- poultry farm)

3. Atļauju izsniegšanas pieredze Liepājas reģionā Izsniegtas A kategorijas atļaujas – 7 • a/s “Lauma” (2002.g. februāris) – tekstilrūpnīca • a/s “Brocēni” (2002.g.decembris) – cementa rūpnīca • SIA “Nīckrasti” (2003.g.decembris) – putnu ferma • SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Unguri” • SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Straumēni” • SIA “Druvas Unguri” (2004.g.aprīlis) – cūku ferma “Krasti” • a/s “Liepājas metalurgs” (2004.g.aprīlis) – tērauda ražošana un metālapstrāde

4. A category permits issue process – 1 • Discus and assessment about used BAT in the application (experts, inspectors, installation’s technicians); • Assessment of BAT for industry sectorand needs it to introduce (experts, installation’s technicians);

5. BREF located on the web page of the State Environmental Impact Assessment board. • Descriptions of the BAT by industry sectorsproduced and validated by European Commission • Descriptions of the BAT issued by Irish agency of The Environment Protection • Descriptions of the BAT guide “Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook” issued by International Bank • The Helsinki Commission recommendation (HELCOM)

6. A category permits issue process – 2 • Financial assessment of new BAT introducing with assessments profits for an environment (experts, installation’s technicians and economists) • According of time for new BAT introducing and put it in conditions of the permit (experts, installation’s managers)

7. Liepaja Regional Environment Board A category permit • If operator delegate to make an application to another firm, often an application haven’t good quality • All BREF and BAT haven’t translated to Latvian (textile processing, pigs growing, metal production and so on) • Environment Region Board hasn’t specialists with knows all production technologies Problems - 1

8. Liepaja Regional Environment Board A category permit • Existence of installations with use technologies, with EU already hasn’t use (haven’t BAT and BREF) • Frequently changes and contradictions in lows acts obstruct to produce quality permit • Deficit of human and material resources Problems - 2