The Environment Agency publishes a notice under paragraph 47(2) of the General Law on the Environment (KeÜS) (since 01.01.2017, formerly PARAGRAPH 78(1)).

The Environment Agency States that it has intervened in the application for an air pollution permit submitted by Trelleborg Industrial products Estonia OÜ (registry code: 10187689) (address long 62e, Kuressaare, 93815 Island Region) on 27.09.2017, together with the associated emissions permit project. The application was registered in the Environment Agency's document Management system No 15-2/17/11039 of 27.09.2017. The company applies for an air pollution permit for the release of pollutants into the ambient air from emission sources located on the site at Pikk62e (Cadastral Identifier 34901:002:0016) in the island, County Kuressaare. The installation has four emission sources: ventilation openings (sandy cleaning of metallic surfaces, coating with metallic coating agents, vulcanisation and pressing of crude rubber). The air pollution permit is requested for an unlimited period.
The application for an air pollution permit complies with the requirements of Regulation No 74 of the Minister for the Environment of 27.12.2016, entitled “specific requirements for the application for an air pollution permit and the authorised emissions project, forms of application and authorisation”. The Environment Agency considers that the information provided is sufficient to allow an application for an air pollution permit.
Its main activity is the production of vulcanised rubber sheets (EMTAK code 22199). The production consists of vulcanised rubber containing metal and plastic parts. In order to cover metal surfaces and ensure a high quality metallic and rubber interface, a total of no more than 16,46 tonnes of paints and binders per year, from which no more than 14,753 tonnes of different volatile organic compounds (including xylene, ethylbenzene, methylethylketone, toluene, phenol, formaldehyde, tetrachloroethylene, etc.) are released into the ambient air. Low VOCs are also emitted during vulcanisation and pressing of raw rubber (up to 73 kg per year). The sand-spray cleaning of metal surfaces releases a small amount of particles (up to 18 kg per year).
The site of the installation is located on 100% of the production land. The installation is limited to the areas of production, commercial land and transport. The nearest dwellings are located approximately 140 m east of the installation's emission sources. The closest installations subject to an air pollution permit in the same area as the installation are AS Level (L.V/321879), Incap Electronics Estonia OÜ (L.V.SA-166414), Nordecon AS (L.V/320680), Saaremaa dairy industry (L.V/324181), Sporrong Eesti (L.V/326026), Omingühing Kalla Lööbel (AKL.32LSAUL.26.4LSAILSA-26.4SOLN-465) The installation is not situated in a conservation or conservation area, in a Natura 2000 bird area or in a nature area. The ADVANTAGE of the Estonian nature information system does not live in the area of impact of the plant and animal species to be protected, and protected communities are not located. The nearest nature conservation site is located 645 m south-west of the production area on the river Põenda, an invention of Category III ham Cobitis taenia (environmental registry code CLO9120949).

The application for a pollution permit is available at the Office of the Environment Agency in Kuressaare, Western Region (Tallinn 22, 93819 Kuressaare) and in the public document Register of the Environment Agency http://dhs-ADR-kea.envir.ee/.

Until such time as a decision is taken to grant or refuse an ambient air pollution permit, any person shall have the right to submit to the Environment Agency his or her reasoned submissions and objections to the application. Proposals and objections can be submitted orally or in writing to the e-mail address laane@keskkonnaamet.ee or to the postal address Tallinn 22, 93819 Kuressaare.

The draft decision to grant or refuse an outdoor air pollution permit shall be further notified by the Environment Agency in the Official Gazette Ametlikud Teadaanded.