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 action brought by Ouman Estonia Osaühing (registry code: 10502300) (address Kalevi põik 7, the city of Kuressaare, the municipality of Saaremaa, the district of Saaremaa) on 02.10.2018 for amendment of Air pollution permit No L.V/328189 and the related emissions permit project No 15-2/18/14900-4. Air pollution permit No L.V/328189 has been issued to an operator for the release of polluting substances into the ambient air from emission sources located on an immovable site located at Kalev Circular 7 (cadastre 34901:003:0255), in the municipality of Saaremaa, in the municipality of Kuressaare. Air pollution permit No L.V/328189 has an unlimited period of validity.
The operator's main activity is the manufacture of measuring, testing and navigation equipment (EMTAK code 26511). The installation has 10 emission sources, namely general ventilation (for application, emission sources V1 to V4), ventilation of production lines (wave, selective and paste production lines) (V5), DVU ventilation (V10), varnishing line ventilation (V11 and V12), laundry ventilation (V13) and washing machine ventilation (V14). The installation releases up to 1,01 tonnes of VOC (including 0,337 tonnes of 2-propanol) to ambient air during surface cleaning. Where appropriate, the printed circuit boards shall cease to exist. VOCs are also released to ambient air by washing tin frames and printed circuit boards. During washing and varnishing, a total of 0,296 tonnes of VOCs per year (including a small amount of xylene and ethyl acetate) is released to ambient air.
The installation is located on 100% of the production land. The production area is surrounded to the west by defence land, to the south-south-east by transport land and to the north and east by production and commercial land. The nearest dwelling is situated approximately 170 metres south-east of the installation. The closest similar emission source is Autovvärvi (registry code 10657729) car centre (air pollution permit No L.V/327651), located approximately 90 m south of the plant. The installation is not situated in a conservation or conservation area, in a Natura 2000 bird area or in a nature area. There are no protected natural or individual objects in the vicinity of the establishment.

The application for amendment of the pollution permit is available at the Office of the Environment Agency in Kuressaare, Western Region (Tallinn 22, 93819, the city of Kuressaare, the municipality of Saaremaa, the region of Saaremaa) 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 info@keskkonnaamet.ee or to the postal address Tallinna 22, 93819 the town of Kuressaare, the municipality of Saaremaa, the region of Saaremaa.

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.