The Environment Agency publishes a notice pursuant to paragraph 30(2) of the Land Law (MaaPS).

The Environment Agency States that the application for authorisation to prospect for the exploration room in Tõva submitted by as Tariston (registry code: 10887843) (address Pärnu mnt 158/1, Tallinn, 11317 Harju County) (registered under document management system of the Environment Agency 17.06.2019 as letter No 12-2/19/396) has been accepted.

The geological survey is requested in Harju County, Freistaat Sachu, district 48 (cadastral title: 71814:001:0471) of the State-owned cadastral unit Viims, which is managed by the Ministry of the Environment and an authorised authority by the State Riigimetsa Majandamise Keskus. The area covered by the requested survey room is 22.12 ha. The geological survey shall be carried out in order to clarify the possibilities of exploiting and extracting the mineral resources present in the area under exploration (construction and filling sand, construction and filling gravel). This is a consumable stock survey, which plans to build up up up to 40 wells and up to 15 exploration cavities. The research depth shall not exceed 15 m. in addition, the study is intended to carry out the following ad hoc work: water level measurements, Determination of the physico-mechanical properties of the steel composition of the material, of the filtration module and of the gravel, topographical measurements. The survey is carried out by OÜ Inseneribüroo STEIGER (registry code: 11206437, address: Männiku tee 104, Tallinn, 11216 Harju County). The period of validity of the authorisation applied for shall be 3 years.

The application for authorisation to prospect and other relevant documents can be consulted at the nearest Office of the Environment Agency (tel 674 4804, e-mail info@keskkonnaamet.ee).
The application is available digitally from the Register of documents of the Environment Agency at https://dhs-ADR-kea.envir.ee.

Until such time as a decision is taken to grant or refuse authorisation for a prospecting operation, any person shall have the right to submit reasoned proposals and objections to the Environment Agency. Proposals and objections may be submitted orally or in writing to the e-mail address info@keskkonnaamet.ee or to the postal address Viljandi mnt 16, 11216 Tallinn.

The draft decision to grant or refuse authorisation for prospecting shall be further notified by the Environment Agency in the Official Gazette Ametlikud Teadaanded.