Keskkonnaamet publishes this announcement under Section 16(2)(1) of the environmental impact assessment and Management system Act (KeHJS).

Environmental Agency announces the publication of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme of the The creation and operation of the Nurme IV cod production area.

The EEA initiated the EIA in question by letter No 12-2/19/287-13 of 17.07.2019.
Mining permits are requested in Pärnu County, Tur, Nurme village, Lavassaare harbour. The mountain and service spaces are situated on 39 properties of Halinga forest owned by the Republic of Estonia (register part No 2840806, cadastral mark 73001:001:0818). The mountain allocation applied for has an area of 368.50 ha and an area of 431.11 ha. Within the limit of the mountain allocation applied for, the active consumption of low-depleted peat is 686 thousand t, of which the vable stock is 686 thousand t and the active consumption of well-decomposed peat is 1 995 thousand t, of which the vable stock is 1 881 thousand t. the fields of use of the resource are peat and energy production. The mining permit applied for is valid for 30 years.

EIA parties:
The developer(s) is (are) OÜ TorfEst (registry code: 14613806) (address Pärnumaa, Pärnu linn, Pirni tn 24a, 80039, contact person Arli Kanter, e-mail arlikanter@hot.ee, phone 5343 5533) 
The decision-maker is Environmental Agency (contact person Toomas Kalda, e-mail toomas.kalda@keskkonnaamet.ee, phone 447 7383)
The lead expert is:  OÜ Inseneribüroo STEIGER (Männiku tee 104, 11216 Tallinn, contact person: Aadu Niidas, e-mail aadu@steiger.ee, phone 668 1013).

The EIA programme is available in advance at  On the website of the Environment Agency: https://www.keskkonnaamet.ee/et/eesmargid activities/environmental ordn/environmental impact assessments public domain

Proposals, objections and questions about the EIA programme can be submitted at between 24 August 2020 and 8 September 2020, in writing to Green Roheline tn 64, 80010 Pärnu or info@keskkonnaamet.ee.

The public consultation of the EIA programme takes place at On 10 September 2020 at 16.00 a.m. in Pärnu, in the sub-centre of Audru (Pärna allee 7, district of Audru)..