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 Epler & Lorenz Ravila tn 75a of the combustion plant and increase of the combustion capacity.

KMH was launched by the Environment Agency by letter No DM-110085-33 of 28.01.2021.
Epler & Lorenz, the developer's joint stock company (registry code 10136864), is the site for the management of hazardous waste, known as the Southern Estonian hazardous waste treatment Centre, on the premises of Ravila 75a and Ravila 77 in Tartu. Its business is the collection and management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. In the context of an application for amendment of environmental complex permit No KKL/317497, the company requests the right to replace an existing hazardous waste incinerator (capacity 225 kg per hour, thermal capacity of the plant with fuel input ~ 0,80 MWth) with a new incinerator with an expected average waste capacity of approximately 1785 kg per hour and a heat output of the plant ~ 7,5 MWth). The new combustion plant is to be installed in the eastern area of the 77 cadastral parcels of Ravila. By installing an incineration plant, the company is applying for the incineration of hazardous waste up to 15 000 tonnes per year (currently 2 000 t/y). A new combustion plant is planned to be installed in an area where biological treatment (soil treatment) of hazardous waste is currently underway. As a result, the biological treatment area for hazardous waste will be reduced and the amount of soil treatment will also be reduced to up to 3000 tonnes/year (in the current integrated permit up to 20 000 tonnes/year) as a result of the modification of the permit.

EIA parties:
The developer(s) is (are) aktsiaselts Epler & Lorenz (registry code: 10136864) (address Tartu linn, Ravila 75A, 51014, contact person Janis Lorenz, e-mail Mr Lorenz @epler-lorenz.ee, phone 505 4048) 
The decision-maker is Environmental Agency (contact person Ivo Ojamäe, e-mail ivo.ojamae@keskkonnaamet.ee, phone 505 7438)
The environmental impact assessment is OÜ Hendrikson & Ko  Tartu County, Tartu City, Raekoja plats 8, 51004, lead transcript: Juhan Ruut (KMH licence No KMH0155), 551 6423, juhan@hendrikson.ee.

The EIA programme is available in advance at  public display 07.05.2021 - 21.05.2021 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 in writing until 21.05.2021, on the above contacts of the decision-maker.

The public consultation of the EIA programme takes place at The public consultation of the EIA programme will take place in connection with THE circulation of COVID19 and, subject to national restrictions in the online environment Zoom 26.05.2021 at 16.00, the public consultation can be accessed via the web link: https://zoom.us/j/99962242987?pwd=K1hjSm5RZXUxK3VIajZMWkdaeGZLQT09.