Keskkonnaamet publishes this announcement under Subsection 4 of § 18 of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act (KeHJS).

Environmental Board announces of having declared 27.06.2024 by letter No 6-3/24/8860-6 Environmental permit for application for extraction permit for peat production area Ulila III environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme compliant with the requirements.

AS Tootsi Peat applies for an environmental permit in the peat production area of Ulila III for an environmental permit for the extraction of mineral resources on the properties of the ship metskond 11 and 24 (KU characteristics 60502:004:0036 and 83101:002:0155). The area of the mining claim for the Ulila III peat production area is 299.58 ha and the area of the mining claim service area is 321.91 ha. According to the application, the mineral resources to be extracted are well - (active stockpile 1508 ash, of which the extracted stockpile 1406 ash t) and low-degraded peat (active stockpile 190 ash t and extracted stockpile 190 ash t) and its intended use is horticulture and energy. The maximum annual rate of extraction according to the explanatory memorandum to the application is 20 ash. the period of validity of the extraction permit applied for is 30 years.

The decision-maker is the Environmental Board (contact person: Ivo Ojamäe, email info@keskkonnaamet.ee, phone 5057438.).
Developer is aktsiaselts Tootsi Turvas (registry code: 10021374) Pärnu County, Pärnu City, Pärnu City, Suur-Jõe tn 63, 80042, contact person: Evelin Krekker, 520 5916, evelin.krekker@tootsiturvas.ee.
The environmental impact assessor is: Maves OÜ, lead expert Karl Kupits, 509 3437, karl@maves.ee.

The EIA programme and its decision to declare it compliant with the requirements are available at EAGLE in environmental impact assessment register in environmental decision information system (https://kotkas.envir.ee > registers > Register of Environmental impact assessments (EIA) > Keyword “Ulila III”).