Republic of Croatia Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction

Republic of CroatiaMinistry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning

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Experience in Implementation of IPA Projects in Croatia

Brussels, 28 November 2008


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Legal Basis in Waste Sector• Waste Management Strategy of the Republic of Croatia

(Official Gazette, No. 130/05) – 2005• Waste Management Plan of the Republic of Croatia for period

2007- 2015 (Official Gazette, No. 85/07) – June 2007• Waste Law (Official Gazette, No. 178/04, 111/06, 60/08) • County Waste Management Plans prepared in accordance

with National Waste Management Plan and Waste Law (obligation of 21 counties in 2008)

• Commission Decision on Environmental Protection Operational Programme (EPOP) 2007-2009 – adopted September 2007


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Environmental Protection Operational Programme (EPOP) 2007-2009

OPERATI NG STRUCTURE BODI ES

I . Programme Line Ministry (=Head of Operating Structure): The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning &

Construction Directorate for Strategic and I ntegration Processes in

Environmental Protection

PRI ORI TY AXI S

MEASURE

I I . Measure Line Ministry I I I . I mplementing Body/ Agency

1. Establishment of new waste management centres at county/regional levels

Ministry of Environmental Protection,

Physical Planning & Construction, Directorate for Strategic and Integration Processes in Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund 1. Developing

waste management infrastructure for establishing an integrated waste management system in Croatia

2. Remediation of sites highly polluted by waste (hot spots)

Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning & Construction,

Directorate for Strategic and Integration Processes in Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund

1. Establishment of modern water supply systems and networks

Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management, Directorate for Water Policy and International projects

Croatian Waters 2. Protecting

Croatia’s water resources through improved water supply and integrated wastewater management systems

2. Construction of WWTP for domestic and industrial wastewaters and upgrading of sewerage network

Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management, Directorate for Water Policy and International projects

Croatian Waters

3. Technical Assistance

1. OP management and capacity building

Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning & Construction,

Directorate for Strategic and Integration Processes in Environmental Protection

CFCA


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PRIORITY AXIS 1 – Developing waste management infrastructure

for establishing an integrated waste management system in Croatia (1)

List of priority projects (Waste Sector): 1. CWMC Marišćina (Primorje - Gorski Kotar County)

2. CWMC Lećevica (Split –Dalmatia County )

3. CWMC Kaštijun (Istria County)

4. Remediation and closing down of the Sovjak pit, (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County)

5. CWMC Dubrovnik-Neretva County

6. CWMC Zadar County


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PRIORITY AXIS 1 – Developing waste management infrastructure for establishing an integrated waste management system in

Croatia (2)

List of priority projects:

7. CWMC Virovitica-Podravina

8. Regional WMC North-West Croatia (4 Counties) 9. Regional WMC East Slavonia 10. CWMC Karlovac County 11. CWMC Brodsko-Posavska

12. CWMC Sisak-Moslavina County


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Progress on financing of priority projects in Solid Waste Sector:

• for 3 out of 12 Solid Waste Project applications were submitted for IPA co-financing

• other project - preparation advancing, although in different stages of preparation


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PRIORITY AXIS 2 – Protecting Croatia’s water resources through improved water supply and integrated wastewater management systems (1)

List of priority projects (Water supply and wastewater Sector):

1. Slavonski Brod - Waste water treatment & water supply

2. Knin – Drniš - waste water treatment & water supply

3. Osijek - Waste water treatment

4. Vukovar - Waste water treatment

5. Bjelovar-Bilogora - water supply

6. Koprivnica-Krizevci - water supply

7. Nova Gradiska - waste water treatment


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PRIORITY AXIS 2 – Protecting Croatia’s water resources through improved water supply and integrated wastewater management systems (2)

List of priority projects (Water supply and wastewater Sector):

8. Djakovo - waste water treatment

9. Sisak - waste water treatment

10. Vrbovec - waste water treatment

11. Krapina - waste water treatment

12. Velika Gorica - waste water treatment

13. Samobor - waste water treatment

14. Dugo Selo - waste water treatment


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Progress on financing of priority projects in Water & Wastewater Sector:

• for 2 out of 14 Water & Wastewater Projects applications were submitted for IPA co-financing

• other projects - preparation advancing, although in different stages


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Indicative financial table for the Environmental Protection Operational Programme for years 2007-2009 – Priority axes 1 (Solid Waste Projects)

Total public Expenditure

Community Contribution (IPA)

National Public Contribution

Priority Axis 1: Developing waste management infrastructure for establishing an integrated waste management system in Croatia

35.13 mil Eur 26.34 mil Eur 8.78 mil Eur

Measure 1.1: Establishment of new waste management centres at county/ regional levels


Measure 1.2 : Remediation of sites highly polluted by waste (hot spots)



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Indicative financial table for the Environmental Protection Operational Programme for years 2007-2009 – Priority axes 2 (Water Supply & Wastewater Projects)

Total public Expenditure

Community Contribution (IPA)

National Public Contribution

Priority Axis 2: Protecting Croatia’s water resources through improved water supply and integrated wastewater management systems


Measure 2.1. Establishment of modern water supply systems and networks


Measure 2.2 Construction of WWTP for domestic and industrial wastewaters and upgrading of sewerage network



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Sources of financingProjects under Priority Axes 1 (Solid Waste):

IPA, Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Local budget, IFI

Projects under Priority Axes 2 (Water Supply & Wastewater Sector):

IPA, State Budget, Local budget, IFI, Water fees


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Applications under Priority Axes 1 Measure 1.1- Establishment of new waste management centres at

county/ regional levels

3 Major Projects in Waste Sector:

• Marišćina Waste Management Centre of the County Primorje -Gorski Kotar – application resubmitted in September 2008

• Kaštijun Waste Management Centre for the County of Istria – application is about to be resubmitted in December 2008

• Lećevica Waste Management Centre for the County of Split –Dalmatia – application will be resubmitted in 2009


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Applications under Priority Axes 2 Measure 2.1. Establishment of modern water supply systems and

networks

Measure 2.2 Construction of WWTP for domestic and industrial wastewaters and upgrading of sewerage network

2 Projects in Water Supply & Wastewater Sector:

• Slavonski Brod – application resubmitted in September 2008

• Knin-Drniš - the project has to be split into one major project + one minor project


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Experience with IPA (1) Progress:

– IPA III B – Regional development – Environment:

- for management and implementation of the EPOP – conferral of management powers to the Operating Structure transferred on 29 October 2008

– Financing Agreement signed on 10 November 2008


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Experience with IPA (2) Difficulties:

– Project maturity: Project preparation started 10 years ago – different

demands Adjustment of project documentation to recent legal

framework (EIA, project design…) Different bodies responsible for issuing different permits

(local, national) – quality? Inconsistencies between National and County waste

management plan – quality of input data Land ownership problem


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Experience with IPA (3)- poor input – poor output:

feasibility study - inconsistent, does not prove the sustainability of the described system – project immature

Feasibility study needs to be revised Do not merge major and minor project (< 10 mil) – define

the objective better

- Lack of Capacity and professional experience for the project preparation and project appraisal: final recipients, consultants / national authorities


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Thank you for your attention!

Mladen Glavočević, B. Sc. Econ.

Head of Section for Project Implementation

Tel. + 385 1 3782 178

Fax + 385 1 3717 122

E-mail: [email protected]

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