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Wastewater Collection and Treatment Project Dvorniky

Dvorniky is located in the west of the country, in the region of Trnava, which, despite its proximity to the capital Bratislava, is still quite underdeveloped compared to the rest of the country. The municipality lags behind in relation to the quality of waste water collection and treatment and has no waste water network system. Only about 60% of the population live in houses that are connected to a public sewage system, which is a very low figure compared to the average in the EU-15 (84.4%). The project aims to provide an adapted and affordable waste water collection and treatment infrastructure and to improve the quality of the underground and surface waters in the region.
Theme/Focus Area
Environment and Infrastructure
Basic Infrastructure: Waste Water
Target Group
The direct beneficiary is the municipality of Dvorniky as owner of the sewage network and of the waste water treatment plant. The indirect beneficiaries are the 2'100 inhabitants of Dvorniky, of which about 85% shall be connected by 2015 to the waste water collection and treatment system. These include domestic customers as well as small commercial enterprises and public institutions (e.g. schools, medical centre).
Context
The overall project objective is to contribute to a sustainable socio-economic development in Dvorniky by improving the capacity of the municipality to provide good quality public services and increasing the awareness of the population for environmental issues. In particular, the project will provide an adapted and affordable waste water collection and treatment infrastructure and improve the quality of the underground and surface waters in the region.
Goals
The goal of the project is to improve the municipality’s capacities by implementing adapted and affordable wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure. Besides these technical issues, the project shall also achieve socio-economic and environmental objectives.
Activities
  • Construction of the sewage system
  • Construction of the waste water treatment plant
  • Technical expertise to support the municipality of Dvorniky in subjects such as tendering and procurement, technical supervision, external project management and audits
  • Awareness raising and training
Results
  • Efficient waste water collection system is in place and operational
  • Efficient and affordable waste water treatment plant is in place and operational
  • Increase of awareness of the population for environmental issues

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Key data of the project
Country:
Slovakia Slovakia
Amount of the Swiss grant:
CHF 5'519'425
Total budget of the project:
CHF 6'493'441
Date of grant approval:
30.04.2012
Status:
ongoing
Responsibility for project implementation:
  • Executing Agency: Municipality of Dvorniky
Swiss contact:
Project number: UX-00407.01