ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COHESION FUND - 1995
Date: 1996-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, activity report, environmental protection, implementation of the budget, transport infrastructure

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  04.09.1996 
COM(96) 388  final 

ANNUAL  REPORT  OF THE COHESION  FUND 

1995 

(presented  by the Commission) 

PREFACE 

The  Cohesion  Fund  report  for  1995 is the  first  to cover  the  activities  of  a whole  calendar 
year.  The operations carried  out between  1 April  1993 and 26 May  1994 were covered  by 
a  separate  report  on  the  cohesion  financial  instrument,  which  was  set  up  pending  the 
ratification  of the Maastricht  Treaty.  The Cohesion Fund  operations  from  27 May  1994 to 
end-1994  were  the  subject  of  a supplement  to that  report;  a consolidated  version  of  these 
reports  covering  1993-94 was  issued  in  1995. 

This first  full  annual report also reflects  the fact that at the end of  1995 the Cohesion  Fund 
is a fully  operational  instrument to promote economic and social cohesion. Experience  has 
been  very  satisfactory  in terms  of  implementation  of  both  the  budget  and  projects  on  the 
ground.  Efficient  and  adequate  procedures  have  now  been  put  in place  in  order  to  assure 
the  preparation,  implementation  and  monitoring  of projects,  facilitate  exchanges  between 
Member  States  and  the  Commission  and  help  clarify  and  resolve  and  problems  which 
occur. 

On  a  general  level,  the  Commission  clarified  two  major  principles  in  1995. The  target  of 
allocating  finance  to environment  projects  and transport  infrastructure  projects  on a  50/50 
basis  for  the  whole  period  until  end-1999 was  confirmed  as the  Commission's  objective. 
This is an important  signal that environment  projects, which  may not  always be  as visible 
or  large-scale  as  transport  infrastructure,  have  the  same  high  priority  in  the  view  of  the 
Commission  and  that  the  Member  States  should  put  forward  proposals  accordingly. 

Secondly,  the  Commission  made  clear  how  it  intends  to  apply  the  principle  of 
conditionality to the Cohesion Fund. A special section in this report deals in detail with that 
question.  It  is important  that  conditionality  should  be perceived  as a  credible  and  reliable 
policy  stance and at the same time be implemented  without unduly disrupting  development 
in the  Member  State  concerned. 

This report  has been drafted  to serve as the main source of information  for  Cohesion  Fund 
activities  in  1995  and  will  be  distributed  appropriately. 

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INTRODUCTION 

Economie  and  Social  Cohesion  ranks  as  one  of  the  main  objectives  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union. During  1995 the Cohesion Fund continued and reinforced  its contribution 
to the achievement  of this objective.  Most of the difficulties  which surrounded  its creation 
in  1993/94  have  now  been  overcome. 

1995 marks the first full  year of Cohesion Fund activities. However, the experience  gained 
with the cohesion  financial  instrument in  1993-94 and the initial operation of the  Cohesion 
Fund  in  the  remainder  of  1994 proved  very  useful  in establishing  the  present  operational 
mode  of  the  Fund.  This  means  that  1995  was  also  a  year  in  which  the  Fund  found  its 
normal  level  of  activity  and  settled  down  to  a  "business  as usual"  style  of  management. 

During  the  year,  the  financing  strategy  of  the  Fund  was  further  developed  in  full 
compatibility  with  the provisions  of  its Regulation.  The balance  between  the two  areas  of 
assistance  -  transport  infrastructure  and  environment  - advanced  further  towards  a  50/50 
split  and,  within  the  transport  sector,  more  emphasis  was  placed  on  the  increase  of  rail 
facilities  than  on  roads.  This  development  meets  the  comments  made  by  the  European 
Parliament  in its opinion  on the annual  report on the  Cohesion Fund  1994 and  remarks  on 
the  same topic by the Committee  of the Regions and the Economic  and  Social  Committee. 

The  Fund  continues  to  finance  exclusively  those  transport  infrastructure  projects  which 
form  part  of,  or  provide  direct  access  to, the  Trans-European  Transport  Network  (TEN  -
transport).  The  completion  of  priority  sections  of the network  therefore  remains  the  main 
funding  strategy  in the  field  of transport  and projects  presented  by the  Member  States  are 
selected  for  finance  according  to  this  priority.  The  delay  in  adopting  the  final  version  of 
the  TEN  complicates  matters,  but  this  problem  could  be  overcome  within  the  present 
Cohesion  Fund  Regulation. 

In the  field  of the  environment,  the  priorities  followed  reflect  the  European  Directives  on 
drinking  water  supply,  waste  water  treatment  and  sewage  and  urban  waste.  Other 
environmental  measures  have also received finance, e.g. reafforestation,  habitat  protection 
and nature  conservation.  All  assistance  from  the Fund  has been provided  with  due  respect 
to the polluter-pays  principle  and best  evaluation practices  available.  In this  latter  area the 
Commission  found  in the past that there was room  for  improvement  of analytical  methods 
and  their  practical  application  and  took  steps  in  that  direction.  The  situation  has 
considerably  improved  since  1993. 

The Cohesion  Fund  is now a fully  operational, efficient  and  flexible  instrument  of  finance 
for projects  intended to improve the economic and social cohesion of the Union.  Budgetary 

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implementation  for  the  year  was  100%) for  commitment  appropriations  and  almost  100% 
for payment appropriations.  It is thus the third year in a row that a full  commitment  of the 
available  budget  has  been  achieved  and  the  first  year  that  payments  are  near  the  100% 
mark. 

These  figures  are  impressive  considering  that  each  individual  project  must  be  fully 
scrutinized before  commitments and payments can be made and that continuous  monitoring 
and checks on physical indicators are made prior to any further  payments. The result is  full 
certainty  that  the  projects  are  being  physically  implemented;  there  is no  "optical"  budget 
effect,  i.e. that high payment  ratios reflect  only first advances on  approved  projects  rather 
than  actual  implementation  on the  ground. 

Even  though  the  results  achieved  are  positive  and  contribute  significantly  to  cohesion, 
background  economic  conditions  are weak.  In  spite  of  the  efforts  undertaken  in the  wake 
of  the  White  Paper  on  Growth,  Competitiveness  and  Employment  -  the  comprehensive 
initiative for  growth introduced by the Commission in  1993 - the present economic  context 
for  furthering  economic  and  social  cohesion  and  reducing  the  under-development  of  the 
least-prosperous  Member  States  is not  the  most  favourable. 

The  generally  high  levels  of  unemployment  and  dampened  growth  expectations  in  the 
Union  as a whole  also reflect  the  situation  in the  four  cohesion  countries: with the  notable 
exception of Portugal, unemployment  levels remain high and economic  forecasts  give only 
scant  hope  of  substantial  reductions.  The  combatting  of  unemployment  and  a  reinforced 
effort  of  job-creation  has  long  been  a  high  priority  for  the  Commission  as  well  and 
increasing  emphasis  is  being  placed  on  the  employment-creating  effect  of  all  measures 
undertaken.  This  is also the  case  for  the  Cohesion  Fund  projects  and the  Commission  has 
taken  steps  to  improve  the  assessment  of  short  and  long  term  employment  effects  in  this 
connection.  Section  4.6.4  of  this  Report  gives  more  details  on  this  important  issue. 

In  this  context,  several  Member  States  are  at  the  same  time  experiencing  difficulties  in 
meeting  the  Maastricht  convergence  criteria  and  following  the guidelines  laid  down  in the 
economic  convergence  programmes  leading  up  to  the  third  phase  of  EMU.  For  the  four 
cohesion  Member  States, the  work  of the  Cohesion  Fund  does indeed  help  to  address  this 
situation:  the  call  on  public  expenditure  is  being  curtailed  while  it  is  still  possible  to 
continue priority  investment  activities. The total  resources  available  to the  Cohesion  Fund 
are  of  course  limited  and  the  investment  levels  can  be  maintained  only  within  the  strict 
limits  set  by  the  budgetary  allocation  for  each  Member  State. 

Some difficulties  have persisted  as a result of the late notification  of environment  projects, 
the notification  of such projects  below the threshold  of ECU  10 million  and delays  caused 
by  public  procurement  difficulties.  Delays  in  implementing  environment  projects  have 
regrettably  increased. 

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Cooperation with the EIB continues to give satisfactory  results and increases the quality  of 
evaluation  of  the  projects. 

Several projects  could not be adopted as proposed  and were refused  or had to be  amended 
before  they  could  be  accepted.  Member  States  were  informed  accordingly.  Suspension 
proceedings  had  to  be  opened  in  several  cases. 

During  1995  the  number  of  meetings  of  the  Monitoring  Committees  increased  and 
inspection visits intensified.  Some irregularities were found  but these had no impact  on the 
Union  budget  since  corrective  measures  could  be  taken  before  payments  were  made.  No 
case  of  fraud  has  so  far  been  found  in  the  first  three  years  of  operation  of  the  Cohesion 
Fund. 

A certain  number  of projects  were already completed  or were very  close to  completion  in 
1995.  Some  had  even  been  opened  to the public  for  use. 

A  draft  decision  on  information  and  publicity  measures  was  been  to  the  European 
Parliament. 

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CONTENTS 

CHAPTER 1 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COHESION FUND 

1.1 
1.2 
1.3 

Background 
Operations 
Enlargement 

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CHAPTER  2 

FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  COMMITTED  AND  PAID  BY 
THE  FUND 

2.1 
2.2 
2.3 

2.4 

Budget  available 
Breakdown  by  Member  State 
Budget  implementation 
Spain 
2.3.1 
2.3.2 
Portugal 
2.3.3  Greece 
Ireland 
2.3.4 

Assistance  for  studies  and  technical  support  measures 
2.4.1  General 
2.4.2  On  the  Commission's  initiative 
2.4.3  At  the  request  of  the  Member  States 

2.5 

Payments  by  Member  State  in  1995 

CHAPTER  3  CONVERGENCE  AND  CONDITIONALITY 

3.1 

Spain 
Portugal 

Convergence  programmes 
3.1.1 
3.1.2 
3.1.3  Greece 
Ireland 
3.1.4 

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CHAPTER 4 EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND MEASURES ADOPTED 

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4.1 
4.2 
4.3 
4.4 
4.5 
4.6 
4.7 
4.8 

General 
Trans-European  transport  networks 
Contribution  to  the  implementation  of  environment  policy 
Balance  between  the  environment  and  transport 
Assessment  of  compatibility  with  the  other  policies 
Socio-economic  impact 
Coordination  and  consistency  with the  other  measures 
The  role  of  the  EIB  in project  evaluation 

CHAPTER  5  MONITORING  AND  INSPECTION 

5.1  Monitoring  Committees 

Spain 
Portugal 

'  5.1.1 
5.1.2 
5.1.3  Greece 
Ireland 
5.1.4 

5.2 
5.3 
5.4 
5.5 

Inspection  missions 
Role  of  the  EIB 
Fraud  and  irregularities 
Legal  proceedings  in progress 

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61 
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75 
79 

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CHAPTER  6  INTER-DIALOGUE,  INFORMATION  AND  PUBLICITY 

Information  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee 
and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions 
6.1.1  European  Parliament 
6.1.2  Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  Committee  of  the  Regions 
Information  to  the  Member  States 
Information  to  the  social  partners 

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6.1 

6.2 
6.3 

6.4 

Information  meetings  for  interested  parties 
6.4.1  Hearings  for  interested  parties 
6.4.2  Rail  day 
6.4.3  Other  information  meetings 

Seminar  on  financial  management 
Publicity  at  the  initiative  of  the  Commission 

6.5 
6.6 
6.7  Measures  taken  by  the  Member  States 

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ANNEXES 

Annex  1 

Annex 2 
Annex  3 

Main points of projects approved in 1995 (published in the Official  Journal 
of the European  Community) 
Graphs 
Rail and road network maps 

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CHAPTER  1  - Implementation  of  the  Cohesion  Fund 

CHAPTER  1 

IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  COHESION  FUND 

1.1 

BACKGROUND 

1.1.1  Conditionality 

The  Cohesion  Fund  is subject  to  the principle  of  conditionality  set  out  in Article  6 of  the 
Fund  Regulation1.  This principle  was  suspended  until  two  years  after  the  entry  into  force 
of  the  Maastricht  Treaty,  i.e.  until  1  November  1995.  On  20  December  1995  the 
Commission  decided  to  apply  this principle  in  practice. 

Unlike  the  Structural  Fund  Regulations,  the  Regulation  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund 
establishes  a link  between the  granting  of  assistance  from  the Fund  and the  monitoring  of 
national  budget  deficits  provided  for  in Article  104c of the EU Treaty,  as amended  by the 
Maastricht  Treaty. Article 6 of the Regulation requires the Commission  to suspend  finance 
for  new  projects  or  -  in  the  case  of  projects  divided  into  different  stages,  new  stages  of 
projects  - if the Member  State concerned is found  in accordance with the procedure to have 
an  excessive  deficit. 

In  September  1994  the  Council  decided  that  Spain,  Portugal  and  Greece  had  excessive 
budgetary deficits;  Ireland, on the contrary, was found  not to have an excessive deficit.  For 
the  first  three  countries  the  Council  recommendation  specified  targets  to  be  reached  for 
1995 and in July  1995 Council  confirmed  these targets and established  new ones for  1996. 

In  the  spring  of  1996,  after  the  Member  States  concerned  have  presented  their  final 
budgetary  reports  for  1995,  an  examination  will  be  made  to  see  whether  the  targets  for 
1995 have been  achieved.  If a Member  State has not achieved  that target,  the  Commission 
will  suspend  payments  to  it  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  all  new  projects  and  new  stages 
of  projects  already  under  way.  If  financing  has  been  suspended  in  spring  1996,  it  may 
resume  if the  objective  for  1996 is met. The  Commission  has decided  to  apply  these  rules 
in  a  flexible  manner. 

1.1.2  Balance  between  environment  and  transport  infrastructure  projects 

On 22 November  1995 the Commission adopted a paper on Cohesion and the  Environment, 
which  clarified  a major  principle  concerning  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  of  16 May  1994. 

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Article  10(2) of the Cohesion Fund Regulation states that "a suitable balance shall be struck 
between  projects  in  the  field  of  the  environment  and  projects  relating  to  transport 
infrastructure."  The  importance  of  this principle  is  clear:  it  would  be  unacceptable  if  one 
of  the  two  investment  areas  systematically  received  a  substantially  larger  share  of  total 
funding  than  the  other,  simply  because  of  differences  in  the  nature  of  the  investments, 
average  project  size,  maturity  of  the  sector  and  lead-times  in  project  planning. 

The target of allocating finance to environment projects and transport infrastructure  projects 
on an equal basis for  the whole period until end-1999 was confirmed  as the  Commission's 
objective.  This  means  that  environment  projects,  which  may  not  always  be  as  visible  or 
large-scale  as  transport  infrastructure  projects,  have  the  same  high  priority  in  the  view  of 
the Commission and that the Member States should put forward  proposals accordingly. The 
Commission  is of course prepared to apply this principle  flexibly  and not  insist  on a 50/50 
split  year-by-year.  That  would  be  counter-productive  and  mean  that  good  projects  in  one 
area were held up because of lack of projects  in the other. Such flexibility  has already  been 
exercised  in  1993,  1994 and  1995,  as this  Report  shows. 

1.1.3  Community  and  national  priorities 

Under  Article  10 of the Cohesion  Fund  Regulation, the list of projects  to  be  financed  is to 
be  adopted  by  the  Commission  in  agreement  with  the  beneficiary  Member  State. 

The  Member  States  are  responsible  for  submitting  proposals  for  projects 
to  the 
Commission.  It  is clear  that the proposals for  finance  will  reflect  the priorities  established 
at  national  level  by  those  Member  States  in  the  fields  of  the  environment  and  transport 
infrastructure.  It is equally clear that the Commission must adopt projects  for the  Cohesion 
Fund  while  applying  Community  considerations  and  priorities. 

In the field  of transport  infrastructure,  all projects must be part of the decisions  concerning 
the trans-European Transport Network (TEN) or provide access to that network. In practice, 
the Commission  has agreed  to finance  projects which were identified  as high  priorities  for 
the  TEN  by  the  Essen  European  Council. 

In  the  field  of  the  environment,  the  Commission  is  following  closely  the  priorities  laid 
down  in  the  Directives  concerning  the  supply  of  drinking  water,2  waste  water3  and 
treatment  of  solid  waste4.  All  three  sectors  are  included  in  the  Fifth  Environmental 

Directive  80/778/EEC  as  amended  by  Directive  91/692/EEC  (OJ  No  L  377,  p.48). 
Directive  91/271 /EEC  (OJ No  L  135,  p. 40). 
Directive  75/442/EEC  as  amended  by  Directive  91/156/EEC  (OJ No  L  78,  p.  32) 
Directive  78/319/EEC  as  amended  by  Directive  91/689/EEC  (OJ No  L  377,p.  20). 

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Programme  on  sustainable  development.  Most  of the  finance  for  environment  projects  is 
given  to  these  areas; this  does  not  mean  that  other  environment  projects  are  excluded,  as 
this  report  shows.  The  Cohesion  Fund  is  getting  an  increasing  number  of  applications 
concerning  erosion  control, reafforestation  and protection  of habitats. Nature  conservation 
measures  and  coastal  protection  are also on the increase. A large number  of these  projects 
have received finance  in the past and new projects will be approved in the future.  The three 
main  areas  covered  by  the  Directives  remain,  however,  priorities  for  Commission 
assistance. 

1.2 

OPERATIONS 

The  operation  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  1995  finally  revealed  the  strong  points  of  the 
approach  set  out  in  Regulation  (EC) No  1164/94  and  implemented  by  the  Commission: 

a  substantial  increase  in  the  prior  appraisal  of  projects,  in  both  economic  and 
technical  terms,  as  a  result  of  the  development  by  both  the  Commission  and  the 
Member  States  of  appropriate  analytical  instruments  and  an  increase  in  the 
Commission's  capacity  for  analysis  thanks  to  its  use  of  outside  expertise  and 
cooperation  with  the EIB; 

introduction of a system for the effective  monitoring of projects. After  a running-in 
period,  this  has proved  effective; 

the implementation  of  financial  management  procedures  which ensure  a close  link 
between  payments  and  implementation  on  the  ground.  This  is  now  operating 
satisfactorily. 

By  utilizing  all  these  instruments,  the  Commission  can  discharge  to  the  full  the  tasks 
entrusted  to  it  by  the  Regulation  and  obtain  detailed  knowledge  of  the  progress  of  each 
project  it  is  financing. 

It should  also be noted that the very  large number  of small-scale projects  submitted  to  the 
Cohesion  Fund,  particularly  in the field of the environment,  has resulted  in a  proliferation 
in the number of approval decisions. The application of fairly  complex procedures requires 
a  very  considerable  administrative  effort  which,  spread  over  an  excessive  number  of 
projects,  has  resulted  in  a very  heavy  workload. 

The Commission considers that this situation should be corrected  in  1996 and that in  future 
assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  should  be  concentrated  on  a  smaller  number  of  large 
projects  or on coherent  groups of projects  with a significant  impact  which  form  part  of an 
integrated  strategy  in  the  transport  and  environment  sectors. 

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1.3 

ENLARGEMENT 

Following  up  the  conclusions  of  the  presidency  of  the  Madrid  European  Council,  the 
Commission has continued its examination of the implications of enlargement for  economic 
and  social  cohesion. 

While  cohesion  is a fundamental  principle  of the European  Union,  it is clearly  difficult  to 
make  any  predictions  concerning  the  future  of  cohesion  policies  or  their  financial 
implications  for  the Union. Enlargement  will profoundly  affect  the cohesion  of the Union; 
any reform  of or change to cohesion policies must be progressive and be implemented  over 
time  if  it  is to  be  acceptable  to  all. 

As  a  preliminary  comment,  the  Commission  has  stated  that  the  general  application  of 
cohesion policy throughout the Union should be maintained. The cohesion countries should 
benefit  from  a  guarantee  of  continued  solidarity  which  takes  account  of  the  success 
achieved  in  economic  and  social  cohesion.  The  shape  of  policies  should  provide  a  clear 
signal  that  the  principle  of  budget  discipline  is  being  concretely  respected  in  a  situation 
when  most  Member  States are going through a process of rigorous budget  management  in 
order  to  meet  the  Maastricht  criteria. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  is just  one of the instruments  aiming at economic  and  social  cohesion 
to be  examined  in  this context;  its continued  application  until  1999 may  provide  elements 
for  that  reflection. 

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CHAPTER  2 

FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  COMMITTED  AND  PAID  BY  THE  FUND 

2.1 

BUDGET  AVAILABLE 

At the December  1992 Edinburgh  summit, the Heads of  State and  Government  decided  to 
grant  ECU  15  150  million  (at  1992 prices) to  the  four  beneficiary  Member  States  for  the 
period  1993-99.  The  year-by-year  breakdown  of  these  appropriations  is  as  follows: 

Year 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

Total 

ECU  million  (1992 

prices) 

Amount 

1  500 

1  750 

2  000 

2  250 

2  500 

2  550 

2  600 

15  150 

Subsequently,  adjustments  for  inflation  meant  that,  following 
indexation,  commitment 
appropriations for  1993,  1994 and  1995 were set at ECU  1 565 million, ECU  1 853 million and 
ECU  2  152  million  respectively.  Payment  appropriations  for  those  years  amounted  to  ECU 1 
000  million,  ECU  1 679  million  and  ECU  1 750  million  respectively. 

In  1995,  the  budgetary  authority  (the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  of  the  European 
Union)  decided  to  transfer  ECU  300  000  to  the  budget  item  managed  by  the  UCLAF  (Unité 
de  coordination  de  lutte  anti-fraude  -  anti-fraud  unit)  to  provide  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations for  use in the fight against fraud  in the Cohesion Fund. This transfer  reduced the 
commitment appropriations available to the Cohesion Fund in 1995 to ECU 2  151.7 million and 
the  payment  appropriations  to  ECU  1 749.7  million. 

In  view  of  the  above,  the  budget  for  1996  was  set  at  ECU  2  444  million  in  commitment 
appropriations  and  ECU  1 919  million  in payment  appropriations. 

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2.2  BREAKDOWN  BY  MEMBER  STATE 

An  indicative  breakdown  of  these  amounts  was  made  pursuant  to  Annex  I  to  the  Regulation, 
which prescribes brackets of 52% to 58% for  Spain,  16% to 20% each  for  Greece and  Portugal 
and  7%  to  10% for  Ireland. 

The  table  of  indicative  brackets was therefore  as  follows: 

SPAIN 

GREECE-PORTUGAL 

I R E L A ND 

ECU  million  (1992  prices) 

52% 

55% 

58% 

16% 

18% 

20% 

7% 

9% 

10% 

780 

825 

870 

240 

270 

300 

105 

135 

150 

910 

962.5 

1  015 

280 

315 

350 

122.5 

157.5 

175 

Member 
State 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1  040 

1  100 

1  160 

320 

360 

400 

140 

180 

200 

1996 

1  170 

1  237.5 

1  305 

360 

405 

450 

157.5 

202.5 

225 

1997 

1  300 

1  375 

1 450 

400 

450 

500 

175 

225 

250 

1998 

1  326 

1  402.5 

1  479 

408 

459 

510 

178.5 

229.5 

255 

1999 

1  352 

1 430 

1  508 

416 

468 

520 

282 

234 

260 

TOTAL 
93/99 

6  174 

8  332.5 

8  787 

2  424 

2  727 

3  030 

1  060.5 

1  363.5 

1  515 

2.3  BUDGET  IMPLEMENTATION 

At  31  December,  commitments  for  1995  totalled  ECU  2  151.6  million,  or  99.9%  of  the 
appropriations  available.  Table  1 shows  the  breakdown  of  commitments  from  the  Cohesion 
Fund  by  Member  State  and  by  sector. 

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Table  1 - Appropriations  for  commitments  -  1995: ECU  2  151.7  million 

M.S. 

Environment 

% 

Transport 

% 

Total 

Breakdown 

ECU  million 

18 

100 

E 

GR 

1RL 

P 

574 225 824 

48.48 

610 206 854 

51.52 

1 184 432 678 

55.09 

228 184 658 

58.82 

159 729 130 

41.18 

387 913 788 

18.04 

93 179 175 

48.94 

97 182 548 

50.06 

190 361 723 

8.87 

146 648 564 

37.88 

240 472 848 

62.12 

387 121 412 

TOTAL 

/ 042  238  221 

48.48 

1  07 591  380 

51.52 

2 149 829 601 

Tech.Ass 

-

-

-

-

1 845 980 

0.086 

T O T AL 

1 042 238 221 

1 107 591 380 

2 151 675 581 

100 

The  unused  balance  of  commitments  amounts  to: 
(2  151  700  000  - 2  151  675  581)  -  + ECU  24  419 

Table  2  - Appropriations  for  payments  -  1995: ECU  1 749.7 

ECU  million 

M.S. 

Environment. 

% 

Transport 

% 

Total 

Breakdown 

E 

GR 

IRL 

P 

TOTAL 

Tech.Ass. 

358 421 236 

32.4 

746 857 276 

67.6 

1 105 278 512 

76 977 597 

85 

13 523 230 

'15 

90 500 827 

51 669 204 

38.6 

81 988 686 

61.4 

133 657 890 

97 052 060 

26.3 

272 152 257 

73.7 

369 204 317 

584 120 097 

34.4 

1 114 521 449 

65.6 

1 698 641 546 

65 

5 

8 

22 

1 

-

-

-

-

501.942 

0.03 

T O T AL 

584 120 097 

1 114 521 449 

1 699 143 488 

100 

Balance  of  payment  appropriations:  (1  749  700 000  -  1 699  143.488)  =  ECU  50  556.512  (2.9%) 
In  1995  appropriations  for  payments  were  implemented  at  a  rate  of  97.1%. 

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Table  3  - Appropriations  to  combat  fraud  (see  section  2.1  of  this  Report) 

Appropriations  available:  ECU  300  000 

Commitments 

296  000 

Payments 

197 320 

ECU 

Balance 

102  680 

The  unused  balance  of  ECU  4  000  (300  000  - 296  000)  lapsed  at  the  end  of the  year. 

2.3.1  Spain 

2.3.1.1 

Environment 

In  1995, the Spanish authorities submitted 48 applications for  assistance involving finance  from 
the  Cohesion  Fund.  These  covered  almost  800  environmental  projects  for  which  assistance 
amounted to ECU 919 million. The applications fell into five sectors: water supply, waste-water 
treatment, urban waste, afforestation  and planning and restoration of the coastline and the urban 
environment. 

The sectors for  assistance  in  1995 confirm  Spain's priorities for the environment.  The  drainage 
and waste-water  treatment  is one of the most important  of these priorities,  accounting  for 48% 
of assistance for the environment  and intended in particular to implement Community  Directive 
91/271/EEC  on  waste  water  in preparation  for  1998  and  2000. 

This  year,  for  the  first  time,  following  an  agreement  with  the  central  government,  the 
Autonomous  Communities  and 
the  presentation  and 
implementation  of  projects  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

local  authorities  participated 

in 

In  1995, the Commission  adopted 47 decisions on some 610 projects  and measures  concerning 
the environment in Spain. During that year, assistance totalling ECU 574 221 690 was provided 
towards  eligible  costs  of  ECU  834  806  979.  This  assistance  represented  48.5%  of  total 
assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The  decisions  for  this  sector  adopted  in  previous  years 
(1993  and  1994)  did  not  give  rise  to  any  financial  commitment  in  1995  because  they  were 
adopted  as  single  commitments.  . 

The  difficulty  of  proposing  large-scale  environmental  projects,  which  resulted  in  Spain 
submitting  a  large  number  of  measures  in  1995,  is  largely  the  consequence  of  the 
decentralization  of implementation to a number of bodies, central government  and regional  and 
local  authorities,  and  the  number  of  sectors  for  assistance  proposed. 

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The projects  approved  are broken  down  by category  in the table below.  The paragraphs  which 
follow  provide  further  details,  highlighting  the  main  projects  in  each  category.  The  projects 
approved  comply  with  the  priorities  of  the  Fifth  Community  Action  Programme  on  the 
Environment  and Sustainable Development, the objectives of Article  13Or of the Treaty and the 
requirements stemming from  implementation of the Community Directives on the  environment. 

Breakdown  of  projects  by  sector 

Category 

Total  cost 

Assistance 

Commitment 
1995 

ECU 

% 

Number  of 
decisions 

WATER 
TREATMENT 

462  674  562 

377  989  429 

275  944  076 

48.06 

22 

WATER  SUPPLY 

74  690  587 

63  486  998 

63  486  998 

11.06 

WASTE 

54  525  589 

43  620  469 

32  011  353 

URBAN  ENV. 

30  773  797 

24  619  035 

24  619  035 

5.57 

4.29 

COASTS 

118  160  652 

100 436  552 

100 436  552 

17.49 

AFFORESTATION 

87 295  355 

72  012  861 

72  012  861 

12.54 

STUDIES  ETC 

6  686  437 

5  710  815 

5  710  815 

0.99 

TOTAL 

834  806  979 

687  876  159 

574  221  690 

100 

3 

7  . 

3 

3 

7 

2 

47 

Water  supply 

The  national  water  plan,  which  is  still  being  approved,  defines  the  relevant  objectives  and 
measures. 

In this  sector,  three  decisions were taken  concerning  some  56 measures  to  improve  or  provide 
good quality water in large towns (including  Guadalajara,  Huelva, Murcia, Malaga, Cuenca and 
Teruel) and areas affected  by drought and water shortages in the river basins of southern  Spain, 
the Guadalquivir, Guadiana,  Segura, Tagus and Jucar.  They mainly involve the construction of 
the  infrastructure  required  to  transport  drinking  water  to  areas  where  it  is  needed  (pumping 
stations,  aqueducts,  tunnels,  treatment  stations,  etc).  The  measures  to  combat  drought  are  set 
out  separately  for  each  river  basin. 

Waste-water  treatment 

In February  1995, Spain approved the national plan for the drainage and waste-water  treatment 
designed  to  coordinate  assistance  from  the  relevant  public  bodies  and  encourage  compliance 
with the  obligations  imposed  by Directive  91/271/EEC.  It also specifies  the  areas regarded  as 

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sensitive  and  less  sensitive,  infrastructure,  drainage  and  treatment  needs  and  gives  a  general 
estimate  of  the  economic  impact. 

Of  the  21  decisions  adopted,  13 were  prepared  directly  by  the  regional  and  local  authorities, 
which  will  also  implement  them. 

The main aims of constructing  infrastructure  for the collection and treatment of waste water are 
to reduce the degree of pollution  of such water, improve health conditions, protect  ecosystems 
and  encourage  the  rational  utilization  of  water. 

Solid  waste 

The  national  strategies  for  the  period  1995-2000  on  dangerous  waste  and  the  recovery  of 
contaminated  soil were approved in February  1995. Both plans contain the priorities and criteria 
laid  down  by the European  Union, principally  in Directive  91/689/EEC, which  fixes  limits  for 
dangerous  residues. 

Two decisions concerning the management of dangerous waste, in Extremadura and the Basque 
Country,  and three decisions on urban waste, in Madrid,  Barcelona and Bilbao, were  financed. 
These projects provide for the selective collection of solid urban waste, the reduction at source 
of  dangerous  waste,  the  promotion  of  recycling  and the  reuse  of  waste  and  the  environment-
friendly  treatment  of the  resulting  residues. 

Two  decisions  on  the  rehabilitation  of  polluted  land  were  also  financed.  The  aims  of  these 
projects  are  to  prevent  soil  pollution  and  encourage  the  cleaning  up  and  recovery  of  polluted 
soil. 

Afforestation 

The  national  institute  for  nature  conservation  (ICONA)  drew  up  the  reafforestation  plan  for 
1995-99, which includes afforestation  and combatting erosion and desertification.and forms part 
of the national plan for the restoration of water and forestry  resources (in each river basin). This 
plan  also  includes  measures  to  encourage  regeneration  of  plant  cover  where  ecosystems  have 
deteriorated  because  of  fire. 

The  Autonomous  Communities  and  the  central  administration  (ICONA)  submitted  projects 
grouped  by  river  basin. 

Seven  decisions  covering  348  afforestation  projects  were adopted  during  1995. These  provide 
for  the replacement  of vegetation  cover through  replanting  of trees, the treatment  of  forests  to 
improve existing vegetation, maintenance work on seasonal water courses, the consolidation and 
strengthening  of banks and their stabilization  against  landslips through dykes and  breakwaters. 

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There  is also provision  for  complementary  measures such  as the hydrological  improvement  of 
river  basins  which  have  deteriorated. 

Coasts 

The central administration submitted three decisions covering 35 projects concerned with coastal 
improvements,  the  restoration  of  beaches and the environmental  restoration  of the coastline  in 
various  places  on  both  the  Mediterranean  and  Atlantic  seaboards.  The  aim  is  to  protect  the 
coastline,  restore  coastal  areas  of  ecological  importance  and  reduce  human  pressure  on  the 
coast. 

Three  decisions  were  also  adopted  to  check  the  erosion  of  beaches,  restore  and  protect  the 
natural  environment  and  re-establish  natural  areas  on the  coastline. 

Urban  environment 

Measures  concerning  the  urban  environment  were  submitted  by  the  local  authorities.  Three 
decisions  were  adopted  for  the  various  categories  of  projects.  One  concerned  with  the 
regeneration  of  the  historic  centre  of  Barcelona  (Case-Antic)  was  submitted  by  the  Barcelona 
city  council.  A  group  of  four  projects  to  provide  green  areas  along  river  banks  and  check 
environmental  deterioration  was  submitted  by  the  Barcelona  Metropolitan  Area.  Madrid  city 
council  also  submitted  a group  of two projects  concerned  with  the construction  of a centre  for 
noise  studies  in  Madrid  and  the  restoration  of  run-down  areas  of  the  Casa  de  Campo  park. 

2.3.1.2 

Transport 

During  1995, the  Commission  adopted  nine  decisions  on new transport  infrastructure  projects 
to  be  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  five  decisions  approving  additional  amounts  for 
projects  financed  in  1993 under  the  cohesion  financial  instrument. 

The total amount committed  from  the  1995 budget was ECU 610 206 854, of which 66.1% was 
for  new  projects  (over  ECU  403  million)  and  the  remainder  (33.9%)  was  for  amendments  to 
earlier  decisions  (ECU  70  million)  or  annual  instalments  of  projects  adopted  under  the  1994 
budget  (ECU  136.8  million). 

The  breakdown  of  the  budget  by  mode  of  transport  is as  follows: 

-  roads  79.5% ' 
-  railways  19.6% 
-  waterways  0.9%. 

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Roads 

The  following  projects  under  the  1995  Cohesion  Fund  budget  may  be  noted: 

1.  Madrid-Valencia expressway  (N-III)  - Motilla  del  Palancar-Minglanilla  section. 

Assistance  comprising  a single commitment  (1995) of ECU  34.7 million  was  approved. 
This  project,  which  forms  part  of  the  Madrid-Valencia  expressway,  includes  the 
construction of two 7 m-wide carriageways with external and internal shoulders of 2.5 m 
and  1 m  respectively;  the  construction  of  five  viaducts  and  14 over-  and  under-passes, 
mostly  using  prestressed  concrete  bridging  slabs,  and  four  intersections,  at  Motilla  del 
Palancar,  Castillejo  de  Iniesta,  Granja  and  Minglanilla. 

2. 

Zaragoza-Huesca  expressway 

The Commission approved finance  worth ECU  103.5 million, to be committed  in annual 
instalments.  The  first  (1995)  instalment  of  assistance  is  worth  ECU  5.6  million.  The 
Zaragoza-Huesca  expressway  will provide  a third  access to France through  the  Somport 
tunnel.  The  work  involves  the  construction  of three  sections  of  expressway.  The  22 km 
long Zuera-Almudévar section includes 23 structures of various types: bridges with decks 
in  prestressed  reinforced  concrete  and  pergola-type  bridges. 

The  21.6  km  long  Almudévar-Huesca  section  includes  four  over-passes,  one  over  the 
Monegros  canal,  a mixed  structure  in steel  and concrete,  16 under-passes  and  a number 
of  retaining  walls. 

3. 

Somport  tunnel  (Phase  II) 

The  Commission  approved  financing  worth  ECU  80.8  million  with  commitments  in 
annual  instalments. Commitment  of the  1995 instalment  amounted  to ECU  26.8 million. 
The  tunnel-driving  project  from  the  Spanish  side was  submitted  to  the  Commission  for 
financing  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  February  1994  and  approved  in  1995.  It  covers 
construction  of  a tunnel  8 553 m long,  of which  5  185 m  lies  in  Spain.  The  tunnel  will 
link  the  N-330  Huesca-Somport  road  to  the  RN  134  in  France.  The  width  between  the 
outer pedestrian  ways will  be 9 m, with two  carriageways  of  3.5  m each,  two  shoulders 
of  0.50  m  and  a central  reservation  of  1 m. 

4. 

Rias  Bai as  expressway,  Orense-Porrino  section  (78.7  km) 

Assistance approved  amounted to ECU 212.8 million. The project  is subdivided  into five 
sub-sections: 
Orense-Barbantes:  13.6  km,  five  viaducts,  three  over-passes  and  ten  under-passes 
Barbantes-Melon:  21.7  km,  two  viaducts,  seven  over-passes  and  21  under-passes 

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Melon-La  Caniza: 9.1  km 
La  Caniza-Batallares:  15.5 km, two  tunnels  (3 km),  one  bridge  in prestressed  concrete 
with  two  decks  of  186 m  each  suspended  by  cables,  six  over-  and  under-passes. 
Batallares-Porrino:  18.9  km. 

The  Commission  approved  financing  by  commitments  in  annual  instalments.  The 
commitment  for  1995 amounts  to  ECU  133.2 million. 

5. 

Trans-Catalonia  highway.  Lérida-Gerona  -  Rajadell-Manresa-Artes  and  Vic-Manlleu 
sections. 

Assistance  was approved by means of a single commitment  (1995) of ECU 43.1  million. 
The project  will provide  a triple  link with the trans-European  networks through  a direct 
link  between  Lérida  and  Gerona  through  the  central  lowlands.  It  falls  into  five  clearly 
differentiated  sub-sections: Lérida-Cervera, Cervera-Manresa, Manresa-Vic, Vic-Olotand 
Olot-Figueras. 

The project  financed  by the Cohesion Fund includes the sections: Rajadell-Manresa  (7.10 
km), Manresa by-pass (1.36 km), Manresa-S. Fruitos (5.04 km), S. Fruitos-Artés (8  km), 
the  Vic  arterial  road  (8.11  km)  and  Vic-Manlleu  3.65  km.  The  Rajadell-Manresa-Artés 
section  will  include  four  viaducts,  eight  over-passes,  15  under-passes  and  nine 
interchanges. The Vic-Manlleu section includes six interchanges, one viaduct, eight over 
passes  and  12 under-passes. 

6. 

Lower  Llobregat  expressway 
Martorell-coast  road  section 

The  Commission  approved  assistance  amounting  to  ECU  129.9  million  through 
commitments in annual instalments. In addition to these works, two tunnels will be built, 
one 320 m  long under the N-II and one 675 m long under the railway,  and an  underpass 
under  the  A-2  redesigned. 

Railways 

Two  new  projects  were  adopted  in  1995: 

the  third  phase  of  the  upgrading  of  the  conventional  "Mediterranean  Corridor"  line. 

The  aim  is  to  achieve  speeds  of  200/220  km/h  on  a  network  which  forms  part  of  a 
priority  corridor,  the  first  two  phases  of  which  were  financed  in  1993  and  1994. 
Assistance  granted  totals  ECU  172  667  694,  of  which  about  ECU  58  251  821  will  be 
charged  to  the  1995  budget; 

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modernization  of  the  conventional  rail  network. 

This  is  a  group  of  small  projects  located  at  various  points  of  the  network.  Assistance 
granted  amounts to ECU  94 256 510, of which  ECU 46  091  434 will  be  charged  to  the 
1995  budget. 

Maritime  transport  (Vessel  Traffic  System) 

The  VTS  projects  include  establishment  of  a  network  of  maritime  traffic  control  centres  at 
sensitive  points  on  the  Spanish  coast  to  prevent  accidents,  combat  pollution  and  monitor 
activities  and  operations  at  sea. 

One  VTS  project  was  adopted  during  the  year  following  the  five  others  financed  in  1993.  It 
concerns  the  construction  of  buildings  to  monitor  sea traffic  in  the  ports  of  Almeria,  Bilbao, 
Palma de Mallorca, Tarragona and Valencia.  The assistance  granted totalled  ECU  11 057 054. 
For  statistical  purposes,  half  of  this  amount  will  be placed  in the  environment  sector  because 
of  the  positive  impact  it  will  have  in this  field. 

The  table  below  shows  the  pattern  of  financial  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  the 
environment: 

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Environmental  projects 

CFI  commitment 
April  93 -May  94 
ECU 

% 

CF  commitment 
June 94 - Dec 94 
ECU 

23 

% 

CF  commitment 
Jan  95 - Dec. 95 
ECU 

% 

63 486  998 

11.06 

97  350  000 

32  167  000 

9  532  000 

35.9 

11.9 

3.5 

149 918  102 

38  939  615 

30 

7.8 

58  355  468 

11.7 

275  944  076 

48.06 

90  095  000 

33.2 

180  934  898 

36.7 

72  012  861 

12.54 

21.868.000 

18  845  000 

8.1 

7.0 

38  906  530 

30  834  059 

1  134  000 

0.4 

2  489  917 

270  991  000 

100 

500  378  589 

7.7 

6.2 

0.4 

100 

32  011  353 

24  619  035 

5.57 

4.29 

100 436  552 

17.49 

5  710  815 

0.99 

574  221  690 

100 

Water  supply  and  management 

Water  quality  control 

Collection  and  treatment  of 
waste  water 

Control  of  erosion, 
afforestation  and 
reafforestation 

Nature  conservation 

Control  of  industrial  pollution 

Waste  management 

Urban  environment 

Coasts 

Studies,  etc 

TOTAL 

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Development  of  Cohesion  Fund  financial  assistance  in  the  field  of  transport 

Transport  projects 

CFI  commitment 
April  93 - May 94 
ECU 

% 

CF  commitment 
June 94 - Dec 94 
ECU 

% 

CF  commitment 
Jan.95 -Dec 95 
ECU 

% 

Roads  and  motorways 

428  831  141 

71.9 

3  050  470  658 

61.14 

484  862  435 

79.46 

Railways 

Airports  and  traffic  control 

Ports-traffic  control 

TOTAL 

88  755  999 

73  173  742 

15  606  579 

606  367  461 

14.7 

12.1 

1.3 

100 

193  860  252 

38.86 

119  815  892 

19.63 

498  907  910 

100 

610  206  855 

100 

5  528  528 

0.91 

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2.3.2  Portugal 

2.3.,2.1 

Environment 

The projects  submitted by Portugal  in  1995 continue the strategy  for  assistance  followed  since 
1993,  the  main  aim  of  which  is  to  provide  infrastructure  for  water  supply,  waste-water 
treatment  and  the  management  of  solid  urban  waste  in the  most  densely  populated  regions  of 
the  country:  Lisbon,  Oporto  and  the  Algarve. 

This geographical concentration meant that coherent groups of projects, defined at regional level 
and  so  ensuring  a  significant  impact  and  more  effective  financing  from  the  Cohesion  Fund, 
could  be  presented  for  each  objective. 

A  large  number  of  the  projects  submitted  in  1995  gave  rise  to  assistance  financed  by  the 
cohesion financial  instrument and the Cohesion Fund. Examples include drainage in the Oporto 
region and the supply of drinking water in the eastern Algarve. Others involve measures which 
will  continue  over  the coming  years, such as two major  systems  for  obtaining  and  distributing 
water  in  Oporto. 

The few exceptions to this geographical criterion concern projects designed to provide  solutions 
to particularly  serious problems of an urgency which requires swift  action, sometimes on a large 
scale.  An  example  is the  project  to  clean  up the  Ria  de Aveiro. 

Compared  with previous years, a greater number of projects  - particularly  in the drinking  water 
and  urban  waste  sectors  - are on  a large  scale: the supply  of  drinking  water  to  Oporto  and the 
in  Lisbon  and  Oporto.  These  are  large-scale  projects  concerning  several 
incinerators 
.municipalities  which  will  be  implemented  and  managed  by  companies  on  a concession  basis. 
Consideration  of  a number  of  these  applications  will  have  to  continue  in  1996. 

Projects  concerned with waste-water treatment are rather smaller in scale since the nature of the 
assistance provided often makes it difficult  to find inter-municipal  solutions. Nevertheless, these 
projets are vital to the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC on urban waste-water  treatment 
and constitute coherent groups. An example is the series of projects being undertaken  in the Ria 
Formosa  area  of  the  Algarve. 

During  1995  the  Cohesion  Fund  received  28  applications  for  assistance  and  the  total  amount 
applied  for  exceeded  the  resources  available  for  environmental  projects. 

By the end  of  the year,  22 projects  had been adopted,  included  five  submitted  in earlier  years. 

The  breakdown  by  type  of  project  adopted  is as  follows: 

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Type  of  project 

Number 

Assistance 

Drinking  water 

Waste  water 

Solid  waste 

Study  (water  management) 

TOTAL 

Supply  of  drinking  water 

10 

10 

1 

1 

22 

% 

50 

40 

5 

5 

73.6 

58.0 

7.5 

7.5 

146.6 

100 

The assistance  requested  from  the Cohesion Fund  is intended  to  increase the percentage  of the 
population  of Portugal  connected  to  a mains  supply  of  drinking  water  while  ensuring  the  high 
levels  of  quality  laid  down  by  European  Directives. 

During  1995, the Fund financed  ten projects in this sector in Portugal. These accounted  for  half 
the resources  available  for  environmental  projects,  some ECU  73.5 million.  Virtually  all  these 
projects are located in the Oporto and Algarve regions, the only exception being the Enxoé dam 
and  water  supply  system  in the  Alentejo,  a region  particularly  hard  hit  by  drought. 

In the  Oporto  region,  the  Cohesion  Fund  has been  asked  to  finance  two  major  systems  (north . 
and  south) which  should  supply  virtually  all the  municipalities  located  around  the  city  as well 
as  the  city  itself.  These  systems  will  be  constructed  and  managed  by  companies  granted  a 
concession  on  which  the  municipalities  will  be  represented. 

These are major  infrastructures  for the uptake and treatment of water and the supply of  drinking 
water  to  the  reservoirs  of  each  municipality  responsible  for  the  supply  to  the  final  consumer. 
This  solution  will  provide  considerable  economies  of  scale  as  regards  the  production  and 
treatment  of  water  and  the  rationalization  of  existing  resources. 

In  1995  approval  was  given  to  finance  for  the  project  concerning  the  seven  municipalities 
comprising  the  Oporto-North  system  and  to  seven  other  small  projects  which  are  essential  if 
existing plant is to be integrated  into the system. The Fund will continue to assist these  systems 
in the years to come and will cover all the works involved. The total contribution  could  amount 
to  over  ECU  200  million. 

The  approach  followed  in the  Algarve  is similar  to that  applied  in  Oporto:  two  major  projects 
for  the  collection,  treatment  and  distribution  of  drinking  water  to  all  the  municipalities  in  the 
region  through  the  Barlavento  system  for  the  west  and  the  Sotavento  system  for  the  east. 

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In  1995,  the  Cohesion  Fund  financed  a  number  of  measures  forming  part  of  the  Sotavento 
system: the Odeleite dam  and the tunnel  linking  it to the Beliche dam, a large diameter  supply 
pipe, secondary pipes and an increase in the capacity of two water treatment stations to  support 
the  network.  This  ambitious  project  will  require  investment  totalling  over  ECU  100  million. 

Waste-water  treatment 

The  situation  as  regards  the  waste-water  treatment  in  Portugal  in  terms  of  the  obligations 
imposed  by  Community  legislation  means  that  substantial  investment  has  to  be  undertaken 
within  a  comparatively  short  period.  This  is  a justification  for  a high  level  of  assistance  from 
the  Cohesion  Fund,  even  for  small-scale  projects. 

In  1995,  the  Fund  financed  ten  projects  which  absorbed  some  ECU  58  million,  40%  of  the 
appropriations  available  for  the  environment.  The criterion  of  geographical  concentration  was 
always  respected,  the  aim  being  to  bring  the  increase  in  the  capacity  for  the  waste-water 
treatment  into  line  with  increases  in  supply. 

Most  of  the  projects  submitted  in  1995  concerned  the  densely  populated  region  of  Oporto, 
where  the  measures  in  progress  include  the  cleaning  up  of  the  most  important  tributary  river 
basins,  such  as  the  River  Leça.  These  projects  have  been  designed  in  integrated  fashion  by 
using  inter-municipal  solutions wherever possible and ensuring the coherence of assistance and 
the  effectiveness  of  the  means  used  in terms  of  the  objectives  sought. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  granted  finance  for  the  first  stage  of  a major  project  to  clean  up  the  Ria 
de Aveiro, an area of the greatest  importance from  an environmental  point of view where very 
high levels of pollution occur because of the discharge of untreated waste water from  towns and 
industry.  This  project  extends  over  a number  of municipalities  and  includes  several  industrial 
sites.  It  should  facilitate  the restoration  and  preservation  of  an area  of  lagoons  which  includes 
areas  protected  by  European  legislation.  These  are  of  particular  importance  for  birds. 

In  the  Algarve,  the  Fund  supported  the  first  stage  of  waste-water  treatment  for  the  town  of 
Portimao  and  a project  in the  Louie area.  Fewer  projects  were  financed  in this region  than  in 
previous years but the Fund will continue to provide assistance, particularly to the Ria Formosa, 
a nature park  classified  as a wetland  of  international  importance  and a specially  protected  area 
for  wild  birds. 

Solid  waste 

The solid urban waste projects  submitted in  1995 were still few in number compared with other 
sectors  assisted  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  but  the  amount  of  investment  they  represent  is 
considerably  greater.  Particularly  worthy  of  mention  are  the  incinerators  in  the  two  largest 
cities,  Lisbon  and  Oporto,  projects  which  will  continue  to  be  considered  in  1996. 

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Only one project was financed  in this sector: a controlled discharge to serve three  municipalities 
on the left  bank  of the Tagus, near Lisbon. This project  accounts for  5% of the funds  available 
for  environmental  projects  in  1995.  The  Cohesion  Fund  has  asked  for  a  greater  number  of 
applications  in  this  sector. 

2.3.2.2 

Transport 

The  main  concern  demonstrated  by the strategy  being  followed  in Portugal  was to  ensure  that 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance  could  facilitate  an  appropriate  degree  of  integration  into  the  trans-
European transport networks, having particular regard to Portugal's position on the edge of the 
Community, which heightens the urgency of an effective  transport system. This general  strategy 
continued  to  be  followed  in  1995. 

Road  network 

The  very  fast  rate  of  growth  of  trade,  particularly  along  land  routes,  with  the  rest  of  the 
Community since accession has demonstrated the need to continue work on the construction and 
modernization  of the road network providing links with the rest of Europe. This is the only way 
of  reducing  operating  costs,  cutting journey  times  and  improving  road  safety. 

From  the  main  routes  making  up the basic network  in Portugal,  which  is fully  integrated  into 
the trans-European network, three with the highest priority have been selected, mainly to ensure 
a  degree  of  concentration  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance.  These  involve  completion  of  the 
Valença-Vila  Real de  S. Antonio  road northwards to the  Spanish  frontier,  the early  opening of 
the  Portuguese  section  of  the  Lisbon-Madrid  road  and  speeding  up  work  on  the  Lisbon-
Valladolid  road,  which  forms  an  integral  part  of the  Category  I  infrastructure  projects  on  the 
list  adopted  by the Corfu  European  Council  and confirmed  at the Essen  summit.  During  1995, 
the  Portuguese  authorities  asked  for  an  amendment  to  part  of  the  route  of  this  road.  The 
Cohesion  Fund  granted  assistance  to  the  Alcanena-Atalaia  and  Atalaia-Abrantes  sections. 

The Palmela-Marateca and Marateca-Montemor  sections of the Lisbon-Madrid  route were  also 
financed. 

Only one project (the Cruz-Braga section) of the Valença-Vila Real de S. Antonio road received 
part-financing  from  the  Fund.  However,  the  Portuguese  authorities have  undertaken  to  submit 
applications  for  the  sections  needed  to  complete  this route. 

High  priority  was  also  given  to  relieving  congestion  in  urban  areas  by  financing  ring  roads 
designed mainly to link the various transport networks outside city centres. The inner and outer 
Lisbon  ring  roads,  the  CRIL  and  the  CREL,  are  helping  eliminate  serious  bottlenecks  in  the 
metropolitan  area's  transport  system  by improving  operation  of the  urban  road  network  while 
also  providing  some  environmental  benefits. 

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In  1995 the  Commission  approved  a  slight  increase  in  Community  aid  originally  allocated  to 
the CRIL and the Portuguese authorities stated that they would make further  applications to the 
Cohesion  Fund  for  finance  for  these two  ring roads. 

The  other  urban  areas  also  assisted  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  include  the  road  bridge  over  the 
Tagus  in Lisbon  and  one  phase  of  the  Freixo  Bridge  project  in  Oporto. 

Rail  network 

The  main  strategic  aim  of  the  rail  infrastructure  plan  is  the  revitalization  of  the  main  routes 
linking  Portugal  with  the  centre  of  Europe  while  ensuring  that  this  mode  of  transport  can 
provide a genuine alternative to road transport through  its greater efficiency  in the transport  of 
people  and  goods. 

The Fund  is concerned  with two  lines, the North  and the Beira Alta  lines, both of  which  form 
an  integral  part  of  the  trans-European  network  and  have  considerable  strategic  importance 
nationally.  The  extent  of  the  investment  planned  justifies  simultaneous  assistance  from  the 
ERDF  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  different  sections  or  stages  of  the  projects. 

The projects  for  the  general  modernization  of  these  lines  comprise  principally  electrification, 
increasing the number of tracks, signalling and the replacement  or strengthening  of bridges and 
tunnels  to  permit  the  higher  maximum  speeds  which  will,  in  both  cases,  substantially  cut 
journey  times. 

Three  projects  were  adopted  in  1993/94,  two  of  which  were  for  the  Beira  Alta  line.  During 
1995, the  Commission  approved  a fourth  rail  project,  also  for  the  Beira  Alta  line. 

Maritime  transport 

Portugal's  geographical  position  and  the  comparative  scarcity  of  land  links  with  the  rest  of 
Europe  provide  full  justification  for  the  country's  decision  to  pursue  a  strategy  of  promoting 
maritime  transport  which  will  enable  this  sector  to  regain  its  important  traditional  role  in 
Portugal's  foreign  trade,  particularly  on the Atlantic  seaboard. 

The  aim  is  to  improve  the  conditions  under  which  the  country's  ports  operate  while  also 
ensuring  their  integration  into  the  trans-European  networks  through  appropriate  multimodal 
integration. 

Assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  has  concentrated  on  investment  likely  to  improve  access 
and intermodal  links and encourage improvements  in the quality  and diversity  of port  services. 
However,  the present  stiff  competition  in the maritime transport  sector means that  efforts  have 
to  be  concentrated  on  the  ports  which  are  likely  to  be  the  most  competitive. 

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To provide a context for the Cohesion Fund's work in this area and avoid the creation of over 
capacity  in ports, in  1995 the Commission had a study  carried out on the four  largest ports in 
Portugal  in  order  to define  the priorities  for  assistance  within an overall  strategy. 

Projects approved 

During  1995, two new projects were adopted for Portugal and further  funding  provided for the 
CRIL. Assistance from the Cohesion Fund amounted to some ECU 53 381 000 of which almost 
ECU 37  739  000  was committed  from  the  1995 budget. 

In addition, annual instalments were comrnittcd in  1995 in respect of tliree projects  adopted in 
1994 bringing  total  comrnitrnents for  the year to ECU 240.4 million. 

The breakdown  by mode of transport was as follows: 

iSHliilll 
liiiiiiiiiî 

Roads 

Railways 

Ports 

Total 

1 

1 

0 

2 

211.9 

28.5 

0 

240.4 

88 

12 

0 

100 

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2.3.3  Greece 

2.3.3.1 

Environment 

In Greece  the state of the environment  may be regarded  as satisfactory.  It  is varied,  rich in 
biotopes  and offers  remarkable biodiversity.  There are some specific  local problems  such as 
air pollution  in the large cities. 

There  is,  however,  a great  lack  of  infrastructure  for  the  supply  and  distribution  of  water, 
waste-water treatment and the management of waste. Despite sustained financial assistance for 
infrastructure  from  the Community Funds, needs still outstrip what has been achieved.  Since 
the Cohesion  Fund  is intended  to promote  economic  and  social  cohesion,  it has  contributed 
substantially  to the improvement  and construction  of  the infrastructure  which  is  lacking and 
to the protection  of nature. 

The main shortfall  is in infrastructure  for  waste.  Some of the priorities  for  waste  water  are 
immediate (1998-2000), while others are medium-term (2005). The Cohesion Fund wishes to 
ensure  the sound management of available resources  of drinking water.  In addition to  efforts 
to remedy the infrastructure  deficit, the mechanism for monitoring and checking the application 
of environmental  policy  needs to be stepped up. 

In  1995  assistance  to  Greece  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  accounted  for  59%  of  Community 
assistance  to that country.  The breakdown of assistance  by objective  is as follows: 

Water  supply: 
Waste-water treatment: 
Waste management: 
Nature protection: 

18  %5 
75 % 
1  % 
6 % 

Two major  projects  were approved  on a multi-annual basis.  The first  concerns  the supply of 
water  to  Thessaloniki  from  the  River  Aliakmon  and  the  second  the  second  phase  of  the 
biological  treatment  of water  in the same city. 

Assistance  for  the environment  is in line with the objectives  of  the Fifth  Programme  on the 
Environment  and Sustainable  Development. 

The first objective sought concerns the management of water resources. It is essential to ensure 
adequate quantities of water, the sound management of water resources, the quality of drinking 
water and a balance between supplies of and demand for drinking water. The second objective 

This  percentage  includes  a  small  part  of  the  total  funding  for  water  supplies  to  Thessaloniki 
corresponding  to  expected  implementation  in  1995. 

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is to provide  the country  with infrastructure  for  the waste-water  treatment  and to help it meet 
the requirements  of  the  relevant  Directives.  The  third  objective  relates  to  the  management  of 
waste  in  accordance  with  the  Community  strategy  for  2000. 

Water  supply 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  for  drinking  water  is  primarily  concerned  with  solving  problems 
relating  to  quality  and  quantity.  This  category  of  projects  includes  one  major  project,  the 
supply  of  water  to  Thessaloniki  from  the River  Aliakmon,  further  work  on the  Evinos  major 
projet  for  the  supply  of  water  to  Athens,  improvements  to  the  Mornos  aqueduct,  which  is 
connected  with  the  Evinos  major  project,  the  supply  of  water  to  Khania  and  completion  of 
work  on phases  of  projects  already  approved  in Crete,  the  Péloponnèse,  western  Greece  and 
Macedonia. 

In the case of the Athens water supply project,  the Cohesion Fund has paid particular  attention 
to  the  sound  management  of  water  resources  and  the  improvement  of  the  pipes  carrying  the 
water.  It  should  be  noted  that  bringing  the  Evinos/Mornos  tunnel  into  service  ensured  water 
supplies  to  Athens  in  summer  1995. 

In  the  case  of  the  Thessaloniki  water  supply  major  project,  the  Cohesion  Fund  has  been 
concerned to ensure  the sound management of water resources,  the monitoring of existing plant 
and  the  obligation  to  complete  the  networks  required. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  is  also  monitoring  closely  the  project  to  establish  a  hydrological  and 
meteorological  database  to meet needs arising  from  the sound  management  of water  resources 
in Greece. 

Water  supply  to  other  towns  will  concentrate  on  tourist  and  industrial  centres.  A  number  of 
decisions  remain  to  be  taken  in  1996. 

Waste-water  treatment 

A large number  of projects  for  the waste-water treatment  and effluent  (mainly urban  in origin) 
have  been  part-financed  in  several  large  and  medium-sized  regional  towns. 

These  include  the  second  phase  of  the  major  project  for  biological  waste-water  treatment  in 
Thessaloniki,  which  is of  the utmost  importance  for  water  quality  in the  Bay  of  Thessaloniki 
and  serves  the  second  largest  city  in  Greece.  To  improve  water  quality  in  the  Bay  of 
Thessaloniki,  the Cohesion  Fund  has  approved  a project  for  biological  waste-water  treatment 
in the Thessaloniki  tourist  area,  the effluent  from  which  is also discharged  into the Bay.  This 
assistance,  together  with the project  to clean up Kalochori,  forms  a series  of  measures  which 
will  benefit  the  environment  of  the  region. 

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The Cohesion Fund has begun the procedure to close the first  stages of 54 projects  concerned 
with the waste-water treatment and effluent  from  small and medium-sized towns which it had 
been part-financing  since  1993 in towns, mainly  regional capitals,  throughout  Greece. 

The Cohesion Fund has also part-financed  some second stages of these projects.  Part-financing 
is  already  being  provided  for  those  in  Kavala,  Kozani  and  Xanthi  in  northern  Greece 
(Macedonia  and Thrace),  Corfu  in the Ionion Sea, Patras  in southern  Greece (Péloponnèse), 
Skiathos and Rhodes in the Aegean,  Livadia  in central  Greece and Tyrnavos  and Karditsa  in 
Thessaly.  The  Cohesion  Fund  also  enabled  work to begin on several  projects  not yet under 
way, the construction of biological treatment centres at Agrinio, Yiannitsa, Pyrgos, Thiva and 
Naoussa. 

All  the  financing  decisions  were  taken  on the  basis  of  complete  applications  and  thorough 
studies  had been  carried  out  on the projects,  which  are  also  subject  to  prior  appraisals  and 
interim evaluations. 

Waste  management 

Waste management has not generated the interest which the Commission would have liked; the 
projects  submitted  to  the  Cohesion  Fund  by  the  Greek  authorities  are  few  in  number  and 
concerned mainly with the planning and construction of landfill sites at Schisto, Liossia, Zante, 
Thessaloniki  and Patras.  Approval for the continuation of work at Patras and Zante will mean 
the completion of these projects. The Cohesion Fund will approve the projects at Thessaloniki, 
Schisto and Liossia, once the authorities responsible have incorporated the results of the expert 
studies  carried  out by the Fund into their  specifications.  The Cohesion Fund,  in cooperation 
with the Greek authorities,  hopes to extend and diversify  measures  in this field  in accordance 
with the  Community  strategy  so that  it can receive  finance  from  the  Fund.  The  study  for  a 
pilot project  to find  an integrated  solution for the islands of Santorini and Thriassio  has been 
published  in the Official  Journal  (No C  176 of  11 July  1995). 

Nature  protection 

During this period,  the Cohesion Fund devoted its assistance to research  into and  information 
on the environment,  including  finance  for  the Goulandris  Centre  for  environmental  research 
and education. 

A number  of projects  to combat forests  fires  were also continued. 

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2.3.3.2 

Transport 

The Cohesion Fund's  strategy  for  transport  in Greece entails: 

completing the country's  two main road routes,  the Via Egnatia  and the Pathé; 

completing the country's two main rail routes, Athens-Thessaloniki  and Athens-Patras, 
and constructing  a rail complex at Thriassio  linked with the port of Piraeus; 

modernizing  air traffic  and preparing  the new Athens airport  at Spata; 

developing combined transport through investment in the country's three largest ports, 
Igoumenitsa,  Iraklio  and Piraeus 

The  success  of  this  strategy  depends  on  securing  funds  from  the public  sector,  which will 
benefit  from  the future  revenues  generated  by these investments. 

The total cost of the projects  approved is ECU 485 062 600. The calculation of assistance  for 
the port  projects  took  account  of  future  revenues.  A major  rail  project  on the  North-South 
route was approved  in annual instalments.  Taking into account the revenues  and the fact that 
a project was approved in annual instalments, the corresponding financial commitments for the 
projects  total ECU  159 729  130, 41.24%  of the assistance  granted  for  projects  in Greece in 
1995. 

The strategy followed by the Cohesion Fund has laid down the following priorities for projects 
in Greece: 

Roads: The two main routes  in the country,  the Via Egnatia  and the Pathé; 

Rail: The  North-South,  Thriassio  station and the Athens-Patras  link; 

Ports:  The  development  of combined transport  with investments  in the three  largest  ports in 
the country,  Igoumenitsa,  Iraklio and Piraeus. 

Airports:  The  modernization  of  air  traffic  and preparation  of  the  large  new  Athens  airport 
(Spata). 

In line with this  strategy,  the projects  approved cover all forms  of transport.  They  include: 

Roads 

Five projects  on the Via Egnatia route.  One other project,  Corinth-Tripolis,  is on neither the 
North-South  (Pathé)  route  nor  the  Via  Egnatia.  It  was approved  because  it  is  an  important 

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project  which  provides  the  two  missing  links  in  the  Athens-Tripolis  motorway  route,  so 
improving  access  from  the  Péloponnèse  to the  Pathé  route. 

Rail 

The project  adopted  is the Evagelismos-Leptokarya  link on the North-South  line which  is one 
of  the  key  sections  of  the  track  between  Thessaloniki  and  Athens.  Assistance  from  the 
Cohesion  Fund  had  to  be  increased  to  alter  the  route  of  the  permanent  way  in  the  light  of 
recommendations  from  the  environmental  authorities. 

Ports 

The  three  port  projects  adopted  are  the  Ikonion  (quay  II)  terminal  in  Piraeus,  Iraklio  and 
Igoumenitsa.  The calculation  of  assistance  took  account  of  future  revenue,  particularly  in the 
case  of  the  port  of  Ikonion.  There  is close  cooperation  with  the  EIB  and  the  EFT A  financial 
mechanism,  which  is  part-financing  this  project. 

Airports 

The  following  were  adopted  in the  airport  sector  in  1995: 

the  air  traffic  control  modernization  project  involving  the  purchase  and  installation  of 
seven  radars: 

four  short-range  radars  for  Thessaloniki,  Rhodes,  Corfu  and  Iraklio,  and 
three  short-range  radars  to  provide  double  surveillance  of  activity  in  Greek 
airspace; 

the  financing  of  further  work  at  Corfu  airport. 

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Title 

CF.  contribution 

1995  commitment 

ECU(Current) 

ECU {Current) 

ECU(Current) 

GREECE - TRANSPORT : 

Total expend. 

ROADS 

Motorway  Korinthos-Tripoli-Kalamata 

28.242.000 

24.005.700 

24.005.700 

Egnatia  Motorway  (by-pass  of  Kavala -Aghios  Andreas  to  KM4 + 937) 

1.317.000 

1.119.450 

1.119.450 

Egnatia  Motorway  (Phsylorachi-Aghios  Nikolaos) 

Egnatia  Motorway  (Lykopodi-Makrychora) 

Egnatia  Motorway  (Makrychora-Krystalopigi) 

17.090.000 

14.526.500 

14.526.500 

7.279.000 

6.187.150 

6.187.150 

11.231.000 

9.546.350 

9.546.350 

Egnatia  Motorway  (by-pass  of  Kavala  km9 + 400  to  km  13 + 780 ) 

11.013.000 

9.361.050 

9.361.050 

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RAIL 

Railways  line  Pyraeus-Thriassio  - 2nd  phase  of  technical  studies 

1.300.000 

1.300.000 

1.300.000 

Double track  railway  Evagelismos-Leptokarya 

PORTS 

Transit  area - Port  of  Iraklion 

Container  terminal  to  N.  Ikonio 

Construction  of  Igoumenitsa  port 

AIRPORTS 

240.000.000 
||il|||||illg||| 

204.000.000 
IIIIIIIIIH 

7.055.000 
llljlllllHîl 

24.138.000 

15.593.148 

15.593.148 

67.115.600 

15.007.032 

15.007.032 

48.428.000 

34.076.840 

32.305.100 

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jj|||||ip||j 

llllllllllll 

Extension of  Terminal  of  Corfu  airport 

3.306.000 

2.810.100 

2.810.100 

Construction  of  terminal  of  Corfu  (anti-fire  station) 

id. 

Modernization  of  air trafic  control  system 

24.603.000 

20.912.550 

20.912.550 

Modernization  of  air traffic  control  (Iraklion  -  Corfu) 

Modernization  of  air traffic  control ;  Athens 

Modernization  of  air traffic  control  (P.I.S.  information  system) 

TOTAL 

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WÊÊIÊÊÈÈÊÈ 
485.062.600 

IIIlliillK 

358.445.870 

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159.729.130 

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2.3.4  Ireland 

In  1995, the Cohesion Fund granted ECU  190.4 million in aid to Ireland,  of which ECU  97.2 
million (51%  of the total) was  for  transport  projects  and ECU  93.2  million (49%  of the  total) 
was  for  environment  projects. 

The  table  below  gives  a breakdown  by  category  of  the  projects  assisted. 

COMMITMENTS OF AID TO PROJECTS IN IRELAND (1995) 

Environment 

Assistance  granted 
(ECU  million) 

%  of  total 

1. Water  treatment 

2.  Water  supply 

3.  Solid  waste 

4.  Technical  assistance 

Total  1 

50.0 

41.9 

1.1 

0.2 

93.2 

26.3 

22.0 

0.6 

0.1 

48.9 

Transport 

Assistance  granted 
(ECU million) 

I 

| 

%  of  total 

1. Roads 

2.  Rail 

3.  Ports 

Total  2 

Total  1 +  2 

General  Strategy 

71.0 

2L6 

4.5 

97.2  * 

190.4 

37.3 

11.4 

2.4 

S1A 

100.0 

The  priorities  for  assistance  in  1995 remained  the  same  as in the previous  years.  In  transport, 
the largest  parf of the budget continued  to go to road projects  on the trans-European  network, 
while  funding  for  rail  was  concentrated  on  the  core  of  the  network,  the  Dublin-Belfast  and 
Dublin-Cork/Limerick 
in  line  with  the  policy  of 
concentrating  on  the  four  largest  ports  of  Dublin,  Cork,  Rosslare  and  Waterford. 

lines.  Assistance  to  ports  remained 

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Within  the environment  sector,  the main priorities continued  to be waste-water  treatment  with 
a lesser  amount for water supply. Waste-water treatment projects within the largest urban  areas 
and  in  environmentally  sensitive  areas  which  are  required  by  Community  Directives  to  be 
completed  not  later than the end  of the  decade were  the  first  choice  for  assistance.  The  water 
supply  projects  were  concentrated  on  Dublin  city  and  areas  where  the  water  supply  is  of 
particularly  poor  quality. 

2.3.4.1 

Environment 

Waste-water  treatment 

A  total  of  seven  new  projects  were  approved  in  1995.  Together  with  amounts  committed  to 
modify  projects  already approved  in earlier years, a total of ECU 50 million was committed  to 
this  sector.  The  projects  assisted  were the  following  : 

Project  Name 

New  project  or  stage  or  modification 
of  existing  project 

I 

Aid  granted 
(in  1995 
ECU million) 

River  Barrow  (3  projects)  Addition  to  group  of  existing  projects 

Wexford  (Stage  II) 

New  stage with  annual  instalments 

Sligo  (Stage  I) 

New  project  : planning  stage 

Lough  S willy  (Stage  I) 

New  project  : planning  stage 

Dublin  Region  (Stage  I)  Modification  to  complete  stage  I 

Dublin  Region  (Stage  II)  New project  with  annual  instalments 

Lough  Derg 

New  group  of projects 

Tralee 

New project 

River  Boyne  (Stage  I) 

New  group  of  projects  : planning  stage 

Ennis  Main  Drainage 

Modification  to  complete  project 

Waterford  (Stage  I) 

Modification  of  existing  stage  of  project 

Bray  Sewerage 

Modification  to  add  additional  works 

TOTAL 

""-y-;,' 

:; 

:;  ; 

;'••  ..; ; ;.  '. 

4.5 

10.0 

1.7 

0.9 

0.5 

6.2 

11.1 

9.2 

2.4 

0.1 

1.2 

2.1 

50.0 

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Water  supply  projects 

The  following  projects  received  ECU  41.9  million  in  assistance. 

Project  name 

New  project  on  stage  or  modification  of  Aid  granted  in 

I 

I 

existing  project 

1995 
J  (ECU  million)  | 

Lough  Mask  (Stage 
JI) 
Monaghan 

New  project 

New  second  stage  with  annual  instalments 

9.7 

Ballyjamesduff 

Modification  to  complete  existing  project 

Dublin  Region 

Modification  to  complete  major  stage  of 
project 

TOTAL 

Solid  waste 

_ 6.1 

1.5 

24.4 

41.9 

One  project  only,  the  Ballymount  solid  waste  facility  in  the  south-west  suburbs  of  Dublin, 
received  ECU  1.1  million  to  complete  work  begun  in  1993. 

2.4.3.2 

Transport 

Roads 

In  1995, ECU 71 million was committed to nine new road projects  and to modifications  largely 
aimed at completing projects approved in earlier years. All of the projects approved or  modified 
received  85% of  the  total  cost  in  aid. 

The  table  below  shows  the  projects  approved  in  1995.  The  word  "project"  refers  to  a  new 
project  where  all  of  the  aid  was  committed  from  the  1995  budget.  "Annual  instalment" 
identifies 
large  projects  where  aid  is  committed  each  year  in  annual  amounts  while 
"modification", indicates  the  addition  of  funds  from  the  1995  budget  to  projects  previously 
approved  by  the  Commission. 

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ROADS 

PROJECT  NAME 

PROJECT  OR 
STAGE 

AID  GRANTED 
FROM  1995 
BUDGET 
(ECU  million) 

N2  Dublin  -  North 
West 

Ardee-Aclint 

project 

NI  Dublin-Belfast 

Balbriggan  By-pass 

Cloghran-Lissenhall 

Dublin  Port  Access  Road 

Annual 
instalment 

Stage 

Stage 

Dunleer-Dundalk 

Modification 

Drogheda  By-pass 

Modification 

6.1 

4.2 

1.6 

3.2 

0.2 

0.2 

Dublin  Ring  Road 

Northern  Cross 

Modification 

15.4 

Southern  Cross 

N il  Dublin-
Rosslare 

Killarny  Road 
Interchange 

Kilmacanogue-Glen  of 
Downs 

Arklow  By-pass 

Enni scorthy- Wexford 

Annual 
instalment 

Modification 

Annual 
instalment 

Annual 
instalment 

Modification 

N7  Dublin  -
Cork/Limerick 

Kildare  By-pass 

Modification 

Portlaoise  By-pass 

Annual 
instalment 

River  Lee  Tunnel 

Modification 

3.8 

0.4 

0.9 

2.6 

0.5 

0.1 

6.7 

0.5 

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N4  Dublin  -  Sligo 

Longford  By-pass 

Modification 

Curlews  By-pass 

Collooney-Sligo 

N6  Dublin  -
Galway 

Galway  Eastern 
Approach  Road 

Annual 
instalment 

Annual 
instalment 

Project 

Newmarket  By-pass 

Stage 

Twelve  TENs  projects 

Modification 

Seven  TENs  projects 

Modification 

N18  Limerick  -
Galway 

Road  Network 
1993 

Road  Network 
1994 

TOTAL 

Rail 

0.7 

2.8 

9.6 

7.1 

2.0 

1.2 

1.0 

71.0 

The  projects  assisted  in  1995  were  the  following: 

NAME 

TYPE  OF  PROJECT 

I 

I 

Dublin  -  Cork 
Dublin  -Belfast 
Limerick  Junction- 
Limerick 
Dublin  -  Waterford 

Mainly  track  and  signalling 
replacement  with  associated 
infrastructure  work:  e.g.  bridge 
strengthening 

ASSISTANCE 
GRANTED 
J  (ECU  Million) 

| 

21.5 

Track  Renewal  Equipment  Modification  to  complete  project 

Dublin  -  Galway 

Modification  to  complete  project 

TOTAL 

0.1 

0.1 

21.6 

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Ports 

The  following  projects  were  assisted  in  1995: 

PORT 

TYPE  OF 
PROJECT 

PROJECT  OR 
STAGE 

ASSISTANCE 
GRANTED 
(ECU  million) 

Dublin 

Additional  works in 
Ro-Ro  terminal 

Modification  to 
complete  project 

Expansion  of  Lo-Lo 
Terminal 

New  project 

Rosslare 

Berth  realignment 

Modification  to 
complete  existing 
project 

0.9 

"3.5 

0.1 

4.5 

TOTAL 

2.4 

ASSISTANCE 
MEASURES 

2.4.1  General 

FOR 

STUDIES  AND  TECHNICAL 

SUPPORT 

In  carrying  out  its  management  duties  and  in  order  to  increase  the  effectiveness  of  the  aid 
granted,  the  Cohesion  Fund  Directorate  has  sought  the  assistance  of  a number  of  experts  and 
consultants  in  the  various  sectors  with which  it  is concerned.  Some  of  these  consultants  have 
helped  the  Commission  analyse the  applications  for  finance  submitted  by  the  Member  States. 
To the  Commission's  technical  expertise they have added  practical  and  up-to-date  knowledge 
on a variety of topics including waste-water treatment, water treatment and supply,  afforestation 
and  combined  transport. 

Close cooperation  with the EIB continued  in  1995, with particular  emphasis  on the  evaluation 
of the largest projects  submitted  for  financing.  Further details are to be found  in section 4.8 of 
this  Report. 

Some  studies  were  also  carried  out  to  improve  the  selection  of  projects  to  be  financed  by  the 
Fund.  Examples  include  a  study  on  ports  in  Portugal,  one  on  water  resources  in  the  Iberian 
peninsula,  a  third  on  railways  in  Ireland  and  a  study  on  coordinated  environmental  measures 
on  the  Greek  islands  of  Santorini  and  Thirassia.  The  London  School  of  Economics  was 

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commissioned  to carry out a major  study on the macro-economic  impact of the Cohesion  Fund 
on  beneficiary  countries. 

In any case, although the amounts allocated to technical assistance and studies were three times 
greater  in  1995 than they  had  been  in  1994, they  are still  comparatively  small  and  finance  for 
works  remains  the  priority.  The  total  budget  for  technical  assistance  and  studies  accounts  for 
less than  0.1% of  resources. 

The awarding  of  contracts respects  the current  provisions  on public  contracts.  The  consultants 
chosen  are  from  a  variety  of  Member  States  and  several  of  them  come  from  countries  other 
than  the  cohesion  countries. 

2.4.2  On  the  Commission's  initiative 

2.4.2.1 

Expressions  of  interest 

In  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities  of  6  July  1993  (OJ  No  C  183),  the 
Cohesion  Fund  Directorate  had  published  a call  for  expressions  of  interest  in  participation  in 
the  study  and  technical  assistance programme  to be  carried  out  under  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The 
replies  received  permitted  the  establishment  of  a  database  containing  over  1 200  consultants 
specializing  in  the  various fields  covered  by the  Fund.  This has meant  that  restricted  calls  for 
tenders could be issued where the public procurement  Directive does not require publication of 
a  notice  in  the  Official  Journal.  Those  consultants  whose  abilities  were  considered  to  be 
appropriate  for  the  contract  in  question  were  invited  to  tender.  During  1995  twelve  restricted 
calls  for  tenders  were  issued,  two  of  which  involved  publication  of  a  notice  in  the  Official 
Journal. 

2.4.2.2 

Types  of  measures  selected 

The  Commission  financed  measures  of three  types: 

general  studies  designed,  for  example,  to  examine  the  methodologies  available  for 
analysis of environmental  projets or the techniques used  in the Member  States to analyse 
transport  projects; 

economic  or  technical  analyses  of  individual  projects  submitted  to  the  Cohesion  Fund; 

technical  audits  of  projects  already  approved  by the  Cohesion  Fund,  to  ensure  that they 
are  being  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  objectives  laid  down. 

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2.4.3  At  the  request  of  the  Member  States 

2.4.3.1 

Spain 

The Commission  approved  under the Cohesion Fund  a study on the environment  submitted  by 
the  Spanish  authorities  concerning  technical  assistance  for  the  evaluation  and  cost/benefit 
analysis  of  environmental  projects  submitted  by  the  local  authorities  for  finance  from  the 
Cohesion  Fund.  The  amount  involved  was  ECU  182 288. 

2.4.3.2 

Portugal 

The  Cohesion  Fund  financed  a  group  of  fairly  important  studies  to  define .priorities  and  lay 
down  objectives  for  investments  still to be  carried  out  in water  infrastructure,  the  cleaning  up 
and  development  of  water  resources,  water  recovery  and  water  quality.  These  studies  will 
contribute  to  preparation  of  the  national  water  plan  and  fifteen  plans  to  manage  river  basins, 
four  of  which  are  international. 

2.4.3.3 

Greece 

The  Cohesion  Fund  had  already  approved  in  1994  certain  studies  by  the  Port  of  Piraeus 
authority,  one  of  which  was  a  feasibility  study  on  the  railway  line  connecting  the  port  to  the 
planned  rail  complex  at  the  Thriassio  marshalling  yard.  In  1995,  the  Fund  adopted  a  study 
including  the  second  phase  of  technical  studies  on this  rail  link. 

2.4.3.4 

Ireland 

Two projects  received  ECU 200 000: a data collection  and public information  system  covering 
the environment quality  of all waterways in Ireland plus a small  additional  amount to  complete 
a  study  of  the  ways  in  which  industry  can  contribute  to  the  capital  cost  of  providing  waste 
water  treatment. 

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2.5  PAYMENTS  BY  MEMBER  STATE  IN  1995 

Payments  in  1995  by  Member  State  are  shown  below: 

Member 
State 

E 

GR 

IRL 

P 

Advances 

Interim payments 

Balances 

Total 

% 

ECU 

328 393 203 

725 027 498 

51 857 81.1 

1 105 278 512 

65.4 

26 022 530 

57 585 243 

6 893 054 

90 500 827 

20 112 443 

109 440 782 

4 104 665 

-133 657 890 

5 

8 

144 131 211 

225 055 997 

17 109 

369 204 317 

22 

Tech.Ass. 

-

482 879 

15 967 

498 846 

TOTAL 

518 659 387 

1 117 592 399 

62 888 606 

1 699 140 392 

0.02 

100 

As the payments table shows, the distribution by type of payment reflects a comparatively  high 
percentage  (30%)  of advances  granted.  This fact,  which  is line with the  letter  and the  spirit of 
the Regulation,  is not surprising, since the aim was to make a proportion of the Cohesion Fund 
assistance  available  immediately  so that it could provide the required  financial  impetus for  the 
studies  needed  and  for  work  to  start. 

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CHAPTER  3 

CONVERGENCE  AND  CONDITIONALITY 

3.1  CONVERGENCE  PROGRAMMES 

3.1.1  Spain 

In July  1994 the Spanish government approved a revised convergence programme for the period 
1995-97  designed  to  achieve  further  progress  towards  both  real  and  nominal  convergence 
through  further  structural  reforms  and  fiscal  consolidation. 

The Spanish economy began to recover from the  1992/93 economic recession in the second half 
of  1993. In  1995, GDP growth was 3.0% compared to an EU average of 2.7%.  However,  GDP 
began  to decelerate  in the second  quarter  of  1995 and is expected to grow less in  1996 than in 
1995, in line with the trend at EU level. The economic recovery, coupled with wage moderation 
and  a  more  flexible  labour  market,  has  allowed  employment  to  grow  more  strongly  than 
expected.  The  unemployment  rate  has thus  fallen  from  24.6%  in  the  first  quarter  of  1994  to 
22.8%  in  the  last  quarter  of  1995  (Spanish  EPA  figures). 

At  present,  an  evaluation  of  the  implementation  of  the  structural  reforms  envisaged  in  the 
convergence programme is mixed. Besides the labour market reform, some other measures have 
been taken to boost market forces  in areas like transport, housing and the management  of some 
public  agencies.  However,  more  remains to be done  in fields such  as telecommunications  and 
some  service  sectors  still  sheltered  from  competition. 

With  some  ups  and  downs, progress  in reducing  inflation  in  Spain  remains  insufficient.  After 
having  fallen  from  3.2 percentage points (p.p.) in  1993 to 2.7 p.p. in  1994, the difference  from 
the average  of the three  EU countries with the lowest inflation  rates was 3.1  p.p. in July  1995. 

Spanish  budgetary  policy  has  continued  to  be  guided  by  the  objectives  of  the  revised 
convergence  programme.  After  achievement  of  1994 programmed  deficit  in  1994  (outturn  of 
6.6%  of  GDP  compared  with  a target  of  6.6%),  the  available  information  points  to  a  general 
government  deficit  outturn roughly  in line with the programme target  in  1995  (5.9% of GDP). 
On the other hand, the  1996 draft  budget law, approved by the Government in September,  aims 
at  complying  with  the  programme  target  of  a  general  government  deficit  of  4.4%  of  GDP. 
These  developments, however,  have been insufficient  for  Spain not to be  considered  as having 

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an excessive deficit  for the purposes of Article  104c(6) of the Treaty; accordingly, in November 
1994 and  July  1995 the Council made recommendations  that  Spain  should bring the  excessive 
deficit  situation  to  an  end. 

3.1.2  Portugal 

The trend  of the  Portuguese  economy  in  1994 and  1995 was generally  in line  with  the  targets 
set in the revised  convergence programme  adopted  by the Portuguese authorities  in  November 
1993. The  programme  aims at reducing  the  inflation  differential  vis-à-vis  the  best  performing 
EU  countries,  while  the  process  of  moving  towards  the  EU  average  income  should  be 
maintained. A stable exchange rate policy and budgetary consolidation targeted at the reduction 
of  the  general  government  deficit  to  3%  of  GDP  in  1997  would  also  help  achieve  the 
programme's  goals. 

The  Portuguese  economy  began  to  grow  again  in  late  1993.  However,  the  recovery  has  been 
somewhat  slower than expected; economic  growth in  1994 was below the EU average  but was 
close to it in  1995. Inflation  was kept on a decelerating trend, averaging  5.2%  in  1994;  further 
progress  was  achieved  in  1995, with  inflation  declining  to  slightly  above  4%. 

The  financial  situation  of the  general  government  improved  significantly  in  1994 and  in  1995 
the  deficit  declined  further.  This  was  due to  a  sharp  improvement  in  fiscal  efficiency  as  well 
as  to  the  upturn  of  economic  activity.  Fiscal  revenues  expanded  more  than  budgeted  while 
current  expenditure  remained  under  control  and  the  deficit  was  reduced  to  5.2%  of  GDP  in 
1995  (5.7%  in  1994),  which  is  below  the  deficit  target  of  the  convergence  programme.  The 
public  debt  increased  to  69.4%  of  GDP,  at  the  end  of  1994,  and  is  estimated  to  have  risen 
marginally  to  71.4% of GDP in  1995. Such developments  in the fiscal  position,  however,  have 
been  insufficient  for  Portugal  not  to  be  considered  as  having  an  excessive  deficit  for  the 
purposes  of  Article  104c(6)  of  the  Treaty;  accordingly,  in November  1994  and  July  1995  the 
Council  made recommendations  that  Portugal  should bring the excessive  deficit  situation to an 
end. 

3.1.3  Greece 

The  revised  convergence  programme  for  Greece,  covering  the  period  1994-99,  was  endorsed 
by  the  Ecofin  Council  on  19  September  1994.  It  is  designed  to  ensure  that  Greece  can 
participate  fully  in  the  third  stage  of  EMU  from  1999,  following  the  correction  of  fiscal 
imbalances,  a  restrictive  monetary  and  exchange  rate,  and  an  economic  development  policy 
based on the improvement of economic infrastructure,  largely supported by the Structural  Funds 
and  the  Cohesion  Fund. 
Developments  in  1994  and  1995  were  broadly  in  line  with  the  convergence  programme. 
Growth  conditions,  partly  influenced  by  the  improvement  in  the  international  economic 

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environment,  are at present better than projected  in the programme, with  growth in real  output 
close to 2% in  1994 and  1995 following  an average annual rate of 0.6%  in the period  1990-93. 
Underlying  this  improvement  is  the  recovery  in  total  investment  while  private  consumption 
continues  to  rise,  partly  due  to  positive  real  incomes  and  reduced  uncertainty  about  taxation. 
Inflation  continued to decelerate, declining to a single-digit rate early  in  1995 (after  22 years), 
but  is  still  above  the  projection  in the  convergence  programme. 

As  a  result  of  the  improvement  in  budget  revenue  collection  since  mid-1994  following  the 
implementation  of the  tax  laws  adopted  in April  1994 and  of  savings  in  primary  expenditure, 
the  1994  budget  was  on  target.  Moreover,  further  statistical  corrections  of  the  public  sector 
accounts  resulted  in  a  significant  reduction  of  the  general  government  deficit  ratio  (12.1%  of 
GDP  instead  of  13.2%  of  GDP  in  the  convergence  programme).  The  implementation  of  the 
1995 budget resulted  in further  improvement in the deficit,  which is estimated at 9.4% of GDP. 
Both the revenue  and the expenditure  side contributed  to this result.  After  a temporary  decline 
in  1994  due  to  consolidation  operations,  the  debt  ratio  increased  in  1995  and  it  is  likely  to 
stabilize  in  1996; the  convergence  programme  target  is to  achieve  debt  stabilization  in  1996, 
and  gradual  reduction  afterwards.  In  spite  of  the  progress  achieved  in  improving  its  fiscal 
position,  Greece  is  still  very  far  from  fulfilling  the  budgetary  criteria  of  the  Treaty,  thus 
remaining  with  an  excessive  budget  deficit  for  the purposes  of  Article  104c(6)  of  the  Treaty; 
accordingly,  in November  1994 and July  1995 the Council made recommendations  that  Greece 
should  bring  the  excessive  deficit  situation  to  an  end. 

3.1.4  Ireland 

The  current  programme  for  Ireland,  covering  the  period  1994  to  1996,  was  endorsed  by  the 
Ecofin  Council  of  19 September  1994 and aims to continue the stability-oriented  policies of the 
earlier  programme. 

The programme  for  1994-96 envisages a relatively modest annual growth rate for  GDP of 4.0%. 
Inflation  is expected  to remain relatively subdued at about 2.5% per annum, helped by the wage 
moderation  inherent  in  the  agreements  between  the  social  partners.  Fiscal  policy  is  aimed  at 
maintaining  the  budget  deficit  within  3% of  GDP,  which  in  turn  should  facilitate  a  reduction 
in the  debt  ratio  of  3 to  4  percentage  points  each  year. 

The performance  of the economy  during  1995 was generally  in keeping  with the  targets  set in 
the  new  programme.  The  GDP  growth  of  6.7%  easily  surpassed  the  quite  modest  target  of 
4.0%.  The  budgetary  targets  have  also  been  achieved  with  a  comfortable  margin.  Continued 
prudent  fiscal  policy  resulted  in  net  borrowing  amounting  to  2.2%  of  GDP  in  1995  while  the 
debt  ratio  declined  by  some  5 percentage  points  to  85.9%  of  GDP.  Inflation  in  1995  was  in 
keeping  with the  2.5% target  for  the annual  average over the period  of the programme  and the 
expectation  of  lower  inflation  in  1996  should  ensure  that  the  overall  target  is  met. 

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Indications are that the programme remained on-track during 1995. Short-term indicators point 
to continued strong output growth, with inflationary  pressures remaining subdued. The  budget 
deficit  is estimated to have amounted to 2.2% of GDP, well below the 3% limit and allowing 
a further  substantial  decline in the debt ratio, in keeping with the convergence programme. 

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CHAPTER  4 

EVALUATION OF PROJECTS AND MEASURES ADOPTED 

4.1  GENERAL 

4.1.1  Evaluation  of  projects 

When  projects  submitted  by  the  Member  States  are  considered,  particular  attention  is paid  to 
ensuring  that  the  resources  deployed  are  commensurate  with  the  economic  benefits  expected. 
This  prior  appraisal  is  carried  out  on  the  basis  of  a  cost/benefit  analysis  carried  out  by  the 
Member  States  for  each  project  or  group  of  projects.  In  the  case  of  certain  environmental 
projects,  the  difficulty  of  quantifying  the  benefits  expected  has  led  the  Member  States to  use 
other,  more  qualitative,  methods.  Using  the  information  provided  by  the  Member  States,  the 
Commission  has made  an evaluation  of the socio-economic justification  for the projects,  using 
additional  analyses  where  necessary. 

In  certain  cases,  these  analyses  have  led  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  ask  the  Member  States  to 
redefine  the projects  or even to refuse  to finance  certain projects,  for  example, in Greece, those 
concerning  the ports of Alexandroupolis, Volos and Mykonos. A further  example  is the Enxoé 
dam in Portugal, which was redesigned before  approval  so that the water  could not be used  for 
irrigation. 

4.1.2  Revenue-generating  projects 

In  the  case  of  revenue-generating  projects,  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  has  to  be 
calculated  with  regard  to  the  revenue  generated.  Under  the  approach  adopted,  the  assistance 
granted  will  be  80/85% of  the  proportion  of  the  investment  not  supported  by  revenue.  This 
reduction  in  assistance  has been applied  wherever  investments  financed  by the Cohesion  Fund 
could  generate  substantial  net  revenue. 

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4.2  TRANS-EUROPEAN  TRANSPORT  NETWORKS 

4.2.1  General  strategy 

The Cohesion  Fund  has a key  role to play  in the development  of  the trans-European  networks 
(TENs)  within  the  four  beneficiary  Member  States  by  virtue  of  its  specific  remit  to  support 
TENs  transport  projects,  its  high  rate  of  grant  aid,  and  the  substantial  resources  at  its 
disposal:  approximately  half  the  ECU  16  billion  budget  for  the  period  1993-99  is  to  be 
allocated  to  transport. 

Despite the size of the Fund,  it is clear that the enormous costs involved  in fully  implementing 
the planned transport networks6 mean that careful  targeting of resources, and close collaboration 
with  other  financial  instruments,  are  essential  if  the  benefits  of  Community  support  are  to  be 
maximized.  The  Cohesion  Fund  has  therefore  been  careful  to  determine  priorities  with  the 
Member  States concerned  and has worked  closely with other financial  instruments  and the EIB 
to  ensure  that  resources  are  deployed  as effectively  as possible. 

Within  the  planned  transport  networks, priority  has been  given to  key  road,  rail  and  maritime 
routes  which  provide  or  upgrade  the  main  links  between  the  cohesion  Member  States  and  the 
rest  of  the  EU.  Examples,  to  which  assistance  was  committed  in  1995,  include  the  Lisbon-
Madrid motorway, the Valencia-Zaragoza-Somport road corridor, the main North-South railway 
line  in  Greece,  the  Cork-Dublin-Belfast  road  and  rail  links  and  investments  in  the  ports  of 
Dublin  and  Igoumenitsa. 

Other  assisted  projects  are  intended  to  improve  communications  and  trade  between  peripheral 
regions  and  the  more  developed  regions,  as is the  case  in  Spain  in  particular,  and  to  improve 
the continuity of the networks close to urban centres. The many town and city by-passes or ring 
roads  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  are  expected  to  serve  the  dual  function  of  improving 
network  links and access, as well as reducing  congestion and the adverse environmental  effects 
of  traffic  in town  and  city  centres. 

Particular  attention  has  been  given  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  the  implementation  of  the  high 
priority  projects  which  were  endorsed  by  the  Essen  European  Council  in  December  1994.  Of 
the  fourteen  priority  projects  listed,  five  lie  wholly  or  partly  within  the  territories  of  the 
cohesion Member States (HST south France-Spain, Greek motorways, Lisbon-Valladolid, Cork-
Dublin-Belfast  rail  link  and  the  Ireland-UK-Benelux  road  corridor). 

With the exception  of the projects  in Ireland,  however, progress  on these  has been  slower  than 
anticipated  for  a  variety  of  reasons  including  conflicting  national  priorities,  planning  or 

Estimated  by  the  White  Paper  on  Growth,  Competitiveness  and  Employment  at  over  ECU  200 
billion  for  all  transport  TENs,  including  ECU  90  billion  for  the  highest  priority  projects. 

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financing  difficulties,  and  problems  relating  to  public  procurement  procedures.  The  Cohesion 
Fund nevertheless  remains an important  player  in financing  those parts  of the priority  projects 
which are at present  under  way,  or which  are shortly  to be started.  Further  details  on  progress 
in  each  of  the  priority  projects  is given  in  section  4.2.4  below. 

With the aim of maximising the impact  of Cohesion Fund resources on both the Essen  priority 
projects  and  the  TENs  more  generally,  the  following  are  three  main  areas  in  which  it  is 
considered  that  assistance  can  be  further  deployed  to  best  advantage: 

(i) 

(ii) 

financing  technical,  economic  and  financial  feasibility  studies  which  pave  the  way  for 
public  or  mixed  projects:  such  studies  are  costly  and  risky,  given  the  uncertainty  about 
whether  or  not  the  full  project  will  go  ahead,  so that  grant  assistance_serves  the  useful 
function  of  reducing  risk; 

assisting  the completion  of key  sections  of transport  corridors  which  may  in  themselves 
be  financially  unprofitable,  but  which  ensure  the completion  of  such  corridors  and  thus 
guarantee  or  sustain  their  overall  economic  or  financial  viability:  cross-border  sections 
through  sparsely  populated  areas  are  classic  examples  of  this  type  of  support; 

(iii) 

financing  sections of a route which lead to  "captured traffic"  on which the private  sector 
can then capitalize:  access roads to bridges or tunnels on which user tolls may be charged 
arc  examples here. 

To date,  examples  of  the  first  type  of  assistance  have  been  the  most  common  (first  phases  of 
Madrid-Barcelona HST and Valencia-Barcelona railway, studies relating to Portuguese ports and 
to the modernization of Portugal's Northern Line, design stages of Dublin port access and River 
Lee  tunnel  in  Ireland).  Numerous  examples  of  the  second  type,  however,  also  exist  (sections 
of  the  Via  Egnatia  and  Pathé  motorways  in  Greece,  the  Somport  tunnel  in  Spain,  sections  of 
the Nl  highway  in  Ireland). 

4.2.2  Legislative  background 

To be eligible  for  assistance  under  the Fund  Regulation,  transport  infrastructure  projects  must 
be  identified  within  the  framework  of the  guidelines  referred  to  in Article  129c  of  the  Treaty. 
Guidelines  for  high-speed  trains,  roads  and  combined  transport,  all  of  which  were  adopted 
before  1995, have  served  as  a  frame  of  reference  for  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The  guidelines  for 
inland  waterways  do  not  include  networks  for  the  cohesion  Member  States.  In  addition,  the 
Cohesion Fund  has also been able to base itself on the Commission's  proposal  for  multi-modal 
guidelines which  was presented  to the Council  in March  1994 and  is intended  to supersede  the 

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existing  guidelines7.  This proposal  covers guidelines  for  conventional  railways, ports,  airports 
and  traffic  information  and  management  systems,  as well  as the  modes  previously  approved. 

The  process  of  approval  of  the  multi-modal  guidelines,  which  is  subject  to  the  co-decision 
procedure,  has  taken  longer  than  anticipated.  The  Council  adopted  a  "common  position"  on 
these  guidelines  in  September  1995  and  the  European  Parliament  is  expected  to  complete  its 
second reading in  1996. Subject to the resolution of certain differences  between the Council and 
the Parliament,  in particular  as regards the identification  of priority projects, the guidelines  are 
expected  to  be  adopted  by  mid-1996. 

It may be noted that, pending the formal  adoption of the guidelines, the Regulation  establishing 
the  Cohesion  Fund  permits  the  financing  of  other  transport  infrastructure  projects  which 
contribute  to  the  objectives  of  Article  129b of  the  Treaty. 

4.2.3  Reinforcement  of  the  transport  networks  in  1995 

The  Cohesion  Fund  continued  to  make a  substantial  contribution  to  the  TENs  in  1995  with  a 
total  of  around  ECU  1  108  million  committed  to  transport  during  the  year.  This  includes 
commitments.for  new projects,  or  stages of projects,  as well as additional  funds  committed  for 
projects  approved  in  previous  years,  either  via  new  annual  instalments  or  modifications  to 
earlier  decisions.  Together  with  commitments  made  in  1993  and  1994,  this  brings  the  total 
allocated  so far  to transport  TENs projects  in the cohesion  countries  to  almost  ECU  3 billion. 

The following  table gives a breakdown  of commitments made from  the  1995 budget  for  TENs 
projects  broken  down  by  Member  State  and  transport  sector: 

COM(94)  106 

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Commitment  appropriations  1995  -  TENs  projects 

Transport 
Sector 

Member  State 

Spain 

Portugal 

Greece 

Ireland 

Total 

Mecu 

% 

Mecu 

% 

Mecu 

% 

Mecu 

% 

Mecu 

% 

Roads 

484.9 

79.5 

211.9 

Rail 

Ports 

Airports 

VTS 

Total 

119.8 

19.6 

28.6 

-

-

-

-

5.5 

0.9 

-

-

-

88.1 

11.9 

-

-

-

64.7 

8.4 

62.9 

23.7 

-

40.5 

71.0 

73.1 

5.3 

21.6 

39.4 

14.8 

-

4.5 

-

-

22.3 

4.7 

-

-

832.5 

178.4 

67.4 

23.7 

5.5 

75.2 

16.1 

6.1 

2.1 

0.5 

610.2 

100.0 

240.5 

100.0 

159.7 

100.0 

97.2 

100.0 

1107.6 

100.0 

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Roads 

Road projects  took  a major  share  of  the total  allocations  to  transport  in  1995,  as  in earlier 
years,  reflecting  the  continuing  importance  given  to  this  sector  by  the  Member  States 
concerned.  This priority  in turn reflects  the deficiencies  which remain in the main road links 
within their  territories,  and  between  these  and the  rest  of  the EU,  as  well  as  the  pressures 
imposed by the growth  of international  trade and road  transport  in particular.  It is estimated 
that roads account for around 80% of land-based freight  transport within the EU. It should be 
noted,  nevertheless,  that the relative  importance of other modes of transport,  such as rail in 
particular,  is underestimated  by the 1995 figures  (see below) and that, within the road sector, 
a  large  number  of projects  supported  concern by-passes  or  ring  roads  which,  in addition to 
providing  much  needed  links  between  corridors,  also  reduce  congestion  in  town  and  city 
centres. A total of  15 decisions in 1995 accounting for ECU 91 million of commitments relate 
to such projects.  Notable examples include the Northern Cross and Southern Cross  in Dublin, 
the Lisbon  inner  ring  (CRIL),  the Madrid  M40 ring road and the Kavala by-pass  in Greece. 

The share taken by roads was especially high in Portugal (88.1%), which reflects  the decision 
at the end of  1994 to approve  ECU  311 million of assistance  for  the second  Tagus  crossing 
at  Lisbon.  Commitments  from  the  1995  budget  for  this  project  amounted  to  ECU  178.09 
million. 

Road  projects  also  played  an  important  part  in  Spain,  with  Cohesion  Fund  finance  being 
approved for several new sections of major motorways and highways including the Rfas Bajas 
motorway  (ECU  160.2 million committed  from  the  1995 budget), which provides  a key link 
from  Galicia  and  northern  Portugal  to the Irun-Valladolid  axis,  and  the  Lérida-Gerona  and 
Madrid-Valencia  motorways.  Approval  was also  given to the  Somport  tunnel  project  (ECU 
26.9 million)  which  is  intended  to provide  an alternative  to the existing  congested  crossings 
into France  at Irun and La Junquera  and will complete the Zaragoza-Huesca-France  axis. 

In  Ireland  priority  continued  to be given to the main corridor  linking  Cork,  Dublin and the 
border  with  Northern  Ireland,  with connections  to Belfast  and  Larne.  A total  of  ECU  36.5 
million was committed from  the 1995 budget for various improvements to this route including 
an additional  ECU  15.4 million for  Dublin's  Northern Cross. 

The  share  of  road  projects  in  Greece  was  lower  than  elsewhere  as  a  result  of  difficulties 
relating  to public procurement  and project  management  questions.  However,  some progress 
in resolving  these  has  been made by  the Greek  authorities  and the  Cohesion  Fund  has been 
able  to  adopt  a  number  of  important  projects  including  new  sections  of  the  Via  Egnatia 
motorway  (ECU 40.7  million from  the  1995 budget). 

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Rail 

Rail projects attracted ECU 178.4 million of assistance from the 1995 budget, or 16.1 %  of the 
transport total. The main projects  approved were the upgrading of the Mediterranean  corridor 
in Spain (ECU 58.3 million), general modernization of the Spanish conventional rail network 
(ECU 46.1 million), the modernization of the Beira-Alta line in Portugal  (ECU 28.6 million), 
and the Cork-Dublin  line upgrading  in Ireland  (ECU 21.5 million). 

In Greece, a major project for the improvement and doubling of the Evangelisimos-Leptkarya 
section of the country's main north-south rail axis was adopted. Although only ECU 7 million 
of Cohesion Fund  assistance  was committed  from  the  1995 budget  for  this project,  total aid 
over the period  1995-99 is expected to amount to around  ECU 204 million^ 

The  situation  in  Greece  underlines  the  fact  that  1995  commitments  taken  by  themselves 
understate  the volume of support for  rail projects.  Assistance  for  large and complex  projects 
such as railway  extensions or upgrading  is generally  committed  in annual instalments  so that 
the total  amount of assistance  approved may substantially  exceed  an individual  year total. In 
the case of railways, Cohesion Fund support for projects  approved  in all beneficiary  Member 
States  in  1995 totalled ECU 553.6 million for  the period  1995-99 as a whole,  as against the 
ECU  178.4 million committed  for  1995 alone. 

Ports  and  airports 

Port projects  accounted  for  ECU 67.4 million of assistance  committed  in  1995 (6.1% of the 
total for  transport),  while airports  accounted  for  ECU 23.7 million (2.1%). 

The main projects approved were in Greece (Igoumenitsa,  Piraeus and Iraklio ports), together 
with  additional  assistance  towards  the  modernization  of  air  traffic  control  systems,  and  in 
Ireland  (Dublin Lo-Lo  and Ro-Ro terminals).  In Portugal no port projects  were approved in 
1995,  but  a number  of  applications  for  assistance  for  the development  of port  infrastructure 
remain under  consideration  for  possible  decision  in 1996. 

In a closely related field,  in 1995 the Cohesion Fund financed additional installations in several 
Spanish ports  for  the surveillance  of maritime tiaffic  and prevention  of marine pollution.  • 

These types of projects  raise particularly  difficult  questions  of competition,  coordination and 
revenue generation.  Their relatively  low share of  1995 assistance  reflects  in part the fact that 
alternative  sources  of  financing,  including  EIB  loans,  can often  be  found  for  such  projects, 
rendering  assistance  from  the Cohesion Fund  superfluous. 

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4.2.4  Group  of  Commissioners  (TENs)  and  Essen  priority  projects 

Group  of  Commissioners 

The Cohesion  Fund has closely  followed  the work  of the group  of  Commissioners  which  was 
set  up  early  in  1995,  under  the  chairmanship  of  Mr  Kinnock,  Member  with  special 
responsibility  for  transport,  to  co-ordinate  and  give  impetus  to  implementation  of  the  trans-
European  networks.  The  group  has  concerned  itself  with  the  legislative  framework  for  the 
TENs,  monitoring  progress  of projects  of common  interest,  and exploring  ways  in which  the 
problem  of  financing  the  TENs  might  be  resolved. 

As  regards  transport  TENs,  the  Group  has  monitored  the  process  of  adoption  of  the  TENs 
Financial  Regulation  and  discussions 
the 
Commission's  proposal  for  multi-modal  guidelines  for  the networks  (see  section 4.2.2  of this 
Report).  It has also set up working  groups  on finance,  legal and economic  issues.  The  finance 
group  examined  in  particular  the  possibilities  for  improving  the  use  of  existing  financial 
instruments,  or  introducing  new  ones,  and  for  introducing  private  finance  via  public/private 
partnerships  in  order  to  accelerate  the  development  of  transport  networks. 

in  the  Council  and  Parliament  concerning 

A  progress  report  on  the  trans-European  networks  was  presented  by  the  TENs  group  of 
Commissioners  to the Madrid  European Council of  15 and  16 December  1995. This  noted that 
substantial  progress  had  been  made  in  the  implementation  of  the  transport  networks  but  that 
problems nevertheless  remained,  in particular  in relation to the priority  given to TENs  projects 
by the Member  States and the shortfalls  in finance  which were becoming  increasingly  evident. 
The  report  suggests  that  Member  States  may  not  be  taking  full  account  of  the  additional 
Community  benefit  derived  from  TENs  projects,  and  urged  Member  States  to  make  greater 
efforts  to solve financing  and other problems holding up projects,  including making greater use 
of  public/private  partnerships. 

Essen  priority  projects 

The  Essen  European  Council  of 9-10 December  1994 endorsed  a list  of fourteen  high  priority 
TENs  projects  which,  when complete,  will provide  key  links  in the transport  networks  within 
the  EU.  Five  of  these  projects  are  located  wholly  or partly  in the cohesion  countries,  and  the 
Cohesion  Fund  is thus  in a good position  to help with their  advancement.  The  scale of the task 
is  well  illustrated  by  the  development  costs  involved:  for  the  five  projects  alone  these  have 
been  estimated  at  a total  of  over  ECU  23  billion,  of  which  some  ECU  12 billion  is  planned 
to  be  spent  by  the  year  2000. 

The  Cohesion  Fund's  involvement  with  these  projects  and  their  current  state  of  play  may  be 
summarized  as  follows: 

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1. 

HST  South  France-Spain 

a) 

Madrid-Barcelona-Perpignan: 
The  Cohesion  Fund  has  financed  technical  feasibility  studies  costing  a  total  of 
ECU  8.02  million on two sections  of this line  (Zaragoza-Lérida  and  Calatayud-
Ricla).  In  April  1995  the  Spanish  authorities  submitted  an  application  for 
assistance  towards  the construction  of  these  sections. 

b) 

Madrid-Vitoria-Dax: 

No  requests  for  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  have been  received  for  this  line. 

2. 

Greek  motorways 

a) 

Patras-Athens-Thessaloniki-Bulgarian  border  (Pathé): 

Construction  of  this  motorway,  which  provides  the  main  North-South  road 
corridor  for  Greece,  has  been  under  way  since  1990.  The  Cohesion  Fund 
approved  several'sections of the motorway  for  assistance  in  1993 and  1994 with 
a  total  grant  of  ECU  58.4  million.  However,  difficulties  concerning  public 
procurement  and  project  management  held  up  progress  last  year  with  a  result 
that  no  additional  requests  for  assistance  were  approved  in  1995. 

b) 

Via Egnatia  (Igoumenitsa-Thessaloniki-Alexandroupolis-Turkish  border): 

Work  on  the  200  km Igoumenitsa-Panagia  section  started  in  1995.  In  total  the 
Cohesion Fund has approved  ECU  76.4 million towards various  sections  of this 
project, 
including  ECU  40.7  million  approved  in  1995.  Requests  for  an 
additional  ECU  500  million  are  still  being  considered. 

3. 

Lisbon-Valladolid  road  corridor 

Two  sections  of  the  Portuguese  part  of  this  corridor  (Alcanena-Atalaia  and  Atalaia-
Abrantes)  received  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  totalling  ECU  52.6  million. 
However,  no  applications  were  received  and  no  further  assistance  approved  in  1995. 

It  should  be  noted  that  the  Portuguese  authorities  have  said  that  they  wish  to  realign 
their  section  of  the  corridor,  while  on  the  Spanish  side  progress  has  been  slow  with 
major  technical studies still needed before construction can start.  Following  a workshop 
on  this  project  organised  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  October  1994,  the  Commission 
invited both the Spanish and Portuguese  authorities  to submit  preparatory  studies  on the 
project  for  financing  by the Cohesion Fund.  No such requests  were,  however,  presented 
to  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

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4. 

Cork-Dublin-Belfast-Larne  rail link 

Commitments from  the  1995 budget amounted to ECU 21.5 million for  this project  to 
upgrade  the main North-South  rail  link  in Ireland,  bringing  the total committed  since 
1993 to ECU 53.9 million. Following a project seminar organised by the Cohesion Fund 
in November  1994, the Irish authorities  agreed to consider  submitting  additional work 
to the Cohesion  Fund aimed at increasing  the economic viability of the rail  link and in 
particular  the connection between the railway  stations in Dublin.  The definition  of this 
priority  project  is to be extended to include two important  feeder  lines to Londonderry 
and Limerick.  Speeding-up of the works  on the Dublin-Cork  section was  agreed. 

5. 

Ireland/UK/Benelux  road  corridor 

Priority  has  been  given to  this project  in  Ireland  and  a  further  ECU  56  million  was 
committed to it from the Cohesion Fund's  1995 budget. This includes ECU 15.4 million 
for  Dublin's  Northern  Cross  ring  road.  Since  1993 Cohesion  Fund assistance  for  the 
Republic  of  Ireland's  section  of this priority  project  has  totalled  ECU  121.6  million. 
Additional  work  is  programmed  and  around  ECU  40  million  remains  under 
consideration. 

The table below summarizes  information  on the Essen high priority  projects  which are 
of direct  interest  to the Cohesion Fund: 

ECU million 

Estimated 

Cost 

CF  assistance 

1995-99 

1993-95 

12 870 

6  367 

1  072 

4  380 

5  065 

717 

238 

145 

2  680 

1  540 

8.0 

134.8 

52.6 
(Portugal  only) 

53.9 
(Rep.  of  Ireland  only) 

121.6 
(Rep., of  Ireland  only) 

23  227 

11847 

370.9 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

HST  South  France 

Greek  motorways 

Lisbon-Valladolid 
motorway 

Cork-Dublin-Belfast  rail 
link 

IrelanaVUK/Benelux  road 
corridor 

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In  addition  to  the  fourteen  high  priority  projects  identified  in  the  Christophersen  Group's 
report  which  were  endorsed  by  the  Essen  European  Council,  a  second  list  of  projects  of 
importance  was also highlighted. 

The Cohesion  Fund has a direct  interest  in the following  projects  which appear  on this  list: 

combined  transport  (various  projects); 

the new  international  airport  for  Athens at Spata; 

the Marateca-Elvas  motorway  (on the Lisbon-Madrid  corridor). 

Financial  assistance  for  combined  transport  projects  and  for  sections  of  the  Marateca-Elvas 
motorway have already been approved,  while discussions began with the Greek authorities at 
the end of  1995 with a view to an application for  assistance being made to the Cohesion Fund 
for  the new Spata airport. 

The Christophersen  Group report  also gave prominence to Europe-wide projects  relating  to 
the  implementation  of  new  information  technology  and  traffic  management  systems  for 
transport in the EU. The Cohesion Fund has helped to finance two important examples of such 
projects  in  1995, following  earlier  assistance  approved  in  1993 and  1994: 

Vessel traffic  management  systems  in Spain: 

A total of ECU  11 million  was approved  from  the  1995 budget  for  marine  surveillance  and 
pollution control installations  in the ports of Almerfa,  Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca,  Tarragona 
and Valencia. 

Air traffic  management  systems  in Greece: 

A  total  of  ECU  20.9  million  was  committed  for  the  modernization  of  air  traffic  control 
systems  in Athens,  Iraklio,  Thessaloniki,  Rhodes and  Corfu. 

4.3  CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY 

The  establishment  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  gave  the  Community's  cohesion  policy  an  extra 
environmental  dimension.  For the Member States concerned,  this Fund is the main  financial 
instrument for meeting their needs. This is particularly true of the protection and management 
of water resources  and waste-water treatment but also applies to the collection, treatment and 
recycling  of waste. 

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This  Fund  means that the least prosperous  countries  can comply  with the requirements  laid 
down by certain Directives,  including those on the quality of drinking  water  (80/778/EEC), 
waste  (75/442/EEC)  and  waste-water  treatment  (91/271/EEC),  without jeopardizing  their 
efforts  to meet the conditions for economic convergence set out in Article 104c. The Cohesion 
Fund regrets, however, that only a very small number of projects concerning waste have been 
submitted. 

One of the concerns of the Fund is to ensure application of a policy which complies with the 
Commission's  environmental  objectives,  particularly  those  concerned  with  sustainable 
development,  and the Community rules  on the environment.  Before  approving  a decision to 
grant assistance  to a project  submitted by a beneficiary  State, the Commission checks that it 
complies  with  Directive  85/337/EEC  on  environmental  impact  assessments.  In  addition, 
Directorate-General  XI, which is responsible  for  the environment,  is always associated with 
examination  of  the  application  and  the  decision  to  approve  projects  and  has  given  its 
agreement  to all the projects  approved  since 1993. 

In  its  communication  to  the  Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 22 November  1995 on "Cohesion policy and 
the  environment"  (COM(95)  509/5),  the  Commission  stated  that  it  regarded  a  50/50 
distribution  of  the budget  of  the  Fund  between transport  and environment  as a target  to be 
aimed at. In achieving it, the Commission,  in partnership with the Member States concerned, 
would  adopt  a flexible approach,  particularly  as  regards  timing  and  the  characteristics  of 
'  individual projects. According to the different  needs of the Cohesion countries, e.g. in relation 
to water management,  water treatment and waste disposal,  the Commission would ensure, in 
partnership with the Member States concerned, the highest environmental quality of Cohesion 
Fund  projects.  In that  communication,  the Commission  stated  that  it  would ensure  that the 
projects  funded by the Cohesion Fund complied with environmental legislation and standards. 
These  concerns  will continue to apply to the work of the Cohesion  Fund  in the  future. 

4.4  BALANCE BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT 

One  of  the  political  priorities  pursued  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  has  been  attaining  a balance 
between  transport  infrastructure  projects  and  those  concerned  with  the  protection  of  the 
environment. 

The Commission's  position on this question  has been that,  over the programming  period  as 
a whole,  environmental projects  should receive 50% of the assistance although this objective 
should  not be interpreted  rigidly  and some flexibility should be retained  to deal with special 
situations. 

There  was  further  progress  towards  this  objective  in  1995  with  51.8%  of  budgetary 
commitments  going to transport  projects  and 48.2%  to environmental  projets. 

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In  all  the  Member  States,  the  breakdown  of  commitment  appropriations  between  the 
environment  and transport  has followed  the trend established  in the last three years: 

Period 

ENVIRONMENT 

TRANSPORT 

1993 

1994 

1995 

ECU 606 016 992 (38.7%) 

ECU 958 253 511 (61.3%) 

ECU 923 430  183 (49.8%) 

ECU 929  157 266  (50.2%) 

ECU  1 036 709 677 (48.2%) 

ECU  1 113  119 907  (51.8%) 

1993 to  1995 

ECU 2 566  156 852(46.1%) 

ECU  3 000 530 684  (53.9%) 

By country, the breakdown in 1995 was 58.6% for the environment and 41.4% for  transport 
in Greece and 62.1 %  for transport and 37.9% for the environment in Portugal with Spain and 
Ireland  lying between these extremes with a breakdown of about 51%  for  transport  and 49% 
for  the environment. 

The  greatest  imbalances  between the two  sectors,  in Greece  and  Portugal,  is primarily  the 
result  of  a  very  large  environmental  project  in Greece  (the  Evinos  dam)  and  a  very  large 
transport project in Portugal (the Tagus bridge) together with difficulties  with regard to public 
procurement  and project  management  in the transport  sector  in Greece. 

4.5  EVALUATION  OF COMPATIBILITY  WITH OTHER POLICIES 

4.5.1  Environmental  protection 

Article  8 of  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  1164/94 establishing  a Cohesion  Fund  states  that 
projects  are  to  be  in  keeping  with  Community  policies,  including  those  concerning 
environmental  protection. 

The  objectives  of  Community  policy  on the environment  are  set  out  in Article  130r  of  the 
Treaty.  They  cover three major  topics: 

preserving  and improving  the environment; 
protecting  human health; 
the rational  utilization of natural resources. 

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The  Community  programme  of  policy  and  action  in  relation  to  the  environment  and 
sustainable  development  set out  in the Resolution  of  the Council  of  1 February  1993,8  which 
is now half  implemented,  looks  in detail at the policy  objectives  laid down  in Article  130r of 
the  Treaty.  It  concentrates  on  changes  to  current  models  of  consumption  and  behaviour  to 
achieve  a  more  rational  management  of  natural  resources,  anticipate  problems  relating  to 
waste, etc. This means that the question of compatibility  with environment policy goes beyond 
the  mere  monitoring  of  legislation. 

An important  aspect  of achieving  the  objectives  laid down for  the environment  is the  need  to 
include  its  protection  in  the  design  and  implementation  of  other  Community  policies.  This 
aspect  extends  the  scope  of  the  problem  of  compatibility  to  include  the  question  of  whether 
transport  infrastructure  projects  are  based  on  the  introduction  of  an  environment-friendly 
transport  system. 

In practice,  for  a decision  to be  taken  on a project  under  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  application 
must  state: 

the  environmental  objectives  of  the  project; 

how the project  relates to the application of Community  legislation on the  environment; 

whether  the project  forms  part  of  a plan or  programme  concerned  with the  application 
of  a Community  policy  or  Community  rules. 

In the case of transport  projects,  an environmental  impact assessment  is also carried  out where 
required  by  Directive  85/337/EEC.  Particular  attention  is paid  to projects  which  could  have 
a  significant  direct  or  indirect  impact  on environmentally  sensitive  areas  within  the  meaning 
of  Directives  79/409/EEC  and  92/43/EEC. 

In  the  case  of  those  environmental  projects  concerned  with  waste-water  treatment,  not  only 
is an assessment  carried  out pursuant  to Directive  85/337/EEC,  but  conditions  are  laid  down 
to  ensure  conformity  with  the  parameters  set  out  in  Directive  91/271 /EEC.  Conditions  to 
ensure  compliance  with  the  parameters  in  Directive  80/778/EEC  may  also  be  attached  to 
projects  concerned  with  drinking  water. 

Checks  are also  carried  out on projects  in other  fields,  such as the treatment  of  waste  and  the 
restoration  of  coastal  areas,  to ensure  that they  comply  with  the  relevant  Community  policy. 

The  question  of  compatibility  does  not  arise  solely  before  the  decision  is  taken.  The 
Monitoring  Committees  also  ensure  compliance  with  policy  on  the  environment.  Where  the 

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requirements  or  conditions  laid  down  in  the  decision  are  not  respected,  payments  may  be 
suspended  and  assistance  reduced  or  even  cancelled. 

4.5.2  Common  transport  policy 

The new vision of the common transport  policy is set out in the Commission's  communication 
"The  future  development  of  the  common  transport  policy"  (COM(92)  494),  one  of  the  key 
features  of  which,  alongside  the  need  to  take  account  of  the  environment  in the  approach  to 
transport,  is  the  policy  on  the  trans-European  networks  set  out  in  Title  XII  of  the  Treaty. 

The common transport  policy also takes account of the growing  need for operational  transport 
infrastructure  within a Community  without frontiers  stemming  from  the congestion of  a large 
proportion  of  the  existing  networks,  particularly  those  at  the  centre  of  the  Community,  and 
the  shortcomings  in  infrastructure  around  the  edges  of  the  Community  and  in  links  between 
the  outlying  regions  and  the  centre. 

The  development  of  trans-European  transport  networks  provides  certain  solutions  to  these 
problems  and is closely linked to the common transport policy.  The Community's  contribution 
in this  area  is  expected  to take  the  form  of  guidelines  which  will  give  a genuine  boost  to  the 
achievement  of  the  two  basic  objectives  of  the  single  market  and  economic  and  social 
cohesion.  One  of  the  main  purposes  of  the  networks  should  be  to  link  isolated,  island  and 
outlying  regions  to  the  centre  of  the  Community.  The  guidelines  should  define  objectives, 
priorities  and  types  of  assistance  and  identify  the projects  of  common  interest.  The  outlying 
regions  will  require  particular  attention. 

All  this  is  reflected  in  the  Council's  common  position  (EC  No  22/95)  on  Community 
guidelines for  the development of the trans-European  transport  network  which sees multimode 
transport  as one of the responses  to the constraints  imposed by environmental  protection.  The 
various  modes  of  transport  and  the projects  relating  to  them  are  included  in these  guidelines 
as part  of the  implementation  of a process  based  on complementarity  and gradual  integration. 
The  "multimode"  component  of  the  projects  identified  is  an  important  criterion  for  the 
establishment  of  priorities. 

The  guidelines  define  the  various  factors  relating  to  the  trans-European  transport  networks: 

(a)  The  trans-European  road  network,  with  its  major  routes  and  links,  is  the  keystone  of 
surface  transport.  It will cover  75 000 km,  of which 20 000 km will be built over the next ten 
years  (to achieve completion).  Some 40%  of the work will be carried  out in outlying  regions. 

(b)  When completed  the trans-European  rail  network will cover  73 000 km,  of which 23 000 
km  will  be  devoted  in  large  part  to combined  transport. 

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While the main  aim of the central  regions  of  the Community  is to eliminate  bottlenecks by 
increasing capacity (modernizing signalling, constructing by-pass lines, etc.), the stress in the 
outlying  regions  will  be  more  on  raising  general  standards  (replacement  of  equipment, 
electrification,  construction  of new access lines, etc.). 

(c) The ports have a very  important role to play as links between land and sea transport.  Sea 
transport  accounts  for  90% of traffic  between the Community  and the rest  of the world and 
some 35% of that between the Member  States. They  are of vital importance  in the outlying 
Member  States. 

(d)  The  maritime  traffic  information  and  management  system  is  of  direct  concern  to  sea 
transport  since  it  is  a  tool  for  the  control,  organization  and  direction  of  this  traffic  in 
Community  waters,  thereby  helping  improve  safety  and  efficiency,  while  protecting  the 
environment in ecologically sensitive areas. It is of direct concern for the future  development 
of the outlying countries  in the south of the Community  (Greece,  Spain and Portugal). 

(e)  The  trans-European  airport  network  covers  some  250  airports  selected  on  the  basis  of 
quantitative  criteria  and  their  roles  in linking  the  Union  and  the  rest  of  the  world  and  the 
Union with its most remote regions. So that it can operate as intended, the guidelines suggest 
that priority  should  be given to: 

making optimal use of and increasing  airport  capacity; 
improving  the environmental  impact (compatibility  with the environment); 
links  with other networks. 

Airports  have a special  role  in providing  access,  particularly  to outlying regions. 

(f) Turning to air traffic  control, the congestion of air corridors  is principally the result of the 
poor use of  air  space and inadequate traffic  management capacity.  The gradual  introduction 
of  an  air  traffic  management  network  (navigation  plan,  traffic  control  and  management 
facilities)  should improve the safety and efficiency  of air transport in future.  Failure to do this 
will result  in a real  gap in certain outlying areas. 

The Treaty  provides  for  projects  which meet these criteria  to receive Community  assistance 
in the form  of the part-financing  of work undertaken by the Member States. The bulk of this 
assistance  will  paid  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  which,  in  the  four  countries  where  it  operates, 
supports  transport  projects  regarded  as of common interest  in the networks. 

The Cohesion Fund accordingly makes a very substantial contribution to carrying out transport 
projects,  irrespective  of mode, so helping compensate for  the lack of infrastructure  which is 
regarded  as one of the barriers  to the free  movement of people and goods  into or  out of the 
outlying regions.  It has become one of the Community's basic tools for developing the trans-
European network and achieving its objective of introducing sustainable mobility in accordance 

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with Community  environment policy through support for  projects  involving different  modes 
of transport. 

4.5.3  Public procurement 

As  already  noted  in  the  1993/94  report,  compliance  with  Community  law  on  public 
procurement  in carrying out projects  in receipt of Community finance  is of great  importance 
for  the  opening  up  of  the  internal  market  and  the  correct  implementation  of  the  policy  on 
economic and social cohesion. 

Verification  of compliance with these rules very often  shows that it is essential to bring those 
responsible  for  taking decisions  on projects  together  geographically  in order  to improve the 
preparation  of files,  monitoring  of this point,  speed of  implementation and understanding  of 
Community texts.  Information  on public procurement  may be found  at national,  regional  or 
local  level  and  verification,  which  is  also  intended  to  help  those  taking  decisions,  should 
therefore  take place at the appropriate level. The Commission has given considerable thought 
to this question,  which will come to fruition  in 1996. 

Between  November  1994  and  December  1995,  some  200  new  applications  for  finance 
(concerning individual projects or groups of projects) were examined for compliance with the 
rules on public procurement.  In 1995 checks continued on projects  submitted after  1993 since 
not  all decisions  had  yet been adopted  or  some had been amended  and  the balance  had not 
been fully  paid out. 

As on previous  occasions,  this examination gave one of the following  results: 

agreement  without reservations,  where it was found  that an application complied with 
the rules  on public procurement; 

agreement  in principle,  subject  to  retrospective  checks  to be carried  out  in all  cases 
where the contracts  were awarded after  finance  had been granted; 

blocking  of  the  decision  to  grant  finance  until  the  national  authorities  had  clarified 
doubtful  points; 

refusal  of finance as a result of failure to comply with the rules on public procurement; 

suspension of payments when problems concerning public procurement arise during the 
implementation of projects. 

In  addition,  assistance  may  be  reduced  or  cancelled  altogether  for  failure  to  comply  with 
Community  legislation  on public procurement. 

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In  1994 and  1995, national  legislation which did not comply  with the directives  was  amended 
or  is  being  amended  and  fewer  cases  of  incorrect  behaviour  as  a  result  of  these  texts  were 
detected.  However,  consideration  of the applications made during that period reveals  incorrect 
interpretations  or  the  misunderstanding  of  Community  texts  on public  procurement. 

4.5.4  Competition  policy 

As  stated  in  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund,  assistance 
from  the  Fund  must  comply  with  competition  policy. 

For  this  purpose,  the  Commission  has  introduced  internal  monitoring  rules  which  check  that 
measures  part-financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  respect  Community  competition  rules, 
particularly  as  regards  State  aids. 

In general terms,  such assistance  very rarely proves  incompatifre  with competition law, partly 
because  it  often  concerns  infrastructure  programmes  which,  unless  the  rules  on  public 
procurement  are  infringed,  give  no  particular  advantage  to  any  individual  firm  and  partly 
because  assistance  from  the Fund  comes under  Community  objectives  such  as cohesion  or the 
protection of the environment  which are to a great extent taken into account in the  Community 
texts  on  State  aids. 

Hence  Community  monitoring  of  competition  covers  mainly  the  opening  of  infrastructure  to 
all operators  meeting the technical and legal conditions laid down and complying with Articles 
77  and  80  of  the  Treaty  on  aid  to  the  transport  sector. 

4.6 

SOCIO-ECONOMIC  IMPACT  OF  THE  COHESION  FUND 

4.6.1  Introduction 

The  Commission  is  required  to  assess  the  actual  or  anticipated  economic  impact  of  the 
Cohesion  Fund  both  at  the  level  of  individual  projects  and  at  the  level  of  its  assistance  as a 
whole. Cost/benefit  analysis and other forms  of micro-economic analysis are the main methods 
used  at  the  project  level,  in  particular  in  the  context  of  the  prior  appraisal  of  projects 
submitted  for  assistance.  The  general  procedures  adopted  by  the  Commission  have  been 
described  earlier  in this report  (section 4.1.1).  Further  details of work undertaken  in this area, 
including  some preliminary  results  of recent  studies financed  by the Cohesion Fund,  are given 
in  section  4.6.2  below. 

At  a  general  level,  the  impact  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  has  to  be  considered  within  the 
framework  of  an economic  model,  or  models,  which put  its assistance  into the context  of  the 
regional  and national  economies  concerned.  In this way, both the full  spillover  effects  of such 
assistance  and  any  feedback  effects  from  the  economy  can  be  allowed  for.  In  1995  the 

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Cohesion  Fund  commissioned  a  major  study  into  these  issues  by  the  London  School  of 
Economics  which  is expected  to produce  its final  report  by June  1996. The aims of  this  study 
and the  approach  adopted by  the team  of economists  involved  are described  in section  4.6.3. 
That  section  also  reports  on  the  results  of  a  study  of  the  macroeconomic  impact  of  the 
Cohesion Fund in Spain which was undertaken for the Spanish authorities  in 1995 with  finance 
from  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

Finally,  section 4.6.4  gives  some preliminary  indications  of the potential  employment  impact 
of  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

4.6.2  Economic  appraisal  of  projects 

General 

Applications  for  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  must  be  supported  by  an  economic 
analysis  demonstrating  that  the  project  concerned  is  expected  to  generate  medium-term 
economic and social benefits  which are proportionate to the resources  deployed (Articles  10(4) 
and  10(5)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94).  That  is  to  say,  the  project  must  be  expected  to 
produce  positive  net  benefits  and  thus  add  to  overall  economic  welfare.  As  a  general  rule, 
cost/benefit  analysis  must  be used  for  this  purpose.  However,  in the  case  of  environmental 
projects,  where  the  results  of  cost/benefit  analysis  may  be  inconclusive,  other  forms  of 
quantified  analysis,  such  as  cost-effectiveness  or  multi-variate  analysis,  may  be  accepted. 

The  preparation  of cost/benefit  and  other  economic  studies  in support  of project  applications 
is primarily  the responsibility  of the Member  States concerned.  The Commission  must  ensure 
that  the  methodologies  used  are  generally  acceptable,  that  the  assumptions  made  are 
appropriate  and that the results  are credible.  External  consultants  or the European  Investment 
Bank  may  be  called  upon  to help  in this  process  while,  at  the  Member  State  level,  technical 
assistance  is  available  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  to  help  in the  financing  of  relevant  studies. 

The Member  States have, in general,  responded  well to the challenge of producing  cost/benefit 
or other  studies  in connection with projects  submitted  for  assistance.  Both the number  of such 
studies  and  their  quality  have  improved  over  the  life  of  the  Cohesion  Fund.  However,  the 
Commission  is conscious  of  the need to make additional  efforts  in this  area  and  to this  end  it 
has: 

commissioned  a  study  from  a  transport  economist  into  the  appraisal  methods  aud 
assumptions  used  in support  of applications  for  transport  projects  (final  report  received 
August  Î995); 
financed  a  study  which  was  commissioned  by  the  Irish  authorities  into  the  economic 
appraisal  of  environmental  projects  supported  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  (final  report 
September  1995); 

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approved  technical  assistance  for  certain  Member  States  specifically  to  help  them 
undertake  preparatory  studies  relating  to projects,  including  cost/benefit  analyses; 
undertaken  an  internal  review  of  approaches  adopted  in  the  evaluation  of  the  benefits 
of  environmental  projects. 

Transport  projects 

Within the transport  sector cost/benefit  methodologies are generally well developed and almost 
universally  accepted,  so it is not surprising  that progress  has been greatest  here.  The methods 
adopted  by  the  Member  States  concerned  have  been described  in a  study  undertaken  for  the 
Cohesion  Fund by Professor  Filippi of the University  of Rome:  "A Framework  for  Transport 
Project  Appraisal  and a Comparative  View  of Transport  Projects  Approvedto  31  December 
1994".  The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  improve  the Cohesion  Fund's  general  understanding  of 
transport  appraisal  methodologies  and  ultimately  contribute  to  a more  systematic  evaluation 
of  transport  projects  submitted  for  financing.  In  addition  to  a review  of  best  practice  within 
the  EU,  it  also  examined  in  detail  the cost/benefit  appraisals  undertaken  in  support  of  such 
projects. 

In  relation  to  the  anticipated  economic  impact  of  projects,  the  table  below  gives  the  results 
obtained  from  examining  87 transport  projects  approved  over the period  to end-1994,  both  in 
terms  of  forecast  internal  rates  of  return  and  benefit/cost  ratios: 

Average  expected  rates  of  return  and benefit/cost  ratios  of  Cohesion  Fund  transport  projects 

Transport  Mode 

Average  internal  rate 

Average  benefit/ 

of  return 

cost  ratio 

Roads 

Railways 

Airports 

Ports 

Other 

Total 

17.7 

12.2 

14.4 

10.8 

26.6 

163 

2.92 

1.92 

2.02 

0.82 

2.44 

2^59 

| 

The  above  figures  present  a favourable  picture  of the expected  economic  benefit  of  transport 
projects  approved  for  assistance  by  the Cohesion  Fund  and  probably  reflect  the  fact  that  the 
transport  infrastructure  financed  represents  a  significant  improvement  over  the  previous 

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(unsatisfactory)  situation.  It  may  be  noted  that  these  results  are  comparable  to  equivalent 
figures  produced  from  a  survey  of  ERDF  projects  financed  in  the  period  1988-939. 

Nevertheless,  these  estimates  need  to  be  interpreted  with  care  because  of  the  differences  of 
approach which exist between Member  States and between transport  modes.  Such  differences 
are highlighted by the study as arising primarily  in the area of the parameters  and  assumptions 
used  by  Member  States  in their  appraisals.  They  make  it difficult  to  undertake  comparative 
assessments  and to rank projects  in order of economic priority,  particularly  where  inter-modal 
comparisons  are  concerned.  The  study  recommended  that  guidelines  on  project  appraisal 
should be issued to the appropriate authorities based on best-practice methodologies  following, 
for  example,  the  recommendations  which  are  anticipated  from  the  Directorate-General  for 
Transport's  EURET  programme10. 

Environment  projects 

The  economic  evaluation  of  environmental  projects  is  generally  accepted  as  a  particularly 
difficult  subject  area.  The  Cohesion  Fund  finances  a  great  variety  of  projects  aimed  at 
environmental  improvement  including  water  supply  schemes,  waste  water  treatment,  urban 
waste  disposal,  erosion  control,  reafforestation,  nature  conservation,  beach  restoration  and 
others.  A common  feature  of  such projects  is that their  direct  "outputs"  do  not have a market 
price  or,  where  a  price  exists  (e.g.  water  supply),  that  price  may  not  fully  reflect  the  true 
economic  and  social  value of those  outputs.  These  projects,  moreover,  often  have  significant 
indirect effects,  for  example  on health and amenity,  which are difficult  to quantify  and  value. 

The beneficiary  Member  States have made a considerable  effort  to apply  appropriate  methods 
in their  economic  analyses  of  environment  projects.  Cost/benefit  analysis  has  been  the most 
commonly  used  approach.  In some cases  an attempt has been made to quantify  and  value  the 
direct  benefits  of  environmental  schemes  such  as  improved  water  quality,  improved  amenity 
or greater  opportunities  for  recreational use, while in other cases the potential  indirect  effects, 
for  example  on  induced  economic  development,  have  been  estimated.  In  many  cases  such 
analyses  have  been  supplemented  by  a qualitative  assessment  of  benefits. 

A  study  for  the  Irish  authorities  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  points  to  the  difficulties 
involved  in this  area  by  concluding  that,  although  there  is  a growing  international  literature 
on  the  evaluation  of  environmental  projects,  "no  standard  or  universally  applicable 
methodology  has  as  yet  been  agreed  upon".  The  authors  go  on to  say  that  there  is  a  general 
lack of basic data to be used  for  such analyses  and a lack of experience  in the  implementation 
of  economic  appraisal  techniques.  They  suggest  that  in the  short-term  there  is  no  alternative 

Survey of 200 Major  Projects of the "First Generation" of the Reformed  Structural Funds  1988-1993 
-  prepared  by  CSIL  for  the  Evaluation  Unit,  DG  XVI. 
EURET  (European  Research  on  Transport). 

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to using  such  limited  data  as  is  available  and  to quantifying  benefits  wherever  possible  using 
output  valuations  from  existing  studies.  In the  longer  term,  they  recommend  that  the  use  of 
contingency valuation methods (involving the valuation of benefits  via surveys  of user  groups) 
should  be  pursued  as  these  techniques,  they  argue,  have  become  increasingly  accepted  and 
"may become the standard  tool for  non-market  benefit  estimation".  Although the focus  of this 
study was on water  supply and waste-water  treatment projects  in Ireland,  its basic  conclusions 
may  be  more  generally  applicable. 

4.6.3  Overall  socio-economic  impact 

The  Regulation  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund  also  requires  the  Commission  to  report 
regularly  on  the  economic  and  social  impact  of  the  Fund  in  the  Member  States,  and  on  its 
contribution  to  strengthening  economic  and  social  cohesion  in the  Union. 

This  implies  not  only  assessing  the  economic  effects  of  individual  projects  or  groups  of 
projects  but  also  a  more  general  focus  on  the  impact  of  assisted  operations  on  economic 
variables  such  as growth,  employment  and trade  in the economies  concerned.  It also  implies 
attempting  to  estimate  both  the  short-term  demand  effects  of  assistance,  which  occur  during 
the  implementation  phase,  and  the  medium  to  longer  term  supply-side  effects  which  occur 
during  the  operational  phase.  In the case  of transport  investments,  for  example,  a  distinction 
can  be  made  between  the  increased  income  and  employment  directly  and  indirectly  created 
during  the period  of construction,  and the subsequent  impact on incomes,  employment,  trade, 
etc.  of  the  time  savings,  reduced  operating  costs  and  general  increase  in  competitiveness 
induced by  the  improved  transport  infrastructures  concerned.  Corresponding  effects  can also 
be  expected  from  environmental  investments  although,  as  already  noted,  these  are  more 
difficult  to  estimate  and  in  many  cases  may  not  be  picked  up  by  conventional  measures  of 
national  output. 

London  School  of  Economics  Study 

In  order 
to  comply  with  the  general  requirements  of  the  Regulation,  a  study  was 
commissioned  in  July  1995  from  the  London  School  of  Economics  (LSE)  with  the  aim  of 
developing  and testing  an economic model,  or series  of models,  to be used to quantify  the  full 
socio-economic  effects  of assisted  projects  and aggregate  assistance  from  the Cohesion  Fund. 
The  LSE  proposed  an  innovative  approach  based  on the application  of the  latest  econometric 
techniques  in  order  to  model  regional  change  and  growth.  It  is  characterised  as  a  "dynamic 
analysis  of regional  impacts  and  spillovers"  and  involves the tracing  through  of the  economic 
effects  of projects  across  regions and over time. Three different  modelling strategies  are being 
adopted  to  address  the  complex  issues  involved. 

The  LSE  is  managing  the  project  and  is undertaking  the construction  of  the  database  and  the 
economic  modelling,  but  is  working  closely  with  study  teams  in  each  of  the  four  cohesion 
countries:  Instituto  Valenciano  de  Investigaciones  Econômicas,  Universidad  de  Valencia; 

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Regional  Development  Institute,  Panteion  University,  Athens;  Centro  de  Investigaçâo  de 
Desenvolvimento  e  Economia  Regional  (CIDER),  Universidade  do  Algarve;  and  the  Centre 
for  European  Economic  and  Public  Affairs,  University  College,  Dublin. 

Work  on  this  study  advanced  well during  1995, with the database  for  the cohesion  countries 
and  neighbouring  countries  having  been  largely  completed,  and  the  first  modelling  work 
begun.  An  interim  report  reviewing  the literature  and setting  out the proposed  approach  was 
submitted  in September  1995, followed  by the second  interim report  on the data in November 
1995. 

A  steering  group  closely  monitors  the work  on the study  and  held  meetings  in July,  October 
and  December  1995.  It  consists  of  representatives  from  the  Cohesion  Eund  Directorate 
(DG  XVI/E),  DG XVI evaluation unit, DGII, DG XII, Eurostat  and the LSE.  Representatives 
from  the  other  research  institutes  with  which  the  LSE  is  collaborating  also  attend  meetings 
according  to  the  subject  matter  in  question. 

It is anticipated  that a final report  on the LSE study will be submitted  in June  1996. Its results 
are  expected  to  be  applicable  to  Structural  Fund  assistance  as  well  as to the  Cohesion  Fund. 

Macro-economic  impact  of  the  Cohesion Fund in  Spain 

A  final  report  on  a  study  into  the  macro-economic  impact  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  Spain, 
which  had  been  commissioned  by  the  Spanish  authorities  with  Cohesion  Fund  finance,  was 
submitted  in  November  1995.  The  approach  adopted  by  this  study  was  to  use  existing 
economic  models  to  estimate  the  global  impact  of  assistance  from  the  Fund  on  the  Spanish 
economy. 

Although  the  total  investments  supported  by  Cohesion  Fund  money  account  for  a  relatively 
small  share  of total Spanish  GDP or gross  domestic  fixed-capital  formation,  the author  of the 
study  nevertheless  points  to  the  importance  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  supporting  public 
authorities'  investment  efforts.  Based  on figures  for  1993,  it  is  estimated  that  the  Cohesion 
Fund  accounted  for  12%  of  all  spending  on  transport  infrastructure  by  central  and  regional 
authorities  in that year,  and for  11% of environment  spending.  The  figures  rise  to  18.5% and 
29.1%  respectively  if only the central authorities'  expenditure is counted. The increases  which 
have  occurred  in  the  allocations  to  Spain  since  1993  mean  that  these  figures  understate  the 
present  contribution  of  the  Fund. 

The  study  use4  three  different  modelling  approaches:  an  input-output  model,  the  MOISEES 
macro-econometric  model  and the HERMIN  model.  The  input-output  approach  estimated  the 
anticipated  overall  and  sectoral  impact of Cohesion Fund  assisted  investments  in the  1993-99 
period.  The results  suggest that the maximum effects  will be felt between  1996 and  1999 when 
the impact of the Cohesion Fund will account for around 0.4%  of the Spanish economy's  GDP 
and  total  employment.  In this  period  it  is estimated  that  it  will  support  an average  of  50 000 

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man-years  of work.  The author estimates  that on average  one man year  of  work  is created  by 
each PTA 4 million  of  spending.  The usual  reservations  about  input-output  models  are  made 
and,  in particular,  it  is pointed  out that  the approach  can only  measure  the temporary  effects 
of  Cohesion  Fund  spending. 

Simulations based on the HERMIN  model undertaken for this study  suggest that for the period 
1993 to 1999 the Cohesion Fund could have an impact of just under  1 % of Spanish GDP, with 
over 70 000 jobs dependent on its spending in 1999. The MOISEES  model,  on the other hand, 
suggests  a  smaller  impact. 

4.6.4  Employment 

Although  the  Cohesion  Fund  does  not  have  an  explicit  remit  to  create  employment,  it 
nevertheless  has  an  important  contribution  to make  to the  generation  of jobs  in the  cohesion 
countries  given  the  substantial  resources  for  which  it  is  responsible. 

Infrastructure  investments  in  both  the  transport  and  environment  fields  create  employment 
directly  and  indirectly  within  the  economies  concerned.  Direct  jobs  arise  primarily  in  the 
construction  industry  but  also  in  planning,  design  and  consultancy  while  indirect  jobs  are 
generated  as  a  result  of  the  increased  demand  for  industries  and  services  which  supply  the 
construction  sector,  and which meet the needs of those newly employed.  These demand  effects 
occur over  the  short  to medium term  while the projects  are being  implemented.  In the  longer 
term  employment  will  also  be  generated  during  the  operational  phase  of  projects.  Direct 
employment  in  this  case  will  be  more  limited,  but  longer  lasting  jobs  will  be  generated 
indirectly  to  the  extent  that  the  infrastructure  created  reduces  production  costs  and  generally 
improves  the  attractions  and  competitiveness  of  the  economies  of  the  cohesion  countries. 

the  experience  of 

It is possible  to estimate at least some of these effects  with a degree  of certainty.  Quantifying 
the number of jobs  directly  involved  in the construction  and subsequent  operation of  a project 
is  relatively  straightforward  given 
for  project 
implementation.  All  Cohesion  Fund  applications  must  indicate  at  least  the  number  of  direct 
jobs  likely to  arise  from  the projects.  An analysis  of  applications  in  1993 and  1994  indicates 
that  on  average  around  21 jobs  (man-years)  are  generated  directly  per  million  ecus  of  grant 
in  transport  projects  and  26  jobs  (man-years)  per  million  ecus  in  environment  projects. 
Adjustments  were  made  in  the  analysis  to  allow  for  the  varying  implementation  period  of 
projects  and  to  exclude  extreme  values.  For  example,  in  some  cases  the  responses  to  the 
employment  question  gave  the  total  number  of jobs  in  a complete  project  whereas  the  grant 
application  related  only  to  a  smaller  part. 

those  responsible 

If the above averages  are applied to the grant assistance  approved  by the Cohesion  Fund  since 
1993,  the  following  preliminary  results  are  obtained: 

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Estimated  employment  dependent  on Cohesion  Fund 

Year 

Direct  employment 

1993 

1994 

1995 

TOTAL 

36 000 

44 000 

50 000 

130 000 

* 

based  on  estimated  multiplier  of  1.3. 

Indirect 
employment* 

10 800 

13 200 

15 000 

39 000 

man-years 

Total  employment 

46 800 

57 200 

65 000 

169 000 

Caution  is  always  required  in  interpreting  employment  estimates  and  it  should  be  noted,  in 
particular,  that  the  above  figures  are  not  intended  to  show  the  new  jobs  created  by  the 
Cohesion  Fund,  or net employment  impact.  In order  to derive the latter  it would be  necessary 
to  make  assumptions  about  the  extent  to  which  the  projects  might  have  been  implemented 
without Cohesion Fund assistance  and the extent to which other activities within the economies 
concerned  have  been  displaced.  The  figures  are  therefore  simply  an  indication  of  the  gross 
employment  which  is  estimated  to be  dependent  on the projects  financed. 

It  should  also  be  noted  that  the  distribution  over  time  of  such  employment  effects  will  vary 
considerably  according  to  the  nature  of  the  projects.  In  general,  there  is  likely  to  be  a  time 
lag before  the  full  effects  of  grant  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  are  apparent  given  the 
long-term  nature  of  many  of  the  infrastructure  projects  involved. 

In the above  table a standard  multiplier  of  1.3  has been used  to  illustrate  the possible  indirect 
employment  effects.  This  implies  that  there  is  a knock-on  effect  of  1 man-year  of  work  for 
every  3 man-years  of direct employment  in the construction  phase.  This  estimate  is a cautious 
one  and  it may  be  noted  that  the  responses  in the Member  States'  applications  for  assistance 
imply  almost  a  1:1  ratio  between  direct  and  indirect  employment. 

This  approach  to employment  estimation  using  project  applications  is clearly  insufficient  for 
estimating  the long-term  employment  effects  of  investment projects  such  as those  undertaken 
by  the  Cohesion  Fund.  For  this  purpose  the  projects  have  to  be  put  into  their  specific 
economic  context  and  considered  alongside  the  range  of  other  factors  influencing  economic 
development.  The  study  at  present  being  carried  out  by  the  London  School  of  Economics, 
referred  to earlier,  is intended to fulfil  this function  and provide  overall  employment  estimates 
from  a  sound  theoretical  base. 

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In  parallel,  the  information  derived  from  Cohesion  Fund  applications  and  decisions  will 
continue  to  provide  limited  but  useful  indications  of  employment  effects. 

4.7  COORDINATION  AND  CONSISTENCY  WITH  OTHER  COMMUNITY 

FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS 

The  recitals  adopted  by  the  Council  when  it established  the Cohesion  Fund  Regulation  refer 
to the necessity  of coordinating  the measures  undertaken  in the fields  of  the environment  and 
the trans-European  transport  networks  through  the Cohesion  Fund,  the Structural  Funds,  the 
EIB  and  the  other  financial  instruments.  Therefore  when  it  implements  the  objectives  of  the 
Structural  Funds  the  Commission  has  to  ensure  coordination  and  consistency  between  the 
assistance  from  the  Funds  and  the  assistance  provided  from  the  other  financial  instruments, 
in particular  the  resources  of  the  Cohesion  Fund.  At  the  same  time,  however,  it  has  to  pay 
due regard  to the principle of subsidiarity,  which makes the design of the appropriate  national 
strategy  and its objectives,  the selection of suitable projects  and their implementation primarily 
the  responsibility  of  the  Member  States. 

A number  of provisions  and procedures  have been  introduced  to ensure compliance  with  this 
obligation. 

4.7.1  Structural  Funds 

The  Structural  Funds,  particularly  the  ERDF  and,  to  a  lesser  extent,  the  EAGGF  Guidance 
Section,  may  also be  asked  to provide  assistance  for  projects  in the field  of environment  and 
trans-European  transport  infrastructure.  Steps  are  therefore  taken to avoid  the risk  of  double 
financing. 

The  need  for  coordination  in this  respect  is covered  by Council  Regulation (EC)  No  1164/94 
establishing  a Cohesion Fund. Article 9 (Cumulation and overlapping) of this Regulation states 
that  no  item  of  expenditure  may benefit  from  both the Fund  and the Structural  Funds.  It also 
stipulates  that  the  combined  assistance  of  the  Fund  and  other  Community  aid  for  a  project 
must  not  exceed  90%  of  the  total  expenditure  relating  to  a particular  project. 

As  far  as  the  relation  with  the  Structural  Funds,  in particular  the  ERDF,is  concerned,  this 
instruments  making  separate 
provision  does  not  prohibit  a  combination  of  different 
contributions  to a major  undertaking  as long as expenditure  relating to a stage of a project  can 
be  clearly  identified  in time  and  in nature. 

A  number  of  measures  have  been  taken  with  regard  to  the  procedures  to  implement  the 
required  coordination. 

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First of all, the Commission's  task has been to ensure  overall coordination during  preparation 
of the Community  support  frameworks  (CSFs)  in order  to achieve the doubling  in real  terms 
of  the  resources  available  under  Objective  1 and  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  the  four  countries 
benefiting  from  the  Cohesion  Fund,  as  decided  at  the  Edinburgh  European  Council.  The 
financing  plans  of the CSFs therefore  make explicit mention of the resources  allocated  by  the 
Cohesion  Fund.  For  Spain,  which  is  only  partly  eligible  under  Objective  1,  ECU  7  950 
million  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  allocation  for  the  period  1993-99  was  entered  in  the  CSF  for 
the Objective  1 regions.  In accordance with the principles  of subsidiarity  and partnership,  the 
presentation  of  appropriate  projects  is a matter  for  national  governments. 

Secondly, coordination  at the level of specific projets  requires  still greater  attention in that the 
Structural  Funds operate primarily  through operational programmes  while the Cohesion  Fund 
finances  individual projects  or groups  of projects.  Appropriate  coordination  procedures  were 
introduced  when the cohesion  financial  instrument,  which preceded  the Fund,  came  into  force 
in order  to ensure  that projects  or  stages of projects  submitted  had not already  been presented 
to  the  Structural  Funds.  These  were  maintained  after  establishment  of  the  Cohesion  Fund 
itself. 

This requires mandatory consultation of the departments managing the Structural  Funds  before 
the  Commission  takes  any  decision  to  grant  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The 
departments  involved  have  introduced  checks  to  ensure  that  no  item  of  expenditure  can  be 
financed  simultaneously  by the Structural  Funds and the Cohesion Fund.  These procedures  so 
far  have  worked  well,  since  there  has  been  no  disagreement  between  the  departments 
managing  the  Structural  Funds  and  that  managing  the  Cohesion  Fund.  The  Commission  is 
examining  how  the  four  Member  States  concerned  could  be  more  closely  involved  in  this 
coordination,  since,  in  the  framework  of  the  multiannual  operational  programmes,  the 
selection of  individual  projects  normally  takes place at the regional  programming  level.  Rare 
cases  of  risks  have  been  eliminated  by  the  withdrawal  of  the  projects  in  question  from  the 
Cohesion  Fund. 

The  administrative  arrangements  have  ensured  that  no  case  of  double  financing  has  arisen. 
Member States have on occasion submitted different  stages of the same project  to two  different 
instruments,  but  this  is  in perfect  accordance  with  the underlying  legal  provisions. 

4.7.2  TENs  transport  budget 

A  new  Financial  Regulation  laying  down  the  ground  rules  for  support  to  the  TENs  was 
formally  adopted by the Council in September  199511.  This regulation provides the legal basis 
for  the disbursement  of EU  funds  to the TENs  over the period  1995-99.  Unlike  the  Cohesion 
Fund,  the  TENs  Regulation  applies  throughout  the  Community  and  covers  all  three  TENs 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2236/95  of  15 September  1995. 

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networks:  transport,  energy  and telecommunications.  The  transport  networks,  however,  will 
account  for  the  major  share  of  the  total  budget  -  ECU  1  785  million  out  of  ECU  2 
345  million.  In  view  of  the  fact  that transport  projects  supported  under  this  Regulation  may 
be  similar  to  those  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  Cohesion  Fund  Directorate  has  had 
a  direct  interest  in  the  content  of  the  new  Regulation  and  kept  in  close  touch  with  the 
discussions  leading up  to its  adoption.  The  Cohesion  Fund  has  also  coordinated  closely  with 
DG  VII  (Transport)  over  the  allocation  of  the  1995 TENs  transport  budget. 

The new  Regulation allows  the Community  to provide  financial  support  to the TENs  through 
feasibility  studies,  interest  rebates,  subsidies  for  guarantee  fees  and,  by  way  of  exception, 
through  straight  grants.  Only  projects  of  common  interest  identified  in the  TENs  guidelines 
are  eligible  for  support,  up  to  a  total  of  10%  of  total  investment  costs  (50%  in  the  case  of 
feasibility  and  other  types  of  studies).  It  may  be  noted  that  under  Article  5(4)  of  the  TENs 
Financial Regulation financial  support  "shall not,  in principle, be assigned to projects  or stages 
of  projects  which  benefit  from  other  sources  of  Community  funding".  This  is  rather  more 
restrictive  than the corresponding  provision  in Article 9(1) of the Cohesion  Fund  Regulation, 
which does  not permit  any particular  item of expenditure  to be financed  both by the  Cohesion 
Fund  and  the  Structural  Funds. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  has,  since  its  inception,  maintained  close  contact  with  DG  VII  in  order 
to  ensure  a  consistent  approach  to  TENs  projects  and  to  ensure  compliance  with  the 
inter-departmental 
requirements  of  the  respective  Regulations.  In  addition  to  regular 
discussions,  all  projects  submitted  for  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  are  sent  to  DG  VII  for 
comment,  and  all draft  decisions  relating  to the granting  of financial  assistance  are  circulated 
for  agreement.  DG  VII,  in turn,  informs  the  Cohesion  Fund  of  all  applications  received  for 
assistance  from  its  budget  line  and  of  its proposed  programme  for  spending  from  this  line. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  has  also  participated  in  all  meetings  of  the  Transport  Infrastructure 
Committee,  which  is  the  forum  for  discussion  and  agreement  between  the  Commission  and 
the  Member  States  on  the  annual  programme  of projects  to be  supported  from  the  transport 
budget  line.  During  1995  this  Committee  was  reconstituted  in  accordance  with  the  TENs 
Regulation and is now known as the  "TENs  Committee  on Financial  Aid - Transport  Sector". 
At  its  first  meeting,  in  October  1995,  it gave  its  approval  to the  Commission's  proposal  for 
granting  assistance  to  92  transport  infrastructure  projects  and  studies  from  the  1995  budget, 
including  several  projects  located  in the  cohesion  countries. 

The  different  scale  of  the  resources  available  to  the  Cohesion  Fund  as  compared  with  those 
of  the  TENs  Financial  Regulation  is  well  illustrated  by  the  fact  that  the  latter's  budget  for 
TENs  transport  projects  throughout  the  Union was  ECU  240  million  in  1995,  whereas  the 
Cohesion  Fund's  total  commitments  to  TENs  projects  in  the four  cohesion  countries  was 
ECU  1.1  billion. 

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4.7.3  LIFE programme 

The general objective  of LIFE  (financial  instrument  for  the environment)  is to contribute to 
the development and implementation of policy and legislation on the environment by financing 
measures  for  nature conservation  and the environment. 

To avoid the risk of double financing certain measures, the Cohesion Fund regularly attended 
meetings  of  the  LIFE  Management  Committee  in  1995,  thereby  ensuring  that  no  project 
financed  by that  Programme  had been  submitted  to the Cohesion  Fund.  During  the year,  a 
proposal  for  a LIFE  II regulation  was sent to the Council. 

4.7.4  European  Investment Bank 

Since the EIB sometimes provides substantial assistance to the cohesion countries, particularly 
Spain  and  Portugal,  to  finance  projects  in  areas  similar  to  those  assisted  by  the  cohesion 
financial  instrument,  a  special  system  was  set  up  to  exchange  information  between  the 
Commission  and the Bank on applications  for  assistance  submitted by the Member  States. 

As part of the process  of cooperation with the EIB,  it was decided to send it regular  lists of 
all projects  presented  to the Cohesion Fund. Where part-financing  by the EIB is planned, the 
whole  dossier  is  sent  to the Bank.  In addition,  regular  meetings  have been held  to  identify 
problems which could arise in the case of specific projects.  For its part the EIB, following the 
normal procedures,  consults the Commission,  including the Cohesion Fund, when it receives 
an application for  a loan. 

These  regular  exchanges  of  information  both  ensure  that  the  EIB's  loan  ceilings  are  not 
exceeded  and ensure  a correct  mixture of grants  and loans to projects  which are being part-
financed. 

4.7.5  EEA financial  mechanism 

Set  up  under  the  agreement  on  the  European  Economic  Area  (EEA)12,  this  financial 
mechanism  closely  parallels  the  Cohesion  Fund  in  its  scope  and  geographical  coverage, 
although  it  is  considerably  smaller  in  terms  of  resources.  The  mechanism  is  financed  by 
EFTA member countries of the EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and the Community 
budget,  which  replaced  the  contribution  by  Austria,  Sweden  and  Finland  following  their 
accession  on  1  January  1995.  The  mechanism  is  managed  on  their  behalf  by  the  EIB. 
Assistance frorn the mechanism is available for eligible schemes which promote economic and 
social  cohesion  in  Portugal,  Greece,  the  Republic  of  Ireland,  Northern  Ireland  and  the 
Objective  1 regions  of Spain. 

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The EEA financial  mechanism runs for a period of five years (1994-99) and can provide direct 
grants  and  interest  rebates  on  loans.  Priority  is  given  to  projects  which  place  particular 
emphasis  on the environment,  transport  (including transport  infrastructure)  and education and 
training.  Both  public  and privately  financed  projects  are  eligible,  with preference  among  the 
latter  given  to  those  promoted  by  small  and  medium-sized  firms.  The  mechanism's  budget 
amounts  to  ECU  500 million  in the  form  of  grants,  and  interest  rebates  on  EIB  loans  of  up 
to  ECU  1.5  billion. 

The  EEA  financial  mechanism  clearly  represents  a  potential  source  of  overlap  with  the 
Cohesion  Fund  given  its sectoral  and  geographical  coverage.  In geographical  terms  the  main 
differences  are  that  the mechanism  applies  in Northern  Ireland,  whereas  it does  not  apply  in 
the  non-Objective  1  areas  of  Spain.  In  sectoral  terms,  the  EEA  mechanism  has  a  wider 
coverage,  but  it can also  finance  transport  infrastructure  projects  and  environmental  projects 
similar  to  those  assisted  by  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

In practice,  however,  the small  size of the mechanism  limits the risks  of overlap.  Moreover, 
the  arrangements  which  have  been put  in place  for  its  management  by  the  EIB  are  intended 
specifically  to  ensure  that  projects  supported  are  compatible  with  other  Community  policies 
and are consistent  with other financial  instruments.  The Cohesion Fund has an agreement  with 
the  EIB  for  the  exchange  of  information  on projects  submitted  for  assistance,  as  well  as  for 
providing  advice on projects  proposed  to be part-financed  by means  of  loans  and  grants.  The 
Cohesion Fund  is thus informed  of any project  submitted  to the EIB in the context of the EEA 
mechanism  which  might  also  be  proposed  for  Cohesion  Fund  finance. 

In  1995 only  one project  - the  Neo Ikonion  port  project  in Piraeus,  Greece  - benefited  from 
both Cohesion Fund finance  and the EEA financial  mechanism as part of a total loan and grant 
package. 

4.8  THE  ROLE  OF THE  EIB  IN PROJECT  EVALUATION 

4.8.1  Continuing  institutionalized  cooperation 

The  cooperation  agreement  signed  on  23  September  1993  under  the  cohesion  financial 
instrument  was  carried  over  to  the  Cohesion  Fund  by  the  Commission  and  the  EIB.  A  new 
framework  agreement  for  this purpose  was  signed  on  15 December  1994 and  will  last  for  the 
lifetime  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  Regulation  (until  1999). 

This  framework  agreement  continues  the  principles  of  cooperation  laid  down  when  the  CFI 
was  set  up:  on-going  exchanges  of  information,  regular  meetings  with  the  EIB,  use  of  EIB 
expert  studies  to  assess  projects  for  which  the  promoter  or  the  national  authorities  have 
requested  part-finance  from  the  EIB  and  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  the  possibility  of  assessing 

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projects  in respect  of  which no application  for  assistance  from  the Cohesion  Fund has been 
submitted. 

More  than  two  years  of  operation  have  demonstrated  the  importance  and  quality  of  this 
cooperation  which  is  essential  to  the Cohesion  Fund  in  its  evaluation  of  operations  and  its 
work on determining  the best combination of sources  of finance  (grants  and loans). 

4.8.2  The results of cooperation in 1995 

In  1995, the EIB evaluated  36 projects  of  which four  were to receive  part-finance  from  the 
EIB  and  the  Cohesion  Fund.  A further  28 projects  were  sent  to the  EIB  for  a preliminary 
opinion.  The EIB undertook  an in-depth evaluation of four  projects  involving an on-the-spot 
inspection  with the authorities  responsible. 

Of  the  36  projects  assessed,  16  concerned  measures  in  the  transport  sector,  mainly  port, 
airport  and  rail  infrastructure.  In the environment  sector,  20 projects  were evaluated.  They 
were  concerned  with  water  supply,  waste-water  treatment  and  urban  waste.  Most  of  the 
projects  evaluated by the EIB are large-scale projects  which therefore  account for a large part 
of the Cohesion  Fund  appropriations. 

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CHAPTER 5 

MONITORING AND INSPECTION 

5.1  MONITORING  COMMITTEES 

The  Monitoring  Committees  met  on  average  two  or  three  times  during  1995  in  each 
beneficiary  Member State to review the work of the Cohesion Fund. They were able to clarify 
and resolve a large number of questions relating to project management.  However,  it should 
be  noted  that,  as  a rule,  there  was  some delay  in  sending  the  Commission  the  monitoring 
records  for  projects  discussed  at  these  meetings  and  they  were  sometimes  incomplete. 
Naturally,  the  Cohesion  Fund  has drawn the attention  of  the appropriate  authorities  to this 
situation  and asked them to take remedial action. 

The Monitoring  Committees  met as follows: 

5.1.1  Spain 

Two  meetings  of  the  Monitoring  Committee  were  held  in  Madrid,  on  16  March  and  10 
October  1995. 

They  were  chaired  by  the  Director-General  for  Planning  and  attended  by  the  Ministry  of 
Public  Works,  Transport  and  the  Environment  (MOPTMA)  and  bodies  such  as  IRYDA, 
ICOMA,  MINER  and  AENA.  The  Commission  delegation,  led  by  the  Director  of  the 
Cohesion  Fund,  comprised  the  Head  of  Unit  responsible  for  projects  in  Spain  under  the 
Cohesion Fund,  representatives  of DG XI (Environment,  nuclear safety  and civil protection), 
DG XVI-E (Regional Policy  and Cohesion),  DG XX (Financial Control)  and the EIB and a 
Member  of the Office  of the Representative  of the European  Union in Spain. 

Third  meeting  of the Monitoring  Committee (16 March): 

This  meeting  considered  certain  matters  concerning  the  procedures  for  awarding  public 
contracts,  such  as  the  adoption of  appropriate  measures  to correct  situations  which  did not 
comply  with the relevant directives,  and the steps which the Spanish authorities  intended to 
take to avoid cjouble financing  by different  Structural  Funds. 

The discussion also clarified the procedure for the recovery of any appropriations decommitted 
from  projects  whose final  cost was lower than expected. 

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Implementation  of projects  at 31 December  1995 was reviewed.  The Commission  regarded 
the  level  of  implementation  of  the  projects  and  progress  since  the  last  meeting  of  the 
Committee as generally satisfactory,  particularly  in view of the large number of new projects 
which had been approved  in November  and December  1994. 

Three  transport  projects  were  closed  in terms  of  both  works  and  finance:  these  were  Nos 
93/11/65/020  the  axle-gauge  change-over  point  at Majarabique;  93/11/65/031  access  to El 
Hierro  airport;  and 93/11/65/032  Tenerife  Norte airport. 

The  question  of  whether  the  Autonomous  Communities  and  local  administrations  should 
participate  in  the  management  of  their  own projects  or  those  with  which  they  are  directly 
concerned  was discussed.  It was agreed that the Spanish authorities  should prepare  a specific 
set of rules but that participation by these administrations in the Monitoring Committees would 
be  governed  by  bilateral  negotiations  between  central  government  and  the  Autonomous 
Communities  and local administrations. 

Fourth  meeting  of the Monitoring  Committee (10 October) 

The Commission's Director-General for Regional Policy and Cohesion opened the meeting by 
stressing  the  importance  of better  project-management,  improved justification  for  measures 
and how to improve the added value of what the Commission  was doing. 

The draft  record  of the previous  meeting was approved  and  it was agreed  that amendments 
to  drafts  could  be  tabled  at  meetings  of  the  Monitoring  Committee  although  the  date  for 
eligibility of expenditure was the date on which the Spanish authorities sent the Cohesion Fund 
a written request  for  an amendment. 

It  was  also  decided  that  regional  authorities,  the  Autonomous  Communities  and  local 
administrations  should participate  in the management of projects  under  the responsibility  of 
those administrations  and of projects  in which they were directly concerned.  Monitoring sub-
Committees for the Autonomous Communities and local authorities could be proposed to deal 
with the future  development  of these projects,  their number  and complexity. 

Implementation of each of the projects at 30 June 1995 was reviewed. The Commission raised 
the problem created by the delay in carrying out projects concerned with the environment and 
transport.  The original plans for  many projects had been amended with regard  to the eligible 
cost,  the  schedule  or  the  financing  plan.  On  a  certain  number  of  projects,  mainly  in  the 
transport  sector,  the accounts had been closed. 

The  Commission  made  the  following  comments  on  the  various  matters  relating  to  the 
examination,  monitoring  and management of projects: 

new applications  for  assistance:  ensure that the forms  are correctly  completed; 

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physical  indicators:  these  should be similar for  each type of project  and fixed  before  the 
decision  is  adopted; 

grouped  physical  indicators:  they  should  be presented  by  project  when  the  application 
for  payment  is  made; 

monitoring reports:  a report  for  a group of projects  must be broken down by  individual 
project; 

opening  ceremonies:  the  Commission  should  be  associated  with  any  significant 
ceremonies concerning  projects  financed,  as laid down in Regulation (EC)  No  1164/94. 

The next meeting of the Monitoring  Committee was scheduled  for the last week in April  1996. 

5.1.2  Portugal 

As  the  Commission  wished,  monitoring  work  was  stepped  up  in  1995.  The  Monitoring 
Committee met three times during  the year,  on  13 March and  17 July  1995 and on 26 January 
1996.  These  meetings  were  held  under  the  Committee's  Rules  of  Procedure  adopted  at  its 
second  meeting,  on  30 June  1994. 

These  meetings,  which  are  the  basic  instrument  for  the  effective  management  of  the  Fund, 
provided  an  opportunity  for: 

all those concerned  at national  and Community  level to exchange  information  about the 
management  of  the  Fund; 

the  clarification  and  adjustment  of  the  interpretation  of  certain  rules  for 
implementation  of  the  Fund; 

the 

the  analysis  of  assistance  in the  various  sectors; 

the  analysis  of  implementation  of  each  project  and  the  search  for  solutions  to  any 
difficulties  encountered,  most of which concern compliance with the date of completion, 
the  financing  plan  and  the  physical  definition  of  the  projects; 

the  analysis  of  applications  to  be  submitted  in  the  future  from  the  point  of  view  in 
particular  of a balanced  allocation of resources  between the environment  and  transport. 

In  view  of  the  size  of  project  94/10/65/005  - the  new  crossing  of  the  Tagus  at  Lisbon  -  the 
Commission  decided  to  set  up  a  specific  Monitoring  Committee  with  its  own  Rules  of 

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Procedure.13 This Monitoring  Committee met twice during  1995, on  18 July and 26 October 
1995. 

At these  meetings the Rules  of Procedure  were adopted  and the physical  indicators  brought 
into line with the Commission's  requirements  so that it could assess the actual progress being 
made with the project.  This meant that the non-automatic part of the commitment  instalment 
for  1995 could be released. 

On  these  occasions,  the  Commission  stated  that  it  was  paying  very  close  attention  to  the 
environmental  implications  of  the  projet  and  stressed  to  the  bodies  concerned,  the  CAO 
(Comissâo  de Acompanhamento  da Obra  - Monitoring  Committee)  and  the CEMA  (Centro 
de Estudos e Monitorizaçâo  - Centre for  studies and monitoring)  the importance of ensuring 
that the environmental  clauses  in the Decision granting assistance  were complied  with to the 
letter. 

The various  construction  sites  were visited  during  the mission  of 26 October. 

5.1.3  Greece 

The  Monitoring  Committee  for  Cohesion  Fund projects  met four  times  in  1995,  in March, 
July  and  October  (transport)  and  November  (environment).  From  the autumn onwards,  the 
Monitoring  Committee  for  Cohesion  Fund  projects  was  divided  into  two  parts  meeting 
separately,  one for  transport  projects  and the other  for  environment  projects. 

This  Committee,  chaired  by  the  Secretary-General  of  the  Ministry  for  Economic  Affairs, 
comprises the Secretaries-General of the other seven Ministries concerned with assistance from 
the  Cohesion  Fund,  representatives  of  the  Commission  (the  Cohesion  Fund  and  the  other 
Directorates  and  Directorates-General 
involved),  the  EIB,  the  Greek  Ministries,  the 
associations  of local councils  and the mayors  in their capacity as persons  responsible  for the 
project. 

The Rules of Procedure of the Cohesion Fund Monitoring Committee were amended to enable 
representatives  of  the regional  and local  authorities  (two places)  and a representative  of the 
social partners  to attend. 

The Committee considered  the summary  tables for  each Decision and project  and reports on 
each  project.  The  Commission  paid  particular  attention  to  compliance  with  Community 
policies.  In  the  case  of  major  projects,  the  Cohesion  Fund  is  implementing  the  horizontal 
guidelines on public procurement  agreed between the Greek authorities and the Commission, 
a check on major  price cuts by promoters and no unjustified  increases  in the total initial cost. 

13 

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As  far  as  environmental  policy  is concerned,  the  Greek  authorities  are  lenient  in the  issuing 
of  environmental  authorizations.  The  Commission  has  had  to  deal  with  a  number  of 
complaints.  In  any  case,  the  Cohesion  Fund  requires  compliance  with  Community  policy  in 
this field  and makes this  a condition for  the granting  of  financial  assistance.  It has  suspended 
payments  in  specific  cases. 

Physical  and  financial  implementation  of  environmental  projects  in  1995  was  satisfactory, 
averaging 72% in November.  Average implementation of small environmental projects  (stages 
of  projects)  was  95 % in November  and  in a large  number  of cases  the  first  stages  have  been 
completed. 

However,  in  the  case  of transport,  implementation  is not yet progressing  at  the desired  rate. 
The  data presented  to the  latest  Monitoring  Committee meeting,  in October,  give  a figure  of 
33%.  Since  a  large  number  of  contracts  for  roads  were  unfrozen  and  awarded  at  the  end  of 
the year,  the Cohesion  Fund  hopes that implementation will  improve  in the future.  However, 
payments  for  Pathé  and  for  rail  projects,  where  no project  manager  has  yet been  appointed, 
are  still  blocked. 

The  specific  Monitoring  Committee  for  the  Evinos  project  met  three  times  during  1995,  in 
February,  July» and  October. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  subjected  this  project  to  an  expert  study  and  physical,  financial  and 
technical  monitoring.  An advisory  and  coordinating  Council  of  international  experts  was  set 
up  to  assist  in  choices  and  ensure  that  work  on  the  project  continued.  Implementation  is 
proceeding  normally  (100%  of  the tunnel,  over  60%  of the dam).  Emergency  measures,  i.e. 
the technical dam,  have been constructed,  which meant that water could be supplied  to Athens 
from  spring  1995. 

5.1.4  Ireland 

The  Monitoring  Committee  in  Ireland  met  twice  in  1995,  on  23  February  and  on  25  July. 

The  representation  on  the  Committee  remained  the  same  as  that  agreed  in  1994,  i.e.  the 
Cohesion  Fund  and other Directorates  or Directorates-General  concerned  and  representatives 
of the Irish Government departments  responsible  for the economic sectors receiving  assistance 
from  the  Cohesion  Fund,  with  the  Department  of  Finance  providing  the  chairman  and 
secretariat.  The  EIB  had  been  invited  to  attend  both  meetings  but  was  unable  to  send  a 
representative  on  either  occasion. 

The  information  available  to  the  Committee  was  much  improved  compared  to  that  available 
for the initial meetings in 1994 and the work of the Committee was much more productive  and 
successful.  Progress  with  the projects  is generally  satisfactory  although  the  Commission  did 

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indicate  its concern  about the rescheduling  of  expenditure  on many  projects  into  later  years. 
Each  meeting  also  revealed  the  need  to  make  a  substantial  number  of  modifications  to 
projects,  especially  to  the  forecast  completion  dates. 

It  had been  intended  to  hold  three  Monitoring  Committee  meetings  in  1995,  in line  with  the 
Commission's  wish to strengthen the monitoring function by holding three meetings each year 
instead  of  two  as  had  been the case previously.  The  Irish  authorities  had  agreed  in  principle 
to  this  arrangement.  However,  the  third  meeting  of  the  year  planned  for  12 December  was 
postponed  until  early  1996 at the request  of the Department  of Finance,  which cited  pressure 
of  other  work. 

The Commission  requested  at the meeting on 25 July that the agencies directly  responsible  for 
the  implementation  of  projects  (the  local  authorities  in most  cases)  should  be  represented  at 
future  meetings.  At  the  end  of  1995,  the  Irish  authorities  were  considering  what  practical 
arrangements  should  be  put  in place  to meet  the  Commission's  request. 

5.2  COMMISSION  INSPECTION  MISSIONS 

Acting  under  Article  12  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94,  the  Commission  took  a 
number  of  steps  to  check  that  the  declarations  by  the  Member  States  in  support  of  their 
applications  for  assistance  were  fully  justified  and  that  the  administrative  and  accounting 
documents relating to projects  which had received financial  assistance from  the Cohesion Fund 
actually  existed. 

The  inspection  missions  undertaken  by  the Commission  in  1995 to monitor  the  management 
and  sound  implementation  of  the  projects  approved  are  summarized  below: 

5.2.1  Spain 

Missions  by  Directorate  XVI-E 

From  3 to  7  April  1995,  inspection  of  projects: 
93/11/65/006:  N-340  Adra  bypass 
93/11/65/016:  N-234  Gilet-Soneja  section 
93/11/61/081:  water  supply,  Aramo  Tunnel 
93/11/61/091  to  /096:  PITMA 
091:  reduction  and  waste-water  treatment 
092:  removal  of  banks 
093:  management  of  industrial  waste 
094:  management  of  used  oil 
095 : recovery  of  water  used  to  flush  containers  and  clean  holds  and  ballast  water  for  ships 
096:  recovery  of  soil 

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93/11/65/024:  Madrid-Valencia  railway  line, Fuente la Higuera-Jâtiva  section 
93/11/61/001:  drainage  and treatment  of water  in San Sebastian 
93/11/61/021:  checking erosion by the Tagus 

Missions  bv Directorate  XX-A 

From  13 to  17 February  1995 and from  4 to  11 October  1995, inspection  of projects : 
93/11/65/002:  Rîas Bajas  expressway 
93/11/65/018:  Trinidad-Montgat  motorway 
93/11/61/097:  development  and exploitation of woodlands 

5.2.2  Portugal 

Missions  bv Directorate  XVI-E 

14 March  1995, inspection  of  project: 
93/10/65/025: IC17 CRIL,  Algés-Buraca section 
13 and  14 July  1995, inspection of projects: 
93/10/65/001:  modernization  of the North Portugal  railway line 
93/10/65/010  and 93/10/65/031: modernization  of the Beira-Alta railway  line 

Missions  by  Directorate  XX-A 

From  29 May  to 2 June  1995, inspection of projects: 
93/10/65/011:  CREL  - Lisbon  outer ring road 
93/10/61/001:  Lisbon  water  supply  network 
93/10/61/012:  supply  improvements  at Castelo do Bode 

5.2.3  Greece 

Missions  bv Directorate  XVI-E 

21 and 22 December  1994: 
inspection of project  93/09/65/004: construction  of port at Igoumenitsa 
12 and  13 July  1995: 
inspection  of projet  93/09/61/063: water supply  and sewerage  for  Mytilene 
16 and  17 August  1995: 
inspection  of project  93/09/61/008: protection  and refurbishment  of the spring  of  Livadia 

Missions  bv Directorate  XX-A 

From  23 to 27 October  1995, inspection of projets  : 
93/09/65/009:  doubling  of the Evagelismos-Leptokarya  railway  line 

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93/09/65/006:  expansion  of the Paleofarsalos-Kalambaka  railway  line 
93/09/65/005: bypass  on the Piraeus-Pezama  road 
93/09/61/070:  Goulandris  natural history  centre 
94/09/15/001:  technical  assistance 
95/09/65/034:  rail  link between Piraeus  port and Thriassio 
94/09/65/004:  electrification  of the Piraeus-Athens-Thessaloniki  railway  line 

5.2.4  Ireland 

Missions  by Directorate XVI-E 

From  5 to 8 September  1995, inspection  of projects  : 
93/07/61/011:  Clara  and Raheenmore marsh 
93/07/61/031:  waste drainage  Wexford 
93/07/61/039:  Ballymount waste network 
93/07/65/012:  Belview port through rail line 

Technical  verification  missions  carried  out  with  the  assistance  of  scientific  consultants. 
Specific  missions  for the technical assessment  of projects  and/or the progress  of works were 
entrusted to consultants  selected for that purpose through technical assistance  as provided  for 
in the Regulation. 

5.3  ROLE OF THE EIB 

The Regulation  makes  specific  provision  for  the EIB to be involved  with the monitoring  of 
Cohesion  Fund  projects,  where  it  states  that  the  European  Investment  Bank  is  to  be 
represented  on the Monitoring Committees to be set up in each beneficiary  Member State. The 
EIB has  in fact  taken part  in the work of these Committees. 

The Bank is also invited to participate in the specific Monitoring Committees which have been 
or will be set up to monitor major  projects.  Such participation is of particular  importance in 
the case  of those  major  projects  to which it has made loans. 

In  addition  to  the  cooperation  provided  for  in the  Regulation,  the  EIB,  which  has  its own 
procedures  for  monitoring  the projects  which it finances,  provides  technical  support  for  the 
Commission  in the case of projects  where it has already financed  part of the expenditure and 
for  which the ^Member State has requested  a Cohesion Fund grant  in addition to the loan. 

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5.4  FRAUD AND IRREGULARITIES 

Article  12 of  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  1164/94 requires  the beneficiary  Member  States 
to  take  the  necessary  measures  to  prevent  irregularities  and  take  action  against  them.  In 
addition,  they  are  required  to  recover  any  amounts  lost  as  a  result  of  irregularity  or 
negligence. As a general rule, Member  States are also liable for  reimbursement  of any sums 
unduly paid. 

Member  States are also bound to inform  the Commission of measures  taken for  the purpose 
of control  and fraud  prevention and in particular  about the management and control  systems 
established and they are to make available to the Commission any appropriate national control 
reports. Through Regulation (EC) No 1831/94, the Commission issued detailed implementing 
provisions concerning the obligations of beneficiary Member States in connection with finance 
from  the  Cohesion  Fund.  These  rules  concern,  in  particular,  the  organization  of  an 
information  system  on irregularities.  To encourage  Member  States  to  act,  the  Commission 
may make  a contribution  to  legal  costs  incurred  by a Member  State  arising  directly  out of 
judicial proceedings  relating  to the recovery  of sums wrongly  paid. 

In  1995,  the  Commission  received  no  reports  of  fraud  or  irregularity  in  connection  with 
projects approved under Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94. However, Commission on-the-
spot inspections did detect some irregularities  and administrative problems. The Commission 
is not yet entirely  convinced  that Member  States have fully  grasped  the  importance  of  their 
responsibilities  under  these  rules.  The  Commission  has  therefore  started  to  organize 
information  seminars  in order  to increase awareness  within administrations  and to exchange 
experiences  and will continue this information  campaign. 

5.5  LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IN PROGRESS 

In the context of fraud,  the Commission  is not aware of any legal proceedings  in progress  in 
connection with Regulation (EC) No 1831/94 concerning irregularities  and recovery  of sums 
wrongly  paid  in connection with the financing  of the Cohesion  Fund. 

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CHAPTER 6 

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE. 
INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY 

6.1 

INFORMATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE ECONOMIC AND 
SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

Under  the  first  subparagraph  of  Article  14(1)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94 
establishing  a Cohesion Fund, the Commission presents  an annual report  on the activities of 
the Fund, for examination and opinion, to the European Parliament,  the Economic and Social 
Committee and the Committee of the Regions 

6.1.1  European Parliament 

The European Parliament adopted two resolutions, one on 29 June 1995 on the 1993/94 annual 
report  on the cohesion financial  instrument  (COM(95)  1), the other on 5 March  1996 on the 
supplementary  annual report  (COM(95) 222) on the part  of  1994 not covered  by the report 
on the financial  instrument. 

On these  occasions,  Parliament  expressed  its  satisfaction  with  regard  to  implementation  of 
both the financial  instrument  and the Cohesion Fund  since they were  set up. It welcomed in 
particular  the absence  of any  irregularity  or fraud,  the sound  implementation  of the budget, 
the  participation  of  the  European  Investment  Bank  in  the  evaluation  and  monitoring  of 
projects,  the  priorities  given  to  water  and  waste  in  the  environment  sector  and  the  more 
balanced breakdown between transport  and the environment  achieved  in 1994. 

It did, however,  raise a number of points concerning the selection of projects,  monitoring and 
inspection  and evaluation. 

Selection  of projects: 

Projects  in the Objective  1 regions  of Spain:  see section 4.7.1  of  this  report. 

Balance  between  transport  and  the  environment:  the  Commission  is  seeking  to  reduce  the 
imbalance which arose during the first  year of operation of the CFI.  It sent a letter on those 
lines to all the cohesion countries and a better balance between the two sectors was achieved 
in the second half  of  1994. 

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The Commission also drew the attention of the Member States to the excessive share granted 
to road  transport.  In June  1995 the Cohesion  Fund  organized  a  'Rail  Day'  to promote  rail 
transport,  which is under-represented  among the projects.  This was attended by industrialists 
and rail companies  in the beneficiary  Member  States.  (See section 4.4  of this report). 

Soil erosion and desertification:  the Commission is well aware of the serious problems posed 
by soil erosion and desertification  and water management is accordingly  one of its priorities. 
A number of  studies  have been financed,  particularly  with regard  to water resources  on the 
Iberian  Peninsula. 

Most remote regions: the Commission is willing to finance projects  submitted by the cohesion 
countries  and  located  in  such  areas  provided  they  meet  the  priority  criteria  of  the  trans-
European  networks  or  fall  within  the  Fifth  Programme  on  the  Environment.  It  has  also 
financed  such projects  in both the transport  and the environment  sectors  in Madeira  and the 
Canary  Islands. 

Monitoring  and inspection 

The Monitoring  Committees  managed to meet more frequently,  two or  three times,  in 1995 
and specific  Monitoring Committees were established  for major projects.  Regular inspections 
were carried  out in all the cohesion countries.  (See sections  5.1  and 5.2  of this Report). 

In  order  to  check  on  the use  made  of  the  resources  of  the  Fund,  the  Commission  and the 
Member  States  have  established  a  system  to  monitor  progress  of  each  project  in  terms  of 
physical  and  financial  indicators.  The  data  are  considered  at  meetings  of  the  Monitoring 
Committees  and taken into account when payments are made to the Member  State. 

Each  project  is  subjected  to  a  prior  appraisal  to  assess  its  economic  rationale  and  its 
consistency  with Community rules and policies. In doing this, the Commission  is assisted by 
expert  studies  carried  out  by  its  own  staff  and  that  of  the  EIB.  The utilization  of  funds  is 
checked by the Monitoring  Committees  and during  on-the-spot  visits. 

Evaluation of  projects 

As  far  as  the  evaluation  of  the  impact  of  the  projects  on  the  environment  (Directive 
85/337/EEC)  is concerned,  the Commission  systematically  checks on compliance with these 
provisions  and examines  the information  provided by the Member  States.  It also undertakes 
targeted  checks  (see  section 4.3  of this Report). 

It also checks on the viability  of projects  and their  ability to generate  revenue.  The London 
School of Economics was asked to undertake a study on the socio-economic impact of projects 
and  a  restricted  call  for  tenders  was published  to  commission  a  study  of  the  polluter-pays 

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principle.  (For  the socio-economic  impact of Cohesion Fund projects  see section 4.6 of this 
Report). 

6.2.2  Economic  and Social Committee  and Committee of the Regions 

On 20 December  1995, the Economic and Social Committee gave its opinion on the  1993/94 
annual report on the cohesion financial instrument and on the supplementary annual report for 
1994 on the Cohesion Fund.  The Committee of the Regions gave its opinion on the 1993/94 
report  on the cohesion financial  instrument  on 21 September 1995. 

A large  number  of the points raised  by Members  of the European  Parliament  such  as those 
mentioned  in the previous  section were also raised  by these two bodies. 

In addition,  the members  of the Economic  and Social Committee  and the Committee  of the 
Regions commented  on the choice of projects,  the amounts allocated  to preparatory  studies 
and technical  assistance  and consultation  of the local and regional  authorities  and the social 
partners. 

Selection of  projects 

One of  the  main criteria  for  the  selection  of  projects  is  that  they  should  have  a  significant 
impact. In particular,  the Cohesion Fund is perfectly  willing to finance smaller-scale  projects 
which have a significant  impact provided they fall  within the scope of its Regulation,  which 
stipulates  that projects  should normally  cost a minimum of ECU  10 million. 

The Cohesion Fund has not formally  calculated the number of applications  for  non  selected 
projects.  The time required  to consider  applications  means that  statistics  of  this  type would 
be of dubious utility.  However,  the main reasons  why finance  for  projects  has been  refused 
are ineligible expenditure, failure to comply with Community rules on public procurement and 
the failure  of projects  to comply  with the Community  Directives  on the environment. 

Preparatory  studies and technical assistance 

Although amounts under this heading are still modest, they were three times greater  in 1995 
than in 1994. The Commission also made use of in-house expertise,  which does not show up 
in the  figures. 

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Consultation  of  the  social  and  economic  partners 

Account  has  been  taken  of  the  comments  by  the  members  of  the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  concerning  consultation  of  the  social  and 
economic  partners  As  the  Commission  required,  the  four  cohesion  countries  have  included 
representatives  of the local authorities and regions on the Monitoring  Committees.  Against this 
background,  the  Cohesion  Fund  organized  hearings  for  those  concerned  to  gather  their 
suggestions  and  points  of  view  so  that  these  could  be  better  taken  into  account.  The 
Commission  considers  that  a  decision  on  the  association  of  national  Economic  and  Social 
Committees  with  the  definition  of  national  priorities  is  a matter  for  each  Member  State. 

6.2 

INFORMATION  TO  THE MEMBER  STATES 

The  third  subparagraph  of  Article  14(1)  of  Regulation  (CE)  No  1164/94  establishing  a 
Cohesion  Fund  provides  for  the  Member  States  to be  informed  of  the activities  of  the  Fund. 
Following  the Commission's  political commitments,  the Cohesion  Fund has organized  twice-
yearly  information  meetings  for  the  Member  States.  Meetings  were  held  on  7  June  and  8 
December  1995  to  provide  the  Member  States  with  factual  information. 

6.3 

INFORMATION  TO  THE  SOCIAL  PARTNERS 

Two meetings  were  also organized  for  the social partners  (CES, CEEP,  EUROCHAMBRES 
and  UNICE),  on  17 February  and  12 October  1995, to keep  them  informed  about  the  work 
of the  Cohesion  Fund,  the projects  selected,  the breakdown  between  transport  infrastructure 
and  the  environment  and  to provide  a broad  overview  of  work  on  Cohesion  Fund  projects. 

6.4 

INFORMATION  MEETINGS  FOR  INTERESTED  PARTIES 

6.4.1  Hearing  for  interested  parties 

At  the  initiative  of  the  Commissioner  for  regional  policies,  Mrs  Wulf-Mathies, 
the 
Commission  held  a  hearing  for  interested  parties  designed  to  improve  the  efficiency  of 
implementation  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  make  its  management  more  transparent. 

The  1993/94 annual  report  on the cohesion financial  instrument,  which was  available  for  that 
hearing,  was circulated  widely  so that citizens  and  interested  parties  could be better  informed 
about  the  work  of  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  to  encourage  discussions  about  the  policy  being 
followed.  Fewer  of those  involved at regional  and local attended  than had been expected.  The 
Cohesion  Fund has considered  the views expressed  and incorporated  relevant  remarks  into its 
management. 

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6.4.2  Rail day 

In order to promote projects  in the rail sector,  on 26 June  1995 the Cohesion Fund organized 
a  'Rail  day'  in Brussels  which was attended by representatives  of the railway  companies  in 
the cohesion countries, industry and organizations representing the sector and the Commission. 
During that meeting, the four rail companies were able to present their short and medium-term 
investment plans and define their priorities for  new installations,  fixed equipment and rolling 
stock.  Amongst  other  topics,  there  were  wide-ranging  and  interesting  discussions  on  the 
problems of access to the Iberian Peninsula, where the rail gauge is different  from  elsewhere 
in Europe,  and high-speed  trains. 

6.4.3  Other information  meetings 

Information  measures  organized by the Cohesion Fund are of two types: those organized on 
its  own  initiative  with  the  assistance  of  Commission  delegations  and  offices  and  those 
organized  by other bodies. 

The  programme  is  essentially  the  same,  a  two-hour  presentation  and  explanation  using  a 
variety of audio-visual material, followed or preceded by a press conference.  Documentation 
on  the  Cohesion  Fund,  the  reasons  for  its  establishment,  its  method  of  operation  and  the 
projects  financed  is also made available to those attending. A particular  effort  has been made 
to provide  information  within the Commission  and to the other  institutions  of the  European 
Union. 

The following  meetings  were held in 1995: 

Seville,  14 March 1995 
A seminar on the Funds of the European Union: the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund 
for  those  in  business  and  government  was  organized  by  the department  of  economics  and 
finance  in the regional  government of Andalusia.  It was attended by about 70 people. 

Brussels,  23 March 1995 
A conference on business opportunities in the European Union budget for  1995 was organized 
by the Société Générale de Développement  as part of Eurobudget  95.  A presentation  on the 
Cohesion Fund  was made to some  150 representatives  of  industry  and business  and to civil 
servants  from  the Member States. 

Thuin,  24 March 1995 
As  part  of  a  course  on  the  European  institutions,  Thuin  state  high  school  organized  a 
conference  on changes in the European  institutions: a concrete example of implementation of 
the  Treaty  of  Maastricht  using  the Cohesion  Fund  to  illustrate  the  point  to  an  audience of 
some 40 secondary  school pupils. 

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Brussels, 28 March  1995 
At the European  summit  of local authorities  held  in Brussels  from  27 to 29 March  1995 as 
part of the Directoria event, DG XVI (Regional Policy and Cohesion) organized a presentation 
of  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  an  audience  of  about  125  representatives  of  regional  and  local 
authorities  and the countries  of central  and eastern Europe. 

Paris,  5 April  1995 
The  SNBATI  (Syndicat  National  du  Béton  Armé,  des  Techniques  Industrialisées  et  de 
l'Entreprise  générale  - national federation  for  reinforced  concrete,  industrialized  techniques 
and general business), in cooperation with Entreprises Equipement - France, organized a study 
and information  day on the Cohesion Fund and the participation of firms  in European public 
procurement for some 40 members of the Syndicat du Bâtiment (building federation).  The day 
was  held  in  conjunction  with  the  Fédération  Parisienne  du  Bâtiment  (Paris  building 
federation). 

Athens,  8 May  1995 
The  Office  of  Greek  Chambers  of  Commerce  and  Industry  to  the  European  Union,  in 
cooperation with the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry,  organized  an  information 
seminar  on  the  Cohesion  Fund  for  Greek  industrialists.  150  people,  members  and 
representatives  of the Ministries  concerned  took part. 

Vienna,  6 June  1995 
In the context of European integration and commercial policy, the Austrian Federal Chamber 
of Commerce presented the Cohesion Fund to about 100 people from the business community, 
ministries  and Austrian  firms.  Particular  stress  was laid on the favourable  economic  impact 
on the industries of the Member States of access to public contracts in the cohesion countries. 

Brussels,  23 June 1995 
As  part  of  the  information  activities  organized  by  DG  X  (Information,  Communication, 
Culture  and Audiovisual  Media)  and the Commission's  press  and  information  offices  in the 
Member  States, an information  session on the Cohesion Fund was held for  some 25 mayors, 
journalists  and consultants  from  Portugal. 

London,  11 July  1995 
The  "Waterfront  Conference  Company"  invited the Cohesion  Fund to present  its work  to a 
seminar  on  European  finance  for  the  development  of  sea  ports  concerned  primarily  with 
finance  for port  infra-  and superstructures  in the context of policies on public finance.  About 
100 representatives  of port  authorities  and other  interested  groups  took part. 

Milan,  15 September  1995 
Confindustria,  Lombardy,  organized  an information  seminar  on the  Cohesion  Fund  for  its 
members  and  industrial  sectors  involved.  The main theme was the economic benefits  which 

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these firms  can derive  from  participation  in public tenders  in the cohesion countries.  About 
30 people attended. 

Barcelona,  3 October  1995 
The Patronat  Català pro Europa  organized  a seminar on the Cohesion  Fund for  its members 
and all the public administrations  in Catalonia likely to benefit  from  Cohesion Fund  finance. 
About 25 people  attended. 

Brussels,  27 November  1995 
As part of a conference  on the European Union's Structural Funds organized by the European 
policy office  of  the World  Wide Fund for  nature,  the Cohesion  Fund presented  its  work to 
about  100 experts and others involved in regional development in national, regional and local 
administrations  and to representatives  of industry,  trades  union,  farmers,  social groups  and 
consumers. 

6.5  SEMINAR  ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 

Barcelona, 2 and 3 October 1995 - A training measure for financial managers and controllers 
concerned with projects financed by the Cohesion Fund in Spain was organized in cooperation 
with  the  UCLAF  (Unité  de  Coordination  de  la  Lutte  Anti-Fraude  -  anti-fraud  unit)  in the 
Secretariat-General  and attended by 150 people from  various Ministries  including Economics 
and Finance,  Public Works,  Transport  and the Environment  (MOPTMA),  Agriculture,  the 
Treasury and Home Affairs.  In addition 17 Autonomous Communities and Municipalities with 
over  500 000 inhabitants  took part. 

6.6  PUBLICITY  AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE COMMISSION 

6.6.1  Publication of  decisions 

The main points  of  all the projects  adopted are published  in all the language versions  in the 
Official  Journal of the European Communities, as required by the Fund Regulation. The main 
points  of each project  are  in Annex I to this Report. 

6.6.2  Media  coverage 

The Cohesion  Fund,  in cooperation  with the Spanish Government,  the regional  government 
of  Catalonia  and  the  Barcelona  city  council,  organized  substantial  press  and  television 
coverage of an inspection and monitoring visit to the Ciutat Vella of Barcelona  on 4 October 
1995. This project  is of great interest and is a model of its kind because of the application of 
the principles of economic and social cohesion and the safeguarding  of the urban environment. 

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This visit was mentioned five times on that day's television news, on channels TV2 Barcelona, 
TV3 Catalonia and TV4. A documentary on this large project was the subject of a 15-minute 
programme,  "Giravolt",  on TV2. An interview with the Director  of the Cohesion Fund and 
the  Catalan  Minister  for  the Environment  was also broadcast  on the programme  "El Medi 
Ambent" on the Cohesion Fund on TV3. 

The newspaper  "La Vanguardia"  devoted half a page to the Cohesion Fund in its economics 
section on Sunday  8 October  1995 and some eight press cuttings  from  local papers  reported 
and commented  on the visit. 

In  addition,  a press  conference  was organized  in Madrid  on  10 October  1995 to  mark  the 
fourth.meeting  of  the Monitoring  Committee,  after  which a communiqué  was  circulated  to 
those concerned  by the Commission's  Press  and Information  Office  in Spain. 

A video for  the general public on projects  financed  in Spain was also made. 

In addition to these  specific  media measures,  the following  have been published: 

press  communiqués  when groups  of projects  are adopted; 
a general  communiqué reviewing  the year. 

6.6.3  Annual report on the cohesion financial instrument and the Cohesion Fund 1993/94 

This report  has been widely distributed  and may be obtained from  the documentation centre 
of  the  Directorate-General  for  Regional  Policy  and  Cohesion  or  from  the  Cohesion  Fund 
Directorate. 

6.7  MEASURES  TAKEN BY THE MEMBER STATES 

6.7.1  General 

The Member  States  are required  to take publicity  measures  relating  to projects  financed  by 
the Cohesion Fund. These measures are intended to inform citizens of the use made of Union 
funds  and  to  demonstrate  their  contribution  to  financing  projects  which  have  a  substantial 
impact on the economy  of the countries  concerned. 

6.7.2  Draft  Commission  decision on publicity measures 

A draft  decision  based  on the  one which applies to the Structural  Funds  is being  prepared. 
It will stress  the effort  required  of both the Commission  and the Member  States  to provide 
information  and  publicity  material.  As  required  by  Article  14  of  the  Cohesion  Fund 
Regulation,  it has been sent to the European  Parliament. 

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6.7.3  Forms  of  publicity 

The forms  of publicity  to be used by the Member  States include: 

the provision of display panels of appropriate size making reference  to assistance  from 
the Cohesion Fund; 

the dissemination  of information  on the projects  financed  using  audiovisual means; 

the preparation  of brochures,  leaflets  and other  sources  of  information; 

audiovisual measures. 

H  ii »  M  H  H  H  it  H  it  tt  M  n  H  H  »  H  tt  H  H o  H  ti  H  H 

Annexes 

Annex I 

Annex II 
Annex III 

Main points of projects  approved  in  1995 (published  in the Official  Journal of 
the European  Communities)  - list of projects 
Graphs 
Road  and rail  network maps 

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MAIN POINTS OF THE DECISIONS APPROVED  IN 1995 

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SPAIN 

ENVIRONMENT 

/tOO 

Publication  of  main  points  of  decisions  to  grant  financial  assistance  under  Regulation 
(EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a Cohesion  Fund 

No  95.11.61.001 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Reclamation  and  restoration  of  beaches  -  1995 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direction  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  Gral.  de  Costas  -  MOPTMA 

3.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Andalusia,  Asturias,  Baléares,  Catalonia,  Galicia,  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

Set  of  nine.operations to halt  the current  process  of beach  erosion  caused  by  the 
greenhouse  effect  and  the  consequent  rise  in  sea  level  as  well  as  changes  in  the 
direction  of  the  waves. 

1.  Reclamation  of  the  natural  environment  of  Salinas  beach,  Castrillôn 

(Asturias). 

The  shrinking  of the beach has reduced the protection  afforded  by the  dunes 
against  the  effects  of  heavy  storms. 

Measures: restoration of the beach by depositing 350  000  m3 of sand brought 
up from  the sea bed; slightly  higher grading than at present  so that the beach 
will  have  reserves of  sand.  The operation  will  be carried  out  along  2  800  m 
of  beach,  increasing  the  beach  width  by  50 m. 

2.  Reclamation  of  the natural  environment  of  several  beaches,  Gozon-Carreno 

(Asturias) 

The  operation  concerns  six  small  beaches  situated  on  the  rugged  Asturian 
coastline. 

Measures:  increase  in  the  area  of  dry  beach  at  high  tide  and  mean  tide  by 
depositing  150 000  m3  of  sand  from  the  sea.  The  operation  will  be  carried 
out along  1 300  m of coastline, increasing the beach width by an average  of 
40  m. 

3.  Restoration  of  the  coastal  belt  of  the  Peniscola  beach,  Castellon. 

The  operation  will  be  carried  out  between  the  port  of  Benicarîô  and  the 
isthmus  of  Peniscola.  Its  purpose  is  to  correct  the  existing  imbalances  and 
improve the beach platform  and accessibility. In addition, road traffic  will be 
moved  back  from  the  shore  by  rerouting  the  road. 

Measures: widening  of the  beach  by  depositing  1 700  000  m3 of  sand  from 
the  sea.  Incorporation  of  the  former  road  into  the  beach  by  building  a 
pedestrian  esplanade  of  3 500 m  long. 

4.  Environmental  rehabilitation  of the  Magalluf  beach,  Calvia  (Mallorca). 

This  beach,  situated  in  the  Palma  Bay,  is  being  eaten  away  and  losing  its 
sand. 

Measures:  widening  of  the  beach  by  depositing  111 000  m3  of  sand  of  a 
suitable grade to restore the dynamic balance of the sedimentary  flow of sand 
being  washed  up and  washed  away. The  operation  will  be  carried  out  along 
1  035  m  of  coastline,  increasing  the  beach  width  by  50  m. 

5.  Reclamation  of  the  beaches  of  the  San  Antonio  Bay  (Ibiza) 

This  area  is gradually  deteriorating  through  human  pressure  and  erosion. 

Measures:  restoration  of  the  beach  over  1 550 m by  depositing  390  000  m3 
of sand of a suitable grade. Construction of two semi-submerged  breakwaters 
to  stabilize  the  beaches. The  pedestrian  access  routes  will  be  improved. 

6.  Environmental  rehabilitation  of  Camposoto  beach,  San  Fernando  (Cadiz) 

Measures:  restoration  of  the  beach  by  depositing  750  000  m3  of  sand  from 
the  nearby  sea  bed.  The  following  studies  will  be  carried  out  to  this  end:  a 
bathymétrie survey  of the zone  of influence  of the beach, a morphodynamic 
study  of  the  beach  and  a study  of  the  marine  biosphere.  The  operation  will 
be  carried  out  over  1 500 m. 

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7.  Restoration  of the Puerto de la Sel va beach, Gerona. 

The area is affected  by powerful  atmospheric factors from both land and sea 
'and consequently  suffers  from  erosion. 

Measures:  restoration  of  the  beach  by  depositing  80 000 m3  of  sand; 
construction  of  a breakwater  82 m long and 4 m wide. The  operation  will 
cover  750 m of beach, with a resulting beach width of  80 m. 

8.  Restoration  of the Arealonga beach, Vicedo (Lugo) 

The beach is subject to intense erosion because much of the dune belt which 
offsets  seasonal changes of profile  has been destroyed. 

Measures: depositing 300 000 m3 of sand (from the sea bed nearby or  from 
the  bed  of  the  river  Sor,  depending  on  the  results  of  analyses  currently 
underway) to restore the cross-section profile of the existing beach before it 
reaches a state of continual erosion. The operation will concern  1 000 m of 
beach. Vegetation will be planted on the dune belt. 

9.  Environmental  rehabilitation of Pedregalejo  beach, Malaga. 

Replacement  of the existing infrastructure  with another,  less obtrusive and 
with reduced environmental  impact. 

Measures: demolition of the eight existing breakwaters; construction of 
three semi-submerged  breakwaters perpendicular  to the coast of around 
200 m in length (only the first  50 m will be above water). Restoration of 
the beach and restoration of its natural original form  by depositing 
600 000 m3 of sand. 

6. 

Objectives 

To combat water abrasion along the coastline: restoration  of  17 835 m of 
coastline; 

to regenerate and stabilize coastal ecosystems; 

to rehabilitate  coastal areas of natural  interest; 

to reestablish the natural dynamics and restore the quality  of the coastal 
environment. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1.8.1995 

31.12.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  economic  analysis  of  the  projects  is  based  on  a 20-year  period.  The 
internal  rate  of  return  for  all  the  projects  is  18%. The  costs  taken  into  account 
were:  initial  investment,  subsequent  investments,  net  book  value  of  investments 
and  maintenance.  The  benefits  taken  into  account  were:  advantages  to _users 
(beach  and  seaside  leisure,  use of  paths,  parking  spaces,  rehabilitation  of 
natural  spaces,  use  of  the  seaside  esplanade  in the  case  of  Peniscola); 
advantages  to  other  economic  agents. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  in  question  concern  the  rehabilitation  of  beaches  affected 
by  coastal  dynamics  which  have  reduced  the  area  of  dry  beach  and  even  in 
some  cases,  caused  the  beach to  disappear  altogether.  The  plan  is to 
restore  the  natural  conditions  of  heavily  eroded  beach  coastline. 

There  will  be  some  negative  effects  during  the  construction  phase  (noise 
from  plant  and  machinery,  contamination  of  the  air  caused  by  earthworks). 
Every  effort  will  be  made to  mitigate  these. 

(b)  The  wetlands  concerned  by the project  to  regenerate  the  coastal  belt  of 
Peniscola,  situated  behind  the  existing  road,  must  be  protected  by  a 
building  ban. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

(ECU  =  Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 

39  304  349 

Eligible  costs  (after  7.4.1995): 

39  304  349 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

33 408  696 

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Breakdown  of the aid bv beach 

1.  Salinas beach - Asturias 

2.  Gozôn and Carreno beaches - Asturias 

3.  Peniscola beach - Castellôn 

4.  Magalluf beach - Baléares 

5.  San Antonio Bay - Baléares 

6.  Camposoto beach - Cadiz 

7.  Puerto Selva beach - Gerona 

8.  Arealonga beach - Lugo 

9.  Costa Pedregalejo  - Malaga 

TOTAL 

1 570 941 

785 471 

22 244 537 

507 938 

1 570 942 

1 963 677 

471 283 

523 647 

3 770 261 

33 408 696 

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ANNEX  I 

INFORMATION  SHEET 

Summary  of  project 

No  95.11.61.002 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Environmental  recovery  of  the  Spanish  coastline,  1995 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de Planification  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direction  Gral.  de  Costas  - MOPTMA 

3.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Andalusia,  Balearic  Islands, Valencia,  Asturias,  Catalonia  and  Galicia. 

5. 

Description 

Set of  15 projects concerning the environmental protection or recovery of the most 
sensitive  stretches  of  coastline.  Some  of  the  projects  involve  space  management 
to  prevent  intrusion  which  might  cause  environmental  damage. 

Project  1: Pedestrian  path  on  the Penôn  de Ifach  (Calpe-Alicante). 

Construction  of  a  pedestrian  path  3 m  wide  and  800  m  long  to  prevent 
uncontrolled  traffic.  Stabilization of banks and slopes with planting  of  indigenous 
specie*.  Recovery  of  an  area  of  2 ha. 

Project  2:  Improvement  of  the  coastline  in  the  Cabo  de  Gâta  natural  park  in 
Almeria. 

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Construction  of  deterrent  parking  (300  places)  and  roadways  at  a  distance  from 
the shore  (1  500  m of paths)  and the facilities  needed  for  ordered  and  controlled 
use.  Area  concerned:  5 ha,  58  km  of  coastline  protected. 

Project  3:  Improvement  of  the  natural  environment  of  Xagô  beach  (Gozôn, 
Asturias). 

Recovery  of  totally  degraded  dunes  in  danger  of  disappearing,  covering 
200  000  m2. 

Project 4: Improvement of the coast of Santo Tomâs y San Adeodato. Es Migiorn 
Gran  (Menorca, Balearic  Islands). 

Establishment  of  ordered  access,  marking  off  the  dune  area,  some  600  m  long; 
creation  of  rest  and  recreational  areas;  adjusting  the  sea  shore  (700  m  long  and 
5  m wide) in line with the characteristics  of the area. Area concerned:  42  000  m2. 

Project  5:  Environmental  restoration  of  the  Formentera  shoreline  (Balearic 
Islands). 

This operation  concerns the Illetas, Llevant,  Sa Roquera and Migjorn  beaches  and 
the area of Ses Salinas, as well as the coastal belt of the Espalmador island.  Work 
includes  regeneration  of  dunes, laying of paths, deterrent  parking  and planting  of 
indigenous  species.  600  000  m2 of  dunes  will  be  protected. 

Project  6:  Environmental  recovery  of  the  tidelands  at  la  Algaida,  Sanlûcar  de 
Barrameda  (Cadiz). 

The project  involves  improving  the canal  running  through  the area  from  north  to 
south;  creating  a  shallow  basin  in  the  south-eastern  part  by  restoring  banks; 
recovering  lagoons to be fed  from  natural  water sources; creating an  experimental 
repopulation  area;  demolishing  the  central  access  to the  saltworks  and  creating  a 
more  discreet  access;  creating  an  ecosystem  information  centre.  Recovery  of 
2  540  000  m2 of  wetlands. 

Project  7:  Environmental  protection  of  land  bordering  on  the  sea  in  Chilches, 
Moncôfar,  Nules,  Torreblanca  and  Cabanes  (Castellôn). 

These  operations involve  creating  a coastal  ridge of  broken  stones  to protect  and 
stabilize  the  shore;  improving  access  and  restoring  a  livestock  trail;  restoring 
Moncôfar  beach. 

Project  8:  Environmental  treatment  of  the  coastal  belt  of  San  Pedro  Pescador 
(Gerona). 

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Creation of compulsory and deterrent pedestrian routes along 2 710  m of shoreline 
to prevent  mass  access to the Aiguamolls  de I'Emporda  Natural  Park.  Includes  a 
bridge  (45  m),  a viewpoint  and  observation  towers. 

Project  9:  Restoration  of  water  circulation  in  the  La  Ribera  marsh,  Ayamonte 
(Huelva). 

The  objective  is  to  restore  the natural  water  flow  of  the  tideland  by  opening  the 
bed  of  the La  Ribera  marsh,  currently  cut  in  two  places  by  embankments  which 
will be removed  and replaced by more permeable  structures  which will  allow  the 
water  in  the  tidelands  to  circulate  freely. 

Project  10:  Environmental  regeneration  of  Patin,  Baleo  and  Meiras  beaches, 
Valdovino  (La  Coruna). 

The  measures  for  Patin  beach  are: removal  of  the  current  road  separating  the 
tidelands  from  the  beach  and  construction  of  a  wooden  structure  to  enable 
pedestrians  to  cross  from  one side to  the other;  construction  of  two  deterrent 
car parks and two wooden  walkways to cross the river  and creation  of  an  area 
outside  the  tideland  for  services  and  amenities. 

The measures for Baleo beach are: moving the road inland, converting  the old 
road  into  green  areas  and  building  a deterrent  car  park. 

The  measures  for  Meiras  beach  are:  demolition  of  an  old  building  on  the 
beach  and  improvement  of  pedestrian  access;  regeneration  of  existing 
vegetation. 

Project  11: Environmental  recovery  of  the  Ribera  de Haciadama,  Culleredo  (La 
Coruna). 

The  measures  involve:  creating  pedestrian  access  points  to  the  coast;  creating  a 
green  area  with  a pedestrian  path  and  cycle  track;  restoring  two  lagoons. 

Project  12: Rehabilitation  of the coastal belt at Sta. Cristina, Oleiros (La Coruna). 

The  objective  is to  regenerate  the beach  and its zone of  influence:  demolition  of 
buildings  which  should  not have been built on the beach; planting  and  restoration 
of  vegetation  in  the  zone  of  influence;  improvement  of  access. 

Project  13: Regeneration  of  the Alba  tidelands  (Pontevedra). 

Clean-up  of  the  tidelands  and  their  borders,  marking  off  the  area  using  light 
weight  materials  and  a  pedestrian  path;  installation  of  wooden  walkways  with 
hides  for  observing  the  flora  and  fauna. 

Project  14: Improvement  of the reedbed  in the Lagares river, Vigo  (Pontevedra). 

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Manual  clean-up  of  about 24  000 m2 of the lagoon:  construction  of  a peripheral 
path  (2  000  m)  and  wooden  bridge  with  a hide  for  observing  flora  and  fauna; 
demolition  of  the walls of  an old saltworks. 

Project  15: Integral restoration of the coastal belt at Devesa del  Saler (Valencia). 

Part of the Albufera natural park, the aim of the project is to restore the dune belt 
by demolishing the existing seaside promenade and neighbouring buildings; fixing 
the  dune  belt  by  planting  indigenous  species;  building  a  pedestrian  path  and 
bicycle track behind the dune belt; creating three service areas set back  from the 
coast; restoring  around 3 000  m of beach by  depositing  120 000  m3 of sand. 

6. 

Aims 

Recovery  of:  - 

7. 

Work  schedule 

1 158  300  m2 of dunes, 
2  864  000  m2 of  marine systems, 
926  000  m2 of  other natural areas, 
species  and vegetation  indigenous  to the area, 
natural  dynamics of the sea shore. 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.9.1995 

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Completion 

31.12.1997 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  economic  analysis  assumes  a period of  20 years. The  internal  rate of  return 
varies  according  to the project,  with  an average of  10.3%. 

The costs taken into account were: initial investment, replacement of investments, 
net book  value  of  the investments  and maintenance. 

The benefits taken into account were: users' surplus (beach and seaside recreation; 
use  of  paths  and  car  parks;  recovery  of  natural  areas)  and  surpluses  of  other 
economic  agents. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

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(a)  These  projects,  located  within  the  area  of  influence  of  the  coast,  aim  at 
reducing  human  pressure  on  the  seaside  and  improving  the  quality  of  the 
environment. 

(b)  The project concerning the improvement of the natural environment of Xagô 
beach  (Gozôn,  Asturias)  will  require  prior  approval  by  the  competent 
authorities of  a plan for the use and management of  the  area concerned. 

The  project  concerning  the  regeneration  of  the  Alba  tidelands  (Pontevedra) 
will  depend  on  an  undertaking  by  the  competent  authorities  to  carry  out a 
clean-up  plan  including  treatment  of  the  waste  water  discharged  into  the 
tidelands,  in line  with Directive  91/271/EEC. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 = PTA  161.225) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

Breakdown  of  the  aid: 

1  Penôn de Ifach  (Calpe) 
2  Cabo  de Gâta (Almeria) 
3  Xago Beach  (Gozôn-Asturias) 
4  Coastline  at Sto Tomâs y  San Adeodato 
(Es Migiorn  Gran  Menorca-Baleares) 

5  Formentera Coastline  (Baléares) 
6  Tidelands  Sanlucar  de Barrameda 

(Cadiz) 

7  Castellôn  coastline 
8  S Pedro Pescador  coastline  (Gerona) 
9  La Ribera  marsh, Ayamonte  (Huelva) 
10  Valdovino  beaches  (La Coruna) 
11  Ribera de Haciadama  (La Coruna) 
12  Sta Cristina  coastline,  Oleiros  (La Coruna) 
13  Alba tidelands,  Pontevedra 
14  Reedbeds  of  Lagares  river, Pontevedra 
15  Devesa  del  Saler  - Valencia 

TOTAL 

42  989  610 
42  989  610 
85% 
36  541  168 

1 476  198 
1 581  641 
790  820 

1 054  427 
1 054  427 

6 442  549 
1 054  427 
1 581  641 
3  163  281 
2 388  277 
5 272  135 
1 270  585 
790  820 
579  935 
8 040  005 
36  541  168 

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Publication  of  main  points  of  decisions  to  grant  financial  assistance  under  Regulation 
(EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a Cohesion  Fund 

No  95.11.61.003 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Coastal  improvements,  1995 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direction  General  de  Planification  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Direction  Gral.  de  Costas  -  MOPTMA 

3.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Canary  Islands,  Cantabria,  Catalonia,  Galicia,  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

Set  of  11 measures  to  restore  the natural  assets  of  coastal  areas  by  reducing  the 
pressures  to  which  they  are  subjected  by  man. 

1.  Environmental  rehabilitation  of  the  coastal  belt  (phase  1), Benisa  (Alicante) 

Measures:  improvement  of  the  cliff-top  path  (750  m)  by  means  of  planted 
barriers  and/or  protective  kerbs  and  observation  points;  transformation  of 
existing car parks into  green areas, creating new car parks (4  500  m2)  further 
back  from  the  shore; construction  of  facilities  and  service  areas  at a  distance 
from  the  areas to  be  protected. 

2.  Coastal  park  on  the  lower  slopes,  Jâvea  (Alicante) 

Measures:  conversion  of  current  roadway  into  pedestrian  and  planted  area; 
construction  of  deterrent  car  parks  (400  places);  construction  of. a  walkway 
straddling the Canal de la Fontana and giving pedestrian  access to the Arenal 
beach. 

3.  Environmental  rehabilitation  of  the  coastal  belt  between  the  Almadraba  and 

Albufera  beaches  (Alicante). 

Measures: Creation  of pedestrian  access suited  to the terrain  (1  200  m path); 
introduction  of  deterrent  car  parks  (250 places). 

4.  Rehabilitation  of  the  coastal  belt  and  improvement  of  the  Cuberris  and 

Antuerta  beaches,  Bareyo  (Cantabria) 

Measures:  Creation  of  a  pedestrian  walkway  along  the  beach  (600  m); 
construction  of a removable  wooden walkway; transformation  of road  access 
into  pedestrian  access  (300 m);  delimitation  of  beach  service  areas; 
canalization of watercourse at Cuberris; construction of  175 parking places to 
reduce  the  danger  from  traffic. 

5.  Rehabilitation  of  the  environment  at  San  Juan  del  la  Canal,  Santa  Cruz  de 

Bezana  (Cantabria) 

Measures:  removal  of  rubbish  and  debris,  treatment  of  waste  water; 
construction  of  a  shore-side  path  with  observation  points  and  a  pedestrian 
bridge (2  500  m); creation of green areas planted with indigenous  vegetation; 
construction  of  a  small  car  park  (45 places). 

6. 

Improvement  of  the  Santa  Lucia  beach,  El  Perellô  (Tarragona) 

Measures:  construction  of  a  pedestrian  path  along  the  shore,  using  local 
materials, with steps to reach different  levels; low masonry walls at dangerous 
places  on  the  cliff  face;  strengthening  of banks; introduction  of  quantities  of 
sand  needed  to  preserve  the  natural  beach  landscape. 

7. 

Improvement  of  the  Ribera  de  Carino,  Carino  (La  Coruna). 

Measures: creation of a pafk  with dune vegetation  and water;  construction  of 
deterrent  car  parks  (100  places)  to  reduce traffic  pressure;  demolition  of  the 
retaining  and  enclosing  wall;  construction  of  400  m  area  for  enjoyment  of 
landscape.  The  measures  concern  an  area  of  23  000  m2. 

8. 

Integral  rehabilitation  of  the  coastal  belt  of  the  Canteras  beach,  Las  Palmas 
de  Gran  Canaria  (Las  Palmas). 

The project concerns the very run-down western stretch of the beach, covering 
1  200  m  from  Calla  Gavina  to  Los  Muellitos. 

Measures: improvement of the seaside along 800  m, elongation of current sea 
front,  with  reordering  of  traffic  and  land  use;  rehabilitation  of  the  natural 
environment  of  the  beach  (now  almost  non-existent),  which  is  being 
increasingly  disfigured  by  unsuitable  activities,  through  demarcation  of  the 
beach;  clean-up  and  spreading  of  sediment  to  improve  the  beach  profile; 
rehabilitation  of  800  m2  of  beach  by  bringing  in  300  000  m3  of  sand; 
installation  of  facilities  to  encourage  better  treatment  and  protection  of  the 
coastline. 

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9. 

Improvement  of  the  coastal  belt  of  Seixinos,  Meano  (Pontevedra). 

Measures: clearing and restoration of the coastal belt (planted slopes blending 
In  with  environment);  creation  of pedestrian  access  and  improvement  of  the 
esplanade  near  the  bridge  across  the  Oleiros  river  as  a  recreational  area; 
creation  of  deterrent  car  park  (127  places);  transformation  of  the  old  blast 
furnace  into  an  observatory  ideally  located  for  the  study  of  seabirds; 
construction  of  a wooden jetty  giving  access to the  riverbank  at  low  tide. 

The  project  will  be  implemented  in two  stages. 

10.  Improvement  of the  Marjal  beach  at  Cases  d'Alcanar  (Tarragona) 

The  project  covers  an  area  along  1 200  m. 

Measures: creation of green areas planted with indigenous vegetation; area for 
toilets  and  leisure  facilities;  construction  of  a  pedestrian  path  along  the  sea 
front. 

11.  Rehabilitation  of  the  sea  front  at the  Pinedo  beach,  Valencia. 

Measures: demolition of buildings occupying the site of the future  sand beach 
and  service area; extension  by 523  m of the southern dike following  the  new 
course of the Turia river; lengthening of the Acequia del Rey outlet to prevent 
discharge  onto  the  beach;  200  000  m3  of  sand  brought  in  for  the  upkeep, 
stabilization  and  improvement  of  the  beach  along  1 100 m;  improvement  of 
the  sea  front  and  creation  of  a pedestrian  promenade  along  800  m. 

6. 

Objectives 

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To  make  4  900  m  of  the  coastal  belt  suitable  for  pedestrian  use. 

To regulate beach use by creating  1 677 deterrent parking places and 8 705  m 
of  pedestrian  paths. 

To  rehabilitate  1 900  m of  beach. 

To  regulate  beach  access  and protect  sensitive  areas. 

To improve the quality of the coastal environment by encouraging  indigenous 
vegetation. 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

7.4.1995 

31.12.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  economic  analysis  of the projects  is based  on a 20-year  period.  The  internal 
rate  of  return  for  the  projects  as a  whole  is  9.8%.  The  costs  taken  into  account 
were:  initial  investment,  subsequent  investments,  net  book  value  of  investments 
and  maintenance. 

The  benefits  taken  into  account  were:  advantages  to  users  (beach  and  seaside 
leisure, use of paths, parking  spaces, rehabilitation  of natural  spaces);  advantages 
to  other  economic  agents. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  Regulation of beach use is intended to prevent or reduce excessive  population 
pressure. Environmental rehabilitation is intended to protect sensitive areas by 
introducing  indigenous  vegetation.  Regulation  of  access  will  redistribute 
occupation  of the  coastal  belt. 

(b)  The  project  concerning  the rehabilitation  of the environment  at  San Juan  del 
Canal,  Santa  Cruz  de  Bezana  (Cantabria)  will  require  an undertaking  by  the 
competent authorities to implement a sanitation plan for the rehabilitated area. 

The project concerning the improvement of the Ribera de Carino (La Coruna), 
is subject to an undertaking by the competent authorities to do nothing which 
will  change  the  environmental  use  of the  area  in  question. 

The project  concerning the rehabilitation of the sea front  at the Pinedo  beach, 
Valencia,  which  could  affect  the  Albufera  National  Park,  requires  the 
agreement  of  the  authorities  responsible  for  the  park. 

y U4 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

(ECU  1 =  Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 

35  959  100 

Expenditure  prior  to  eligibility  date: 

92 408 

Eligible  costs  (after  7.4.1995): 

35  866  692 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

30 486  688 

Breakdown  of  the  aid 

1.  Rehabilitation  of  coastal  belt  at  Benisa  (Alicante) 

2.  Lower  slopes,  Jâvea  (Alicante) 

3.  Almadraba/Albufera  beaches  (Alicante) 

4.  Cuberris  and  Antuerta  beaches  (Cantabria) 

5.  San  Juan  de  la  Canal  beach  (Cantabria) 

6.  Santa  Lucia  beach  (Tarragona) 

7.  Improvement  of  Ribera  de  Carino  (La  Coruna) 

8.  Las  Canteras  beach  (Canary  Islands) 

9.  Improvement  at  Seixinos  (Pontevedra) 

10.  Marjal  beach  (Tarragona) 

11.  Pinedo  beach  (Valencia) 

TOTAL 

1 413  848 

4-189  178 

471  283 

507  880 

1 382  429 

1 680  908 

994  930 

10 472  946 

1  120  605 

2  094  589 

6  158  092 

30  486  688 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/004-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification; 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  southern 
Spain  and  the  Guadalquivir. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planification 
2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

•3.1.  Name: 

Address: 

3.2.  Name: 

Address: 

3.3.  Name: 

- 

Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservation  de  la  Naturaleza  (Now 
Direcciôn  General  para  la  Conservation  de  la  Naturaleza). 
Subdireccion  General  de  Protection 
de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Subdirecciôn  General  de  Control  de  la  Erosion  y  Desarrollo 
Fo restai). 
Gran  Via  de  S.  Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid. 

Consejeria  de Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  de  Planification  y  Partition. 
Avda  de Eritana,  1 -Sevilla  (Andalucia). 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  de Montes  y  Medio  Ambiente  Natural. 
Servicio  de Protection  del  Medio  Ambiente. 

Address: 

C/Pintor  Matias  Moreno,  4  45002  Toledo  (Castilla-La  Mancha). 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  The  Autonomous  Communities  of  Andalusia  and  Castile-La  Mancha. 

AM* 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and  desertification,  processes which  directly  affect  the natural  environment  of the 
catchment  area  of  southern  Spain  and  the  Guadalquivir  by  damaging  three 
extremely  important  natural  resources  vegetation,  soil  and  water. 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

biological  measures  to  improve  plant  cover,  thereby  providing  adequate 
protection  for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

forestry  work to preserve  and improve  existing stands in order to maintain 
the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of  vegetation; 

, 

improvements to infrastructures:  stabilization  of slopes and river beds in order 
to  .prevent 
individual 
hydrotechnical  operations. 

flooding  by  means  of  small-scale 

recurring 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns  the  regeneration  of  woodlands 
damaged  by  fire. 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  measures 
designed  to encourage natural  regeneration  and establish  protective plant  cover in 
areas  devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas; 

stepping  up  forestry  work  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires;. 

Objectives 

The general  purpose  of projects  of this type is to protect basic resources  - the soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

to  halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  destroyed  by  fire; 

1A\ 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
.provide sufficient  stability  and biopedological  protection  to the soil  as well  as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve  rural  structures, helping  to  establish  or  maintain  the  population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting  biodiversity  or 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

All these objectives are sought through  integrated operations, with each catchment, 
area  acting  as  a  geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is to  set  up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantaees 

The profitability  of hydrological  and forest  restoration  must be sought  in its long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural  and 
hydrological  corrections  (impact  on  air, water,  soil, ecosystems,  etc.)  are  difficult 
to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference, values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding; 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an  increase  in  the  general  well-being  of  the  population. 

less  forest  soil  lost; 
less  silting  of  dams; 
improved  woodlands  and  less  desertification; 

A\  8 

The IRR obtained by comparing the above benefits  with the investment  costs was 
4.10"-which ensures the socio-economic and environmental viability of the projects. 

A number  of  effects  were too  difficult  to evaluate, including the  reduction  of  the 
greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the  landscape. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and 
preserve  the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect 
resources:  soil,  water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a basic  environmental  process. 
Their impact on the environment is therefore invariably beneficial, since none 
of the measures use methods or introduce species which  will  alter the  natural 
balance  of  the  environment  in  question. 

Planting  will  be  carried  out  either  on  land  which  has, in  the  last  fifty  years, « 
been  covered by  more or less the same species which  will now be-.planted or 
on  land  where  there  is no  serious  danger  of  a transformation  harmful  to  the 
ecology. 

(b)  In  accordance  with  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2158/92  on  the 
protection  of forests  against fire, the forestry  measures included  in the project 
must  be  in  conformity  with  the  Spanish  plan  for  the  protection  of  forests 
against  fire  approved  by  the  Commission  on  7 January  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 = Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

30  563  124 
30  563  124 
85% 
25  978  655 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/006-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification, 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  the  , 
Guadiana. 

* 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Direccion 

General  para  la  Conservation  de  la  Naturaleza). 
Subdireccion  General  de Protection  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Subdireccion 
General  de  Control  de  la Erosion  y  Desarrollo  Forestal) 
Gran  Via  de  S.  Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid 

Address: 

3.2.  Name:  Consejeria  de  Medio  Ambiente 

Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn  y  Particiôn 

Address: 

Avda.  de  Eritana,  1 -  SEVILLA  (ANDALUCIA). 

3.3.  Name:  Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Medio  Ambiente. 

Direccion  General  de Montes  y  Medio  Ambiente  Natural. 
Servicio  de  Protection  de  Medio  Natural. 

Address: 

C/ Pintor  Matias Moreno, 4  45002  .- TOLEDO  (CASTILLA-LA 
MANCHA). 

3.4.  Name:  Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Comercio 

Direcciôn  General  de  Estructuras  Agranas. 

Address: 

C/Adriano,  4  06800  -  MÉRIDA  (EXTREMADURA) 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Andalusia,  Castile-La  Mancha,  Extremadura 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measure*  to  halt  erosion 
and desertification,  which  directly  affect  the natural  environment  of  the  catchment 
area  of  the  Guadiana  by  damaging  three  extremely  important  natural  resources 
vegetation,  soil  and  water. 
Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

biological  action to improve plant cover, thereby  providing  adequate-protection 
for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

silvicultural  operations  to  preserve  and  improve  existing  stands  in  order  to  " 
maintain  the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of 
vegetation; 

« 

corrective  infrastructures:  stabilization  of  slopes  and  river  beds  in  order  to 
prevent  recurring  flooding  by  means  of  small-scale  one-off  hydrotechnical 
operations. 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns 
damaged  by  fire. 

the  regeneration  of  woodlands 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  action  designed 
to  encourage  natural  regeneration  and  establish  protective  plant  cover'in  areas 
devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas, 

stepping  up  silvicultural  operations  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires, 

6. 

Objectives 

The  general  purpose  of  projects of  this  type  is to  protect  basic  resources  -  the  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

to  halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

A 24  • 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  damaged  by  fire; 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide  sufficient  stability  and biopedological  protection  to  the  soil  as  well  as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve  rural  structures,  helping  to  establish  or  maintain  the  population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland 

biodiversity  or 

All  these  objectives  are  sought  through  integrated  operations,  with  each  catchment 
area  acting  as  a  geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  set- up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a  desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

3 1 12  IQ9S 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  profitability  of  hydrological  and  forest  restoration  must  be  sought  in  its  long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural  and 
hydrological  corrections  (impact  on  air,  water,  soil,  ecosystems,  etc  )  are  difficult 
to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding; 
2. 
3. 
4. 

less  forest  soil  lost; 
fewer  dams  destroyed; 
improved  woodlands  and  less  desertification; 

&3b 

5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an  increase  in  the  general  well-being  of  the  population. 

The IRR obtained  by comparing  the above benefits  with  the  investment  costs  was 
9.62, which ensures the socioeconomic and environmental  viability  of the projects. 

A  number  of  effects  have  not  been  evaluated,  including  the  reduction  of  the 
greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the  landscape 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and 
preserve  the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect 
resources:  soil,  water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a basic  environmental  process 
Their  impact  on  the  environment  is  therefore  invariably  beneficial,  since 
none  of  the  measures  use  methods  or  introduce  species  which  will  alter  the 
natural  balance  of  the  environment  in  question 

Planting  will  be  carried  out  either  on  land  which  has,  in  the  last  fifty  years. 
been  covered  by  the  same  species  which  will  now  be  planted  or  on  land 
where  there  is  no  danger  of  a transformation  harmful  to  the  ecology 

(b) 

In  accordance  with  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2158/92  on  the 
protection  of  forests  against  fire,  the  forestry  measures  included  in  the 
project  must  be  in  conformity  with  the  Spanish  plan  for  the  protection  of 
forests  against  fire  approved  by  the  Commission  on  7 January  1994 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 
(ECU  1 =  Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

7  193  232 
7.193  232 
80% 
5 754  585 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/009-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification; 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  the  eastern * 
Jucar. 

.  ' 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Address: 

3.2.  Name: 

Address: 

Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Direcciôn  General  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza). 
de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Subdireccion  General  de  Protecciôn 
Subdireccion  General  de  Control  de  la  Erosion  y  Desarrollo 
Forestal). 
Gran  Via  de  S.  Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid. 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura,  Ganaderia  y Montes. 
Direcciôn  General  de Estructuras  Agrarias. 
Diputaciôn  General  de  Aragon. 
P°  de  Maria  Agustin,  36  Edf.  Pignatelli 
(Aragon). 

50004  -  Zaragoza 

3.3.  Name: 

Address: 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  de Montes y  Medio  Ambiente  Natural. 
Servicio  de  Protecciôn  del  Medio  Natural. 
C/ Pintôr Matias Moreno, 4  45002 - Toledo  (Castile-La  Mancha). 

3.4.  Name: 

Address: 

Consejeria  de Medio  Ambiente 
Direcciôn  General  de  Recursos  Forestales 
Calle  Arquitecto  Alfaro  39, 46011  Valencia 

AV^ 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Aragon,  Castile-La  Mancha  and  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and  desertification,  which  directly  affect  the natural  environment  of  the  catchment 
area of the  eastern  Jucar  by  damaging  three  extremely  important  natural  resources: 
vegetation,  soil  and  water. 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

biological  measures  to  improve  plant  cover,  thereby  providing  adequate 
protection  for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

..  * 

forestry  work  to  preserve  and  improve  existing  stands  in  order  to  maintain 
the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of  vegetation; 

improvements  to  infrastructures:  stabilization  of  slopes  and  river  beds  in  order 
to  prevent 
individual 
flooding  by  means  of 
hydrotechnical  operations. 

small-scale 

recurring 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns  the  regeneration  of  woodlands 
damaged  by  fire. 

Specifically, 
the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  measures 
designed  to  encourage  natural  regeneration  and  establish  protective  plant  cover  in 
areas  devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas; 

stepping  up  forestry  work  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires; 

6. 

Objectives 

The  general  purpose  of  projects  of  this type  is to protect  basic  resources  - the  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

A2C-

-  1o halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 

biological  recovery  of  damaged areas; 

- 

- 

- 

- 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  destroyed  by  fire; 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide sufficient  stability  and biopedological  protection  to the soil  as well as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to improve  rural  structures, helping  to  establish  or maintain  the population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting  biodiversity  or 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

All these objectives  are sought through integrated operations, with  each  catchment 
area  acting  as  a  geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is to  set  up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.l2.l995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The profitability  of hydrological  and forest  restoration  must be sought  in its long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural  and 
hydrological  corrections  (impact  on air,  water,  soil, ecosystems,  etc.)  are  difficult 
to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding; 
2. 

less  forest  soil  lost; 

A2LS 

less  silting  of dams; 
improved  woodlands  and less  desertification; 

3. 
4. 
5.  Wtter  quality  water; 
6.  an increase  in the general  well-being  of  the population. 

The IRR obtained by comparing the above benefits  with the investment costs was 
9.37%,  which  ensures  the  socio-economic  and  environmental  viability  of  the 
projects. 

A number of effects too difficult to evaluate would substantially  increase the IRR, 
including  the  reduction  of  the  greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the 
landscape. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and 
preserve  the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect* 
resources:  soil,  water  and the water cycle  as a basic  environmental  process. 
Their impact on the environment is therefore invariably beneficial, since none 
of the measures use methods or introduce species which will  alter the natural 
balance  of  the environment  in question. 

Planting  will  be carried out either  on land which  has, in  the last fifty years, 
been  covered by more or less the same species which  will  now be planted or 
on  land where there  is no serious  danger of  a transformation  harmful  to the 
ecology. 

(b)  In  accordance  with  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2158/92  on  the 
protection of forests against fire, the forestry  measures included in the project 
must  be  in  conformity  with  the  Spanish  plan  for  the  protection  of  forests 
against fire approved  by  the  Commission  on  7 January  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 = Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

19 470  537 
19 470  537 
80% 
15  576  429 

4±\ 

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No  95/11/61/010-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification; 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  the  Balearic 
Islands. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Direccion 

General  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza) 
Subdireccion  General  de  Protecciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Subdireccion 
General  de  Control  de  la  Erosion  y  Desarrollo  Forestal) 
Gran  Via  de  S.  Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid 

Address: 

3.2. 

Name:  Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Pesca 

Direcciôn  General  de  Estructuras  Agrarias  y  Medio  Natural 

Address: 

C/  dels  Forners,  10  07006  - PALMA DE MALLORCA  (BALEARES) 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Baléares 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and  desertification,  which  directly  affect  the  natural  environment  of  the  catchment 
important  natural 
area  of  the  Balearic  Islands  by  damaging  three  extremely 
resources:  vegetation,  soil  and  water. 

AU 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve. 

biological  action 
protection  for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

to 

improve  plant  cover, 

thereby  providing  adequate 

•  afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

• 

silvicultural  operations  to  preserve  and  improve  existing  stands  in  order  to 
maintain  the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of 
vegetation; 

corrective  infrastructures:  stabilization  of  slopes  and  river  beds  in  order  to 
prevent  recurring  flooding  by  means  of  small-scale  one-off  hydrotechnical 
operations. 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns 
damaged  by  fire. 

the  regeneration  of  woodlands 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  action  designed 
to  encourage  natural  regeneration  and  establish  protective  plant  cover  in  areas 
devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas. 

stepping  up  silvicultural  operations  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires 

6. 

Objectives 

The  general  purpose  of  projects  of  this  type  is to  protect  basic  resources  - the  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

to  halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  damaged  by  fire. 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide  sufficient  stability  and  biopedological  protection  to  the  soil  as  well 
as  absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve rural  structures, helping  to establish  or maintain  the population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting  biodiversity  or 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

All these objectives are sought through integrated operations, with  each  catchment 
area  acting  as  a geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  set  up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion  .. 

Main  work 

i 

i 

1.4.1995 

i 

31.12  1995  . 
« 

I 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The profitability  of hydrological  and  forest  restoration  must  be sought  in  its  long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural 
measures and hydrological  corrections (impact on air, water, soil, ecosystems, etc ) 
are  difficult  to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an  increase  in  the  general  well-being  of  the  population 

reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding; 
less  forest  soil  lost; 
fewer  dams  destroyed; 
improved  woodlands  and  less  desertification, 

The IRR obtained  by comparing  the above  benefits  with  the investment  costs  was 
2.78 which  ensures the socioeconomic  and environmental  viability  of the  projects 

A number  of effects  were considered  to difficult  to evaluate,  but  if  they  had  been 
they  would  substantially  increase  the  IRR.  Such  effects  include  the  reduction  of 
the  greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the  landscape 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and  preserve 
the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect  resources:  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a basic  environmental  process.  Their  impact  on  the 
environment  is  therefore  invariably  beneficial,  since  none  of  the  measures  use 
methods  or  introduce  species  which  will  alter  the  natural  balance  of  the 
environment  in  the  area  in  question. 

Planting  will  be  carried  out  either  on  land  which  has,  in  the  last  fifty  years,  been 
covered  by  the  same  species  which  will  now  be  planted  or  on  land  where  there 
is no  danger  of  a transformation  harmful  to  the  ecology. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 
(ECU  1 =  Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

1 445  203 
1 445  203 
85% 
1 228  422 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/010-2 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification, 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  the  Canary  .. 
Islands. 

« 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Direcciôn 

General  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza). 
Subdireccion  General  de Protecciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now  Subdireccion 
General  de  Control  de  la Erosion  y  Desarrollo  Forestal) 
Gran  Via  de  S.  Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid. 

Address: 

3.2.  Name:  Consejeria  de  Politica  Territorial. 

Servicio  de  Planificaciôn,  Evaluaciôn  y  Seguimiento  de  Programas 

Address: 

Avda.  de  Anaga,  35  6"  pi.  Edf.  Servicios  Multiples  38001  -
SANTA  CRUZ  DE  TENERJFE 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Canary  Islands 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and desertification,  which directly  affect  the natural  environment  of the  catchment 

B2 \y\\\ 

area  of  the  Canary  Islands  by  damaging  three  extremely 
resources:  vegetation,  soil  and  water. 
Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

important  natural 

biological  action to improve plant  cover, thereby  providing  adequate  protection 
for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

silvicultural  operations  to  preserve  and  improve  existing  stands  in  order  to 
maintain the balance between soil protection  and the progression  of  vegetation; 

corrective  infrastructures:  stabilization  of  slopes  and  river  beds  m  order  to 
prevent  recurring  flooding  by  means  of  small-scale  one-off  hydrotechmcal 
operations. 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns 
damaged  by  fire. 

the  regeneration  of  woodlands 

-

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  action  designed  * 
to  encourage  natural  regeneration  and  establish  protective  plant  cover  in  areas 
devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas, 

stepping  up  silvicultural  operations  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires, 

creating  fire-breaks  and  safety  strips  to  prevent  forest  fires  in  high-risk  areas 
or  areas  where  the  plant  cover  is  particularly  dense. 

6. 

Objectives 

The  general  purpose  of  projects  of  this  type  is  to  protect  basic  resources  - the  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

to  halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  damaged  by  fire, 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide  sufficient  stability  and  biopedological  protection  to  the  soil  as  well  as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C 02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve  rural  structures,  helping  to  establish  or  maintain  the  population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

biodiversity  or 

All  these  objectives  are sought  through  integrated  operations,  with  eacrTcatchment 
area  acting  as  a  geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  set  up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a  desertification  process  aggravated  by 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests 

SOI 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

3 1  12.1995 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  profitability  of  hydrological  and  forest  restoration  must  be  sought  in  its  long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation, 
silvicultural 
measures and hydrological  corrections  (their  impact on  air, water,  soil,  ecosystems, 
etc.)  are  difficult  to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding, 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an  increase  in  the  general  well-being  of  the  population 

less  forest  soil  lost; 
fewer  dams  destroyed; 
improved  woodlands  and  less  desertification, 

The  IRR  obtained  by  comparing  the  above  benefits  with  the  investment  costs  was 
1.4,  which  ensures  the  socioeconomic  and  environmental  viability  of  the  projects 

A'iC 

A  number  of  effects  have  not  been  evaluated,  including  the  reduction  of  the 
greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the  landscape. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and  preserve 
the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect  resources:  soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as a basic  environmental  process.  Their  impact  on  the 
environment  is  therefore  invariably  beneficial,  since  none  of  the  measures  use 
methods  or  introduce  species  which  will  alter  the  natural  balance  of  the 
environment  in  the  areas  in  question. 

Planting  will  be  carried  out  either  on  land  which  has,  in  the  last  fifty  years,  been 
covered  by  the  same  species  which  will  now  be  planted  or  on  land  where  there 
is no  danger  of  a  transformation  harmful  to  the  ecology 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 
(ECU  1 =Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  Cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

4  956  751 
4  956  751 
85% 
4  213  238 

" 

A iC 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/010-3 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification; 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area of  the  Segura 
river. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Address: 

3.2. 

Name: 

Address: 

3.3. 

Name: 

. 

Address: 

Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Direcciôn  General  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza). 
Subdireccion  General  de  Protecciôn 
de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Subdireccion  General  de  Control  de  la  Erosion  y  Desarrollo 
Forestal). 
Gran  Via  de  S. Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid. 

Consejeria  de  Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  de Planificaciôn  y  Particiôn. 
Avda.  de Eritana,l  - Sevilla  (Andalucia) 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  de Montes  y  Medio  Ambiente  Natural. 
Servicio  de Protecciôn  del  Medio  Natural. 
C/Pintor  Matias  Moreno,  4,  45002-Toledo  (Castilla-La  Mancha). 

3.4. 

Name: 

Address: 

Consejeria  de Medio  Ambiente. 
Direcciôn  General  del  Medio  Natural. 
C/Luis Fontes  Pagân,  3,  30071  Murcia  (Murcia) 

A\I 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Andalusia,  Castile-La Mancha  and  Murcia. 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and desertification, which directly affect  the natural  environment of the catchment 
area  of  the  Segura  by  damaging  three  extremely  important  natural  resources: 
vegetation,  soil  and  water. 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

-  biological  measures  to  improve  plant  cover,  thereby  providing  adequate 

protection  for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

forestry  work to preserve and improve existing  stands in order to  maintain 
the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of  vegetation; 

improvements to infrastructures:  stabilization  of slopes and river beds in order 
to  prevent 
individual 
flooding  by  means  of 
hydrotechnical  operations. 

small-scale 

recurring 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns  the  regeneration  of  woodlands 
damaged  by  fire. 

Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  measures 
designed  to encourage  natural  regeneration  and establish  protective plant  cover in 
areas  devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas; 

stepping  up  forestry  work  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires; 

Objectives 

The general  purpose of projects  of this type is to protect  basic resources  - the soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

^33 

- 

to halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

- 

- 

- 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  destroyed  by  fire; 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide  sufficient  stability  and biopedological  protection to the soil  as well  as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve  rural  structures,  helping  to  establish  or  maintain  the population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

4 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting  biodiversity  or 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

All these objectives  are sought through integrated operations, with  each  catchment 
area  acting  as  a geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  set  up 
a  strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The profitability  of hydrological  and forest  restoration  must be sought in its long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural  and 
hydrological  corrections  (impact on  air,  water,  soil, ecosystems, etc.)  are  difficult 
to  measure  in  monetary  terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and  shadow  prices  usually  taken  for  this  type  of  project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in  the  risks  of  flooding; 
2. 

less  forest  soil  lost; 

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3.  "less silting  of  dams; 
4.  irnpToved  woodlands  and  less  desertification; 
5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an  increase  in  the general  well-being  of  the  population. 

The IRR obtained  by comparing the above benefits  with the investment  costs  was 
9.73,  which  ensures  the  socio-economic  and  environmental  viability  of  the 
projects. 

A  number  of  effects  have  not  been  evaluated,  including  the  reduction  of  the 
greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the  landscape. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and 
preserve  the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect 
resources:  soil, water  and  the  water  cycle  as a basic  environmental  process. 
Their  impact  on  the  environment  is  therefore  invariably  beneficial,  since 
none  of  the  measures  use  methods  or  introduce  species  which  will  alter  the 
natural  balance  of  the  environment  in  question. 

Planting  will  be  carried  out  either  on  land  which  has, in  the  last  fifty  years, 
been  covered  by  the  more  or  less  the  same  species  which  will  now  be 
planted  or  on  land  where  there  is  no  serious  danger  of  a  transformation 
harmful  to  the  ecology. 

(b) 

In  accordance  with  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2158/92  on  the 
protection  of  forests  against  fire,.  the  forestry  measures  included  in  the 
project  must  be  in  conformity  with  the  Spanish  plan  for  the  protection  of 
forests  against  fire  approved  by  the  Commission  on  7 January  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 = Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

6  566  535 
6  566  535 
85% 
5  581  554 

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INFORMATION  SHEET 

Summary  of project 

No  95/11/61/010-4 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Afforestation  and  complementary  work  to  control  erosion  and  desertification; 
regeneration  of  ecosystems  damaged  by  fire  in  the  catchment  area  of  the  Tagus 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Address: 

3.2.  Name: 

Address: 

3.3.  Name: 

Address: 

3.4.  Name: 

Address: 

3.5.  Name: 

Instituto  Nacional  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Direcciôn  General  para  la  Conservaciôn  de  la  Naturaleza). 
Subdireccion  General  de  Protecciôn 
de  la  Naturaleza  (now 
Subdireccion  General  de  Control  de  la  Erosion  y  Desarrollo 
Forestal). 
Gran  Via  de  S. Francisco,  4  -28005  Madrid. 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura,  Ganaderia y  Montes. 
Direcciôn  General  de Estructuras  Agrarias. 
Diputaciôn  General  de  Aragon. 
P° de Maria  Agustin,  36 Efd.  Pignatelli  5004  Zaragoza 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Medio  Ambiente 
Direcciôn  General  de Montes  y  Medio  Ambiente  Natural. 
Servicio  de  Protecciôn  del  Medio  Natural 
C/Pintor Matias  Moreno,  4  - 45002  Toledo  (Castile-La  Mancha). 

Consejeria  de Medio  Ambiente  y  Ordenaciôn  del  Territorio. 
Direcciôn  General  del  Medio  Natural. 
C/Muro,  9,  47004  Valladolid  (Castile-Leôn) 

Consejeria  de  Agricultura  y  Comercio. 
Direcciôn  General  de Estructuras  Agrarias. 

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Address: 

C/  Adriano,  4,  06800-  Mérida  (Extremadura). 

3.6. 

Name: 

Address: 

4. 

Location 

Consejeria  de  Cooperaciôn 
Agencia  del  Medio  Ambiente-Servicio  de  Gestion  Territorial. 
CI  Princesa,  3,  28008  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Aragon,  Castile-La  Mancha,  Castile-Leôn,  Extremadura  and  Madrid. 

5. 

Description 

The  project  consists  of  a  number  of  measures  carried  out  in  woodlands.  The 
measures  fall  into  two  main  categories,  the  first  being  measures  to  halt  erosion 
and  desertification,  which  directly  affect  the natural  environment  of  the  catchment-
area  of  the  Tagus  by  damaging  three  extremely  important  natural  resources: 
vegetation,  soil  and  water. 

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Specifically,  the  measures  in  this  first  category  involve: 

biological  measures  to  improve  plant  cover,  thereby  providing  adequate 
protection  for  the  soil  by  means  of: 

afforestation  with  species  suited  to  the  environment, 

forestry  work  to  preserve  and  improve  existing  stands  in  order  to  maintain 
the  balance  between  soil  protection  and  the  progression  of  vegetation; 

improvements  to  infrastructures:  stabilization  of  slopes  and  river  beds  in  order 
individual 
flooding  by  means  of 
to  prevent 
hydrotechnical  operations. 

small-scale 

recurring 

The  second  category  of  measures  concerns 
damaged  by  fire. 

the  regeneration  of  woodlands 

Specifically, 
the  measures  in  this  second  category  are  biological  measures 
designed  to  encourage  natural  regeneration  and  establish  protective  plant  cover  in 
areas  devastated  by  fire: 

intensifying  reafforestation  and  regeneration  of  fire-damaged  areas; 

stepping  up  forestry  work  in  existing  stands  to  prevent  forest  fires;1 

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6. 

Objectives 

The^general purpose of projects of this type is to protect basic resources  - the soil, 
water  and  the  water  cycle  as  a  vital  environmental  process  -  and  to  regenerate 
ecosystems  damaged  by  forest  fires. 

More  specifically,  the  objectives  are: 

- 

to  halt  and  control  erosion  caused  by  both  water  and  wind  and  to  assist  the 
biological  recovery  of  damaged  areas; 

to  prevent  and  control  forest  fires  and  regenerate  areas  destroyed  by  fire; 

to  increase  and  improve  plant  cover,  encouraging  biodiversity,  so  that  it  can 
provide sufficient  stability  and biopedological  protection  to the soil  as well  as 
absorbing  most  of  the  C02  in  the  air; 

to  regulate  the  water  cycle:  to  protect  and  improve  the  quality  of  water* 
resources,  to  minimize  the  danger  and  frequency  of  floods  and  protect 
hydraulic  infrastructures; 

to  improve  rural  structures, helping  to establish  or  maintain  the population  in 
depressed  areas  or  where  there  is  a  danger  of  abandonment,  by  ensuring  a 
balanced  environment  in  a  manner  compatible  with  the  conservation  of  the 
natural  ecosystems; 

to  produce  other  effects,  such  as  creating  and  protecting  biodiversity  or 
increasing  the  aesthetic  or  recreational  value  of  woodland. 

All these objectives  are sought through integrated operations, with each  catchment 
area  acting  as  a  geographical  unit  for  action.  The  ultimate  objective  is  to  set  up 
a strategy  for  protecting  nature  from  a desertification  process  aggravated  by  soil 
erosion,  forest  fires  and  the  chronic  drought  affecting  Spanish  forests. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The profitability  of hydrological  and forest  restoration  must  be sought  in  its long-
term  social  benefits.  The  intangible  benefits  of  reafforestation,  silvicultural  and 

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hydrological  corrections (impact on air, water, soil,  ecosystems,  etc.) are  difficult 
to  measure  in monetary terms. 

Despite  this,  the  following  costs  and  benefits  have  been  calculated  using  the 
reference  values  and shadow prices  usually  taken for this type  of project. 
The  following  benefits  were  considered: 
1.  reduction  in the  risks of  flooding; 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5.  better  quality  water; 
6.  an increase  in the general  well-being  of the population. 

less  forest  soil  lost; 
less  silting  of dams; 
improved  woodlands  and less  desertification; 

The IRR obtained by comparing the above benefits  with the investment costs was 
7.11, which ensures the socioeconomic and environmental viability of the projects. 

A number of effectstoo  difficult  to evaluate would substantially  increase the IRR, 
including  the  reduction  of  the  greenhouse  effect  and  the  improvement  of  the* 
landscape. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

(a)  All  the  measures  included  in  these  projects  are  designed  to  restore  and 
preserve  the  protective  plant  cover.  Their  general  purpose  is  to  protect 
resources: soil,  water and the water cycle  as a basic environmental  process. 
Their  impact  on  the  environment  is  therefore  invariably  beneficial,  since 
none of the measures use methods or introduce species  which  will  alter the 
natural  balance  of  the  environment  in question. 

Planting will  be carried out either on land which has, in the last fifty years, 
been  covered  by  more or less  the same species  which  will  now  be planted 
or on  land where there is no serious danger of  a transformation  harmful  to 
the  ecology. 

(b) 

In  accordance  with  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2158/92  on  the 
protection  of  forests  against  fire,  the  forestry  measures  included  in  the 
project  must  be  in  conformity  with  the  Spanish  plan  for  the  protection  of 
forests  against fire approved  by  the  Commission  on  7 January  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 = Ptas  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (from  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 

17 099  973 
17 099  973 
80% 

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13  679  978 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/012 

1. 

Name  of  project; 

Waste-water  treatment  plants  for  Calvia,  in  the  Balearic  Islands 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162. 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

Direcciôn  General  de  calidad  de  las  Aguas  (MOPTMA) 
P°  de  la  Castellana,  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Balearic  Islands 

Autonomous  Community:  Balearic  Islands 

5. 

Description 

The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  the  bay  of  Palma  de  Mallorca. 

This  will  require  the  following  work: 

1.  SANTA  PONS A TREATMENT  PLANT 

screening  of  solids 
desanding  with  pre-aeration  and  demulsification 
measurement  of  flow-rate 
homogenizing  tank 
initial  settling  and  sludge  removal 
biological  treatment:  aeration  tanks 

AXC 

- 

secondary  settling  using  conventional  scrapers 
recirculation  of  activated  sludge  and surplus  sludge 
recirculation  of  anoxic area 
chlorination 
pumping  of  sludge  from  initial  settling 
sludge  thickening 
anaerobic  digestion 
post-thickening  of  sludge 

-  dehydration  of  sludge 

deodorization 
system  draining 
drinking  water and water for  industrial  use 
control  building 
building  for  industrial  use 
processing  building 
landscaping  and enclosure 

2.  PAGUERA  TREATMENT PLANT 

screening  of  solids 
desanding  with pre-aeration  and  demulsification 
measurement  of  flow-rate 
biological 
stabilization 
secondary  settling  and sludge  removal 
chlorination 
sludge  thickening 

treatment  with  nitrification-denitrification 

3.  BENDINAT  TREATMENT PLANT 

screening  of  solids 
desanding  with pre-aeration  and  demulsification 
measurement  of  flow-rate 
biological 
stabilization 
secondary  settling  and sludge  removal 
chlorination 
sludge  thickening 

treatment  with  nitrification-denitrification 

4.  PUMPING  STATIONS  AND  COLLECTORS 
Murillo  pumping  station  (E.I. 5 8) 
collector  from  Murillo  to  Son Ferrer (E.1.8.1) 
collector  from  Son Ferrer to the  treatment plant 
Magalluf  pumping  station  (E.I.4.2) 
collector  from  Magalluf  to the treatment plant. 

5.  EXTENSION  OF THE OFFSHORE  OUTFALLS 

Santa Ponsa outfall:  1 200 m, 

and  aerobic 

and  aerobic 

Paguera  outfall:  300  m, 
Palma  Nova  outfall:  500  m, 
Magalluf  outfall:  250 m. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  build  and  fit  out  three  treatment  plants  for  waste  water  from  the  general 
collectors  of  the  municipality  of  Calvia.  This  will  reduce  the  pollution  in  the 
waste  water  from  Calvia  to  acceptable  levels  for  discharge  via  offshore  outfalls 
into  the  Mediterranean. 

The  basic  parameters  of  the  treatment  plants  are  as  follows: 

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Santa  Ponsa 

Paguera 

Bendinat 

TOTAL 

34  000 

6  700 

6  700 

47  400 

118  000 

27  300 

30  000 

175  300 

490 

575 

475 

25 

25 

25 

300 

300 

300 

35 

35 

35 

31  000 

3  100 

7  000 

Current 
population 
(inhabitants) 

Design 
population 
equivalent 
( P E) 

Total  average 
BOD  on  entry 
(mg/1) 

Total  average 
BOD  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Total  average 
SS  on  entry 
(mg/1) 

Total  average 
SS  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Average  daily, 
volume  of 
water 
(mVday) 

. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

AH  8 

Preparation  of  project 

1.6.1993 

22.11  1994 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

5.4.1995 

6.10.1996 

5.10.1996 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  waste  disposal  and  sewerage,  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  15.61% 

In  addition  to the above figures,  the project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
development  of  the  area,  including  the  development  of  rural  tourism,  as  well  as 
increasing  the  well-being  of  the  local  population. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following 
reasons: 

to 

thanks 

the  environment 

improvement  of 
contamination  in  the  effluent  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  diffuse  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic improvement  in marine ecosystems which  previously  suffered  from 
the  discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water, 
compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

to  eliminate 

treatment 

The municipal  rules on  waste disposal  apply. These  require  industrial  waste  to be 
pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  general  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

12  162  170 
12  162  170 

85%  , 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/013 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  treatment  for  the  Costa  del  Sol  and  the  Costa  de  la  Luz,  Andalusia. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas 

3.2. 

Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67.  28071  Madrid-

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Provinces:  Cadiz  and  Granada 
Autonomous  Community:  Andalusia 
Description 

5. 

The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  certain  municipalities  on  the  Andalusian  coast.  This  will  require  the 
following  work: 

Waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Motril-Salobrena 

Includes  the  following  systems: 

Collection:  by  means  of  the  following  pipelines: 
Salobrena,  La  Canaleta  and  Lobres  (350  mm  diameter), 
Varadero  and  Puerto  de  Motril  (600  mm  diameter), 
Motril  and  Torrenueva  (400  mm  diameter). 

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Waste-water  treatment  system:  pretreatment,  mixing  and  flocculation, 
initial 
settling  (three  units) biological  treatment  using  a  biological  turbine  reactor  (three 
units),  aeration  and  secondary  settling. 

Sludge  treatment  system:  withdrawal  of  sludge  from  initial  settling  and  pumping 
to  thickening  unit,  withdrawal  of  surplus  sludge  for  dehydration,  recirculation  of 
sludge  from  initial  settling,  thickening  by  gravity,  anaerobic  digestion,  heating, 
dehydration,  withdrawal  and  storage. 

Waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Almunecar 

Includes  the  following  systems: 

Collection:  by  means  of  the  following  pipelines: 
Almunecar  (800  mm  diameter) 
Velilla  (350  mm  diameter). 

Waste-water  treatment  system:  pretreatment,  initial  settling,  biological  treatment 
and  secondary  settling. 

Sludge  treatment  system:  withdrawal  of surplus  biological  sludge  and  pumping  for 
initial  settling,  withdrawal  and  pumping  of  mixed  sludge  from  initial  settling, 
lime  and 
aerobic  digestion,  dehydration  using  belt  filters,  stabilization  with 
storage. 

Return  of  treated  water:  transport  of  treated  water  to  the  aquifer 

Waste-water  treatment  plant  for  La  Linea 

Includes  the  following  systems: 

Collection:  by  means  of  the  following  pipelines: 
Playa  de  la  Atunara  (700  mm  diameter) 
Campamento  (250  mm  diameter) 

Waste-water  treatment  system:  pretreatment, 
(chlorination). 

initial  settling  and  disinfection 

Sludge  treatment  system:  recirculation  of  sludge  from  initial  settling,  thickening 
by  gravity,  anaerobic  digestion,  dehydration  and  storage. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  build  and  fit  out  the  treatment  plants  for  Motril-Salobreria,  Almunecar  and  La 
the  towns  in 
Linea.  This  will  reduce  the  pollution  in  the  waste  water  from 

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question  to  acceptable 
Mediterranean  or for  reuse  to  feed  aquifers. 

levels  for  discharge  via  underwater  outlets  into  the 

The  basic  parameters  of the treatment  plants  are as  follows: 

Motril-
Salobrena 

Almunecar 

Linea  de  la 
Concepcion 

TOTAL 

95  000 

60  000 

85  000 

240  000 

155  000 

108  000 

105  000 

368  000 

279 

25 

227 

35 

323 

25 

266 

30 

280' 

25 

280 

35 

34  000 

27 000 

1 

26  250 

population 

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Current  population 
(inhabitants) 
Design 
equivalent  (IE) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  exit  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
exit  (mg/1) 
Average  daily  volume 
of  water  (mVday) 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

1.5.1995 

1.1.1998 

3112.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  water  rates  (running  costs  are  covered  by 
contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

ATI. 

The  internal  rate  of  return 
Almunecar;  29.52%  for  La  Linea). 

is  17.8%  (19.53%  for  Motril-Salobrena;  12.71% 

for 

In  addition  to  the  above  figures,  the  project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
tourism,  as  well  as 
development  of  the  area,  including  the  development  of  rural 
increasing  the  well-being  of  the  local  population. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following  reasons 

compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC, 
improvement  of  the  environment  thanks  to  treatment  to  eliminate  contamination  in 
the  liquid  waste  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  diffuse  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic  improvement  in  marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water. 

The  municipal  rules  on  waste  disposal  apply.  These  require  industrial  waste  to  be 
pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  general  sewer  system 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

19  812  349 
19  812  349 
85% 
16  840  497 

The  total  cost  can  be  broken  down  as  follows: 

Motril-Salobrena  treatment  plant 
Almunecar  treatment  plant 
La  Linea  de  la  Concepciôn  treatment  plant 

7  175  816 
8  618  002 
4  018  531 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/014 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  disposal  and  treatment  for  Campo  de  las  Dalias,  Almeria 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de  calidad  de  las  Aguas  (MOPTMA) 

3.2. 

Address: 

P°.  de  la  Castellana,  67.  28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Almeria 
Autonomous  Community:  Andalusia 
Description 

5. 

The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  Campo  de  Dalias  in  Almeria. 

This  will  require  the  following  work: 

(a) 

(b) 

Construction  of  the  El  Solanillo  waste-water  tre; tment  plant  planned  for 
Roquetas  de  Mar  and  reuse  of  the  treated  water  to  feed  the  Campo  de 
Dalias  aquifer  by  injection  into  the  ground,  after  subjecting  it  to  tertiary' 
treatment  by  inverse  osmosis. 

A  measure  similar  to  the  above,  entailing  tertiary  treatment  by  inverse 
osmosis  of  the  water  treated  at  the  plant  being  built  at  El  Ejido.  The 
treated  water  will  then  be  either  injected  for  feeding  the  Campo  de  Dalias 

ASH 

aquifer  or reused. In addition, it is planned  to build  another  facility  for  the 
tertiary  treatment  by inverse osmosis and  injection  of  the water  treated  by 
the  existing  plant  which  treats  waste  water  from  Las  Norias  and  Santa 
Maria  del  Aguila. 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

Construction  of a treatment plant for Balerma and tertiary  treatment of  the 
treated  water  and  the  water  from  the  Blanega  treatment  plant,  which  has 
already been built. In total this will produce around 3  000  mVday for  reuse 
in  feeding  the  aquifer. 

Construction  of  a  waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Adra,  together  with 
tertiary  treatment. 

Construction  of  treatment  plants  for  small  municipalities  such  as  San 
Agustin,  Berja,  Dalias,  Félix,  La  Mojonera,  Puebla  de  Vicar,  Enix  and 
Penarrodada. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  build  and  fit  out  15  treatment  plants  for  waste  water  from  the  general 
collectors  of  the  municipalities  of  Roquetas  de  Mar,  el  Ejido,  Adra  and  other 
small  municipalities  of  Campo  de  Dalias.  This  will  reduce  the  pollution  in  the 
waste  water  from  the  municipalities  concerned,  which  have  a  population  of 
261  765, to  acceptable  levels  for  its  reuse  for  feeding  the  aquifer. 

The  basic  parameters  of  the  treatment  plant  are  as  follows. 

WASTE  WATER  DISPOSAL  FOR  CAMPO  DE  DALIAS,  ALMERIA 

95/11/61/014 

A d ra 

Berja 

Castala 

Penarrodad 
a 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (IE) 

Total  average  BOD 
on  entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  BOD 
on  exit  (mg/1) 

19  900 

7  000 

100 

23  400 

9  000 

350 

25 

350 

25 

250 

350 

25 

250 

350 

350 

25 

1rr 

Total  average  S S on 
entry  (mg/1)  (mean 
values) 

375 

375 

375 

375 

Total  average  S S on 
exit  (mg/1) 

35 

35 

Average  daily 
volume  of  water 
(mVday) 

6  960 

2  000 

35 

60 

35 

100 

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WASTE  WATER  TREATMANT  FOR  CAMPO  DE  DALIAS,  ALMERIA 

95/11/61/014 

Rio  Chico 

Dalias 

El  Ejido 

S ta  Maria 
de  Aguila 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (IE) 

Total  average  BOD 
on  entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  BOD 
on  exit  (mg/1) 

Total  average  S S on 
entry  (mg/1)  (mean 
values) 

300 

350 

475 

25 

300 

Total  average  SS on 
exit  (mg/1) 

35 

Average  daily 
volume  of  water 
(mVday) 

140 

3  930 

26  339 

14 203 

3  930 

26  339 

14  203 

475 

25 

300 

35 

880 

475 

25 

300 

475 

25 

300 

35 

35 

7  827 

4  632 

Isr} 

WASTE  WATER  TREATMENT  FOR  CAMPO  DE  DALIAS,  ALMERIA 

95/11/61/014 

Balerma 

San 
Agustin 

La 
Mojonera 

Puebla  de 
Vicar 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (IE) 

Total  average  BOD  on 
entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  BOD  on 
exit  (mg/1) 

Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  S S  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Average  daily  volume  of 
water  (mVday) 

4  995 

1  960 

5  600 

6  500 

8  154 

1  960 

5  600 

6  500 

475 

25 

300 

35 

475 

25 

300 

35 

475 

25 

300 

35 

475 

25 

300 

35 

2  492 

582 

1  680 

1  940 

ASS 

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95/11/61/014 

Solanillo 

Felix 

Enix 

Total 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (IE) 

Total  average  BOD  on 
entry  (mg/1)  (mean 
values) 

Total  average  BOD  on 
exit  (mg/1) 

Total  average  S S on 
entry  (mg/1)  (mean 
values) 

75  000 

600 

106  686 

1  200 

475 

475 

25 

300 

25 

300 

35 

Total  average  S S on  exit 
(mg/1) 

35 

166  927 

208  522 

-

250 

600 

475 

25 

300 

35 

Average  daily  volume  of 
water  (mVday) 

35  263 

340 

160 

7. 

Work  schedule 

" 

Category  of  work 

' 

Commencement 

Completion 

>' 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

5.6.1993 

10.4.1995 

31.8.1995 

1.1.1999 

7.2.1995 

3112  1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 

"ir? 

environmental  benefits, 
reuse of  treated water. 

The internal  rate of  return is 8.12% 

In addition to the above figures, the project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
development  of  the  area,  including  the  development  of  rural  tourism,  as  well  as 
increasing  the well-being  of  the local  population. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following 
reasons: 

thanks  to  treatment 

improvement  of  the  environment 
contamination  in  the  liquid  waste  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  diffuse  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic  improvement  in  marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered 
from  the  discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water, 
compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

to  eliminate 

The  municipal  rules on waste  disposal  apply. These  require  industrial  waste  to be 
pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

32  594  272 
32  594  272 
85% 
27  705  131 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/015 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Murcia-East. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 
3.2. 
4. 

Name: 
Address: 
Location 

Direcciôn  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas. 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67.  28071  Madrid-Espana. 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
Region:  Murcia 
4.2. 
Autonomous  Community:  Murcia 

5. 

Description 

The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  the  town  of  Murcia. 

This  will  require  the  following  work: 

A  waste-water  treatment  system  involving  the  following  processes:  pretreatment, 
flow  measurement, 
settling, 
recirculation  of biological  sludge, disinfection  of the effluent  using chlorine,  ozone 
or  ultraviolet  and  dosing  of  the  reagents  during  the  initial  settling  process. 

initial  settling,  biological 

treatment,  secondary 

A  sludge  treatment  system  involving  the  following  processes: 
sludge  from 
equalizing  tank  for  the  digested  sludge,  dehydration,  storage  and  disposal. 

thickening  of 
the  initial  settling  and  biological  sludge,  anaerobic  digestion, 

A bi 

A gas  treatment  system  involving  the  following  processes: 
stofage  of  gas  from  the  digestion  process  in  a  hydraulically  closing  gas  holder, 
compressors for pressurizing the gas before it enters the burner,  boilers for  heating 
the  water  and  a  chimney  for  burning  off  surplus  gas. 

A  system  for  the  treatment  of  odours  and  ventilation  of  the  premises,  involving 
the following  processes: capture of contaminated  air using extractors, transport  to 
the deodorization  system, chemical  contact columns and evacuation  to the outside. 

Deodorization  is planned  at the  following  points: 
the  point  of  arrival,  lifting  of  the  raw  water,  pretreatment,  initial  settling,  sludge 
thickening,  in  the  sludge  storage  tank,  the  dehydration  and  heating  building  and 
the  pumping  and  sludge  chambers. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  build  and  fit  out  a treatment  plant  for  waste  water  from  the  collectors  of  the 
eastern  part  of  the  town  of  Murcia.  This  will  reduce  the  pollution  in  the  waste 
water from  the town, which has a population  equivalent  of  875  000, to  acceptable 
levels  for  discharge  into  the  river  Segura. 

The  basic  parameters  of  the  treatment  plant  are  as  follows: 

population 

population 

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| 
Current 
(inhabitants) 
Design 
equivalent  (PE) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  exit  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  SS  on 
exit  (mg/1) 
Average  daily  volume 
of  water  (mVday) 

|  TOTAL  "~] 

285  015 

875  000 

350 

25 

300 

25 

150  000 

A(o2 

7.  Work  schedule 

i 

i 

i 

] 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

15.4.1994 

1.1.1999 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges for  waste disposal and sewerage, and water rates (running  costs are covered 
by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

* 

. 

' 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  13.03% 

In  addition  to  the  above  figures,  the  project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
development  of  the  area,  including  the  development  of  rural  tourism,  as  well  as 
increasing  the  well-being  of  the  local  population. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following  reasons: 

- 

- 

improvement  of the environment  thanks to treatment  to eliminate  contamination  in 
the  effluent  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  diffuse  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic improvement  in marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water, 
compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

The  municipal  rules  on  waste  disposal  apply.  These  require  industrial  waste  to  be 
pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the sewer  system. 

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10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

23  247  476 
23  247  476 
85% 
19  760  354 

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No  95/11/61/017 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Construction  of  collectors  and  expansion  of  the  waste-water  treatment  plant  at 
Rincôn  de Leôn,  Alicante. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

Direccion  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67, 28071  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Alicante 

Autonomous  Community:  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  Alicante.  This  will  require  the  following  work: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Replacement  of  the  general  collectors  linking  San  Vicente  and  Alicante. 

Replacement  of the collector linking  the  commerical  centre to the western 
collector. 

Improvement  of  the  San  Gabriel  pumping  station. 

Transporting  the  water  from  the  San  Gabriel  pumping  station  to  the 
treatment  plant. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

The pump  îg  station of Barranco  de las Ovejas. 

Expan^on and improvement of the waste-water treatment plant at Rincôn 
de Leôn. Demolition and rebuilding of the facilities for pretreatment, initial 
settling,  thickening  and anaerobic  digestion,  in  particular.  The  treatment 
plant will  have the following  treatment systems: 

treatment 

(activated 

initial  settling, 
waste-water  treatment  system:  pretreatment, 
sludge)  and  disinfection. 
biological 
Deodorization  will  be carried out by  means of  activated charcoal; 
sludge  treatment  system:  recirculation  of  sludge  from  initial 
settling,  thickening by gravity,  anaerobic  digestion, heating  of the 
sludge  and mechanical  dehydration  using  centrifuges. 

Collector  taking  treated  waste  water from  the treatment  plant  to  the  San 
Gabriel  pumping station and from there to the underwater outlet channel. 

Underwater  outlet  channel  500 m long  for  discharging  the  treated  waste 
into  the sea. 

9. 

Construction  of  a reservoir for  water intake to supply  4  hm3 per year. 

6. 

Objectives 

To install  facilities  at a plant treating the waste water from the general  collectors 
of  the municipality  of Alicante.  This will  reduce the pollution  in the waste water 
from the municipality,  which has a population of 373  000 inhabitants equivalent, 
to  acceptable  levels  for  discharge  into the  Segura river or into the sea. 

population 

| 
95/11/61/017 
Current  population 
(inhabitants) 
Design 
equivalent  (PE) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  exit  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
exit  (mg/l) 
Average  daily  volume 
of  water  (mVday) 

|  TOTAL 

| 

325  000 

373  000 

453 

30 

422 

39 
75.000 

ICé 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

31.12.1994 

1.1.1998 

31.12.1997 

8.  Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based  on: 

investments  with  a  useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges for  discharge  and  sewerage, and  water  rates  (running  costs  are  covered by 
contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  9.62%. 

In  addition  to  the  above  figures,  the  project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
development  of  the  area,  including  the  development  of  rural  tourism,  as  well  as 
increasing  the  well-being  of  the  local  population. 

9.  Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a positive  effect  on  the environment  for  the  following  reasons: 

improvement  of the  environment  thanks to treatment  to  eliminate  pollution  caused by 
waste  products  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  wide-spread  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic  improvement  in  marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water. 
compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC, 

The municipal  rules on the discharge of liquid waste apply. These require  industrial  waste 
to  be pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

**>l 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

16  886  085 
16  886  085 
85% 
14 353  172 

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No  95/11/61/018 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Collectors  for  central  Asturias. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

Direcciôn  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67, 28071  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Asturias 
Autonomous  Community:  Asturias 

5. 

Description 

This  project  involves  the  installation  of  the  facilities  needed  for  the  disposal  of 
waste water from  the municipalities of El Berrôn, Oviedo, Siero, Aller and Mierés, 
in  central  Asturias. 

This  will  require  the  following  work: 

(a) 

GENERAL  COLLECTOR FOR THE RIVER  ALLER IN THE  CAUDAL 
BASIN,  FROM  SO VILLA  TO  OYANCO 

The  main  section  runs  more  or  less  parallel  to  the  Aller  river,  along 
6  421  m, with pipelines of  300  mm,  500 mm  and  600 mm  in  diameter.  In 
addition  14 connecting collectors are planned, involving a total of 9  074 m 
of  pipeline. 

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(b) 

GENERAL  COLLECTOR  FOR  THE  RIVER  NORE1NTA  FROM  LA 
FRESNEDA  TO NORENA 

This section  involves  around  8 632  m of pipeline  of  1 000  mm,  800 mm 
and 600  mm in diameter so that the water speed is always between 0.6 and 
3.0  m/s.  Maximum  and minium  inclines  are 0.4% and 0.2% respectively. 

(c) 

GENERAL  COLLECTOR  FOR  THE  RIVER  NORA  FROM 
LLAMARGAS  TO EL BERRÔN 

The  collector  is  4  240  m long  and consists  of  pipeline  of  1 000  mm and 
800  mm in diameter.  It carries waste  water from  the  municipalities  of El 
Berrôn in Villapérez to the treatment plant of Villapérez.  The water speed 
is  between  0.6  and 3.0  m/s.  Maximum  and minimum  inclines  are 0.29% 
and 0.2% respectively. 

6. 

Objectives 

To carry out the work and install the facilities  for the three collectors  which carry 
waste water from the municipalities of El Berrôn, Oviedo, Siero, Aller and Mierés 
to the  treatment plants of  Villapérez  and Baina.  This will  reduce the pollution in 
the  waste  water from  the municipalities  in  question,  which  have  a population  of 
85  000  inhabitants.  The  collectors  have  the  following  basic parameters: 

COLLECTORS  IN  CENTRAL  ASTURIAS 

95/11/61/018 
Current  population 
(inhabitants) 
Design 
equivalent  (PE) 

population 

Rio  Nora 
collector 

Rio  Norena 
collector 

Rio  Aller 
collector 

T O T AL 

16  297 

18  075 

13  170 

47  542 

30  000 

40  000 

15  000 

85  000 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

20.7.1994 

6.6.1994 

21.11.1994 

21.11.1997 

IT» 

Completion 

25.11995 

5.12.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  with  a  useful  life  of  20  years, 

running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are  covered  by 
contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  23.26%. 

In  addition  to  the  above  figures,  the  project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  development 
of  rural  tourism,  improvements  in  the  quality  of  the  environment,  recovery  offish  life 
and  other  productive  activities,  better  river  use,  increase  value  of  surrounding  estates, 
enhanced  quality  of  life,  elimination  of  environmental  degradation  and  increase  in 
social  awareness. 

9.  Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  a positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following  reasons: 

compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC, 

improvement  of  the  environment  thanks  to  treatment  to  eliminate  pollution  caused 
by  waste  products  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  wide-spread  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the  groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic  improvement  in  marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water. 

The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require  industrial 
waste  to  be  pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

* 

Breakdown  of  the  aid: 

15  483  943 
15  483  943 
85% 
13  161  351 

River  Aller  collector: 

5  938  160 

MA 

River Norena collector: 
River Nora  collector: 
(Las Llamargas-El  Berrôn  segment) 

5 760  120 
3  785  663 

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No  95/11/61/019 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Sewerage  for  the  left  bank  of  the  Avilés  estuary. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

3.2. 

4. 

4.1. 
4.2. 

Direccion  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67, 28071  Madrid 

Name: 
Address: 

Location 

Member  State:  Spain 
Region:  Asturias 
Autonomous  Community:  Asturias 

5. 

Description 

The  project  involves  the  installation  of  the  facilities  needed  for  the  disposal  of 
urban  waste  water  from  the  left  bank  of  the  Avilés  estuary. 

The  planned  sewer  system  consists  of  a  large  collector  and  several  secondary 
collectors  to collect  all the waste from  the left  bank  of the estuary,  including  that 
from  much  of  the  municipality  of  Castrillôn,  in  order  to  transport  it  to  the  inner 
harbour  of  the  port,  where  it  will  be taken  across  the  river. 

The  general  collector  is  5 999  m long. 

6. 

Objectives 

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To  install  the  collectors  which  will  carry  waste  water  from  the  municipality  of 
Avilés  to  the planned treatment plant  at Nieva.  This will  reduce  the  pollution  in 
the waste  water from  the municipalities  in  question,  which  have  a population  of 
140  000  inhabitants.  The basic parameters  are as follows: 

SEWERAGE FOR THE LEFT BANK  OF THE AVILÉS  ESTUARY 

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Current  population 
(inhabitants) 
Design 
equivalent  (I.E.) 

population 

TOTAL 

140  620 

169  589 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 
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Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

Commencement 
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Completion 
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1.10.1995 

1.1.1998 

31.12.1997 

8.  Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based  on: 

investments  with  a useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges for  discharge and sewerage, and water rates (running  costs are covered by 
contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse  of  treated  water. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is 44.24%. 

In  addition  to  the  above  figures,  the project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  development 
of rural tourism, improvements in the quality of the environment,  recovery  offish  life 
and other productive  activities, better  river  use, increase value of  surrounding  estates, 
enhanced  quality  of  life,  elimination  of  environmental  degradation  and- increase  in 
social  awareness. 

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The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on  the  environment  for  the  following 
reasons: 

improvement of the environment thanks to treatment to eliminate pollution  caused 
by  waste  products  from  human  activities, 
increased  availability  of  water,  with  less  wide-spread  pollution, 
less  pollution  of  the groundwater  through  leaching, 
systematic improvement in marine ecosystems which previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated  waste  water, 
compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

14  015  266 
14  015  266 
85% 
11 912  976 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/020 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Huelva 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de  Calidad  de  las  Aguas. 

3.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67, 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

5. 

Province:  Huelva 
Autonomous  Community:  Andalusia 
Description 
The  project  involves  installing  the  facilities  needed  for  the  treatment  of  waste 
water  in  the  municipality  of  Huelva.  This  will  require  the  following  work: 

HUELVA TREATMENT PLANT: 

The  waste-water  treatment  system  consists  of  pretreatment,  physico-chemical 
treatment,  initial  settling,  secondary  settling  and  disinfection  (chlorination) 

The sludge treatment system  consists of a sludge pump, aeration vat,  recirculation 
of  sludge,  thickening  by  gravity,  anearobic  digestion  with  energy  recovery  and 
deodorization. 

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Objectives 

To  build  and  fit  out  the plant  that  will  treat  the  waste  water  from  the  collectors 
of Huelva. This will reduce the pollution in the waste water from  the municipality, 
which has a population  of  180 000 inhabitants equivalent,  to acceptable  levels for 
discharge  via  underwater  outlet  channels  into  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

The  basic  parameters  of  the  treatment  plants  are  as  follows: 

population 

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Current  population 
(inhabitants) 
Projected 
equivalent  IE) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  BOD5 
on  exit  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 
Total  average  S S  on 
exit  (mg/1) 
Average  daily  volume 
of  water  (mVday) 

|  TOTAL 

| 

144  008 

180  000 

200 

25 

277 

35 
58  500 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

1.1.1995 

1.7.1998 

30.6.1998 

8.  Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  fwith  a useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 

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charges for discharge and sewerage, and water rates (running costs are covered by 

^^contributions from users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse of  treated water. 

The internal  rate of  return is  11.31% 

In  addition  to  the  above figures, the  project  will  have  an  impact  on  the  economic 
development  of  the area as well  as increasing  the well-being  of  the local  population. 

9.  Assessment  •> 

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The project will  have  A ^^.ive  erfect on the environment  for the following  reasons: 

compliance  with Directive  91/271 /EEC, 
improvement of the environment thanks to treatment to eliminate pollution  causçd by 
waste products from  human activities, 
increased  availability  of  water, with less wide-spread pollution, 
less pollution  of  the groundwater through leaching, 
systematic  improvement  in  marine  ecosystems  which  previously  suffered  from  the 
discharge  of  insufficiently  treated waste water. 

The municipal rules on the discharge of liquid waste apply. These require industrial waste 
to be pretreated before  it is  discharged  into the sewer system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost (after  7.4.1995) 
Rate of  assistance: 
Cohesion Fund assistance: 

22  794  059 
22  794  059 
85% 
19 374  950 

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1. 

Name of project; 

Sewerage,  Madrid  - 1995 

2. 

Authority making the application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn  General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Body responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: Ayuntamiento de Madrid 

3.2.  Address:  Barcelô 6 - 28004 Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region: Madrid 

5. 

Description 

Group of six projects relating to the deodorization of waste water to help improve 
the quality of the environment  along the Manzanares river in Madrid. 

1.  Technical adjustment  of the data acquisition  system of waste water treatment 
plants  in  Madrid.  Improvement  and  modification  of  the existing  system  by 
installing new equipment in the city council's control centre and in each of the 
seven waste water treatment plants. Installation  of a local Ethernet  network. 

2.  Extension  of  the deodorization  system  of  the Viveros  de  la Villa  treatment 
plant.  Application  of the system to coarse  screening,  sludge  sieving  and the 
filtration  chamber;  rearrangement  of  the  three  enclosures  to  achieve  a 
satisfactory  working  environment  for  the  staff  without  reducing  the 
effectiveness  of  the deodorization  process. 

3.  Covering  of  the primary  settling  tanks  of  the Viveros  de la  Villa  treatment 
plant. Design  and construction  of the enclosures  needed to insulate the tanks 
and  prevent  the  escape  of  gases;  design  and  installation  of  the  devices 
required  to extract  the air  from  inside the tanks and treat  it. 

4.  Construction of a biological sludge separator for the La China treatment plant. 

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Installation  of a circular separator with a diameter of  15 m,  a sludge  storage 
tank  and  pump;  replacement  of  existing  sludge  pumps  with  better  quality 
ones;  installation of a new separation line, an air injection and pressurization 
system,  a  sludge  return  device  and  the  necessary  electrical  equipment; 
adjustment  of  pumping  or digestion  system  and necessary  ancillary  works. 

5.  Second phase of  the work to improve the environmental  conditions at the La 
China treatment plant. Works and equipment to fully or partially eliminate the 
production  of  unpleasant  odours in  the areas  where  the pretreatment  of  raw 
waste  water and anaerobic  sludge digestion  take place. 

6.  First  phase  in  the  work  to  improve  the  environmental  conditions  at  the 
to  enclose  the 
Butargue  treatment  plant.  Construction  of  buildings 
pretreatment  areas  (rough  screening,  sieving,  conveyor  belts  andxontainer-
compacter) and insulate them from  the outside.  Each enclosure  will be  fitted 
with  a  system  for  the  extraction  of  air  which  will  subsequently  require 
treatment. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  improve  and  modify  the  data  acquisition  system  to  provide  more  accurate 
information  in  a shorter  time. 

To reduce the unpleasant odours inside treatment plants and prevent their escape 
into  the  surrounding  area. 

To  improve  sludge  management. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1.9.1995 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  economic  analysis  of  each  of  the projects  was  based  on  a 25  year  period. 
The internal  rate of  return  varies  between  8% and 21.9% 

The  costs  include  the  investments  in  civil  engineering  or  equipment  for  each 
project  and the running  and maintenance costs. 

The benefits taken into account were the environmental ad\antages and protection 
of  public  water resources. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

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The  projects  are  remedial  in  nature,  aiming  to  improve  the  environmental 
conations of treatment plants in Madrid by reducing the production of unpleasant 
odours. The data acquisition  system will reduce the down time of the plants and 
consequently  the quantity of  untreated  waste water  discharged  directly  into the 
watercourse. 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

(Ecu  1 =  Ptas  161.225) 

Total cost: 

2 013 335 

Eligible costs: 

2 013 335 

Rate of assistance:  80% 

Cohesion  Fund assistance:  1 610 668 

Breakdown  of the  aid 

1.  Technical adjustment  of the data acquisition 

system  of waste water treatment plants in Madrid: 

380 090 

2.  Extension  of the deodorization  system  of the 

Viveros  de la Villa treatment plant: 

3.  Covering  of the primary  settling  tanks of the 

Viveros  de la Villa treatment plant: 

4.  Construction  of a biological sludge separator  for 

the La China treatment plant: 

129 012 

198 480 

277 873 

5.  Second phase of the work to improve the environmental 

conditions  at the La China treatment plant: 

277 873 

6.  First  phase in the work to improve the environmental 

conditions at the Butargue  treatment  plant: 

TOTAL 

347 341 

1 610 668 

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No  95.11.61.021D 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Urban  waste,  Madrid  1995 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Ayuntamiento de  Madrid 

3.2.  Address:  Barcelô  6 - 28004  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Madrid 

5. 

Description 

Five projects,  four  of which are to be carried  out in Valdemingomez, where  there 
is  a  municipal  integral  treatment  plant  for  solid  urban  waste  with  a  capacity  of 
1 200  tonnes/day.  This  facility  comprises  a recycling  and  composting  plant  and 
an  energy  recovery  plant.  The  other  project  concerns  the Migas  Calientes  plant. 

1. 

Improvement  and  adjustment  of  the  Valdemingomez  recycling  and 
composting  unit  to  increase  its  capacity  to  850  t/day. 

The  unit  will  be  integrated  with  the  existing  facilities,  which  will  be 
adjusted 
to  cope  with  its  new  capacity,  along  with  the  necessary 
environmental  improvements:  separation  of  rain  water  and  leachate, 
construction  of  new  collecting  tanks  for  leachate,  landscaping  with 
remodelling  of  buildings  and  embellishment  of  installations. 

2. 

Improvement  of composting  unit of Madrid's  integral  treatment  plant  for 
solid  urban  waste. 

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The  project  concerns  the treatment  plant  situated  in  Valdemingomez  and 
involves  expanding  and  automating  the  existing  fermentation  area  and 
making  some  improvements  to the compost  refining  system. 
These improvements  will require  the adaptation  and extension  of  existing 
facilities  and  the  installation  of  new  equipment. 

3. 

The automatic loading and unloading control system  for  Madrid's  integral 
treatment  plant  for  solid  urban  waste. 

The  main job  of  the planned  system  is  to calculate  and  store  information 
on  the  loads  delivered  by  the  trucks  which  feed  the  plant.  It  consists  of 
entry and exit equipment, a central control unit and devices for  identifying 
the  trucks. 

4. 

Activated  charcoal  treatment  of  flue  gas  at  Madrid's  energy  recovery 
plant. 

Inclusion  in  the  Valdemingomez  incinerator's  gas  treatment  unit  of  a 
system  for  treating  flue gas with  activated  charcoal  in dust.  The  first  step 
is  to  solve  the  problem  of  storing  and  mixing  the  two  products  to  be 
injected:  activated  charcoal and  hydrated  lime dust.  The  second  step  is to 
inject  a controlled  and  constant  amount  of  the  mixture  into  the  flue. 

5. 

Vegetable  waste  treatment  plant  at  Viveros  de  Migas  Calientes. 

Construction  of  a  vegetable  waste  treatment  plant  occupying  a  surfaced 
area  of  15 314  m2 including:  reception  and  storage  area,  treatment  area, 
final  production  and  mixing  area.  9 000 t/year  of vegetable  waste will  be 
treated. 

6. 

Objectives 

To adapt  the recycling  plant  to new process  for  selective collection  at source  and 
an  increase  in  production. 

To improve and optimize turning and fermentation  in the composting  process  and 
the physical  and  biological  quality  of  the  compost. 

Computerized  data acquisition  and  management of access by. trucks  and  the loads 
brought  to  the  integral  waste  treatment  plant. 

To  restore  the  tipping  area. 

To  recover  vegetable  waste  and  use  it  in  the  production  of  compost. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

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Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

7.4.1995 

31.12.1996 

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8. 

Economie  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  economic  analysis  of  each  of  the projects  was  based  on  a  15 year  period. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  varies  between  8%  and  13% 

The  costs  include  the investment  and  running  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  quantified  benefits  are:  reduction  in  nuisance  to  those  living  in  the  area, 
savings  in  waste  management,  sale  of  byproducts  (compost)  and  environmental 
advantages  (reduction  in  bad  odours,  transport  costs). 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  purpose  of  the  projects  is  to  eliminate  most  of  the  air,  soil  and  water 
pollution  generated  by  the  treatment  of  waste,  by  reducing: 
-  the  impact  of  fermentation  odours  on  the  environment, 
-  the  level  of  emissions  of  mercury  dioxins  in  flue  gases. 

-  the  disposal  of  vegetable  wastes  into  the  environment. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 

11227  167 

Eligible  costs: 

11 227  167 

Rate of  assistance: 

80% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  8 981  733 

Breakdown  of  the  aid 

1.  Adjustment  of  the recycling  and  composting  unit 

2  472  073 

2.  Improvement  of  composting  unit 

4  573  980 

3.  Automatic  loading  and  unloading  access  control  system 

174  167 

4.  Activated  charcoal  treatment  of  flue  gas 

5.  Vegetable  waste  treatment  plant 

TOTAL 

355  280 

1 406  233 

8 981  733 

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No  95.11.61.021E 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Urban  environment,  Madrid.  1995. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Ayuntamiento  de  Madrid 

3.2.  Address:  Barcelô  6 - 28004  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Madrid 

5. 

Description 

This  Decision  concerns  two  projects: 

1. 

Construction  of  a centre  for  acoustic  research  in  Madrid. 

The  centre  will  consist  of  a  central  building,  a  vehicle  testing  track  and  a 
platform  for  measuring  the  noise  emitted  by  machinery  in  general. 
The building will have measurement  laboratories  for vehicles and  machinery, 
a  laboratory  for  maintaining  and  calibrating  instruments,  an  anechoic 
chamber  and  a computerized  library  to centralize  information. 
The  entire  construction  has  been  designed  with  soundproofed  partitions,  in 
accordance  with  all  the existing  guidelines  on  the  subject. 

2. 

Restoration  of  run-down  areas  and  improvement  of  the environment  in  the  Casa 
de  Campo  park. 

The  following  measures  will  be carried  out: 

prevention  of pollution  in the park.  To this end the springs  and  fountains  will 
be  decontaminated  and  watercourses  will  be  cleaned; 

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teafforestation  of areas  of the park suffering  from  compaction  and erosion. 
Specific  measures  will  include  the  creation  of  drainage  channels  and 
replanting  of shrubs  and herbaceous plants in the affected  areas; 
improvements  to plants, particularly  shrubs  and herbaceous plants; 
installation  of  feeders,  nesting  boxes  and  platforms;  planting  of  wild  fruit 
trees  and creation  of small ponds; 
regeneration  of the fauna  by introducing  cyprinids  (carp,  etc.),  lagomorphs 
(rabbits and hares),  sciuridae (squirrels)  and anatidae (ducks, geese, swans, 
etc.); 
restoration  of  historical  and environmental  heritage and services; 
creation  of nature trails and panoramic observation  points. 

6. 

Objectives 

The two projects  have different  objectives: 

1. 

For  the centre  for  acoustic  research: 

to control  the  noise  levels  of  cars,  alarms,  sirens,  construction  and  public 
works  equipment in order  to reduce noise levels in the city; 
to study  the geometry  of noise barriers; 
to study  and improve acoustic conditions of public transport  with a view to 
reducing  noise levels. 

2. 

Restoration  of run-down  areas and improvement of the environment  in the Casa 
de Campo park  in Madrid: 

to  improve  the  physico-chemical  and  biological  quality  of  the  fountains, 
streams  and  water in circulation; 
to reduce the risk of  soil erosion; 
to restore  the area's  indigenous vegetation  and preserve  plant formations  of 
the greatest  ecological value; 
optimize the park's  educational value; 
to decontaminate an area of  13 400 m2; 
to reafforest  an area  of 2  147 512 m2. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1.10.1995 

31.12.1996 

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8. 

Economic  and  social cost-benefit  analysis 

The purpose  of the cost-benefit  analysis  for  these projects  is to determine  their 
economic profitability  from  the social viewpoint. Their useful  life was estimated 
at 25 years. 

The costs include the investment.  Maintenance costs are estimated  at 5 % of the 
investment. 

The benefits  of  the centre for  acoustic  studies are: 

protection of the population from noise pollution. Inspection capacity will be 
increased 
emission 
(environmental  benefit). 

around  500%. 

in  noise 

Reduction 

by 

The social benefits  of restoring  the Casa de Campo park were evaluated  on the 
basis of  the cost of  the trip, i.e.the time and money spent on visiting  a place is 
considered  as a reflection  of the value given it by an individual. The sum of the 
figures  collected  from  all the visitors  represents  the social value of  the place. 

The internal  rates of return  of the two projects  are estimated  at  11.5 and 16.2% 
respectively. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The  projects  covered  by  this  Decision  will  have  a  positive  impact  on  the 
environment  since their purpose is: 

to preserve,  protect  and improve the quality of the urban  environment, 
to protect  public health, 
to promote prudent  and rational  use of natural resources. 
The projects  will not affect  any environmentally  sensitive areas. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible costs  (after 

): 

Rate of assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

Breakdown  of  the aid: 
Centre for  acoustic  research: 
Restoration  of the Casa de Campo park 
Total 

Aw 

4  130 652 

4  130 652 

80 % 

3 304 522 

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2 492 807 
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No 95.11.61.022D 

1. 

Title 

Municipal  waste in Barcelona.  1995. 

2. 

Body responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name: Direccion  General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Ayuntamiento de Barcelona 

3.2.  Address: 

Plaza de San Miquel,  s/n  - 3* planta - 08002 Barcelona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 

5. 

Description 

A series  of seven projects: 
1. 

Technical  management  system  for  selective collection  at source. 
The project  involves the installation  of  1  500 containers  for  paper,  glass 
and packaging,  the installation  of equipment  for  the automatic  weighing 
of  containers  on  the lorries  used  for  collection,  the purchase  of  mobile 
equipment  (four  lorries  for  packaging and  four  lorries  for  paper), fixed 
and control equipment,  software  and hardware  (four  units). 
Scrubbing  the gases  and filtering the  fumes  from  the  Besôs  incinerator 
plant, 

2. 

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Gas  emissions  from  the  plant  will  be  reduced  using  single-stage  wet 
scrubbing  and  reheating.  New  installations  will  be  built.,  new  electro 
mechanical equipment installed  and existing equipment  modified. 

3. 

Collection,  sorting  and  redespatch  centres  for  municipal  waste  not 
collected  from  households. 

Construction of eight installations: four type-B installations, each covering 
an area of 2 400 m2 and with a processing  capacity of  6 300 tonnes per 
year, and four type-A installations, each covering an area of 4 500 m2 and 
with a capacity of  12 600 tonnes per year.  Ancillary  work necessary  for 
their  operation. 

4. 

Modifying  and bringing into operation  a municipal solid  waste recycling 
and recovery  plant. 

This  involves  transforming  the facilities  by installing  a new composting 
plant, adapting the two sorting lines at the plant for  sorting thej>ackaging 
collected,  installing a compacting and baling line for  bulky waste, a new 
plant  for  domestic  waste incompatible  with  solid  municipal  waste and a 
plant  for  washing  plastic  and purchasing  two vehicles  for  the collection 
and compacting  of packaging. 

5. 

Corrective  measures  at the Montcada  incinerator  plant. 

The  project  involves  additions  to  the  existing  installations:  (a)  two 
auxiliary  burners,  one in each  furnace,  with a nominal  maximum power 
of 2 500 000 kcal/h each, and the relevant  cooling  fans,  monitoring and 
control equipment and the necessary  ancillary  equipment,  (b) installation 
of  a  semi-wet  gas  scrubbing  system  consisting  of  a  reaction  tower, 
pulverizing  ramps,  cooling-water  system  and  control  equipment  and  (c) 
gas analysis  equipment. 

6. 

Solid  municipal waste sorting,  recovery  and  transfer  centres. 

The  construction,  equipping  and  operation  of  12 centres.  Seven  type-B 
centres, covering 2 275 m2, will be constructed in Barcelona,  Cerdanyola, 
S.  Feliu  de  Llobregat,  Montcada,  Sr.  Just  D,  St Vicens  dels  H.  and 
St Andreu de la B. The other five will be type-C centres (4 500 m2), three 
of  which will be sited  in Barcelona,  one in Badalona and one in Gava. 

7. 

Selective collection of packaging by means of containers located in public 
places. v 

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This involves placing an estimated 2 800 "igloo" containers  for domestic 
packaging  at  various  points  in  the  metropolitan  area  of  Barcelona  and 

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purchasing  four  20  m3 capacity  lorries  for  emptying  the containers  and 
transporting  the waste to the sorting  plant. 

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6. 

Aims 

These vary  according  to the project: 

1. 
2. 

3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 

The collection  of 24 000 tonnes of waste per  year. 
Adapting  the plant to reduce emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere 
in accordance with Community rules. 
The collection and sorting of 75 600 tonnes of waste per  year. 
Transformation  of the plant to treat  80 000 tonnes of waste per  year. 
Reducing gas emissions  and thus pollution  in the area. 
The treatment  of 70 000 tonnes of waste per  year. 
The collection of 35 000 tonnes of packaging  waste per  year. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Main work 

7.4.1995 

Completion 

30.12.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic  advantages 

The economic analysis  of the projects  is based  on an assumed  life of  20 years, 
with the exception of selective collections at source, where the basis is  15 years. 

The internal  rate of return  varies between  8.9%  and 28%. 

The costs  include the investments planned  for  the achievement  of  the aims and 
the running  and  maintenance costs. 

The  advantages  are  the  reduction  of  pollution,  the  recovery  of  materials, 
recycling  (sales of materials),  savings in energy and materials,  improvements to 
the quality  of  life,  reclamation  of  areas  used  for  uncontrolled  tipping  and  the 
creation  of jobs. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

(a) 

The projects  involve preventive  measures  to prevent  waste affecting  the 
environment. They will help to improve the management and recycling of 
solid waste so as to protect the environment.  They will also cut back gas 
emissions  to reduce atmospheric pollution  in the area. 

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(b) 
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The projects "Scrubbing the gases and filtering the fumes from the Besds 
incinerator plant" and "Corrective measures at the Montcada incinerator 
plant"  will  comply  with  Directives  80/779/EEC,  84/360/EEC, 
85/203/EEC,  88/609/EEC and 89/429/EEC. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 

(ECU  1 =  PTA  161.225) 

Total cost: 
Costs prior to date of eligibility 
Eligible cost  (after 7.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion Fund assistance: 

Breakdown  of the aid 

24 202 200 
155 063 
24 047 137 
80% 
19 237 708 

AID 

1.  Technical  management  system  for  selective collection 

347 340 

at source 

2.  Scrubbing  the gases and filtering the fumes  from  the 

8 221 554 

Besôs incinerator  plant 

3.  Collection,  sorting  and redespatch  centres  for 
municipal waste not collected  from  households 

1 488 603 

4.  Modifying  and bringing  into operation  a municipal 

1 985 300 

solid  waste recycling  and recovery plant 

5.  Corrective  measures  at the Montcada incinerator  plant 

2 624 900 

6.  Solid  municipal waste sorting,  recovery  and transfer 

3  108 203 

centres 

7.  Selective collection  of packaging by means of 

1 461 808 

containers  located in public places 

TOTAL. 

19 237 708 

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Publication of main points of decisions to grant financial  assistance under Regulation 
(EC) No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund 

1. 

Name of  project: 

No95.11.61.022E 

Urban  renovation of Ciutat Vella,  1995-98. Case Antic. Barcelona 

2. 

Authority  making the application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Body responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: Ayuntamiento  de Barcelona 

3.2.  Address:  Plaça de Sant Miquel,  s/n  3a planta - 08002 Barcelona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 

5. 

Description 

Renovation  of  the  Case  Antic  is part  of  the project  to  revitalize  the  historical 
centre  of  Barcelona.  The purpose  of the project  is to renovate  the urban  fabric 
and  ensure  that  residents  are  rehoused  in  either  newly-built  or  renovated 
accommodation.  The project  consists  of four  complementary  measures: 

expropriation,  vacation and demolition of entire blocks (1 078 dwellings and 
218 commercial  premises),  i.e.  124 buildings covering  75 290 m2;  . 

integrated  urbanization  with  renovation  of  infrastructures:  transition  from 
town gas to natural gas; change-over to a 220 V electricity  network;  link-up 
to  the  urban  water-supply  network;  new  system  of  pipelines  connected  to 
waste-water  treatment plants. Surfacing  and lighting of green areas and new 
streets  (28 476 m2). 

6. 

Objectives 

The project  has the following  objectives: 

to  brighten  up  the urban  fabric  by  restructuring  the urban  area  and  creating  a 
mosaic  of  green spaces; 

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to improve  mobility  in the area by introducing  more pedestrian  areas  and cycle 
tracks; 

to remoye physical  and visual barriers  by introducing  a system of green spaces 
and pedestrian precincts  at the heart of the district; 

to  reduce  urban  congestion  by  reducing  the  density  of  the  population  and  the 
number of parking places on the streets; 

to fully  renovate all the pavements and street surfaces,  the sewage network and 
infrastructures. 

7. 

Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Purchase  of  land 
and 
main work 

7.4.1995 

- Completion 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Economic  and social cost-benefit  analysis 

The economic analysis  was based  on a five-year  period. 

The internal  rate of return  is  13.1%. 

The costs  include  investments  in land management and urbanization. 

The environmental benefits  were calculated using a method similar to the hedonic price 
method. 

The  benefits  of  the  measure  were  calculated  by  comparing  the  prices  of  similar 
residences  in Case Antic  and  in outlying  suburbs.  The difference  in prices  shows  the 
price component attributed to environmental value. The difference  in value is multiplied 
by the number  of dwellings  in the area affected  by the operation. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The project  will  improve the quality of the environment  in an urban area. 

Opening up a  large  recreational  area  for  the exclusive use of  pedestrians  and cyclists, 
will put a stop to vehicle emissions  and bring about a reduction in noise levels as well 
as a reduction  in congestion caused by traffic.  In addition,  the creation of squares  and 
gardens,  the planting of trees and the placing of street furniture  will improve the urban 
landscape. 

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10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

(ECU  1 =  Ptas  161.225) 

Total-cost: 

12 746 780 

Eligible costs  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance:  80% 

12 746 780 

Cohesion Fund assistance:  10 197 422 

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-=:  Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund 

ANNEX  I 

INFORMATION  SHEET 

Summary  of  project 

No 95.11.61.Ô23A 

1. 

Title: 

Disposal  of  waste  water  in  the Metropolitan  Area  of  Barcelona  (1995). 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 
3.2. 

Name: 
Address: 

Area  Metropolitana  de  Barcelona 
Carrer  62  n°  16-18 Edificio  A.  Zona  franca  08040  Barcelona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 

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Description 

No  1  Improving  the sewer system  in calle del Rossello between  the  plaza  de 

Salvador  Allende  and  calle  de  Pablo  Picasso. 

Municipality:  Sant  Boi  de  Llobregat 

The construction  and other work to be undertaken  on the sewage system  involves 
laying  168  m of  800  mm external diameter  PVC pipe and five  type  A manholes. 

No  2 

Improving the sewer system and resurfacing  calle del Rossello between 
calle Joaquin  Auger  and  the  plaza  Salvador  Allende. 

Municipality:  Sant  Boi  de  Llobregat 

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The work  will basically  involve laying  a 51 m stretch  of  80 cm diameter  P VC 
sewer,  supplying  and  laying  292 m  of  300 mm  diameter  pipe  and  installing 
21 syphon  scuppers  (30 cm x 70 cm) and  six type A manholes. 

No 3  Improving the sewer system and resurfacing calle Joan Marti between 

calle Antoni Gaudi and calle Eusebi Gùell. 

Municipality: Sant Boi de Llobregat 

The construction and other work will involve supplying and laying 30 m of 60 cm 
diameter concrete pipe, laying 12 m of 800 mm diameter PVC pipe and installing 
five type A manholes and  12 syphon  scuppers  (30 cm x 70 cm). 

No 4  Collector  sewer  in  calle  Maria  Girona  between  the  plaza  del 

Ayuntamiento and the river Llobregat. 

Municipality: Sant Boi de Llobregat 

This project  falls  into two quite distinct parts: 

1. 

2. 

Laying pipes which will replace the existing collector sewer,  which is in 
very  poor condition,  and will form  part of  the municipal  sewer  system. 

Laying a new collector sewer to take waste water from  a sector of the city 
without  such  installations  and  carry  it to the relevant  interceptor  sewer. 
A total of 200 m of 60 cm diameter PVC pipe will be laid. 

No 5  Improving  the sewer  system  and  resurfacing  the  streets  around  the 

plaza de Cataluna.-

Municipality: Sant Boi de Llobregat 

The  purpose  of  this  project  is  to  connect,  in  a  simple  and  effective  manner, 
outlets of rainwater and sewage to the municipal sewage system from  which they 
will be carried  to the Viladecans waste-water treatment plant.  The work will be 
carried  out in the streets  around  the plaza de Cataluna. 

A single collector  sewer  is to be built  to take both  rainwater  and  sewage  from 
sewers  in. the area covered  by the project.  A total of  1 748 m of  300 mm,  600 
mm,  800 mm  and  1  000  mm  diameter  pipe  will  be  laid  with  1 <:  ..ianholes 
(6 type A and  15 type B). 

No 6  Improving  the  sewer  system  and  resurfacing  the  Ronda  de  Sant 

Ramon between calle Eusebi Guell and  calle de Girona. 

Municipality:  Sant Boi de Llobregat 

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This  will  involve  constructing  and  laying  925  m  of  30  cm,  40 cm  and  60  cm 
diameter  concrete  pipe and  installing  eight  type A  manholes,  33  type  A  syphon 
scuppers  and  eight  type B  scuppers. 

No  7 

Improving  the  sewer  system  and  resurfacing  calle  de  Nord. 

Municipality:  Sant  Boi  de  Llobregat 

A single collector  sewer is to be built for both rainwater and sewage from  sewers 
in the area  covered  by the project.  A total of 320 m of 600  mm diameter  sewers 
will be laid and  194  m of 300 mm diameter concrete pipe. In addition,  30  syphon 
scuppers  (70  cm x 30 cm), seven type  A manholes and two type B manholes will 
be  installed. 

No  8  Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  calle  Canarias. 

Municipality:  Santa  Coloma  de  Gramanet 

The main sewer  will be a 147  m long 80 cm diameter concrete pipe. Connections 
to  private  drains  and  scuppers  will  be  by  means  of  a  total  of  80  m  of  30  cm 
diameter  concrete  pipe.  The  manholes  will  be  80 cm  x  80 cm.  Four  70  cm  x 
30 cm  scuppers  will be  installed  for  the collection  of  rainwater. 

No  9  Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  Avda.  Primavera. 

Municipality:  Santa  Coloma  de  Gramanet 

The state of the main sewer  will be checked and six 80 cm x 80 cm manholes and 
five  solid-brick  syphon  scuppers  will be  installed. 

A  total  of  119 m of  vibrated  and  pressed  30 cm  diameter  concrete  pipe  will  be 
laid  to provide  connections  to  the  main  system. 

No  10  Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  calle  Galceran  Marquet  and 

calle  Letamendi. 

Municipality:  Santa  Coloma  de  Gramanet 

The existing  sewer  will be extended  with 63 m of 60 cm diameter  concrete  pipe. 
Connections  to  be  system  will  be  provided  by  means  of  14 pipes  30  cm  in 
diameter  of  a  total  length  of  63  m. 

No  11  Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  calle  Dante  and  calle  Ausias 

March. 

Municipality:  Santa  Coloma  de  Gramanet 

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The-existing  sewer in calle Roger de Flor will be extended into calle Dante. It 
will involve laying 60 m of 60 cm internal diameter concrete pipe. A new 50 cm 
diariïétër  PVC  sewer  of  a  total  length  of  105 m will  be  laid  in  calle  Ausias 
March. 

Connections to private drains and the nine new 70 cm x 30 cm scuppers  will be 
by means of 30 cm diameter pipes. A total of  69 m of this pipe will be laid. 

No 12 Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  "Barrios-95  "(calle  Mila  and 

calle Fontanals). 

Municipality: Santa Coloma  de Gramanet 

This  project  forms  part  of  a  series  of  measures  entitled  "Barrios-95 
improvements" to be carried out in various streets of the municipality to provide 
basic waste-water disposal facilities. The system of scuppers needs improvement 
and piping is therefore required to connect to the main sewer system. A six metre 
length of 30 cm diameter concrete collector sewer with four syphon scuppers will 
be laid to connect to the main system.  In total,  102 m of new pipe will be laid. 

No 13  Disposal system and improvements in calle Alella, calle San José and 

calle San Silvestre. 

Municipality: Santa Coloma  de Gramanet 

The project  involves improvements  to the system  of  scuppers  and the laying of 
8 m of 30 cm diameter prefabricated  concrete piping to provide connection to the 
main sewer  system.  A total of 269 m of 30 cm x 20 cm pipe will also be laid. 

Two  solid-brick  scuppers  to  collect  rainwater  and  a  number  of  syphon 
interceptors  will be installed. 

No 14 Disposal  system  and  improvements  in  calle  Beethoven  and  calle 

Camprodon. 

Municipality: Santa Coloma de Gramanet 

Work to widen the road  will necessitate adjustments  to and  the extension  of the 
system  of  scuppers  (installation  of  ten  70  cm  x  30  cm  scuppers)  and  the 
connections to the main sewer system  (laying of 31 m of 30 cm diameter pipe). 
In addition,  34.4  m of  800 mm diameter corrugated  PVC pipe will be laid. 

No 15 Disposal system and improvements in calle Aguileras. 

Municipality: Santa Coloma  de Gramanet 

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Work-to  widen  the road will  necessitate adjustments  to the system  of  scuppers 
(installation  of  seven 70 cm x 30 cm scuppers) and the connections to the main 
sewêr  system  (laying of 28 m of 30 cm diameter pipe). 

No 16  Improvements  to  the  urban  environment  and  disposal  systems  in 

various areas in 1995. 

Municipality: Santa Coloma  de Gramanet 

The  work  involves  increasing  the diameter  of  the collector  sewers  under two 
important urban thoroughfares,  Av. Anselmo de Rius and Avda. Cataluna up to 
150 cm and  110 cm diameter respectively.  A total of  1 006 m of new pipe will 
be laid,  550 m at  150 cm and 456 m at  110 cm diameter. 

No 17  Canalization  of the  "Torrente del Fondo" stream. 

Municipality: Viladecans 

The project  is to canalize a 650 m stretch  of the  "Torrente  del Fondo?  stream. 

The work  consists  of the construction  of a corrugated  steel vault leading  into a 
reinforced-concrete  channel which will carry the water to the existing river bed. 
The construction  will not  form  part  of  the area's  sewer  system,  from  which  it 
will only receive the overflow  in peak periods. 

A 600 mm diameter collector sewer of about 500 m long will be laid to solve the 
problem  of  rainwater  disposal  in the most historic  areas of the municipality. 

No 18  Canalization  of the  "Torrente de la Font" stream in Badalona 

Municipality: Badalona 

The project is for the canalization of the open stretch of the "Torrente de la Font" 
stream,  the  underground  section  having  already  been  canalized.  This  involved 
changing  the course  of the municipal  sewer  which currently  runs  along  the bed 
of the stream. 

The channel  will  be  1 048 m long,  6 m wide and  1.5  m deep.  In  addition,  40 
manholes  will be installed. 

No 19  Collector  sewer  in  the  C-245  between  Av. Bertrân  y  Giiell  and  the 

Riera Parets in the municipality  of Gava. 

Municipality: Gava 

The  1.25  m diameter  collector  sewer  will be of PVC.  A total of  670 m of pipe 
will be laid,  involving  the removal and return  of a considerable  amount of earth 

and the removal, replacement and extension  of asphalted  surfaces.  A total of eight 
manholes  will  also  be  installed. 

No  20  Outfall  from  the  northern  interceptor  sewer  in  the  municipality  of 

Castelldefels. 

Municipality:  Castelldefels 

Laying  out and constructing  an outfall  from  the interceptor  sewer  in the north  of 
the  municipality  of  Castelldefels.  From  the  collector  sewer,  a  section  of  pipe, 
which  will serve  as the by-pass  for  the future  pumping  station,  will be laid,  plus 
five  sections  of  pipe  (sections  I  to V)  from  the  station  to  the  sea. 

Section  I  will  be  a  16  m  section  of  pipe  between  the  pumping  station  and  the 
main road.  Section  II will pass under the main road and will be constructed  using 
ten  3  m  long  caissons  prefabricated  on  site.  Section  III  will  be  464  m  long. 
Section  IV,  117  m long,  will run  to the shore at Castelldefels.  Finally,  section  V 
the  final  section  of  the collector,  will  be  30  m long. 

No  21  Canalization of the  "Torrent de Vallmajor y Velazquez" in Badalona. 

Municipality:  Badalona 

Diversion  of  the  waters  of  the  "Torrent  de  Vallmajor"  to  calle  Velazquez  by 
means of a  1.5  m square section 400  m long collector  sewer which will cope with 
the  water  from  both  catchment  areas. 

The collector  sewer  in calle Velazquez will be replaced  by a 300  m long  100 cm 
diameter  pipe.  A  250  m  section  of  the  collector  sewer  along  the  N-II  will  be 
replaced  by  a  120 cm  diameter  pipe. 

No  22  Work  on  local  collector  sewers. 

Municipality:  L'Hospitalet  de  Llobregat 

Alterations  and improvements  to a series of local collector  sewers  throughout  the 
city.  The collectors  requiring  the most urgent  work are located  as  follows:  Riera 
del  Frares,  Riera  de  la  Creu,  calle  Marti  Codolar,  calle  Barcelona,  calle 
Casanovas,  calle  Castelao,  calle  Modern,  calle  Natzaret,  calle  Renclusa, 
Av.  Masnou,  calle Pukos, calle Vallparda, calle Sant Josep and calle Famés.  The 
work will  involve removing  about 36 700  m3 of earth,  laying 5 790  m of  pipe of 
various  diameters  and  installing  204  scuppers  (70  cm  x  30  cm),  a  2  m  square 
reinforced  concrete  double  collector  and  108  manholes  of  80 cm  diameter  or 
larger. 

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No  23  Improvements  to the  waste-water disposal systems  and repairs to the 
road  surfaces  in  Pasaje  del  Mercat,  calle  Barcelona,  Av.  Pompeu 
~  Fabra,  calle Tossa,  calle Lloret,  calle Tarragona  and calle Empûries. 

Municipality:  El  Prat  de  Llobregat 

Improvement  to rainwater  drainage  in  four  areas  of  the municipality:  Pasaje  del 
Mercat,  calle  Barcelona,  Av.  Pompeu  Fabra,  calle  Tossa,  calle  Lloret,  calle 
Tarragona  and  calle  Empuries. 

The  existing  collector  sewer  in  Pasaje  del  Mercat  will  be  replaced  given  the 
practical  impossibility  of  laying a second  parallel pipe.  A new 630  mm  diameter 
central collector  sewer  will be laid in calle Barcelona.  In Av.  Pompeu Fabra,  the 
existing  collector sewer  under the pavement will be replaced  by anew  pipe under 
the  centre  of  the  road. 

6. 

Aims 

-  Improvements  to  the  urban  waste-water  disposal  systems  to  prevent'flooding. 

-  The  installation  of  17  829.4  m of  pipe. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

7.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  economic  analysis  of  the  projects  is  generally  based  on  a  life  of  twenty 
years.  The internal  rate of  return  generally  varies between  8.0%  and  14.4%  and, 
in  certain  cases,  is  as  high  as  27.4%. 

The  costs  include  the  planned  investments. 

The  advantages  were  assessed  by  considering  the aims  from  the  widest  possible 
point  of  view,  selecting  those  which  could  be quantified,  in  accordance  with  the 
precision  with  which  the  projects  are  defined.  In  each  case,  an  assessment  of 
quantifiable  intangible  advantages  and  a qualitative description  of  unquantifiable 
advantages  was  made. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

The  work  on  waste-water  disposal  systems  will  aid  compliance  with 
Directive  91/271/EEC concerning  urban  waste-water  treatment by improving  the 

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disposal infrastructures  of a number of municipalities and thus helping to achieve 
the  objective  of  the  Directive:  protecting  the  environment  from  the  harmful 
effects  of waste-water discharges. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  161.225) 

Total cost: 
Costs incurred  before  eligibility date: 
Eligible cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

15 828 699 
14 886 
15 813 813 
80% 
12 651 050 

Breakdown  of the  aid 

PROJECTS 

N 'l  - Improving  the sewer  system  in calle del Rossello" between  the 
plaza de Salvador  Allende and calle de Pablo Picasso. 

N°2  - Improving  the sewer  system  and resurfacing  calle del Rossello 
between calle Joaquin  Auger and the plaza Salvador Allende. 

N'3  -  Improving  the sewer  system  and resurfacing  calle Joan Marti 
between calle Antonio Gaudi and calle Eusebi Giiell. 
N84  - Collector  sewer in calle Maria  Girona between  the plaza del 
Ayuntamiento and the river Llobregat. 

N*5 - Improving  the sewer  system  and resurfacing  the streets  around 
the plaza de Cataluna 

TOTAL 
-  AID 

, 

27 812 

24 314 

18 359 

466 096 

168 659 

N°6 - Improving  the sewer  system  and resurfacing  the Ronda de Sant 

73 388 

Ramon  between  calle Eusebi  Giiell and calle de Girona. 

N"7 - Improving  the sewer  system  and resurfacing  calle de Nord. 

N°8 - Disposal  system  and  improvements  in calle Canarias. 

N°9 - Disposal  system  and improvements  in Avda Primavera. 

N*10 - Disposal  system  arid improvements  in calle Galceran  Marquet 
and calle Letamendi. 
N ' ll  - Disposal  system  and  improvements  in calle Dante and calle 
Ausias Ma/ch. 

58 398 

48 514 

139 869 

85 218 

87 307 

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N#12 - Disposal  system  and improvements  in  "Barrios-95"  (calle 
Mila and-^alle Fontanals). 

N'13  - Disposal  system  and improvements  in calle Alella,  calle San 
José and calle San Silvestre. 

54  101 

92 829 

N"14 - Disposal  system  and improvements  in calle Beethoven and 

66 243 

calle Camprodon. 

N* 15 - Disposal  system  and improvements  in calle Aguileras. 

32 590 

N* 16 - Improvements  to the urban  environment  and disposal  systems 

500 543 

in various  areas  in 1995. 

N'17 - Canalization  of the  "Torrente  del Fondo" stream. 

N* 18 - Canalization  of  the  "Torrente  de la Font"  stream  in Badalona. 
N'19  - Collector  sewer  in C-245 between  Av.  Bertrân  y Giiell and 
the Riera Parets  in the municipality  of Gava. 
N"20 - Outfall  from  the northern  interceptor  sewer  in the 
municipality  of  Castelldefels. 

331 214 

1 960 589 
318 879 
* 
2  159 139 

N"21 - Canalization  of  the  "Torrent  de Vallmajor  y Velazquez" in 

2 046  169 

Badalona. 

N'22  - Work  on local collector  sewers. 

N'23  - Improvements  to the waste-water disposal  systems  and 
repairs  to the road  surfaces  in Pasaje  del Mercat,  calle Barcelona, 
Av. Pompeu  Fabra,  calle Tossa,  calle Lloret,  calle Tarragona  and 
calle Empuries. 

TOTAL 

3 438 673 

452  147 

12 651 050 

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Summary of project 

No 95.11.61.023E 

1. 

Title: 

Urban  environment  in the Metropolitan  Area of Barcelona.  1995. 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name: Direccion  General de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Area Metropolitana  de Barcelona 

3.2.  Address: 

Carrer  62 n°  16-18 Edificio  A.  Zona franca  08040 Barcelona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 

5. 

Description 

A series  of  four  projects  as described  below. 

1. 

Turd  Caritg  Park  (Phases II and  III) 

Municipality:  Badalona 

Laying out a city park in a run-down  area. 

The project  is being implemented  in three phases. 
Work  has  already  been  carried  out  in  the  first  area  and  no  funding  is  being 
applied  for. 

The-second  phase  will  involve  work  in  the  highest  of  the  areas,  a  piece  of 
woodland  at the junction  of  Avenida Caritg  and  Calle Pere  Martell.  The  work 
will "involve  the  reafforestation  and  environmental  rehabilitation  of  a  very 
degraded piece of public land. It is planned to reafforest  9.5  ha with 6 000 trees. 

The third  area,  lying on a hill to the north-east,  is more urbanized  and consists 
of a series  of terraces. 

2. 

Rehabilitation  of the bed  and banks  of the  "Riera  Major" 

Municipality:  Cerdanyola del Vallès 

The work  involves  moving  earth,  planting,  a small  amount of  canalization  and 
work to lay out a city park  (gardening, pathways, lighting,  seating). Around 20 
ha will be reafforested  with  a range of  trees  and  shrubs.  Access  will  be made 
difficult  to  an  area  extending  to  about  30 m  from  the  banks  to  protect  the 
biological processes  of the riverside and aquatic species  to be planted  there. 

3. 

Reclamation  and  restoration  of  the  stretch  of  the  River  Llobregat  running 
through  the municipality  of Cornelia  de  Llobregat. 

Municipality:  Cornelia de Llobregat 

The work  will be carried  out along a two kilometre  stretch  of  the river over an 
area of approximately  16 ha. 

The work  will have two objectives: 

(a) 

(b) 

To  improve  the  use  made  of  environmental  resources  and  stop  the 
degradation  of nature and the landscape. 
To improve access to the site and its integration in the surrounding  urban 
environment so that the recreational areas thus reclaimed will complement 
those already  existing  throughout  the city. 

4. 

Layout  and  integration  of an area  lying between the upper  and  lower  parts 
of  Cornelia  de  Llobregat. 

Municipality:  Cornelia de Llobregat 

The  work  will  be  carried  out  over  a  total  area  of  117 799 m2,  although  it  is 
estimated  that the work will have an impact on more than 34 ha. The aim of the 
project  is  the  conversion  of  a  very  run-down  area  of  the  city  of  Cornelia  de 
Llobregat  into  a  large  green  area,  including  a  zone  of  public  facilities,  in 
accordance  with  a  special  land-use  plan,  to  permit  the  linking  of  two  very 
important  ares of the city which are currently  cut off  from  each other. 

2DC 

The.area has been divided into four  zones according  to the improvements  to be 
carried  out: 

Zone  1 (40 788 m2):  consolidation,  improvement  and  extension  of  the 
built-up area around Torre de la Miranda. 

Zone 2 (4 224 m2): passage under the railway line and new direct access 
to the station  and Can Mercader  Park from  San Ildefonso. 

Zone 3  (38  787 m2):  new  lay-out  of  the  area  between  the extension  of 
Avenida  Salvador  Allende  and  the  second  ring-road  and  the  football 
stadium. 

Zone 4 (34 000 m2): the work to be carried  out in this area concerns the 
long  stretches  between  the  railway  line  and  the  rear  of  Can  Mercader 
Park. 

Aims 

To reclaim natural areas, improving the environment, eliminating existing 
risks, 
impact  of  certain 
infrastructures. 

removing  eyesores  and  reducing 

the 

Reclamation  of a total of 549 699 m2. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main work 

15.1.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1999 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic  advantages 

In  order  to  calculate  the  costs  and  advantages,  an  analysis  was  made  of  the 
objectives  of each  project. 

Cost  were  calculated  on  the  basis  of  the  information  contained  in  the  project 
descriptions,  plus  maintenance and running  costs  where appropriate. 

The advantages were assessed  by considering  the aims from  the widest possible 
point of view,  selecting those which could be quantified,  in accordance with the 
precision  with  which  the projects  are  defined.  In  each  case,  an  assessment  of 
quantifiable  intangible  advantages  was  made  and  a  qualitative  description  of 
unquantifiable  advantages given. 

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The period  of return  varies  from  project  to project. 

Theihtemal rate of return varies from  9.7%  up to, in one case, more than 50%. 

9. 

Environmental  impact assessment 

(a) 

(b) 

The  reclamation  of  natural  areas  will  have  a  positive  environmental 
impact. The group of projects  ties in perfectly  well with the objective of 
improving the urban environment set out in the Green Paper on the Urban 
Environment, its ultimate objective being to create attractive surroundings 
for the inhabitants of towns and cities and to reduce the contribution made 
by towns and cities to overall pollution. 

The  projects  for  the  rehabilitation,  reclamation  and  restoration  of  the 
stretch of the River Llobregat in the municipality of Cornelia de Llobregat 
and  the rehabilitation  of  the bed  and  banks  of  the  "Riera  Mayor"  will 
proceed  on  the basis  of  an  undertaking  by  the competent  authorities  to 
consider  the  rehabilitated  areas  as  public  areas  which  cannot  be  built « 
upon. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  162.323) 

Total cost: 
Eligible  cost  (from  7.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

13 896 365 
13 896 365 
80% 
11117 091 

Breakdown  of the aid 

AID 

£o& 

1) Turô  Caritg  Park  (Phases  II and 

III) 

2)  Rehabilitation  of the bed and 
banks of  the  "Riera  Major" 

3)  Reclamation and restoration  of 

the stretch  of the River 
Llobregat  running  through  the 
municipality  of Cornelia de 
Llobregat. 

4)  Layout  and integration  of an 
area lying between the upper 
and  lower  parts of  Cornelia de 
Llobregat. 

4 581 975 

2 612 075 

492 844 

3 430  197 

TOTAL 

11 Ï17 091 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/025-2 

1. 

Title: 

Management  of  solid  municipal  waste.  1995.  Waste  recycling  in  Bilbao. 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Ayuntamiento  de  Bilbao 

3.2.  Address: 

Plaza  Ernesto  Erkoreka,  s/n  Bilbao. 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  The  Basque  Country 
5. 

Description 
The  Artigas  rubbish  tip  in  Bilbao  serves  700 000  inhabitants.  The  principal  aim 
of  this  waste-recycling  plan  is  the recovery  of  materials  delivered  to  the  tip  for 
subsequent  reuse.  More  specifically,  the  plan  is  for  the  recycling  of  plastic, 
ferrous  metals,  paper and  cardboard.  This  will be carried  out on the premises  of 
the current  treatment plant at the Artigas tip. The new recovery plant will be built 
beside  the  current  plant,  fed  from  a  by-pass  leading  from  the  conveyor  which 
now  carries  waste  to  the  tip.  After  the  waste  has  been  diverted,  ferrous  metals 
will  be  recovered  using  an  electro-magnet.  The  waste  will  then  be  separated  in 
a  trommel  and  other  materials  recovered  by  sorting  on  conveyor  belts.  Finally, 
the  recovered  materials  will  be carried  by  conveyor  belts  to  a  hopper  feeding  a 
self-tying  baling  press.  The  material  will  then  be  ready  for  dispatch. 

The  remaining  waste  will  return  to  the conveyor  belt  for  tipping. 

6. 

Aims 

To  permit  the  recovery  of  210 000  tonnes  per  year  of  plastic,  ferrous 
metals,  paper and cardboard  for  subsequent  reuse. 
To permit the reuse of  materials  not sorted  at the point of  collection and 
to extend  the life  of  the tip. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.10.1995 

1 

] 

Completion 

31.5.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  purpose  of  the  cost-benefit  analysis  of  the  project  is  to  determine  its 
economic profitability  bearing in mind its social advantages. The plant is assumed 
to  have  a life  of  15 years. 

The  costs  include  investments  in  various  areas  (construction  work,  equipment, 
engineering  work,  etc.). 

The  advantages  are a reduction  in pollution  resulting  from  effective  treatment  of 
waste,  reclamation  of  land  for  other  uses,  reduction  of  the  cost  of  waste 
management  by  the  introduction  of  recycling  and  savings  in  raw  materials  and 
energy. 

The  economic  rate  of  return  will  be  16.92%. 

To  the  above  advantages  must  be  added  other  unquantifiable  social  benefits. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

(a) 

The project  will have a positive effect  on  the environment.  The  measures 
will  correct  environmental  problems  and  improve  the  environment  by 
eliminating waste, protect water and soil by reducing  the risks of pollution 
and  promote  the  rational  use  of  the  natural  resources  recovered  by 
selective  collections  and  recycling. 

The project  will have no impact on any environmentally  sensitive area and 
contains  measures  to  correct  any  environmental  damage  caused  by  the 
work  for  its  implementation. 

(b) 

The  competent  authorities  will  have  to  send  toxic  and  dangerous  waste 
without  delay  to  a  suitable  plant  for  treatment. 

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10. 

Cost  and assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  162.323) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  7.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

1 169 888 
1 169 888 
80% 
935 910 

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No  95/11/61/027 

1. 

Title: 

Drinking-water  supply  works 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de  Obras  Hidraûlicas  (MOPTMA) 

3.2.  Address: 

P8  de la  Castellana,  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Andalusia,  Aragon,  Castile-La  Mancha  and  Murcia 
5. 

Description 
A  set  of  13 projects  to  supply  water  to various  communities  affected  by  serious 
and permanent drought in the provinces of Guadalajai a, Huelva, Murcia,  M' 
.  J , 
Cuenca  and  Teruel. 

The  mairi details  of  each  project  are  described  below 

1.  Supply  to  Pezuela  de Santorcaz  el  Pozo  de  Guadala,  *\ 

.ad  Pioz. 

It  is  planned  to build  a  branch  conduit  to alleviate  the  pies 
;  need  of  Pezuela 
s  Jation  of  6 496 m 
de las Torres  for  drinking  water.  The work  involves  the 
of  pipeline  to  increase  the  supply  by  7 1/s.  Vents  and  drai.  : will  also  be  fitted, 
together  with  their  corresponding  valves.  The  water  will  bt  channelled  into  the 
urban  reservoir  of  the  community  concerned. 

2.  Supply  to  Zalamea  la Real  and  Riotinto. 

Connection  of  the  Chanza-Piedras  system,  which  supplies  the  southern  part  of 
Huelva province,  to the system  supplying  the mining district  of Huelva,  in  order 
to remedy  the water  shortage  caused  by  the  drought. 

The  project  consists  of  laying  pipelines  and  installing  the  necessary  pumping 
stations between  Valverde del Camino and  the Riotinto drinking-water  treatment 
plant. 

300  mm  diameter  pipeline: 
vents 
valves 

8 000 m 
13 units 
7  units 

3.  Supply  to  the  Huelva  mining  basin  pumping  station 

Expansion  of  the  pumping  capacity  of  the  conduit  from  the  Chanza-Piedras 
system.  The  existing  pumps  in  the  Trigueros  and  Beas  lifting  stations  will  be 
replaced. 
A  new  pumping  station  will  be  built  in  Valverde  del  Camino  to pump  water  to 
Zalamea. la  Real  and  Riotinto. 

Trigueros  pumping  station: 

Beas  pumping  station: 

Valverde  del  Camino  pumping  station: 

Pumps: 
Flow: 
Hm: 

Pumps: 
Flow: 
Hm: 

3 
153  m3/h 
120 m 

3 
153  m3/h 
140 m 

Pumps: 

3 
100  m3/h 
189 m 

Flow: 
Hm: 

4.  Supply  to  Campo  Cartagena  western  zone,  Canteras  reservoir 

Construction  of  a  10 000  m3 circular  reservoir  in  reinforced  concrete. 
Installation  of  746.56  m of asbestos  cement  pipeline with  a  diameter  of  400 
mm,  buried  in  a  trench,  between  the  Cartagena  canal  and  the  above-
mentioned  reservoir. 

5.  Supply  to Campo  Cartagena  western  zone, La  Aljorra  pumping  facilities 

Pumping  station  to transport  water  from  the new Cartagena canal,  with  three 
motor  pumps  (2-1),  each  with  a  flowrate  of  315  1/s  at  65  m  and  a  220  hp 
motor. 
3.8  km  of  pressure  pipeline  700  mm  in  diameter,  all  in  asbestos  cement 
except  for  200  m in  ductile  iron. 

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-10 000 m3  rectangular  equalizing  reservoir  in  reinforced  concrete.  The 
reservoir  will act as the end of the circuit. 

6.  Supply to Campo Cartagena F2, conduits and branches 

Installation  of the following  pipelines  (buried  in trenches): 

7.95  km and 500 mm in diameter,  from  the Canteras reservoir  to La  Gufa. 
This is the general  conduit. 
2.14  km, 300 mm in diameter and 5.77  km, 250 mm in diameter,  from  the 
end  of  the general  conduit  to connect  to the  existing  branch  supplying  La 
Palma and La Aparecida.  This is branch  1. 
3.4  km,  450 mm  in  diameter;  4.1km,  300 mm  in  diameter;  5.33  km, 
250 mm  in  diameter;  5.12  km,  200 mm  in  diameter,  from  the  end  of  the 
general conduit to connect to the La Aljorra  pressure pipe and ending at the 
supply  conduit  for  La  Palma,  closing  the  circuit  with  branch  1.  This  is 
branch 2. 
0.5  km,  100 mm in diameter,  from  the general conduit  to La Gufa.  This  is 
branch 3. 
1.25  km,  250  mm  in  diameter,  from  branch  2  to  Pozo  Estrechô.  This  is 
branch 4. 
All the pipelines are of asbestos cement,  except for  1.15 km of ductile iron 
and  the pipes in shafts  (some 0.25  km), made in plate. 

7.  Supply to Campo  Cartagena  eastern  zone, conduit  for  southern  zone of 

Mar  Menor,  Cabezo Beaza Beal section. 

Pumping  station  to  transport  water  from  the Cabezo Beaza  reservoir,  with 
three motor pumps (2 +  1), each with a flowrate of 200 1/s at a manometric 
head of 24 m and a  100 hp motor. 
13.3 km  of  asbestos  cement  conduit  600 mm  in  diameter,  to  the  El  Beal 
reservoir. 

8.  Supply  to  Campo  Cartagena  eastern  zone,  expansion  of  the  La  Gufa 

syphon  and  initial  construction  works. 

Installation,  buried  in  a trench,  of  8.99  km of  reinforced  concrete  pipeline 
with a plate core,  1 000  mm in diameter,  between the new Cartagena canal 
and the El Cabezo Beaza  reservoir. 

9.  Supply  to  Campo  Cartagena  eastern  zone,  Connection  between  Cabezo 

Beaza  and  the  Alumbres  reservoir. 

Pumping  station  to  take  water  from  the  Ei  Cabezo  Beaza  reservoir,  with 
three  motor pumps  (2 -f- 1), each  with a flowrate  of 450 m3/h at  16 m and 
a 50 hp motor. 

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-5-8 km  of  pressure  pipe,  600 mm in  diameter,  almost  entirely  in  asbestos 
cement,  leading  to  the  Alumbres  reservoir  of  the  Mancomunidad  de  los 
Tonales  del Taibilla. 

10.  Supply to communities  in the province of Malaga 

This project  involves the following  work: 

Alozaina: installation  of a bore hole and conduit to supply Jorox; 
Almachar and El Borge: deepening and adjustment  of the intake well in the 
Benamargosa river; 
Casabermeja:  catchment  and  conveyance  of  water  from  the  Puerto  de  las 
Pedrizas  area; 
Colmenar: catchment and conveyance of water from  El Hundidero; 
Jimena  de  Librar:  Improvement  of  supply  and  protection  wall  on  the 
Guadiaro river; 
Malaga:  vaulting  of  stream  in the Calle Conde de Lemos. 

11.  Filtering  at  the Vinuela  reservoir  for the eastern Costa  del Sol 

Treatment of raw water at a rate of  1 200 1/s from  the Vinuela dam by installing 
seven  sand  pressure  filters  and  adding  reagents,  for  the  supply  of  the  eastern 
Costa del Sol. 

12.  Catchment and conduits  for the supply of drinking water to Minglanilla. 

Measures  to supply  water to the community of Minglanilla:  workover  of a well 
400 mm in diameter and 300 m deep. Installation of an 86 hp pump powered by 
a  150 kVA power  unit,  laying  of a medium voltage line over  100 m and a low 
voltage  line  over  96 m;  installation  of  a  160 kVA  transformer;  laying  of  a 
pipeline 200 mm in diameter. 

13.  Catchment  and additional conduits for the supply to Teruel. 

This involves: 

catchment of  water, 
conduits  to provide additional  supply  to the town of Teruel. 

Materials  required: 

4 068 m of pressure  pipeline for  water, 
691 m of drilling  for  wells and reconnaissance  wells, 
two transforming  centres, 
six centrifugal  pumps  for  transporting  water. 

6. 

Aims 

All of the measures in this  set of projects  are included in the preliminary  drafts 
of  the  Water  Plan  for  Cuenca  and  the  National  Water  Plan,  thereby  ensuring 
consistency  with  the national water  strategy. 

The.raain objectives  of this  set of projects are: 

- 

to supply drinking water to 340  100 people suffering  the effects  of drought, 
to  build  an  infrastructure  consisting  of  93 868 m of  conduits  and  various 
pumping  stations  and  other  ancillary  facilities  necessary  for  the  supply  of 
water and the sustainable development of the area, 
to improve the urban  water supply, 
to improve water quality, 
to  improve  the  health  conditions  and  quality  of  life  of  the  population 
concerned, 
to increase the availability of water through rational  and coordinated  use, 
to improve the management and use of water. 

The  specific  objectives  of the set of projects  are as  follows: 

POPULATION  MVDAY 

SUPPLIED 

Supply to Pezuela de Santorcaz  el Pozo de 
Guadalajara  and Pioz,  Guadalajara 

1 500 

605 

Supply  to Zalamea  la Real and Riotinto, Huelva 

23 000 

22 000 

9 744 

170 000 

250  128 

Supply  to the Huelva  mining basin pumping  station, 
Huelva 

Supply to Campo Cartagena  western  zone,  Canteras 
reservoir,  Cartagena 

Supply  to Campo Cartagena  western  zone, La 
Aljorra  pumping facilities,  Cartagena 

Supply  to Campo Cartagena  F2,  conduits and 
branches,  Cartagena 

Supply to Campo Cartagena  eastern  zone, conduit 
for  southern  zone of Mar  Menor,  Cartagena 

Supply  to Campo Cartagena eastern  zone, 
expansion  of the La Gufa syphon  and initial 
construction  works,  Cartagena 

Supply to Campo Cartagena  eastern  zone, 
connection  between  Cabezo Beaza and the 
Alumbres  reservoir,  Cartagena 

Supply  to communities  in the province of Malaga, 
Malaga 

v*-

Filtering  at  the  Vinuela  reservoir  for  the eastern 
Costa  deLSol,  Malaga 

70 000 

103  680 

Catchment  and  conduits  for  the  supply  of  drinking 
water  to Minglanilla,  Cuenca 

3  000 

Catchment  and  additional  conduits  for  the  supply  to 
Teruel,  Teruel 

35 000 

12  960 

TOTAL 

324  500 

377  117 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995  * 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

It  is  not  always  possible  to  obtain  directly  the  data  needed  to  carry  out  a  cost-
benefit  analysis  on  a  set  of  projects  like  these.  Some  of  the  data  have  therefore 
had  to be determined  indirectly  on the basis of certain  criteria  or initial premises. 

In  identifying  the  costs,  account  was  taken  of: 

investment costs,  the figures  for which are included  in the information  in the 
projects; 
operating  costs,  including  all  the  costs  arising  from 
the  use  of  the 
infrastructures  in  question  as  well as  the costs  of  equipment  with  a  lifespan 
shorter  than  that  of  the  project. 

In  identifying  the  benefits,  account  was  taken  of  the  value  of  damages  or  costs 
avoided  and  of  the  goods  and  services  made  available  to  the  communities  in 
question  as  a consequence  of  the  project. 

The  following  benefits  were  identified: 

availability  of  water  with  service  guaranteed, 
improvement  in  water  quality, 
reduction  in  over-exploitation  of  aquifers. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  for  the  project  is  212.66%  (Pezuela:  29.30%; 
Zalamea:  100.67%;  Huelva  mining  basin:  100.58%;  Campo  de  .Cartagena: 
137.57%;  Malaga  province:  182.49%;  eastern  Costa  del  Sol:  833.67%; 
Minglanilla:  22.39%;  Teruel:  92.28%.) 

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9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

1.  In  view  of  the  definition  and  objectives  of  this  set  of  projects,  it  will 

contribute  to: 
- 

the  conservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  quality  of  the 
environment, 

-  water  management. 

2.  These  measures  will  provide  drought-stricken  communities  with 

the 

infrastructures  needed  to improve  their  quality  of  life. 

3.  This  set  of  projects  will  have basically  palliative  effects,  since  the  damage 
caused  by the drought  in recent  years  has obliged  the Spanish  government  to 
attend  to  the  urgent  needs  caused  by  it.  At  the  same  time,  these  measures 
will  make  it  possible  to  prevent  such  situations  of  scarcity  arising  in  the 
future. 

4.  All the measures  in this set of projects  must concern  water  for  domestic  use. * 

Compliance  with Directive 75/442/EEC  on the quality  of  surface  water.  This  set 
of  projects  also  complies  with  the guidelines  set  out  in  Directives  85/337/EEC, 
80/778/EEC,  74/440/EEC  and  79/869/EEC. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

Breakdown  of  costs  by  project 

14 046  069 

14 046  069 
85% 
11 939  158 

PROJECT 

ELIGIBLE  COST 

Supply  to  Pezuela  de  Santorcaz  el  Pozo  de  Guadalajara 

272  449 

and  Pioz,  Guadalajara 

Supply  to  Zalamea  la  Real  and  Riotinto,  Huelva 

Supply  to the Huelva  mining  basin  pumping  station, 
Huelva 
Supply  to  Campo  Cartagena  western  zone,  Canteras 
reservoir,  Cartagena 
, 

— 

Supply  to  Campo  Cartagena  western  zone,  La  Aljorra 
pumping  facilities,  Cartagena 

°U  S 

810  729 

811  345 

461  425 

1 081  793 

Supply to Campo Cartagena F2, conduits and branches, 
Cartagena 

• 

Supply  to Campo Cartagena eastern  zone, conduit  for 
southern  zone of Mar  Menor,  Cartagena 

Supply to Campo Cartagena eastern  zone, expansion  of 
the La Guia syphon and initial construction  works, 
Cartagena 

Supply to Campo Cartagena eastern  zone, connection 
between  Cabezo Beaza and the Alumbres reservoir, 
Cartagena 

Supply  to communities  in the province of Malaga 
Malaga 

Filtering  at the Vinuela reservoir  for  the eastern  Costa 
del Sol, Malaga 

Catchment  and conduits  for  the supply  of drinking 
water  to Minglanilla,  Cuenca 

Catchment  and additional conduits  for  the supply  to 
Teruel,  Teruel 

1 980 619 

1 641 172 

1 896 835 

1 048 526 

271 064 

1811 203 

425 078 

1 533 978 

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Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund 

ANNEX  I 

INFORMATION  SHEET 

Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/028-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Water  supply  in  areas  affected  by  drought  in  the  catchment  areas  of  southern 
Spain  and  the  Guadalquivir. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

Direcciôn  General  de Obras  Hidrâulicas  (MOPTMA) 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67, 28071  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Almeria,  Granada,  Cordoba, Malaga  and  Seville 

Autonomous  Community:  Andalusia 

5. 

Description 

PROJECTS  IN  THE  CATCHMENT  AREA  OF  SOUTHERN  SPAIN 

Projects  in  the  province  of  Almeria 

Owing  to  the  persistence  of  the  drought,  the  work  to  supply  water  to  the 
is  considered 
communities  concerned  by  the  projects  described  hereafter 
emergency  work. 

5.1  Water  supply  to  Roquetas  de  Mar 

The urban  centres on the coast of Almeria (Roquetas  de Mar and  Aguadulce) 
are  currently  supplied  by  wells.  This  source  of  water  is  on  the  verge  of 

drying  up because  of  its  continual  use  as an available  resource in view  of  the 
drought.  The  infrastructures  needed  to  solve  the  supply  problem  must 
therefore  be  built. 

The  project  involves  the  construction  of: 

a reservoir,  with  a capacity  of  10  000  m3, made  up  of  two  basins  measuring 
40  m  x  30  m  x  4.25  m  with  straight  walls  of  reinforced  concrete  H-200, 
0.35  m  thick  and pillars  of  0.30  x  0.30  m,  spaced  at intervals  of  5  m  x  5  m, 
to  support  the  cover  made  of  precast  girders  of  reinforced  concrete; 

conduit  from  Roquetas  to  Aguadulce:  two  sections  of  pipeline  made  of 
ductile  cast  iron  400  mm  in  diameter,  buried  in  a trench  filled  with  selected 
excavation  materials,  covered  and  protected  by  a layer  of  sand: 

Section  1  has  an  overall  length  of  432  m  and  connects  the  reservoir  at  the 
end  of  the  Beninar-Aguadulce  conduit  with 
the  Aguadulce  equalizing 
reservoir.  It  includes  two  valves  with  elastic  seals,  300  mm  in  diameter  for 
connections  to  the  Aguadulce  system. 

Section  2  has  an  overall  length  of  6  352  m  and  extends  the  final  section  of 
the  existing  conduit  which  will  connect 
the  Aguadulce  and  Roquetas 
equalizing  reservoirs.  The  work  includes  the  installation  of  eight  shafts  for 
bypasses,  seven  for  air  vents,  and  four  for  drains,  together  with  five  hydrants, 
as  well  as providing  for  future  connections  with  the  installation  of  a  pressure 
reducing  valve. 

5.2  Water  supply  for  Cabo  de  Gâta  (Almeria). 

The  current  drought  has  worsened  the  already  precarious  water  supply  to  the 
town  of  Cabo  de  Gâta,  which  depends  mainly  on  wells.  This  project  will 
therefore  solve  a particularly  critical  water-supply  problem,  especially  in  the 
summer. 

The  work  involves  expanding  the  existing  desalination  plant  by  adding  a  new 
reverse  osmosis  treatment  system  with  an  additional  capacity  of  500  mVday. 

installing  the  drinking-water  plant  will  have  no  negative  effects  on  the 
environment.  The 
living 
conditions  and  prevent  over-exploitation  of  the  wells,  which  are  currently  in 
danger  of  drying  up. 

improved  water  supply  will  enhance  general 

5.3  Third  system  for  the  water  purification  plant  at  Bajo.  Almanzora 

(Almeria). 

Analysis  has  found  the  water  from  the  Cuevas  de  Almanzora  reservoir  to 
contain  sulphate  levels  (937  mg/1)  which  do  not  comply  with  European 

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standards.  The  reservoir  must  supply  water  to  120  000  inhabitants,  so  the 
construction  of  the  drinking-water  plant  is both  necessary  and  urgent. 

In  order  to  treat  a  maximum  volume  of  30  000  mVday  it  is  planned  to 
supplement  the  two  treatment  lines  included  in  the  project  to  build  a 
purification  plant  for  water  from  the  Bajo  Almanzora  reservoir  with  a  third 
line  consisting  of  128  pressure  tanks  and  768  membranes,  able  to  treat  a 
daily  volume  of  10 000 m3 of  water,  reducing  levels of  sulphate  (SO<)  from 
937  to  250  mg/1 and  magnesium  (Mg)  from  682  to  50 mg/1. 

Work  also  includes  the  necessary  connections  and  a  raw  water  pumping 
station  as well  as electric  connections,  inspection  facilities  and  the  necessary 
instrumentation. 

5.4  Reservoir  and  conduits  in  districts  of  Los  Guiraos  and  Guazamara 

(municipality  of  Cuevas  de Almanzora)  (Almeria). 

The  current  drought  has  worsened  the  already  precarious  water  supply  to 
numerous villages which  depend mainly  on wells. This project  will  therefore 
solve  a particularly  critical  water-supply  problem. 

The  work  involves  laying  a series  of  pipes  and  secondary  conduits  in  PVC 
with internal  diameters of  110 and 60  mm, buried in trenches, over a distance 
of  1 000  m to supply  water to districts of Los Guiraos and Guazamara, in the 
municipality  of  Cuevas  de  Almanzora. 

Work  includes  connections  to  the  general  supply  system  as  well  as  special 
parts  and  accessories. 

5.5  Reservoir  and  conduits  in  Palomares  and  Terreros  (municipality  of 

Cuevas  de  Almanzora)  (Almeria). 

The  worsening  drought  has  aggravated  the  situation  in  many  villages.  An 
urgent  solution  is needed  to  their  water-supply  problems. 

The  work  involves  supplementing  the  measures  included  in  the  project  to 
install  conduits  for  the  supply  of  water  to  the  communities  of  Bajo 
Almanzora: 

a)  a cast  iron  pipeline  3  500  m long,  with  an  internal  diameter  of 
250  mm,  to  the Terreros  reservoir  (Pulpi),  with  special  fittings; 

b)  a concrete  equalizing  reservoir  for  the  official  collection  system,  with  a 
capacity  of 500  m3 for Pozo Esparto and Cala Panizo  in the  municipality 
of  Cuevas  de  Almanzora; 

c)  a  ductile  iron  pipeline  3 200  m  long,  with  an  internal  diameter  of 

150  mm,  to  the Palomares  reservoir,  with  special  fittings; 

d)  connection  to  the  general  distribution  system. 

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5.6  Water supply for Garranchuelo and Santa Cruz (municipality  of Gador) 

(Almeria). 

The  work  includes: 

low-density 

installing  a  water  distribution  system  consisting  of 
polyethylene  pipes  with  a diameter  of  90  mm; 
installing  domestic  water-supply  connections; 
extending the distribution  system from  the Plaza de la Constitution to the 
end  of  Calle  Canalejas,  using  PVC  tubing  with  an  external  diameter  of 
160  mm  and  elastic joints; 
placing  a  set  of  27  valves  with  elastic  seals  at  strategic  points  in  the 
municipal  system  to  improve  service; 
adapting  the  water  conveyance  systems  converging  on  the  Plaza  de  la 
Constituciôn; 
replacing  all  the  services  affected  by  the  work. 

Projects  in  the  province  of  Granada 

The critical drought in the province of Granada has caused serious water  shortages 
for  many  small  communities  because  water  sources  which  supplied  them  have 
been  exhausted. These municipalities  are on red alert and urgently  need  a solution 
to  their  supply  problem,  because  the  over-exploitation  of  the  wells  and  the 
depletion  of  surface  resources  means  that  not  even  minimum  supplies  can  be 
ensured. 

5.7  Izbor-Los  Acebuches.  Water-supply  conduits  for  the  municipalities  of 

Acebuches  (Granada) 

This  project  will  ensure  the  supply  of  water  to  a population  of  1 750. 

Work  entails: 

4.5  m of  100  mm diameter cast-iron pipeline from  the base of the Beznar 
dam to the Izbor reservoir and improvement  of the conduit  from  Izbor to 
Los  Acebuches  by  placing  1 m of  75  mm  diameter  pipeline; 
a pump  unit  with  a capacity  of  10 1/s. 

5.8  Equalizing  reservoir  for  the water  supply  to the villages  of the  Barranco 

del  Porqueira:  Capilera,  Bubion  and  Pampaneira  (Granada). 

The  6 200 inhabitants  of these villages  will be supplied  with  water  thanks to 
this  new  infrastructure. 

The  project  involves: 

construction  of  a  reinforced  concrete  equalizing  reservoir  with  an 
approximate  capacity  of  2000  m3  beside  the  Los  Lugares  intake  at 
Capileira. 

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installation  of  a  water  distribution  system  using  4  km  of  PVC  piping 
110  mm  in  diameter. 

5.9  Equalizing  reservoir  for  the water  supply  to  La Taha:  Pitres,  Capilerilla, 

Mecina,  Ferreirola,  Atalbeitar,  Portugos  (Granada). 

The  4  500  inhabitants  of  these  villages  will  be  supplied  with  water  thanks  to 
this  new  work,  which  involves  the  construction  of  an  equalizing  reservoir 
with  a  capacity  of  25  000  m3  at  La  Haza  del  Cerezo  (Pitres). 

5.10  Equalizing  reservoir  for  the  water  supply  to  the  municipalities  of 

Busquistar  and  Trevelez  (Granada). 

The  municipalities  affected  by  this  measure  have  a  population  of  over 
1  400,  and  three  times  that  number  in  the  summer  season,  so  that  next 
summer  there  will  be  a  water-supply  crisis. 

The  project  entails  supplying  drinking  water  to  Busquistar  and  Trevelez  by 
building  an  equalizing  reservoir. 

5.11  Adaptation  of  the  reservoir  for  the  municipalities  of  Vêlez  Benaudalla. 

In  the  summer  months,  this  project  will  supply  water  to  a  population  of 
5  000. 

The  purpose  of  the  project  is  to  improve  the  water  supply  to  Vêlez  de 
Benaudalla,  by  installing  a  conduit  made  up  of  2.5  km  of  PVC  piping  250 
mm  in  diameter  and  ancillary  equipment  for  the  existing  reservoir  and 
covering  the  reservoir  in  order  to  ensure  the  quality  of  the  water. 

5.12  W a t er  supply  to  the  municipalities  of  Murtos  and  Turon  (Granada). 

The  population  concerned  by  this  project  (1  650  persons),  is  currently 
supplied  by  tankers. 

The  work  involves: 

- 

- 

the  construction  of  a  conduit  17  820  m  long  to  supply 
these  two 
communities,  which  have  serious  supply  problems,  with  water  from  the 
Trevelez  river.  The  conduit  will  consist  of  the  following  sections: 
-  13  481  m  of  ductile  iron  pipe  150  mm  in  diameter, 
-  3  013  m  of  ductile  iron  pipe  80  mm  in  diameter, 
-  1 326  m  ductile  iron  pipe  60  mm  in  diameter. 
the  related  facilities:  7  intakes  for  surrounding  hamlets. 

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5.13  Water  supply  to  Notaez  (Granada). 

This  project  concerns  a  small  village  with  absolutely  no  water,  which 
urgently  needs  a  solution  to  its  supply  problem. 

Work  involves: 

-  building  a  conduit  4  450  m  long,  with  an  external  diameter  of  110  mm, 

to  bring  in  water  from  Almegijar; 

- 

related  facilities:  two  4  hp  pumps. 

5.14  Equalizing  reservoirs  for  the  municipalities  of  Laroles  and  Castaras 

(Granada). 

This  project  involves  the  water  supply  to  a population  of  1  500  in  a  critical 
situation. 
The  reservoirs  have  a capacity  of  12  000  m3  and  are  concrete  coated.  They 
will  partially  equalize  the  irregular  flow  from  the  tributaries  on  the  right 
bank  of  the  Guadalfeo.  Water  from  this  source  will  be  used  to  replenish 
supply  and  then  drained  off  and  conveyed  by  conduits  in  PCV,  200  mm  and 
125  mm  in  diameter. 

5.15  Lifting  water 

from 
municipality  of  Molvizar  (Granada). 

the  canal  at  100  m  above  sea 

level 

to 

the 

This project  will  supply  water  to  a population  of  950. It  involves  installation 
of: 
-  a pumping  station  to  lift  water  from  the  Molvizar  reservoir  at  an  altitude 

of  100  m  to  Molvizar  and  Itrabao. 

-  1  300  m  of  pipeline  to  lift  water  to  the  treatment  plant. 
-  a  water-wheel. 

Projects  in  the  province  of  Malaga. 

Projects  on  the  eastern  Costa  del  Sol 

The  communities  of  the  eastern  Costa  del  Sol, between  Rincôn  de  la  Victoria  and 
Nerja,  on  the  border  between  the  provinces  of  Malaga  and  Granada,  are  supplied 
by  wells  where  the  ground  water  is  overexploited  and  salted  by  sea  water. 

This  area  is particularly  densely  populated  during  the  summer,  when  there  can  be 
350  000  inhabitants.  The  drinking-water  supply  is  uncertain  and  so  needs  an 
infrastructure  to  solve  the  problem  definitively. 

5.16  Vinuela-Mâlaga  connection  (municipality  of  Vêlez  Malaga)  (Malaga) 

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Installation  of  a pipeline  800  mm in diameter between  the Toro  reservoir (Torre 
del mar) and the Jaboneros reservoir (Malaga) over a distance of 28  km. All kinds 
of special parts, including connections with the eastern Costa del Sol pipeline. The 
project  includes  resurfacing  the roadway,  replacing  services,  paths, etc. 

The project  will  supply  drinking water to  the  eastern  Costa  del  Sol  and the  city 
of Malaga. 

5.17  Trafiche  drinking-water  plant  for  the  supply  of  the  coast  between 

Rincôn  de  la  Victoria  and  Nerja  (Vêlez  Malaga)  . 

Owing to the critical situation of the eastern  Costa del Sol, there  is an urgent  need 
to  build  a  drinking-water  plant  to  treat  water  from  the  Vinuela  reservoir  and 
channel  it  to  the  existing  supply  systems. 

This will  involve the addition  to the  existing  facilities  of  five  pressure  filters  and 
all the related  valves and fittings,  a system  for  air washing  and  draining  off  wash 
water,  as  well  as  devices  for  automatic  operation.  In  addition  the  plant  will  be 
landscaped,  an operation  and control  room  will be built and  200 m of piping  laid. 

5.18  Water  supply  for  Rincon  de  la  Victoria  - Torre  del  Mar. 

The  project  involves  laying  2.135  m of  1.200  mm  diameter  steel  pipeline  at  the 
beginning  of  the  eastern  supply  network  of  the  Plan  Guaro  and  1.600  m  of 
400  mm diameter cast iron pipeline for connection to the El Romeral  reservoir and 
from  there  to  the  existing  network  of  Velez-Mâlaga.  The  project  includes  the 
replacement  of  services,  road  resurfacing  and  installation  of  valves  and  fittings. 

5.19  Water  supply  for  Vêlez  Mâlaga-Rincon  de  la  Victoria. 

This project, like the preceding ones, is designed to solve the problem of  drinking-
water  supply  to  the  eastern  Costa  del  Sol. 

Work  includes: 

the  replacement  of  defective  portions  of  pipeline  of  different  types  and 
diameters  over  4.000  m of the existing  conduit between  Torre  del  Mar  and 
Rincôn de la Victoria via communities administratively  dependent  on Vêlez 
Malaga; 
the  repair  of  defective  connections  to  the  Vinuela  system  (Plan  Guaro); 
the  construction  of  an  equalizing  reservoir  at Rincôn  de  la  Victoria  with  a 
capacity  of  2000  m3  and  the  installation  of  250  mm  diameter  pipelines 
connecting  it  to  the  distribution  network. 

5.20  Filtering  facilities  for  Vinuela. 

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This  project  complements  the  preceding  ones  and  also  plays  a  role  in  supplying 
drinking  water  to  the  eastern  Costa  del  Sol. 

It  involves  the  additional  work  necessary  to  ensure  the  smooth  operation  of  the 
existing  filtering  plant  (pressurization  of  filters,  preparation  of  valley  for  laying 
conduits)  as  well  as  eight  complete  connections  to  the  Vêlez  Malaga  network 
(pressure  valve,  flow  valve,  shut-off  valve,  ventilation  systems,  inspection  shafts, 
etc) 

Drinking-water  supply  for  several  localities  in  the  province  of  Malaga. 

Because  of  the  serious  drought  affecting  southern  Spain,  small  communitites  are 
facing  intolerable  drinking-water  shortages.  Communities  in  the  province  of 
Malaga  are  among  the  most  seriously  affected. 

The  proposed  water  conveyance  works  are  those  which  are  strictly  necessary  to 
meet  the  needs  of  the  population,  improve  the  quality  of  the  water  supply  and 
cope  with  future  shortages. 

The  sole  purpose  of  the  projects  described  heieafter  is  to  improve  and  guarantee 
the  supply  of  water  to  the  inhabitants  of  these  seriously  affected  communities. 

5.21  W a t er  supply  to  the  municipality  of  Casabermeja  (Malaga). 

This  project  will  supply  water  to  a  population  of  3  700  by  installing  10  km  of 
supply  pipeline. 

It  includes  installation  of  special  parts  (valves,  drains,  manholes,  road  crossings, 
etc). 

5.22  W a t er  supply  to  Pizarra  and  C a r t a ma  (Malaga). 

The  project  will  supply  drinking  water  to  a  population  of  14  500  by  installing  a 
pumping  station  and 
to  a 
prefabricated  reservoir.  The  project  also  involves  the  installation  of  electrical 
equipment. 

the  necessary  connecting  pipelines 

(2  300  m) 

5.23  Conduit  for  Campillos  (Malaga) 

The  project  will  concern  a population  of  7  600.  Work  consists  in  placing  4  400  m 
of  distribution  conduits  in  the  Moheda  area. 

5.24  W a t er  supply  to  Alcaucin  and  Periana. 

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Completion of the water-supply  works for small hamlets in Alcaucin and Periana, 
i.e.  a population  of  1 700, involving  the laying of  2 000  m of  conduit,  including 
special  parts, valves,  drains, etc. 

5.25  Water  supply  to  Moclinejo  and  Macharaviaya  (Malaga). 

This  project  will  concern  a population  of  1 500.  It  involves  connection  of  the 
pressure  pipeline  to the  distribution  network  of  the  Costa  del  Sol. 

5.26  Water  supply  to  Monda  (Malaga). 

Completion  of  the  water-supply  works  for  Monda  (1  650  inhabitants)  by 
installing: 

1  000  m of  conduit, 
a pumping  unit, 
electrical  and  mechanical  equipment. 

5.27  Water  supply  to  districts  of  Cerro  Atalaya  (Vêlez  Malaga). 

This  project  involves  supplying  water  to  a  population  of  500  persons,  by 
installing: 

15  800  m of  conduit, 
2  equalizing  reservoirs, 
the  necessary  fittings:  valves,  drains, etc. 

5.28  Repairs  at  Colmenar  (Malaga) 

Repairs  and  improvements  to  the  supply  infrastructure  will  benefit  a  population 
of  3  500: 

replacement  of  a section  of  pipeline  in  the  conduit  from  El  Realengo, 
1  tank, 
fittings:  valves,  drains, road  crossings,  etc. 

5.29  Connection  to  the  Benalauria-Benaldid  system  (Malaga) 

The  supply  of  water  to  a number  of  municipalities  in  the  administrative  area of 
Malaga .will  be  ensured  by  means  of  connection  to  the  Benalauria-Benaldid 
system.  This  will  require  installation  of: 

1  300  m of  conduit, 
1  reservoir, 
fittings:  valves,  drains,  road  crossings,  etc. 

PROJECTS  IN THE  CATCHMENT  AREA  OF  THE  GUADALQUIVIR 

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Project  in  the  province  of  Cordoba 

5.30  Measures  in  Cordoba  city.  Floating  intakes  (Cordoba) 

This  project  involves  the  installation  of  a  floating  intake  in  the  San  Rafael  de 
Navallana  reservoir  which  supplies  the  city,  with  a view  to  making  maximum  use 
of  its  water. 

Specifically:  extension  of  the  Guadalmellato  canal  intake  in  the  San  Rafael  de 
Navallana  dam,  including  a  pump  so  that  surface  water  can  be  used,  after 
treatment,  as  drinking  water  for  the  supply  of  the  provincial  capital,  between 
altitudes  144  (54  Hm3)  and  137  (27.5  Hm3). 

Project  in  the  province  of  Seville 

5.31  Connection  of  Seville's  supply  systems  of  the  Ecija  Consortium  to  the 

southern  Sierra  (Seville) 

The  aim  of  the  project  is  to  supply  water  from  the  Ecija  Consortium  to  the 
association  of  municipalities  of  the  southern  Sierra.  This  will  involve  channeling 
a flowof  4  054  m3  per  day  through  a  conduit  linking  Osuna  with  the  distribution 
reservoir  of  the  association  of  municipalities  of  the  southern  Sierra  situated  in  El 
Saucejo.  This  will  make  it  immediately  possible  to  use  water  from  the  Retortillo 
reservoir  to  supply  the  following  villages:  Algâmitas,  El  Saucejo,  Los  Corrales, 
Martin  de  la  Jara,  Pruna  and  Villanueva  de  San  Juan. 

The  work  involves  supplying  and  installing  18  km  of  ductile  cast  iron  pipeline 
300  mm  in  diameter  lined  with  cement  mortar  and  placed  in  a  trench  with  an 
average  depth  of  1.5  metres  on  a  bed  of  sand  15  cm  thick.  The  tube  will  be 
protected  by  a  polythene  sleeve  where  it  crosses  through  ground  containing 
gypsum. 

To  ensure  that  the  conduit  functions  properly,  it  will  be  fitted  with  28  vents,  26 
drains  and  the  corresponding  valves,  all  installed  in  inspection  shafts  1.40  m  in 
diameter. 

It  is  also  planned  to  replace  the  fencing  on  the  affected  farms  and  to  build  a 
crossing  under  the  SE-460  highway,  as  well  as  stream  crossings  protected  by 
concrete.  The  paving  on  roads  used  by  livestock  will  also  be  replaced. 

6. 

Aims 

The  aim  of  this  set  of  projects  is  to  solve  the  problems  posed  by  drought  in  areas 
suffering  from  serious  water  shortages. 

In  particular: 

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Main  objectives 
To  provide  adequate  infrastructure  for  the  supply  of  drinking  water  to  the 
population  concerned. 
To  improve  urban water supply. 
To  improve  water  quality. 
To prevent over-exploitation  of surface  and ground water and the negative  effects 
this has  on  the  environment. 

Secondary  objectives 
To improve health  conditions and the quality  of  life  of  the population  concerned. 
To  increase  the  availability  of  water  by  managing  and  coordinating  its  use. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

15.3.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

8. 

Cost-benefit  analysis 

It  is  not  always  possible  to  obtain  directly  the  data  needed  to  carry  out  a  cost-
benefit  analysis  on  a  set  of  projects  like  these.  Some  of  the  data  have  therefore 
had  to be  determined  indirectly  on the basis of  certain  criteria or  initial  premises. 

In  identifying  the  costs,  account  was  taken  of: 

investment  costs,  the  figures  for  which  are  included  in  the  information  in 
the  projects; 

operating  costs,  including  all  the  costs  arising  from 
the  use  of  the 
infrastructures  in question  as well  as the  costs of  equipment  with  a  lifespan 
shorter  than  that  of  the  project. 

In  identifying  the  benefits,  account  was  taken  of  the  value  of  damages  or  costs 
avoided  and  of  the  goods  and  services  made  available  to  the  communities  in 
question  as  a consequence  of  the  project. 

The  following  benefits  were  identified: 

availability  of  water  with  service  guaranteed, 
improvement  in  water  quality, 
reduction  in  over-exploitation  of  aquifers. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  for  each  of  the  projects  ranges  between  352.87  and 
5.36%. 

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9. 

Assessment  of environmental impact 

This  set  of  projects  contributes  to  the  attainment  of  the  objectives  set  out  in 
Article  130 r  of  the  EC  Treaty  by  providing  drinking  water  to  communities 
suffering  from  serious  water shortages,  thereby preserving  their  quality  of life. 

All measures  in this set of projects  will be concerned  with domestic use. 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11 4 1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

CATCHMENT  AREA OF 
SOUTHERN  SPAIN 

Water  supply  to Roquetas de Mar 

Third  desalination  system  for  water 
supply  to Cabo de Gâta (Almeria) 

Third  system  for  Bajo  Almanzora 
drinking-water  treatment plant 
(Almeria) 

Reservoir  and conduits  in districts  of 
Los Guiraos  and Guazamara 
(municipality  of Cuevas de Almanzora) 
(Almeria). 

Reservoir  and conduits  in Palomares 
and Terreros  (municipality  of Cuevas 
de Almanzora)  (Almeria). 

Water  supply  for  Garranchuelo  and 
Santa Cruz  (municipality  of Gador) 
(Almeria). 

Water  supply  to Izbor  and Los 
Acebuches  (Granada) 

Equalizing  reservoir  for  the water 
supply  to the villages  of the Barranco 
del Porqueira  (Granada) 

Equalizing  reservoir  for  the water 
supply  to La Taha  (Granada) 

«L?2 

30 168 245 
30 168 245 

85% 

25 643 008 

27 642 416 

1 848 166 

616 055 

1 232 111 

123 211 

628 378 

154 014 

184 817 

308 028 

308 028 

Equalizing  reservoir  for  the water 
supply  to the municipalities of 
Busquistar  and Trevelez  (Granada) 

Adaptation of the reservoir  for  the 
municipality  of Vêlez de Benaudalla 

308 028 

92 408 

Water  supply  to the municipalities  of 

800 872 

Murtos  and Turôn  (Granada) 

Water  supply  to Notaez (Granada) 

Equalizing  reservoirs  for  the 
municipalities  of  Laroles  and Castaras 
(Granada) 
Lifting  water  from  the canal at  100 m 
above sea level to the municipality of 
Molvizar  (Granada) 

Vinuela-Mâlaga connection 
(municipality  of  Vêlez Malaga) 

Trafiche  drinking-water  plant for  the 
supply  of the coast between Rincôn de 
la Victoria  and Nerja  (Vélez-Mâlaga) 

Water  supply  for  Rincôn de la Victoria 
- Torre  del Mar  (Malaga) 

123 211 

123 211 

492 845 

13 676 435 

1 724 956 

1 324 520 

Water supply  for  Vêlez Mâlaga-Rincôn 

616 055 

de la Victoria  (Malaga) 

Filtering  facilities  for  Vinuela  (Malaga) 

Water  supply  to the municipality  of 
Casabermeja  (Malaga) 
Water supply  to Pizarra  and Cartama 

(Malaga) 

Coinduit  for  Campillos  (Malaga) 

Water  supply  to Alcaucin and Periana 
(Malaga) 
Water  supply  to Moclinejo  and 

Macharaviaya  (Malaga) 

Water  supply  to Monda  (Malaga) 

Water  supply  to districts  of Cerro 
Atalaya  (Vêlez Malaga) 

333 

800 872 

757 749 

400 436 

400 436 

92 408 

30 803 

12 321 

308 028 

Repairs  at Colmenar  (Malaga) 

Connection to the Benalauria-Benaldid 
system  (Malaga) 

CATCHMENT  AREA OF THE 
GUADALQUIVIR 

Measures  in Cordoba city.  Floating 
intakes 

Connection of  Seville's  supply  systems 
of  the Ecija  Consortium  to the 
southern  Sierra 

123 211 

30 803 

10 534 551 

369 633 

2.156.195 

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Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a  Cohesion  Fund 

ANNEX  I 

INFORMATION  SHEET 

Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/028-2 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Water  supply  in  areas  affected  by  drought  in  the  catchment  areas  of the  Guadiana, 
Segura,  Tagus  and  Jucar. 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 
3:2. 
4. 

Name: 
Address: 
Location 

Direcciôn  General  de  Obras  Hidrâulicas  (MOPTMA) 
Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  67.  28071  Madrid-Espana 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

Region:  Caceres,  Badajoz,  Toledo,  Ciudad  Real,  Alicante  and  Murcia. 
Autonomous  Communities: Extremadura, Castile-La Mancha, Murcia and  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

Owing  to  the  severe  drought  in  the  Segura  basin,  there  is  an  urgent  need  for  work 
to  enable,treated  waste  water  to be  re-used.  This  work  will  release  water  resources 
to  increase  the  drinking-water  supply. 

Project  in  the  province  of  Alicante 

5.34 

Treatment  plant  for  brackish 
(municipality  of  San  Miguel  de  Salinas,  Alicante). 

run-off  water 

from 

the  Pedrera 

Water  from  the  drainage  of  the  land  owned  by  Riegos  de  Levante  Margen 
Derecha  flows  into  the Fayona  watercourse  at a rate of approximately  4000  m3  per 
day.  In  future  that  volume  is  expected  to  increase  to  12  000  mVday. 

The planned  work  comprises: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

e) 

f) 

collection  of  the  used  irrigation  water  from  the  Pedrera  by  means  of  a 
pumping  station  consisting  of  two  motor  pumps  with  a  capacity  of 
75  1/sec.  of  water  at  a  height  of  6 m,  with  a  view  to  its  disinfection, 
clarification  and  filtering,  followed  by  treatment  in  a  desalination  plant 
involving  microscreening,  dechlorination  and desalination; 

channeling  of  brine  to  the  existing  outfall  discharging 
Mediterranean; 

into  the 

a 3 000  m3 covered  reservoir  for  storage of  the desalted  water until  it is 
lifted  to the  Cartagena supply  channel; 

pumping  station  consisting  of  three pumps  with  a capacity  of  50  1/sec. at 
100  mca  to  pump  the  treated  water  to  the  Cartagena  channel  near  San 
Miguel  de Salinas; 

7  500  m  of  ductile  iron  conduit  to  withstand  pressures  of  up  to  12.5 
atmospheres  long  to  convey  the  current volume  of  drainage  water during 
low-load  hours  and capable  also  of  conveying  the volume  expected  once 
the irrigation land of Riegos de Levante M.D. has been standardized, at all 
hours of  the day  without needing  enlargement; 

ancillary  operations  involving  landscaping,  construction  of  a building  to 
accommodate the filtering  and desalination plant and station for pumping 
the  treated  water,  delivery  to  the  Cartagena  channel  belonging  to  the 
Mancomunidad  de Canales  de Taibilla;  restoration  of  roads  and  affected 
services. 

Once  the  water  has  qbeen  desalinated  by  reverse  osmosis  it  will  be  discharged 
into  the  Cartagena  channel  to  meet the  demand for  drinking water. 

The project will make it possible to desalinate 4000  mVday of brackish water (the 
brine will  be  discharged into the sea)  . The  water thus reclaimed  will  be  used to 
supply  the  coastal  belt  and the Campo  de  Cartagena,  i.e.  some  15  000  people. 

The  project  will  prevent  the  discharge  of  the  water  into  the  ecosystem  of  the 
lagoons  of  Salinas  de Torrevieja and La Mata (Alicante). 

Projects  in  the  province  of  Murcia 

5.35  Reutilization  of  waste  water  from  the  Bullas  treatment  plant 

(municipality  of  Bullas, Murcia). 

Because  of  unfavourable  weather  conditions  the La Refa  well  has  dried  out and 
the  source  of  the  Osamenta is  also  nearly  dry. 

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The  planned  work  will  provide  water  from  a  different  origin  to  increase  the 
drinking-water  supply. 

Completion of the work to enable the treated waste water to be reused is therefore 
urgent. 

The work  involves: 

- 

construction  of  a pumping  station  at  607  m altitude  to pump  water  at a rate 
of  150  1/s at a manometric head of 55  m, including 300  m of medium voltage 
line,  a pump house  for four pumps  (3+1)  to lift  75  1/s  at a manometric  head 
of 55  m, equipped with power controllers, force and suction pipes, control and 
protection  panels  and a 250  kVA  transformer; 

installation  of  a pressure pipe in asbestos  cement  1 200  m long  and 400 mm 
in  diameter, to  withstand pressures  of  7.5  to  10 atm.; 

construction of two earth reservoirs proofed with high density polythene 2 mm 
thick,  with capacities of  100  000 and 30  000  m3, at 640 and  625  m altitude 
respectively; 

2.500  m  of  piping  in  asbestos  cement,  400  mm  in  diameter,  to  withstand  a 
pressure  of  7.5  atm., to  connect both  resrvoirs  to the irrigation  network. 

5.36  Emergency  work  for  the  re-use  of waste  water  from  the  Torre  de 

Cotilla  waste-water  treatment  plant  (Murcia) 

Work  includes: 

collection  of  treated  water  by  means  of  2  600  m  of  pipeline  500  mm  in 
diameter; 

channeling the water to an equalizing reservoir with a capacity of  150  000 m3; 
connection  of  the  reservoir  to  the  distribution  system  (3  700  m  of  pipes 
450  mm in diameter); 

lifting  the  water  from  the  equalizing  reservoir  for  connection  with  the 
irrigation  network  by  means  of  a pumping  station  consisting  of  two  pumps 
(1+1)  with  a  capacity  of  80  1/s  and  350  m  of  pressure  pipe  350  mm  in 
diameter. 

5.37  Re-use  of waste  water  from  Alguazas  (municipality  of  Alguazas) 

As  a result of  the water shortage  caused  by  the  drought,  there  is  less  water than 
normal  available  for  the Heredamiento  de Alguazas  irrigation  network.  This  is 
threatening  the survival  of  existing  stands  of trees. 

I3h 

This  city  has  a  waste-water  treatment  plant  operating  at  full  capacity  and 
discharging  treated water into the Mula. Re-use of  the  treated water would  keep 
the  stands  alive  through irrigation. 

It  is  therefore  urgent  to  carry  out  the  work  needed  to  re-use  the  treated  waste 
water,  so  as to release  resources  to increase  the  drinking-water  supply. 

Work  includes: 

collection  of  the  treated  water  by  means  of  500  m  of  pipeline  500  mm  in 
diameter; 

an equalizing reservoir for treated water, lined with high-density  polyethylene 
2  mm thick  on geotextile,  with  a capacity  of  100  000  m3; 

an equalizing  reservoir  for treated water lifted  to the  level  of  the highest 
irrigated  areas, lined  with high-density  polyethylene  2  mm thick  on 
geotextile,  with  a capacity  of  100  000 m3; 

installation  of  5 500  m of  asbestos  cement  conduit  700  mm  in  diameter,  to 
withstand  pressures  of  7.5  atm,  between  the  reservoir  and  the  irrigation 
network  (main conduit); 

installation  of  875  m  of  asbestos  cement  conduit  400  mm  in  diameter,  to 
withstand  pressures  of  7.5  atm,  connecting  the  main  conduit  to  the  Saladar 
pressure pipe; 

1200  m of  asbestos  cement pressure pipe  350  mm  in  diameter,  to  withstand 
pressures  of  7.5  atm,  between  the  waste-water  treatment  plant  and  the 
equalizing  reservoir; 

service  road alongside  the main  conduit,  3 000  m long  and 4  m wide; 

pumping  station  consisting  of  150  hp  units,  including  electrification, 
automation,  civil  engineering  and valves  and fittings. 

5.38  Re-use of waste water from  the Mula treatment  plant (municipality  of 

Mula) 

The  water  supply  of  the  town  of  Mula  is  seriously  jeopardized  by  the 
overexploitation  of  the  ground  water  and  the  persistence  of  the  drought  in  the 
region. 

This  work  will  make  it  possible  to  release  resources  to  increase  the  supply  of 
drinking  water. 

&& 

Arable  land  is  currently  irrigated  using  water  from  the  La  Cierva  reservoir  and 
wells which  are  unquestionably  overexploited. 

Treated  waste  water  is  discharged  into  the Mula, downstream  from  the  irrigable 
area. There is an urgent need to complete the work necessary  for  these vital  water 
resources  to  be  used  to  maintain  wealth  already  created  and jobs  which  provide 
the only  income  of  the  inhabitants  of  Mula. 

Work  includes: 

- 

construction  of a reservoir for water from  the treatment plant and lifting  of the 
water  80  m  using  four  80 hp  pumps  (3+1); 

a  250  KVA  transformer; 

5 250  m  of  pressure  pipe,  300  mm  in  diameter,  to  withstand  pressures  of  10 
atm; 

an  equalizing  reservoir  made  of  earth  with  a capacity  of  50  000  m3,  proofed 
with  high-density  polythene  2  mm  thick; 

a  1 000  m pressure pipe 400  m in diameter, to withstand pressures of  7.5 atm. 
for  connection  with  the  irrigation  network. 

PROJECTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE TAGUS 

Projects  in  the  provinces  of  Toledo  and  Guadalajara 

5.39 

Increasing  the  supply  to -Toledo  from  the  Las  Aves  canal 
(Castile-La  Mancha) 

In  periods  of  prolonged  drought,  the  El  Torcon  and  Guajaraz  reservoirs  cannot 
supply  enough water to meet the needs of the town of Toledo. The shortfall  used 
therefore  to be made up by taking water from  the Tagus  via the Las Aves  canal, 
upstream  from  Aranjuez. 

This project  involves  increasing the pumping  capacity  from  the high  point  at the 
end  of  the  canal  and  extending  the pressure pipeline  to  the  equalizing  reservoir, 
as well  as doubling the first  section  of the pipeline. To avoid  intermittent  supply 
cuts as the water reaches the pumping station, a problem  caused  by  the  difficulty 
of  maintaining  a minimum  flow  rate  at the  end  of  an  irrigation  pipeline  40  km 
long,  it  is  planned  to  build  a  small  equalizing  reservoir  near  the  Algodor  river 
where  it  can  utilize  the  only  difference  in  level  in  the  canal. 

The  following  work  is  planned: 

$3 

construction  of an equalizing réservoir on the Las Aves canal, proofed  with 
sheeting,  with  usable  capacity  of  15 000  m3; 
extension  of  the  pump  house  in  order  to  install  a  third  pump-motor  unit 
identical  to the most powerful  of  the  two  existing  units,  ie 486 hp. 
installation  of  a  800  CVA  three-phase  transformer. 
doubling  the  first  section  of  the  pressure  pipe  along  approximately  3  160 
m,  using pipe  500  mm  in  diameter; 
installation of approximately 4  000  m of pipeline 400  mm in diameter to the 
Cerro  de  los Palos  equalization  reservoir. 

5.40 

Water  supply  system  for  three  villages  in  the  district  of  Talavera 
de  la  Reina  and  Entrepenas,  sewer  system  and  construction  of  a 
waste-water 
(Toledo  and 
treatment  plant  at  Entrepenas 
Guadalajara). 

This  project  is  intended  to  supply  water  to  the  10 000  inhabitants  of  three 
villages  in  the  district  of  Talavera.  The  work  involves: 

installation  of  15 000  m  of  PVC  pipeline  with  an  operating  pressure  of  6 
atm. (diameters of 300, 250 and 200 mm), to convey treated  water from  the 
Talavera  de la Reina  supply  system  to Talavera la Nueva  at a rate of  5  1/s, 
Alberche,  at  10 1/s and  Choza at  15 1/s. The conduit  will  be laid  in  a trench 
1.5  m  deep,  which  will  require  the  excavation  and  replacement  of  30  000 
m3  of  earth; 

installation  of  15 valves, of  10 air vents and  5 drains placed  in  standardized 
shafts  and  four  meters  housed  in huts. 

The  work  to  supply  the  village  of  El  Olivar  (Entrepefias)  comprises: 

improvement  to  existing  collection  arrangements,  the  drilling  of  a  well 
450  mm  in  diameter  and  120  m  deep,  installation  of  a  pump  unit  with  a 
capacity  of  3 1/s and  construction  of a new tank  with  a capacity  of  100 m3; 

the  sewerage  work  involves  extending  the  existing  collector  by  400  m  and 
installing  a  prefabricated  treatment  unit  comprsing  settling,  digestion  and 
filtering,  designed  to  cater  for  500  inhabitants. 

5.42 

Emergency  work 
Mancomunidad  del  Algodor:  sections  I  and  II  (Toledo). 

the  system 

to  extend 

supplying  water 

to 

the 

The  water  supply  to the  26 villages  making  up  the Mancomunidad  del  Algodor 
was  supplied  by  a system  taking  water  from  the Finisterre  dam.  When  the  dam 
ran out of water, the supply  system had to be modified  to its current form,  which 
consists  in  lifting  water  from  the  Tagus  to  the  village  of  Ocana  and  conveying 
it  from  there  at  a  rate  of  165  1/s,  in  the  opposite  direction  to  that  intended,  to 
Tembleque  for  distribution.  The  flow  is  insufficient  in  summer  (the  maximum 

capacity  permitted  by  the  existing  pipelines).  The  current  requirement  is  250  1/s 
(162.5  1/s  through  a  new  conduit,  the  rest  through  the  existing  conduite). 

The  planned  work  consists  of: 

installation  of  a  new  section  of  conduit  (7  700  m)  parallel  to  the  first, 
running  from  the existing  tanks  of  Ocafla  in the direction  of Tembleque,  and 
joining  the  existing  conduit.  This  section  will  be  able  to  convey  162.5  1/s  to 
meet  immediate  needs,  but  will  be  able  to  be  expanded  to  600  1/s  to  meet 
future  needs  at  a  cost  of  350  million.  This  first  section  is  not  able  on  its 
own  to  transport  a  sufficient  quantity  to  the  altitude  required  (764  m)  at 
Tembleque  for  distribution  to  the  surrounding  villages,  owing  to  a  loss  of 
pressure  in  the  rest  of  the  existing  pipeline; 

installation  of  a second  section,  continuing  on  from  the  first  (7  700  m  long, 
described  above  and  not  capable  of  conveying  the  necessary  quantity  to  an 
altitude  of  764  m). The  second  section  will  be  6  600  m long  and  its  function 
will  be  to 
loss  so  that  at  the  altitude  of  Ocana 
(manometric  head  of  63  m)  the  water  can  be transported  to  Tembleque  with 
the  delivery  head  at  764  m  altitude  provided  for  in  the  original  project 
which  is  sufficient  for  correct  distribution  of  water  to  the  surrounding 
villages  using  the  existing  system. 

the  pressure 

limit 

Additionally,  the  council  of  local  authorities  of  Castile-La  Mancha  will  expand 
the  existing  pumping  station  on  the  Tagus  to  provide  an  immediate  flow  of  250 
1/s  (in  future  it  will  have  to  be  750  1/s)  to  the  existing  tanks  at  Ocana. 

The  work  described  will  make  it  possible  to  provide  water  to  Tembleque  at  the 
altitude  of  764  m  at  the  rate  of  150  1/s  needed  to  meet  present  needs  at  the 
distribution  point.  However,  at  the  same  time,  it  is  intended  that  the  new 
pipelines,  together  with  the  existing  ones,  will  meet  the  future  needs  of  the 
Mancomunidad  on  arrival  at Tembleque  with  a  flow  rate  of  550  1/s  through  the 
new  pipelines  and  50  1/s  through  the  existing  ones. 

Project  in  the  province  of  Câceres 

5.45 

Additional  work  for 
Plasencia  (Câceres). 

the  town  of  Câceres  and  Malpartida  de 

The  work  in  Câceres  involves  laying  a  44  kV  power  line  over  an  estimated 
distance  of  15  km,  in  order  to  provide  a  permanent  electricity  supply  to  the 
pumping  station  located  on  the  Almonte  river.  At  present,  the  station  has  only 
temporary  electricity  supply.  The  connection  will  be  taken  from  a  power  line  at 
Iberdrola,  6  km  from  Câceres. 

The  power  line  will  be  carried  on  metal  pylons  with  cement  anchor  points.  It  is 
also  planned  to  instal  a  2  000  kVA  transformer. 

The works for Malpartida  de Plasencia involve  the construction  of  a diversion 
dam with  a capacity  of  60  1/s in the Garganta del  Obispo  from  which  water 
will  be transported by gravity  to the existing  equalizing  reservoir.  In the 
winter the  waste water treatment plant will  be supplied  directly  and the 
reservoirs  will  be filled,  and in summer, if the Garganta dries out,  water can 
be lifted  from  the reservoirs. 

The 4  713  m long  pipeline,  made of  300  diameter tubing,  will  be  laid  in a 
trench.  Work  will  include  the shafts  needed to house vents  and drains. 

PROJECTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE GUADIANA. 

5.41 

Conduit  for  emergency  supply  to  La  Luciana  and  other-localities 
from  the  Torre  de Abraham  reservoir  (Ciudad  Real) 

The  municipality  of  Luciana  has  700  inhabitants  in the  winter  (and  double  that 
number  in  the  summer). It  is located  at the  convergence  of  the  Bullaque  river 
and  the  Guadiana.  The village  is  currently  supplied  by  a well  which  is 
practically  dry.  The  population  will  be  therefore  shortly  have  a serious  water 
shortage. 

The  other  localities  concerned  are  small  villages  attached  to  the  municipality 
of Porzuna,  each  supplied  by  a single  well,  all  of  which  are  in  the  process  of 
drying  up,  as in  the  previous  case. 

The  problem  will  be  solved  by  laying  15 km  of  PCV  pipeline  160  mm  in 
diameter,  including  installation  of  the  necessary  vents,  drains,  road  crossings, 
etc.,  to  supply  the  municipality  of  Luciana  from  existing  conduits  conveying 
water  from  the  Torre  de  Abraham  reservoir. 

Water  can  be  supplied  to  all  the Porzuna  villages  by  laying  12  km  of  PCV 
pipeline  110 mm  in  diameter  including  the  necessary  vents,  drains,  special 
fittings,  road  crossings,  etc. 

In  view  of  the  disastrous  situation  of  the  water  supply  of  these  localities,  the 
absence  of  any  immediate  measure  would  mean  that  the  inhabitants  concerned 
would  have  to  be  supplied  using  tankers  as from  next  summer. 

Project in  the  province  of  Huelva 

5.32 

Water  supply  to western  Andévalo  (Huelva). 

The  district  of  western  Andévalo  covers  various  localities,  including  Puebla  de 
Guzman,  Tharsis  and  Alonso,  with  a population  of  15 000  inhabitants  in 
winter  (double  that  number  in  the  summer).  The  district  suffers  from  water-
supply  difficulties  because  of  the  the  generalized  drought,  and  particularly  the 
situation  in  the  Guadiana  basin. 

4 (a 

The  different  possibilities  for  solving  the  problem  in this  area  have  been 
studied.  The  feasible  solution  is  described  below. 

The  planned  solution  involves  diverting  water  from  the  Chanza-Pedras  system 
once  it  has  been  treated  at the  facilities  of  the  water  utility  of  the  west  coast 
of  Huelva,  situated  at  Aljaraque,  by  means  of  40  km  of  pipeline  300  mm  in 
diameter  to  the  district  concerned. 

This  work  will  provide  a definitive  solution  to  the  water-supply  problem 
affecting  the  inhabitants  of  the  district. 

Projects  in  the  province  of  Badajoz 

5.43 

Emergency  supply  to  district  of  Los  Montes,  Capilla  and  other 
localities  (Badajoz) 

The  municipalities  of  Capilla,  Garlitos  and  Tamurejo  have  a population  of 
7  500  inhabitants  in  winter  (double  that  number  in  the  summer)  in  the 
province  of  Badajoz,  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  La  Serena  reservoir.  These 
localities  are  served  by  the  Gadalemar  water  utility. 

In  the  case  of  Capilla,  repair  work  was  carried  out  to  connect  the  newly  built 
intake  and  the  treatment  plant  to  the  old  supply  conduits.  These  old  conduits 
are  in  a very  bad  state  of  repair,  so  that  the  water  is  not  being  delivered  to  the 
population. 

Although  the  two  other  localities  are  close  by  and  could  easily  be  connected 
to  the  supply  system,  this  work  has  not  yet  started.  These  two  localities 
therefore  take  their  water  from  sources  which,  because  of  the  drought,  no 
longer  provide  enough  water  of  sufficient  quality,  so  they  are  in  constant 
crisis. 

In  view  of  the  disastrous  water-supply  situation  in  these  villages,  which 
depend  on  deliveries  by  tankers, the  planned  work  must  be  carried  out  as 
quickly  as  possible. 

The  solution  to  the  problem  involves  laying  17 280  m of  cast  iron  pipeline 
200  mm  in  diameter,  fitted  with  the  necessary  drains,  valves,  etc.,  and 
restoration  of  the  services  affected  by  the  work.  The  project  will  make  it 
possible  to  meet  the  water  requirements  of  the  7 500  inhabitants  of  these 
municipalities,  as  well  as the  15 000  present  at  weekends  and  during  the 
summer. 

The  sections  to  be  installed  are  as  follows: 

Siruela-Tamurejo  conduit 

iki 

The conduit  will  run from  the Siruela distribution  reservoir  to the Tamurejo 
distribution  reservoir,  and will  consist of  10 086.52  m of  cast  iron pipeline 
125  mm  in diameter. 

Conduit  to  Zarza  Capilla  la Nueva 

The project  concerning  the supply  to the Guadalemar water utility  incudes a 
conduit from  Sancti  Spiritus to Pefialsordo,  so  that this new  conduit need  only 
be  connected  at one point to the existing  conduit to Zarza Capilla la Nueva. It 
is planned to run  1 070  m of  cast-iron pipeline  100 mm in  diameter from  that 
point. 

Conduit  to  Zarza  Capilla  la  Vieja 

Since  there  is  already  a conduit  from  Sancti  Spiritus  to Pefialsordo,  a  branch 
will  be  installed  to  Zarza  Capilla  la Vieja.  The  new  cast  iron  pipeline  will  be 
381m  long  and  100  mm  in  diameter. 

Conduit  from  Pefialsordo  to  Capilla 

Construction  of  a conduit  between  the  two  localities  parallel  to  the  existing 
conduit,  except  for  a section  947.23  m long  which  will  branch  off  in  order  to 
reduce  the  impact  of  the  work  on  the Pefialsordo  urban  area.  The  new  cast 
iron  pipeline  will  be  2  771.82  m long  and  150  mm  in  diameter. 

Pressure  pipe  from  the  La  Serena  reservoir 

Since  the  water  level  in  the  Guadalemar  reservoir  is  too  low  for  water  to  be 
pumped  from  the  intake  tower,  water  will  be  transferred  from  the  la  Serena 
reservoir.  This  will  be  carried  out  using  a  100  kVA  pump  (absorbed  power) 
with  a  flow  of  250  1/s  at  25  m and  a conduit  made  of  PCV  piping  500  mm  in 
diameter  and  2 961,83  m long.  The  pump  will  be  situated  on  a raft  with 
anchoring  for  the  discharge  into  the  Guadalemar  reservoir. 

5.44 

Emergency  work  to  extend  the  supply  network  of  the  Mancomunidad  de 
Tentudia  to  Fuentes  de  Leôn  and  Bienvenida  and  other  complementary 
work  (Badajoz) 

Fuentes,de  Leon  and  Bienvenida  suffer  from  serious  water-supply  problems 
because  of  the  persistent  drought  in  the  Guadiana  basin. 

The  two  above-mentioned  localities  had  not  been  included  in  the  supply 
system  of  the Mancomunidad  de Tentudia  to  which  they  belong  because  they 
were  supplied  by  wells  which  covered  all  their  water  requirements. 

1H 

The wells  are no  longer sufficient  and prospection  has had no  results.  These 
localities  will  be  supplied  from  the  existing  systems  at  times  when  the^  are 
not  currently  in  use. 

The  different  possibilities  for  solving  the problem  in  this  area  have  been 
studied.  The  feasible  solution  is  described  below. 

The planned  solution  involves  installing  a branch  conduit  from  the  supply 
system  of  the Mancomunidad  de Tentudia. 

In  the  case  of Fuentes  de Leôn,  the  branch  will  lead  from  the  western  pipeline 
and  will  carry  the  water  to  the  reservoir  at La  Alameda.  The  conduit  will  be 
5  500  m  long,  with  a diameter  of  150  mm.  It  will  be necessary  to  adapt  the 
reservoir  and  the  existing  arrangements  for  lifting  the  water  to  the  equalizing 
tank  at  Fuente  de Leôn  (incuding  the  electromechanical  system  and  2000  m of 
conduit). 

In  the  case  of  Bienvenida, the branch  will  lead  from  the  northern  conduit, 
between  the  branch  off  towards  Montemolin  and  the  Fuente  de  Cantos 
reservoir.  200  mm  diameter  pipeline  will  transport  water  over  13  km  to  the 
village's  equalizing  reservoir.  The  reservoir  and  valve  room  will  also  have  to 
be  modified  and  repaired. 

This  work  will  solve  the  water-supply  problem  of  the  inhabitants  of  Fuentes 
de Leôn  and  Bienvenida. 

PROJECTS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE JUCAR 

Project  in  the  province  of  Alicante 

5.46 

Work  in  the  district  of Marina  Baja  (Alicante). 

The  purpose  of  this  work  is to  supply  drinking  water  to  the  municipalities  of 
the Marina  Baja  Consortium  (Benidorm,  Viliajoyosa,  Altea, Finestrat,  Polop, 
La Nucia,  Alfaz  del  Pi  and  Calldsa  de Ensarria),  the  water  reserves  of  which 
are  threatened  because  of  the persistent  drought.  300  000  inhabitants  are 
affected.  A  study  of  the  situation  shows  that  there  is  an  urgent  need  to  install 
a  supply  infrastructure.  The  work  involves 

doubling  part  of  the  existing  supply  conduit  which  connects  the 
Guadalest  reservoir  to  the  municipalities  of  the Marina  Baja  Consortium 
over  a  length  of  8 km,  using  cast-iron  or  asbestos-cement  pipeline,  700 
mm  and  500  mm  in  diameter  respectively; 
installing  of  special  fittings  (30  units)  tor  protection  of  the  conduit. 

6. 

Aims 

âur 

The purpose  of  this set of  projects  is to help those  areas most  affected  by 
water  shortages  to  cope  with the drought. 

In particular: 
Main  objectives 
To provide  adequate infrastructure  for  the supply  of  drinking  water to the 
population  concerned. 
To improve  urban water supply. 
To improve  water quality. 
To prevent  over-exploitation  of  surface  and ground water and the negative 
effects  this has on the  environment. 

Secondary  objectives 
To  improve  health  conditions  and the  quality  of  life  of  the population 
concerned. 
To  increase  the  availability  of  water through  economic  and coordinated  use. 
Detailed  information  on  each of  the projects is attached. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

15.3.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

8. 

Cost-benefit  analysis 

It is  not  always possible  to  obtain  directly  the  data needed  to  carry  out  a cost-
benefit  analysis  on  a set of  projects  like  these.  Some  of  the  data have 
therefore  had to be  determined  indirectly  on the basis  of  certain  criteria or 
initial  premises. 

In identifying  the  costs,  account  was taken  of: 

investment  costs, the value  of  which  is  included  in the  information  in the 
projects; 

operating  costs,  including  all  the  costs  arising  from  the use  of the 
infrastructures  in  question  as well  as the  costs  of  equipment  with a 
lifespan  shorter  than that of  the project. 

In identifying  the benefits,  account  was taken of  the value  of  damages  or  costs 
avoided  and therefore  of  the goods  and services  made  available  to the 
communities  in  question  as a consequence  of  the project. 

The  following  benefits  wore  identified: 

2 H6 

availability  of  water with service guaranteed, 
improvement  in water quality, 
reduction  in over-exploitation  of  aquifers. 

The internal  rate of return for  each  of  the projects  ranges  between  569  and 
2.94% 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

This set of  projects  contributes to the  attainment  of  the  objectives  set  out  in 
Article  130r of  the EC Treaty by  providing  drinking  water  to  communities 
suffering  from  serious  water  shortages,  thereby  preserving  their  quality  of  life. 

All  measures  in  this  set  of  projects  will  be  concerned  with  domestic  use. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost: 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

30  476  273 
30  476  273 
85% 
25  904  832 

CATCHMENT  AREA  OF  THE 
SEGURA 

Treatment  plant  for  brackish  run-off 
water  from  the  Pedrera  (Alicante) 

Reutilization  of  waste  water  from  the 
Bullas  treatment  plant  (Murcia) 

Reutilization  of  waste  water  from  the 
Torre  de  Cotilla  treatment  plant 
(Murcia) 

Reutilization  of  waste  water  from  the 
Alguazas  treatment  plant  (Murcia) 

Reutilization  of  waste  water  from  the 
Mula  treatment  plant  (Murcia) 

CATCHMENT AREA OF THE 
TAGUS 

Increasing  the  supply  to  Toledo  from 
the Las  Aves  canal  (Castile-La  Mancha) 

£V? 

12  290310 

3 634  728 

1 909  773 

2  587 434 

2 063  786 

2 094  589 

8 532 370 

1 971  378 

Water  supply  system  for  the  district  of 
Talavera  de  la  Reina  and  Entrepenas, 
sewer  system  and  waste-water  treatment 
plant  at  Entrepenas 

Water-supply  system  for  the 
Mancomunidad  del  Algodor:  sections  I 
and II  (Castile-La  Mancha) 

Additional  work  for  the  town  of 
Câceres  and  Malpartida  de  Plasencia 
(Extremadura) 

CATCHMENT  AREA  OF  THE 
GUADIANA 

Water  supply  to  western  Andévalo 
(Puebla  de  Guzman,  Tharsis  and 
Alonso)  (Huelva) 

Conduit  for  supply  of  drinking  water  to 
La Luciana  and  other  localities  from  the 
Torre  de  Abraham  reservoir  (Barrio 
Bullaque,  Castile-La  Mancha) 

Additional  work  for  emergency  supply 
to  the  district  of  Los  Montes  (Badajoz) 

Extension  of  the  drinking-water  supply 
sytem  of  the  Mancomunidad  de 
Tentudia  to  include  Fuentes  de Leôn 
and Bienvenida  (Extremadura) 

CATCHMENT  AREA  OF  THE 
JUCAR 

Doubling  of  the  supply  system  in  the 
district  of La  Marina  Baja  (Alicante) 

1 324  520 

4  004  361 

1 232  111 

8  113  453 

3 696  334 

905  601 

1 601  745 

1 909  773 

1 540  139 

1 540  139 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/030 

1. 

Title 

Jaén  waste-water  treatment  plant. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direccion  General  de  Obras  Hidraiilicas 

3.2.  Address: 

C/Sierpes  N'  41, 41075  Sevilla 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Andalusia 
Description 
5. 
COLLECTION:  enlargement  of  the  existing  sewer  which  terminates  in  a 
headbox.  This leads  to a spillway  with  a gate,  connected  to a bypass  and  a  sump 
for  the  collection  of  solids. 

PRETREATMENT: 

removal  of  solids  by passage  through  three channels  fitted  with  grids  and 
screens, 
passage  through  channels  and  a grease  trap  to  remove  grit  and  grease. 

PRIMARY  SEDIMENTATION:  water passes  from  pretreatment  to a distributor. 
The installation  has two stationary  30-metre diameter  settling  tanks. The  resulting 
sludge  then  passes  to  the  pumping  station. 

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BIOLOGICAL  PRETREATMENT:  water from  the primary-settling  tank passes 
to a distributor  and  from  there to the different  treatment  chains.  After  settling, 
and  mixed  with  the  sludge,  the  water  passes  into  two  14m  x  61m  multi 
compartment aeration basins. Aeration is carried out in the aeration compartment 
by  means of fine-bubble diffusors  and submerged  screw  agitators. 

SECONDARY SEDIMENTATION:  the installation has two suction settling tanks 
in which the sludge  is  sucked  up through tubes and which  is  fitted  with paddles 
to direct  the  sludge  to  the  suction  tubes.  The  sludge  is  circulated  by  means  of 
submersible  pumps.  The water is  treated  with  chlorine  and  the  sludge  is  passed 
through  screens,  thickened,  homogenized,  digested,  dehydrated  and  stored. 

SLUDGE TREATMENT : screening, thickening, anaerobic digestion,  storage and 
dehydration. 

6. 

Objectives 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 
-  Design  population:  135 000  inhabitants 
-  Design  population  equivalent:  146 000  inhabitants 
-  Total  average  BOD5  on  entry:  260  mg/1 
- Total  average  BOD5  on  exit  after  reduction:  >90% 
-  Total  average  SS on  entry:  340  mg/1 
-  Total  average  SS on  exit  after  reduction: > 90% 
-  Average  daily  volume  of  water:  33 750  m3/day 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Construction  work 

1.12.1994 

Completion 

31.8.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20  years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  10.18%,  not  including  the  net  book  value  of  the 
treatment  plant. 

2<n.> 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The project  will contribute to the integrated  control  of pollution,  the prevention 
of waste and the management  of water resources. 

Compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC. 

The  municipal rules  on waste disposal  apply.  These  require  industrial  waste to 
be pretreated  before  it is discharged  into the sewer  system. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

11628 050 
11 628 050 
80% 
9 302 440 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/031 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  treatment  plants  for  Huesca  and  Teruel 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name. 

D.G.  del  Agua.  Diputaciôn  General  de  Aragon 

3.2. 

Address: 

P°  Maria  Agustin,  36  -  50071  Zaragoza 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 
5. 

Region:  Aragon  (Huesca  and  Teruel) 
Description 
Construction  of  collectors  and  two  urban  waste-water  treatment  plants  for  Huesca 
and Teruel.  The system  includes secondary  treatment  using conventional  biological 
digestion  and  mechanical  dehydration  of  activated  sludge  at  half  load. 

6. 

Objectives 

to  improve  the  water  quality  of the Isuela,  Flumen,  Acanadre  and  Cinca  rivers 
in  Huesca  and  the  Turia  river  in  Teruel  from  the  current  quality  levels  (C5 
and  C4)  to  C3; 

to  facilitate  water  economies  and  reuse. 

2£-& 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 

Population  (customers) 

Design  population  equivalent 

Total  average  BOD$ on  entry 

Total  average  BODs on  exit 

Total  average  S S on  entry 

Total  average  S S on  exit 

HUESCA 

TERUEL 

13 400 

130  000 

300  mg/1 

< 25  mg/1 

297  mg/1 

< 25  mg/1 

8  200 

67  500 

360  mg/1 

< 25  mg/1 

440  mg/1 

< 30  mg/1 

Average  daily  volume  of  water 

25  920  mVd 

11 232  m3/d 

Percentage  of  industrial  water 

25% 

25% 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.10.1995 

Completion 

31.5.1998 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  waste  disposal  and  sewerage,  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The internal  rate of return is 8.93% overall:  11.85% for the Huesca treatment  plant 
and  4.57%  for  the  Teruel  treatment  plant. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Preservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  quality  of  the  environment; 
careful  and  rational  use  of  natural  resources; 
management  of  water  resources; 
protection  of  human  health; 

za 

compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC for  agglomerations  with  a  population 
equivalent of more than  15 000 discharging into fresh  water in a non-sensitive 
area; 
the municipal  rules on waste disposal  apply. These require industrial  waste to 
be  pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

19 511  952 
19  138 631 
80% 
15 310  905 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/032 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Sewerage  for  the  Sella  and  Pilona  basin 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2. 

Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Consejeria  de  Medio  Ambiente  y  Urbanismo 

3.2. 

Address: 

Coronel  Aranda  S/N  -  33005  Oviedo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 

4.2. 

Region:  Asturias 

5. 

Description 

Sewerage  for  Cangas  de  Onis  and  Cano 
The  work  involves  three  separate  parts: 
(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

a system  of  collectors  for  Cano;  connection  to  the  Cangas  de  Onis  system 
Total  length:  3  452  m; 
improvements  to  the  internal  system  of  Cangas  de  Onis,  total  length: 
5  673  m; 
interceptors  for  Cangas  de  Onis  along  both  banks  of  the  river  Sella.  In  the 
future  there  weill  be  a  river  crossing  and  sewage  will  be  concentrated  at 
one  point  from  where  it  will  be  pumped  to  the  planned  treatment  plant 
This  will  require  the  laying  of  2  669  m  of  pipeline  of  various  materials 
and  diameters. 

Collector/interceptors  for  Infiesto  and  Villamayor  (Pilona) 

The  work  involves  the  installation  of  a  collector/interceptor  for  waste  water  from 
the  segment  of  the  Pilona  river  between  Infiesto  and  Sevares,  in  the  municipality 
of  Pilona.  This  will  require  the  laying  of  15  680  m  of  pipeline  of  various 
materials,  chiefly  stoneware  and  reinforced  concrete. 

Sewerage  for  Ribadesella,  phase  1 
The  first  phase  of  the  project  involves  renovation  of  the  Ribadesella  collectors 
located  on  the  right  bank  of  the  river  Sella  and  any  of  the  supply  pipelines 
needing  replacement  as  a  direct  or  indirect  consequence  of  the  sewerage  work 
Once  the  entire  project  has  been  completed,  these  collectors  will  be  connected  to 
the system's  general  collectors  and  to the  general  treatment  and  discharge  systems. 
The  sewer  system  will  consist  of pipelines  of  diameters  ranging  from  300  to  1  500 
mm  made  of  stoneware  and  reinforced  concrete. 

Objectives 

To  improve  the  quality  of  the  water  in  the  river  Sella  along  its  final  25  km.  The 
measures  included  in  this  set  of  projects  are  the  first  phase  only,  since  in  the  near 
future  it  will  be  necessary  to  install  the  treatment  systems  needed  to  comply  with 
Community  rules. 

The  Sella  and  Pilona  basin  has  33  500  inhabitants,  of  whom  10  496  (31%)  will 
be  directly  affected  by  this  project,  broken  down  as  follows: 

Sewerage  for  Cangas  de  Onis  and  Cano:  3  600  inhabitants 
Collector/interceptors 
inhabitants 
Sewerage  for  Ribadesella,  phase  1:  3  820  inhabitants 

and  Villamayor 

Infiesto 

for 

(Pilona) 

3  076 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 
_ 

Current  population:  10  496  inhabitants 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Construction 

31.8.1995 

Completion 

31  12.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  6%  overall,  broken  down  into  6%  for  Ribadesella; 
4%  for  Infiesto;  9%  for  Cangas  and  7%  for  Onis-Cano. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

2 Go 

Preservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  quality  of  the  environment 
Environmental  improvement  in urban  centres and protected  areas  and  landscapes. 
Improvements  in  public  health. 
Compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

11  125  965 
11  125  965 
80% 
8 900  772 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/033 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-v/ater  treatment  plants  for  Castile-La  Mancha. 

Authority  making  the  application 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

D.G.  de  Carreteras,  Obras  Hidrâulicas  y  Transportes,  Direcciôn 
General  de  Carreteras 
P°  del  Cristo  de  la  Vega,  S/N  -  45071  Toledo 

Name: 

Address: 

Location 

Member  State:  Spain 
Region:  Castile-La  Mancha 

Description 

2.1. 

2.2. 

3. 

3.1. 

3.2. 

4. 

4.1. 
4.2. 

Construction  of  collectors  and  eight  waste-water  treatment  plants  in  the  following 
municipalities  of  the  Autonomous  Community  of  Castile-La  Mancha  Talavera  de 
la Reina,  Tarancôn,  Madridejos,  Villacanas,  Navalcân  and  Parnllas,  San  Pablo  de 
los  Montes,  Camufias,  Mariana,  Sotos  and  Zarzuela. 

The  project  includes  secondary  biological  treatment. 

6. 

Objectives 

The  basic  objective  of  this  group  of  projects  is  to  provide  the  above-mentioned 
municipalities  with  secondary  treatment  of  waste  water  to  prevent  its  discharge 
from  having  a  negative  impact  on  the  environment 

9  f  ? 

The following  data show  the  quantified  objectives  of  the  projects: 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 

95/11/61/033 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Current 
population 
(inhabitants) 

Design 
population 
equivalent  (PE) 

Population  in the 
summer  (PE) 

Total  average 
BOD5  on  entry 
(mg/1) 

Total  average 
BOD5  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Total  average  S S 
on  entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  S S 
on  exit  (mg/l) 

Average  daily 
volume  of  water 
(mVday) 

Percentage  of 
industrial  water 
(estimate) 

126 000 

21  000 

10 000 

14 000 

8 325 

2 000 

3  200 

2  7 50 

126  500 

52  800 

25  000 

14 000 

10 240 

4  858 

4 670 

2  7 50 

n.a. 

n:a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

2 000 

n.a. 

---

220 

600 

600 

350 

369 

243 

5 5«l 

4 00 

1 

1 
i 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

28 

20 

220 

750 

350 

300 

554 

240 

249 

600 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

5 

12 

34  500 

5 280 

2 500 

2 400 

1 655 

1 200 

510 

4 1 2 ,5 

0% 

60% 

60% 

0 

20 

30 

30 

0 

n.a.  - no data  available 

1.  - Talavera  de  la  Réina 
2.  -  Tarancôn 
3.  -  Madrilejos 
4.  -  Villacanas 
5.  -  Navalcân  and  Parrillas 
6.  -  San  Pablo  de  los  Montes 
7.  - Camunas 
8.  - Mariana,  Sotos  y  Zarzuela 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Main  work 

Commencement 

"  ^'''i''"^ijm,m>mmmimmmé> 

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1.3.1995 

Completion 

30.6.1996 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20  years, 

running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  waste  disposal  and  sewerage,  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  5.66%. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  set  of  projects  will  contribute  to: 

preserving,  protecting  and  improving  the  quality  of  the  environment  and 
satisfactory  management  of  water  resources. 

these  measures  will  provide  adequate 

All 
to 
municipalities  which  do  not  now  have  this.  This  will  reduce  the  pollution  of  the 
municipalities'  rivers,  thereby  producing  a  substantial  improvement 
in  water 
quality 

treatment  of  waste  water 

Compliance  with  Directive.91/271/EEC  on  the  treatment  of  urban  waste  water 

The  municipal  rules  on  waste  disposal  apply.  These  require  industrial  waste  to  be 
pictieated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  general  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

18 512 914 
18 512 914 

80% 
14 810 331 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/034 

1. 

Title 

Collection  and  treatment  of  waste  water  on  the  Catalan  coast. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Junta  de  Sanejament 

3.2.  Address: 

Provença,  204-208  -  08036  Barcelona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 
Description 
5. 
Integrated  group of nine projects  for the construction  of a complex of  waste-water 
treatment  plants,  a network  of  sewers  and  underwater  sewage  outfalls. 

All the  plants  will  carry  out  the  following  treatments:  filtering  of  coarse  and  fine 
solids,  removal  of  sand  and  grease,  flow-metering,  mixing  and  flocculation, 
primary  décantation,  biological  reaction,  secondary  décantation,  recirculation  of 
sludge  and  chlorination. 

Sludge treatment will involve extraction  and run-off  of primary  sludge, thickening 
of  primary  sludge,  mixing,  digestion,  storage  of  digested  sludge,  dehydration  by 
means  of  press-filters  and  storage  of  dehydrated  sludge.  In  most  cases  it  is 
planned  to  use  the  sludge  in  agriculture. 

1. 

Vilanova  i la  Geltru  system 

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Water-treatment  will  involve  passage  through  a static  screen,  removal  of  sand  and 
grease,  mixing  of  flocculation,  primary  décantation,  biological  reaction  and 
secondary  décantation.  Sludge-treatment  will  involve  thickening,  dehydration  and 
passage  through  press-filters.  It  is  planned  to  pass  the  sludge  after  dehydration 
through  a  thermal  dryer  for  subsequent  treatment  in  an  existing  incinerator. 

The  sewers  will  be  of  reinforced  concrete. 

There  already  exist  14  600  m  of  sewers  of  600  mm  diameter  and  above  and  five 
pumping  stations. 

2.  Cunit-Cubelles  system 

The  Cunit-Cubelles  waste-water  treatment  plant  will  be  of  precisely  the  same  type 
as  the  Teià  plant,  including  the  dehydration  of  the  sludge  using  press-filters. 

The  Cunit-Cubelles  sewage  outfall  will  be  500  mm  diameter,  2  267  m  long  and 
built  of  asbestos-cement. 

Part  of  the  sewer  system  has  already  been  built:  one  sewer,  400  mm  diameter  by  '« 
400  m  long,  will  take  water  from  Avda.  de  la  Font  via  a  double  pipe  250  mm 
diameter  and  300  m  long. The  other  sewer,  500  mm  diameter  and  2  600  mm  long, 
will  run  from  the  Cubelles  pumping  station. 

3.  Cambrils  system 

Water  treatment:  flow-metering,  filtering  of  fine  solids,  removal  of  sand  and 
grease,  primary  décantation,  passage  via  a  by-pass  spillway  for  biological 
treatment,  secondary  décantation  and  flow-metering. 

Sludge  treatment:  thickening  of  primary  sludge,  thickening  of  excess  biological 
sludge,  mixing,  pumping  to  digestion  tank,  anaerobic  digestion,  storage  of  sludge, 
mechanical  drying  using  press-filters. 

The  planned  average  daily  through-flow 
4  107  m3/n. 

is  64  424  m3  with  a  peak  flow  of 

A  newly  constructed  sewer  on  the  coast  to  collect  waste  from  independent  outlets 
has  two  pressure  pipes,  one  of  400  mm  diameter  and  1 776  m  long,  the  other  630 
mm  diameter  and  2  193  m  long. 

Pumping  from  the  point  of  collection  to  the  future  treatment  plant  will  be  by 
means  of  two  pressure  pipes  900  mm  diameter  and  3  675  m  long. 

Treated  water  will  be  disposed  of  via  a  900  mm  diameter  outfall. 

2GG 

A sewer,  400  mm  diameter  and 986 m long, will  connect  the  town  of  Vinyols  to 
the  system. 

4.  Altafulla  system 

The  planned  treatment  plant  will  have  a capacity  of  10 000  to  40  000  p.e.,  with 
a  seasonal  variation  of  10 to  1, with  no  reduction  in  the  level  of  nutrients.  The 
plant will  carry  out pretreatment,  chemical precipitation  with primary  décantation 
in the high season, biological treatment of activated  sludge by full  oxidation  in the 
low  season  and  by  traditional  methods  in the high  season,  secondary  décantation 
and  aerobic  digestion  in  the  high  season  and,  possibly,  chemical  stabilization. 

Sludge  treatment  will  use  a thickener  with  anaerobic  digestion  and  a  press-filter, 
the  product  of  which  will  be  suitable  for  agricultural  use. 

The sewers  will  be  400  mm  diameter  and  10 000  m long. 

5. Torredembarra  system 

Water  treatment:  filtering  of  coarse and  fine  solids,  removal  of  sand  and  grease,  « 
primary  décantation,  passage  via  a  by-pass  spillway  for  biological  treatment, 
secondary  décantation,  flow-metering. 

Sludge  treatment:  thickening  of  primary  sludge,  thickening  of  excess  biological 
sludge,  mixing,  pumping  to  the  digestion  tank,  anaerobic  digestion,  storage  of 
sludge,  mechanical  drying  using  press-filters. 

6. Blanes  system 

Water  treatment:  flow-metering,  filtering  of  fine  solids,  removal  of  sand  and 
grease,  primary  décantation,  passage  via  a  by-pass  spillway  for  biological 
treatment,  secondary  décantation,  flow-metering,  disinfection. 

Sludge  treatment:  thickening  of  primary  sludge,  thickening  of  excess  biological 
sludge, mixing, pumping to digestion tank,  anaerobic  digestion, storage of sludge, 
mechanical  drying  using  press-filters. 

7. Sitges  system 

Water  treatment:  filtering  of  fine  solids,  removal  of  sand  and  grease,  pnm.uv 
décantation,  biological  treatment,  secondary  décantation. 

Sludge  treatment:  thickening  of  primary  sludge,  thickening  of  excess  biological 
sludge,  mixing,  pumping  to  digestion  tank,  anaerobic  digestion  and  mechanical 
drying. 

8. Matarô  system 

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The  following 
treatments  will  be  carried  out:  pretreatment  and  primary 
décantation, biological  reaction, secondary  décantation, chlorination,  recirculation 
of  active  sludge,  sludge  thickening,  sludge  pumping,  dehydration  of  sludge  and 
deodorization. 

9. Teià  system 

The  plant  has  a  design  capacity  of  more  than  40  000  p.e.,  with  a  seasonal 
variation  of  3 to  1, with no reduction  in the level of nutrients. The plant will  carry 
out  pretreatment,  primary  décantation,  biological  treatment  of  conventional 
activated  sludge,  secondary  décantation  and  mesophilic  anaerobic  digestion. 

The  sludge  will  be  dehydrated  and  composted. 

Given  the  increase  in  the  population  and  the  establishment  of  new  industries,  it 
is  planned  to  increase  the  number  of  sewers.  The  new  sewers  will  be  of  glass-
fibre-reinforced  polyester  with  a diameter  of between  350  mm  and  600  mm  and 
a  length  of  20  950  m.  There  are  eight  pumping  stations. 

Objectives 

The  objectives  of  the  different  subprojects  are  given  in  the  following  tables: 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES: 

95/11/61/034 

Vilanova  i 
la  Geltru 

Cubelles 

Cambrils 

Altafulla 

Torredem 
-barra 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (p.e.) 

Additional  summer 
population  (p.e.) 

Average  total 
BOD5  on  entry 
(mg/1) 

Average  total 
BOD5  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Average  total  SS 
on  entry  (mg/1) 

80  000 

43  200 

171  252 

39  528 

100  194 

8 0 0 00 

65  000 

171  252 

65  000 

106  896 

30  000 

40  000 

151  130 

25  350 

88  600 

300 

375 

250 

375 

250 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

300 

300 

300 

228 

300 

Aa 

Average  total  SS 
on  exit  (mg/1) 

Average  daily 
volume  of  water 
(m>) 

SSSSS6SSSS9B 
Percentage  from 
industry 

I W i l l i ', III  I n . ' I W — —8 

35 

35 

25 

25 

25 

15  000 

16 250 

25  000 

8  292 

33  381 

15% 

10% 

10% 

95/11/61/034 

Blanes 

Sitges 

Matarô 

Teià 

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11. 

re 

89  796 

95  000 

172  000 

82  400 

109  989 

60  000 

172  000 

82  400 

64  133 

75  000 

35  000 

28  260 

350 

360 

475 

400 

20 

20 

25 

20 

420 

25 

320 

375 

600 

20 

35 

20 

19 296 

18 000 

57 000 

22  500 

iiM^ffiikWWIIiiWilPWiWft 

10% 

20% 

5% 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

Design  population 
equivalent  (p.e.) 

Additional  summer 
population  (p.e.) 

Average  total 
BOD5 on  entry 
(mg/1) 

Average  total 
BOD5 on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Average  total  S S 
on  entry  (mg/1) 

Average  total  S S 
on  exit  (mg/1) 

Average  daily 
volume  of  water 
(m3) 

Percentage  from 
industry 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

,iiii"n.n-i.ljlWiir,v  Mii-iiWiniiiii"iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif,iiiiiniB»' 

Completion 

$.(,' 

Construction  work 

1.3.1995 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  with  a  useful  life  of  20  years, 
running  and  maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  8.2%  overall  and  5.09%  for  Cambrils,  28.5%  for 
Matarô,  7.4%  for  Teià,  2.8%  for  Cunit-Cubelles,  5.3%  for  Sitges,  4.6%  for 
Vilanova,  9.1%  for  Blanes,  0.2%  for  Altafulla  and  0.9°/  for  Torredembarra. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  conservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  coastal  environment  is  of 
vital  importance  in  this  area  which  is  subject  to  very  considerable  population 
pressure  from  mass  tourism  and  property  development. 

Furthermore,  the  use  of  water  for  bathing  requires  that  it  reach  suitable  health 
standards. 

Satisfactory  management  of  water  resources  in  marine  environments  involves  the 
reduction  of  all  effluent  which  might, because  of  its  continuing  toxicity  or  through 
bioaccumulation,  damage  the  environment. 

It  is  also  important  to  put  a  stop  to  the  contamination  of  ground  water  and  bring 
water  that  is  already  contaminated  up  to drinking-water  quality,  whilst  at the  same 
time  protecting  the  quality  of  ground  water  not  suffering  from  the  effects  of 
pollution. 

When 
Directive  91/271/EEC. 

discharged, 

treated  water  will  meet 

the 

requirements 

of 

The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require 

' 

iste  to  be  pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  73  649  452 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 

73  649  452 

1}  "L> 

Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

80% 
58  919  562 

The  total  cost  can  be  broken  down  as  follows  (in  ecus); 

Vilanova  i  la  Geltru 
Cubelles 
Cambnls 
Altafulla 
Torredembarra 
Blanes 
Sitges 
Matarô 
Teià 

6  751  969 
5  267  275 
931  476 
6  480  905 
13  368  407 
9  099  142 
9  635  110 
S  747  990 
4  983  890 

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INFORMATION SHEET 

Summary of project 

No 95/11/61/035 

1. 

Title: 

Integral  clean-up of the Vigo Estuary 

2. 

Body responsible for the application 

2.1.  Name: Direction  General de  Planification 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162. 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Consellerfa  de  Polftica  Territorial,  Obras  Pûblicas  e  Vivienda 
(Direcciôn  Xeral de Obras Pûblicas) 

3.2.  Address: 

Edificios  Administratives  de San Caetano 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Galicia 
5. 

Description 

Installation of the Lagares river waste-water treatment  plant  (Vigo) 
to  treat  most  of  the  urban  waste  water  from  the  town  of  Vigo  currently 
discharged  totally untreated  into the Vigo estuary  and the river Lagares. 

Construction  of  the  main  interceptors  for  Cangas  de  Morrazo  and 
installation  of  the  Cangas  waste-water treatment  plant  with  a  view  to 
treating  waste which is currently  discharged  directly  without  treatment. 

Collector  on  the  bank  of  the  river  Lagares  (Parroquia  de  Cabrai) 
provided  for  in  the  PESIV  (special  plan  for  the  integral  clean-up  of 
Vigo). Extension  of  the collectors  installed  by  the Xunta to the headwaters 
of the river Lagares in Cabrai parish  with a view to completing the clean-up 
of  the river basin  so that its banks  can be rehabilitated  for  urban  use.  This 

is of  great  importance  because  the Lagares  runs  through  the city centre of 
Vigo. 

Collectors  for  the banks  of the  estuary,  sections  1,  2,  3,  4,  7,8,  9,  10; 
pretreatment,  spillway  and  pumping  station,  calle  Coruna.  These 
measures, provided for in the PESIV, involve installing an interceptor sewer 
to run  along the full  length of the coastal front  of the city of Vigo from  the 
La  Gufa  forest  to  the Bouzas  church.  This  project  is  supplemented  by  the 
sections already  installed  by  the Vigo town council to channel waste  water 
from  Bouzas  to the Lagares  treatment  plant.  The town council is currently 
completing  sections 5 and 6. 

Installation  of  collectors  and  waste-water  treatment  plant  at  Teis 
(municipality of Vigo). This project  involves the installation  of interceptors 
running from  the borders of the municipalities of Vigo and Redondela to the 
area of Teis and the construction  of a waste-water treatment plant there. All 
of  the  waste  water  produced  north  of  the  La  Guia  forest  will  then  be 
channelled  to the treatment plant to be built at Teis. 

Zamans waste-water treatment plant. This project  involves treating waste 
water  from  the  area  of  Zamans  (a  high  area  situated  in  the  south  of  the 
municipality  of  Vigo)  and  from  Vigo's  university  campus.  This  will  mean 
that waste water from  the area of Vigo currently  discharging  into the Vilaza 
river (a tributary  of the river Minor  which empties into the Baiona estuary) 
can be treated. 

Integral clean-up of the bed of the Vigo estuary. Installation of interceptors 
for  Vilaboa,  Arcade,  Pontesampaio  and  the  rest  of  the  bed  of  the  Vigo 
estuary  and  a  waste-water  treatment  plant  to  solve  the problem  caused  by 
discharges  throughout  this area,  where the population  density is increasing, 
with countless communities and considerable population pressure, particularly 
in coastal areas. 

Expansion of Redondela's collectors. The Redondela waste-water treatment 
plant  was  completed  in  1992.  It  carries  out  secondary  treatment  and 
discharges  into  the  sea  through  an  outfall.  Ever  since  the  plant  began 
operating there has been a need to improve the system of interceptors, which 
were poorly built in the 1970s and are currently  in a poor state of repair.  It 
is  also  necessary  to  expand  the  system  so  as  to channel  to  the  Redondela 
plant  all  the  waste  water  produced  from  the  municipality  of  Vigo  to  the 
northern area, waste water from  which will be channelled to the plant for the 
system  serving  the bed of the Vigo estuary. 

Waste-water collector and treatment  plant at Moana.  Installation  of  the 
main interceptors  for  Villa de Moana and the Moana waste-water  treatment 
plant,  with  a  view  to  treating  urban  waste  water  which  is  currently 
discharged  direcdy  without treatment. 

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Integral clean-up of Gondomar and the Minor river. Clean-up of the bed 
of the Baiona estuary and the Minor river and rehabilitation of the Ramallosa 
wetlands. 

Installation  of collectors and secondary  waste-water treatment  plant at 
Nigrân.  The  municipality  of  Nigran  carries  out  pretreatment  before 
discharging through an outfall which has recently been extended. In view of 
the  number  of  inhabitants  equivalent  discharging  in  this  area  and  the 
substantial seasonal increase in population which has resulted from the strong 
development  of tourism  in the area,  a secondary  treatment plant  is needed. 
The system of collectors must also be extended to increase its length and the 
number of inhabitants  served. 

6. 

Aims 

The  main  objective  of  this  project  is  to  provide  urban  waste-water  treatment 
facilities  for  the inhabitants  of  the Vigo estuary  who currently  discharge  their 
waste  into  the  estuary.  This  means  providing  treatment  facilities  for  some 
754 000 inhabitants  equivalent.  The volume of  water  to be treated  in  treatment 
plants  amounts  to  around  8 000 m3/h  at  normal  flow  rate,  i.e.  around 
192 000 mVday. 

Secondary objectives concern the recovery of various coastal areas of the estuary 
for  public and tourist  use. 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES  for  the  Vigo  waste-water  treatment  plant,  which 
represents  70% of the total project: 

current  population:  400 000 inhabitants 
design population  equivalent:  500 000 inhabitants 
total average BOD5 on entry: 231 mg/1 
total average BOD5 on exit:  <  25 mg/1 
total average SS on entry: 
total average SS on exit:  <  25 mg/1 
average daily volume of water:  129 600 m3/day. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Main work 

1.12.1994 

Completion 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and socio-economic  advantages 

The cost-benefit  analysis  was based on: 

- 
- 

investments  with a useful  life of 20 years, 
running  and  maintenance costs, 
charges  for discharge and sewerage,  and water rates (running  costs are covered 
by contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The internal rate of return is 7.4% overall and 8.9%  for the Zamans treatment plant, 
8.2%  for  the  Cangas  treatment  plant,  7.6%  for  the  Teis  treatment  plant  and 
collectors,  8.3%  for  the integral clean-up of Moafla,  7.3%  for  the bed of  the Vigo 
estuary  and Redondela,  8.0%  for  the clean-up of the Minor river and 6.9%  for  the 
clean-up of the Lagares basin. 

9.  Environmental  impact  analysis 

The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on  the  preservation,  protection  and 
improvement of the quality of the environment,  as well as to the protection of public 
health and the rational  use of water 

Compliance  with Directive 91/271/EEC  on urban  waste water  treatment  as well as 
Directives 79/923/EEC  on the quality required  of  shellfish  waters and 76/160/EEC 
on the quality of bathing  water. 

The municipal rules on the discharge of liquid waste apply. These require industrial 
waste to be pretreated  before  it is discharged  into the sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

Breakdown  of the aid 

86  198 505 

85 459 239 
80% 
68 367 391 

Lagares river treatment plant 
Cangas collector and  treatment plant 
Cabrai collector 
Estuary  bank collector,  sections 7 and 8 
Estuary  bank collector,  sections 9 and  10 
Pretreatment,  spillway  and pumping station,  C/  Coruna 
Zamans  treatment plant 
Integral clean-up of Moafia 
Teis  collector  and treatment plant 
Clean-up of  the bed of  the Vigo estuary 
Estuary  bank collector,  sections  1, 2,  3 and 4 
Expansion  of Redondela collectors 

£K 

(in ecus) 

1 609 735 
059 806 
622 407 
981 709 
688 183 
037 154 
513 507 
7 540 521 
14 101 513 
5 797 083 
8 439 962 
4 189 178 

Expansion  of Nigrân  collectors  and secondary  treatment plant 
Integral  clean-up of  Gondomar and the river Minor 

3  862  668 
4  836  036 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95/11/61/036 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Construction  of  collectors  and  waste-water  treatment  plants  in  Valencia. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

2.2. 

3. 

3.1. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

Name: 
Address: 

Entitat  Pûblica  de  Sanejament  d'Aigues  Residuals 
C/General  Elio,  8 - 46010  Valencia 

3.2. 

Location 

4. 

4.1. 
4.2. 
5. 

Member  State:  Spain 
Region:  Valencia 

Description 

Set  of  three  sewerage  projects  involving  the  collection  and  treatment  of  waste 
water to prevent it from  being discharged  untreated into public  water courses. The 
projects  are  part  of  the  master  plan  for  sewerage  of  the  Comunidad  Valenciana. 

6. 

Objectives 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 

95/11/61/036 

Bunol  Alborache 

Turia 

Xatiya 

Current  population 
(inhabitants) 

12  000 

t}h 

45  000 

95  000 

40  000 

400 

25 

760 

35 

345 

25 

422 

35 

325 

20 

250 

20 

7  000 

24  500 

7  000 

67.2 

11 

8 

Design  population 
equivalent  (PE) 

Total  average  BODs  on 
entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  BODs  on 
exit 

Total  average  S S  on 
entry  (mg/1) 

Total  average  SS  on  exit 
(mg/1) 

Average  daily  volume  of 
water  (mVday) 

Percentage  of  industrial 
water 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

]•:..'•  Commencement 

Completion 

XATIVA 

27.5.95 

CAMDELTURIA 

18.8.95 

BUNOL  ALBORACHE 

22.2.95 

27.8.96 

19.2.97 

22.5.96 

8.  Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based on: 

investments  with  a useful  life  of  20 years, 
running  and maintenance  costs, 
charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are 
covered  by  contributions  from users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The internal  rate of  return is  12%  for Bufiol-Alborache,  10% for  Camp del Turia 
and  10%) for Xâtiva. 

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9.  Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Conservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  environment.  Improvement  of 
the  quality  of  the  environment  in  urban  and  protected  areas. 
Better  public  health. 
Compliance  withDirective  91/271/EEC. 
The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require 
industrial  waste  to  be pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

Breakdown  of  the  aid 

Campo  de  Turia 
Xativa 
Bufiol-Alborache 

21  636  538 
21  636  538 
80% 
17 309  231 

8  444  390 
5  717  652 
7  474  496 

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ANNEX I 

INFORMATION SHEET 

Summary of project 

No 95/11/61/037 

1. 

Title: 

Treatment  of waste water at Lorca,  Murcia 

2. 

Body responsible  for the application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn  General de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162. 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

C.A.  de Murcia.  C.  de Medio  Ambiente.  Direcciôn  General del 
Agua 
Plaza Santona S/N, 5a  Planta - 30071 Murcia 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Mucia 

5. 

Description 

The project involves collecting waste water from  the town of Lorca for transport 
to a treatment  plant  and  discharge  into a public  watercourse  after  treatment.  It 
also includes the waste water from  the small district where the treatment plant is 
located  (2 000 inhabitants). 

The work involves the  following: 

(a) 

Outfalls: 

Four  outfall  sections  will be built leading to the treatment plant: 
Section I: from  the existing tannery treatment plant to the intersection with water 
from  the existing  treatment  plant at Tiata. 

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Section II: from the existing treatment plant at Tiata to the intersection with water 
from  the existing  tannery  treatment plant. 
Section  ITJ: from  the above-mentioned  intersection  to the new  treatment plant. 
Section IV:  from  the La Hoya district  to the new  treatment plant. 
This will require a total of 7  820 m of gravity pipeline  1 000 mm in diameter and 
2  300  m of pressure  pipe 500  mm in diameter. 

(b) 

The treatment plant will include at least two identical systems entailing the 
following  processes: 
-  entry  works,  tank for coarse  materials,  general bypass; 
- 
lifting  of  raw water; 
-  pretreatment,  including: 

coarse  screening 
fine  screening 

* 
* 
*  desanding  and degreasing 
*  withdrawal  and concentration  of sand 
skimming  and concentration  of grease; 
* 

initial  settling  (with  or without addition  of reagents); 

-  flow  meter; 
- 
-  biological  treatment  with activated  sludge; 
- 
-  recirculation  of  biological  sludge; 
-  disinfection  of  effluent  using  chlorine,  ozone  or  ultraviolet. 

secondary  settling; 

6. 

Aims 

General  objective: 
-  To  improve  the conditions  of  the receiving  water  (Guadalentin river). 

Specific  objectives: 
-  Current population:  100 000 inhabitants 
-  Current  population equivalent:  292  667  inhabitants  equivalent 
-  Total BOD5:  17 560 kg/day - 878 mg/1 domestic and 12 261 kg/day industrial 
-  BODs  effluent:  25  mg/1 
-  Total  SS:  343  mg/1; 6  860 kg/day  domestic  and  11 586  kg/day  industrial 
-  Current  volume of  water treated:  20 000 rnVday 
-  Rate, characteristics  and  %  of industrial water: chromium,  sulphides,  23% of 

water treated. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

s 

Main  work 

1.9.1995 

30.3.1997 

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8. 

Assessment  of costs and socio-economic  advantages 

The cost-benefit  analysis  was based on: 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

investments  for  a useful  life of 20 years, 
running  and maintenance costs, 
charges for  discharge and sewerage, and water rates (running  costs are covered 
by contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits, 
reuse of the treated  water. 

The internal  rate of return  is 13.662%. 

In  addition,  there  are  other  benefits  which  are  difficult  to  quantify,  regarding  the 
impact which  the project  could  have on the waters of  the Guadalentin  river  and its 
associated  aquifers. 

9.  Environmental  impact  analysis 

-  Compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC. 
-  The clean-up of the river Lorca is important because this is the third largest city 
in Murcia,  so that the project  will contribute to the conservation,  protection and 
improvement  of  the  quality  of  the  environment  and  particularly  to  integrated 
pollution  control and the prevention  of discharge  of liquid waste. 
The  degree  of  treatment  before  discharge  of  waste  water  from  the  tanning 
industry must comply with Directive 76/464/EEC, particularly with regard to the 
pollution  load of chromium. 

-  The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require 
industrial  waste to be pretreated  before  it is discharged  into the sewer  system. 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible cost: 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

10 349 735 
10 349 735 
80% 
8 279 788 

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Summary of project 

No 95/11/61/038 

1. 

Title 

Waste-water  treatment plant for  Pamplona 

2. 

Body responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn  General de Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162. 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Departamento de Administraciôn  Local (NILSA) 

3.2.  Address: 

Bias de la Serna,  1, Edif.  Fuerte Principe II 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain  • 
4.2.  Region:  Navarre 
Description 
5. 
The district  of Pamplona currently  has only pnmary  treatment  eliminating 34% 
of BOD5. 

This  project  will  add  water,  sludge  and  gas  treatment  systems  and  additicr.rJ 
installations  to the existing  facilities. 

Treatment  will be biological by activated  sludge. 

There will be six circular  settling tanks with an upward flowrate at normal flow 
of 0.5  m/hour,  and diametral bridges. 

The  current  digestion  capacity  of  the  sludge  treatment  system  will  be doubled 
with the construction  of new anaerobic digesters. 

6. 

Aims 

MAIN OBJECTIVES 
-  To solve Navarre's  most serious environmental  problem. 
-  To provide adequate treatment of the largest discharge of waste water in the 

Ebro  basin  which is not biologically  treated. 

-  To comply with Directives 92/271/EEC and 78/759/EEC, with current values 

of  178 mg/1 in the discharged  water and  100 mg/1 in the river. 

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES 
-  To  improve  the  river  environment  and  eliminate  nuisance  along  a  70 km 

stretch  of the river Arga. 

-  To revive the traditional  recreational  uses along the same stretch  of river. 

SPECIFIC  OBJECTIVES 
-  Current  population: 263 000 inhabitants 
-  Design population equivalent:  466 000 inhabitants 
-  Total average BODs on entry:  270 mg/1 
-  Total average BOD5 on exit:  < 12 mg/1 
-  Total average SS on entry:  246 mg/1 
-  Total average SS on exit:  < 15 mg/1 
-  Average daily volume of water:  129 600 m3/day 
-  Percentage of industrial  water: 44% 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Main work 

1.7.1995 

L 

| 

Completion 

1.8.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic advantages 

The cost-benefit  analysis  was based on: 

investments  for  a useful  life of 20 years, 
running  and  maintenance costs, 

- 
- 
-  charges  for  discharge  and  sewerage,  and  water  rates  (running  costs  are 

covered  by contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The internal  rate of return  is 9.33%. 

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9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

Conservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  quality  of  the  environment. 
Improvement  of  the quality  of  the environment  in  urban  centres  and  protected 
areas and landscapes. 
Improvement  in public health. 
Compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC as well as Directives 78/659/EEC on the 
quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support  fish 
life and 76/160/EEC on the quality of bathing  water. 

The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require 
industrial  waste to be pretreated  before  it is discharged  into the sewer  system. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

23 639 577 

23 639 577 

80% 

18 911 662 

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Summary of project 

No 95/11/61/039 

1. 

Title: 

Waste-water  treatment plants for Madrid 

2. 

Body responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn General de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162. 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Agencia de Medio Ambiente de la Comunidad  de Madrid. 

3.2.  Address: 

C/ Princesa,  3 - 28008 Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Madrid 
5. 

Description 
This  set  of projects  are all priority  measures  included  in  Madrid's  waste water 
disposal  and treatment plan for  1995-2005. 

The  measures  include:  construction  of  11  (on-land)  outfalls  or  waste-water 
collectors,  construction  of five other  on-land  outfalls  to  transport  waste  water 
from  24 municipalities to waste-water treatment plants which exist already or are 
soon  to be built. 

All of these measures comply with all the requirements of Directive 91/271/EEC 
on the treatment  of urban  waste water. 

Five of  the measures  constitute  the first phase in the construction  of  collectors 
and  outfalls.  The  first  phase  concerns  the  conceptual  design,  preparation  of 
expropriation contracts and, where applicable, the environmental impact analysis. 

6. 

Aims 

The  general  strategy  of  the  set  of  projects  concerning  Madrid  coincides  with 
Madrid's waste water disposal and treatment plan for  1995-2005, which involves 
the  treatment  of  all  waste  water  from  the  Madrid  region  in  compliance  with 
legislation  and planning, and particularly  with Directive  91/271/EEC. 

The  main  objective  of  this  set  of  projects,  included  in  the  Fifth  European 
Community Programme of Policy and Action in relation to the Environment and 
Sustainable  Development,  is  the  management  of  water  resources.  Intermediate 
objectives  of all the proposed  measures include: 
- 
- 

reducing river pollution, 
reducing the degree of eutrophication of supply reservoirs  or environmentally 
protected  reservoirs, 
recovery  of soil, flora, fauna  and landscape of river banks and reservoirs, 
improving  the security  and quality of the drinking-water  supply, 
facilitating  the reuse and economizing of water, 

- 
- 

-  preventing waste water from  having a negative effect  on public health and the 

environment,  thereby  improving  the quality of  life. 

All  of  the  proposed  measures  are  directly  related  to  the  attainment  of  these 
objectives,  being waste-water  disposal  and treatment  works  intended  to comply 
with  the deadlines and quality  standards  laid down in Directive  91/271/EEC. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

20.1.1994 

Completion 

1.8.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic  advantages 

The cost-benefit  analysis  was based on: 

- 

investments  with a useful  life of 20 years, 
running  and  maintenance costs, 
sewerage charges  (running  costs are covered  by contributions  from  users), 

-  environmental  benefits. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  14.83%  overall;  Brunete  outfall:  11.32%;  the 
Grifiôn-Torrejôn  de la Calzada-Torrejôn  de Velasco outfall:  13.13%;  El Alamo: 
10.26%;  the  Humanes  collectors:  31.16%;  the  Fuenfria  valley  collector, 
Cercedilla:  19.88%;  the San  Agustin  de Guadalix  outfall:  9.78%;  outfall  from 
Valdemanco  to the Bustarviejo  treatment  plant:  16.80%;  northern  collector  for 
Moraleja  de  Enmedio:  19.73%;  Braojos-Gascones-La  Sema  outfall:  6.24%; 

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outfall  for SeviUa la Nueva 7.87%;  outfall  for  Nuevo Baztin-Olmeda-Villar del 
Olmo:  10.95%;  outfall  for  Boadilla  II  treatment  plant:  37.35%;  outfall  from 
Boadilla  to  the  Guadarrama  Medio  treatment  plant:  11.32%;  Navalagamella 
outfall  8.08%;  Valdeolomos-Alalpardo outfall:  11.50% 

9. 

Environmental  impact analysis 

Conservation,  protection  and improvement of the quality of the environment. 
Improved  environmental  quality in urban  and protected  areas. 
Improved  public health 
Compliance with Directive 91/271/EEC 
The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require 
industrial  waste to be pretreated  before  it is discharged  into the sewer  system. 

4 324 711 

4 324 711 
80% 
3 459 768 

10.  Cost and  assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost: 
Eligible cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

Breakdown  of the aid 

Ecus 

1  Brunete outfall 

757 748 

462 041 

2  Grinôn-Torrejôn 
de la Calzada-
Torrejôn  de Velasco 
outfall 

3  El Âlamo outfall 

640 697 

4  Humanes 
collectors 

5  Adapted  collector 
for  Valle de la 
Fuenfria,  Cercedilla 

6  San Agustin de 
Guadalix  outfall 

258 743 

154 013 

437 399 

505 165 

7  outfall  from 
Valdemanco to 
Bustarviejo 
treatment plant 

8  northern  collector  246 422 
for  Moraleja  de 
Enmedio 

9  Braojos- 
Gascones-Lâ  Serna 
outfall 

43 123 

10  Sevilla la Nueva 
outfall 

36 963 

11  Nuevo Baztin- 
Olmeda-Villar del 
Olmo outfall 

12  Outfall  for 
treatment plant 
Boadilla II 

13  outfall  from 
Boadilla  to the 
Guadarrama  Medio 
treatment plant 

14  Navalagamella 
outfall 

15  Valdeolomos- 
Alalpardo  outfall 

43  1241 

92 408 

92 408 

308 027 

246 422 

Total 

4 324 711 

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No  95/11/61/039-1 

1. 

Title: 

Waste  water  treatment  plants  in  the Balearic  Islands 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162.  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Consejeria  de  Obras Pûblicas  (Instituto  Balear  de  Saneamiento) 

3.2.  Address: 

Avda.  Gabriel  Alomar  y  Villalonga,  33  Palma  de  Mallorca 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Autonomous  Community  of  the Balearic  Islands 
5. 

Technical  description 
The project  involves the construction  and expansion  of five waste-water  treatment 
plants  and  the  installation  of  a collector  to  serve  one  of  the  treatment  plants. 

Description  of  the  work 

1.  SON SERVERA TREATMENT PLANT 

The  plant's  treatment  process  currently  consists  of  screening,  initial  settling, 
digestion,  thickening  and  drying  of  sludge. 

The project  to  expand  the plant  involves the use of  some  of the  existing  facilities 
and  demolition  of  others,  specifically: 

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new pretreatment consisting of screening, de-sanding and grease removal. All 
of  these processes will  take place  inside  a deodorized  building; 
overhauling  of  the  existing  settling  tank  and  associated  sludge  digestion 
facilities; 
double, carrousel-type  activation tank  with turbine  aerator to  operate  at  low 
load  during the winter and at medium  load during the summer; 
double secondary  settling tank; 
improvements to the sludge  drying building,  including  deodorization; 
restyling  of the existing operations building. 

2.  SA  RAPITA  Y  SESTANYOL  TREATMENT  PLANT  (municipality  of 

Campos) 

The treatment plant for the urban centres of Sa Râpita  and  SEstanyol  consists  of 
the  following  works and facilities: 

screening  in canal 
double-line  carrousel-type biological  treatment 
double  secondary  settling  tank 
sludge  thickening 
sludge  drying  on  filter  belt. 

The screening and sludge dehydration processes take place inside a building which 
can  be  deodorized.  The  building  also  houses a  workshop,  laboratory  and  control 
room. 

3.  SA  RAPITA  Y SESTANYOL  COLLECTORS  (municipality  of  Campos) 

Waste  water  from  Sa Râpita is  concentrated  at two  points  at  both  edges  of  the 
urban  area close to the  shore line. At each of these points a pumping  station  will 
be built to transport the water to a third main pumping station which will transport 
the  water  to  the  treatment  plant.  The total  installed  power  is  13.5  =  7.35  kW. 

4.  CAPDEPERA  TREATMENT  PLANT  -  CALA  RATJADA 

The treatment processes at the existing plant at Cala Ratjada  consist of  screening, 
desanding  and  grease  removal,  two  compact  units  for  secondary  biological 
treatment, each consisting of a circular aeration device and circular central  settling 
tank  with  scrapers  and  a tertiary  clarification  basin.  The  process  is  completed  by 
a  double-sludge  digester  and  double  thickener. 

Screening  takes place inside a building. Another building  houses  a blower  unit to 
produce  air  and  the belt  filter  for  sludge  drying. 

The  following  work  is  involved: 

replacement  of  the  existing  screening  installation  with  one  of  sufficient 
capacity, 

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deodorization  of  the screening  building, 
new  system  for desanding  and grease  removal, 
additional biological treatment to receive the flow which cannot be treated by 
the  existing  facilities, 
new  secondary  settling tank, 
replacement of the blowers with new ones able to cope with the  entire  flow, 
replacement  of  the  belt  filter  with  two  centrifuges,  each  capable  of  taking 
70% of  the  flow. 

5.  ALCUDIA  TREATMENT PLANT 

This project concerns the expansion and improvement of the waste-water treatment 
plant for  the  municipality  of  Alcudia  (Mallorca)  in  order to  attain  the  treatment 
capacity  currently  required. 

The plant  will  have two  treatment systems. 

A new sludge treatment system will be installed to be shared by both waste-water 
treatment  systems. 

The  following  treatment  will  be included: 

joint  pretreatment  for  both treatment systems, 
fine  screening  (replacement  of  existing phase), 
lamination  and storage  of the  effluent  (integration  of  existing  phase), 
desanding,  grease  removal, pre-aeration  (existing) 

A  -  System  1 (exists  already) 

initial  settling, 
denhrification  (improvement  of  existing  oxidation  tank), 
oxidation/nitrification, 
final settling, 
chlorination, 
recirculation  of  biological  sludge, 
pump  for  surplus sludge, 
pump for primary  sludge. 

B  -  System  2  (new) 

initial  settling, 
denitrification, 
oxidation, 
final  settling, 
chlorination  (existing) 

Sludge  treatment  system  (new) 

pre-thickening  of  primary  sludge  (existing  thickeners), 
anaerobic  digestion  of  primary  sludge  (existing), 
aerobic  stabilization  of  surplus biological  sludge, 

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mechanical  drying  for  all  sludge  (expansion). 

SAN  LORENZO  TREATMENT  PLANT 

The  aim  of  this  project  is  to  study  and  design  the  expansion  of  the  waste  water 
treatment  plant  for  the  municipalities  of  Sant  Llorenc  des  Cardassar  (Mallorca). 
It  will  involve  the  following  treatment  processes: 

WATER  SYSTEM 

flow  distribution 
fine  screening 
desanding,  grease  removal 
flow  meter 
initial  settling  (existing) 
biological  treatment  of  waste  water 
secondary  settling 
chlorination 

SLUDGE  SYSTEM 

recirculation  of  biological  sludge 
pumping  of  surplus  biological  sludge 
sludge  digestion 
sludge  drying 
storage  and  disposal  of  sludge. 

6. 

Aims 

Specific  objectives 

Current 
population 
(inhabitants) 

Design 
population 
equivalent 
(IE) 

Total  average 
BOD,  on 
entry  (mg/1) 

Son 
Servera 

Sa  Râpita* 

Cardepera 

Alcudia 

San 
Lorenzo 

7  000 

25  000 

28  000 

70  000 

50  000 

450 

300 

450 

V\ 4 

25 

30 

25 

25 

25 

450 

350 

300 

25 

35 

35 

35 

35 

6  250 

1  750 

7  000 

18  000 

12  500 

Total average 
BOD, on exit 
(mg/1) 

total average 
SS on entry 
(mg/1) 

total average 
SS on exit 
(mg/1) 

Average daily 
volume of 
water 
(mVday) 

*  The  project  includes  the  construction  of  the  collectors 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

11.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on: 

investments  for  a  useful  life  of  20  years, 

running  and  maintenance  costs, 
sewerage  charges  (running  costs  are  covered  by  contributions  from  users), 
environmental  benefits. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  14.64%  overall;  Capdepera:  11.39%;  Son  Servera: 
8.58%;  San  Lorenzo:  23.15%;  Alcudia:  27.58%;  Sa  Râpita:  6.68%. 

9.  Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

•  Conservation,  protection  and  improvement  of  the  quality  of  the  environment. 

Improved  environmental  quality  in  urban  and  protected  areas. 
Improved  public  health 
Compliance  with  Directive  91/271/EEC 
The  municipal  rules  on  the  discharge  of  liquid  waste  apply.  These  require  industrial 
waste  to  be  pretreated  before  it  is  discharged  into  the  sewer  system. 

If]  5 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

Breakdown  of  costs  (in  ecus) 

Son  Servera 
Sa Râpita 
Râpita  collectors 
Cardepera 
Alcudia 
San  Lorenzo 

8 386  982 
8 386  982 
80% 
6  709  585 

1 983  699 
1 453  892 
729  409 
1 626  387 
1 158  185 
1 435  410 

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No  95/11/61/043-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Project  concerning  waste management  and the decontamination  of polluted  ground 
m  the  Autonomous  Community  of  Asturias. 

« 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2  1 
2.2 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162,  28071  Madrid 

J. 

f  Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3  ! 
2 2. 

Name: 
Address: 

Consejeria  de  Medio  Ambiente  y  Urbanismo 
C/  Coronel  Aranda  s/n  -  33005  Oviedo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State.  Spain 
4 2. 

Region:  Asturias 
Autonomous  Community:  Asturias 

q 

Description 

Marpol  -  Asturias 

Implementation  of  a  plan  for  the  collection  of  waite  .from-ships  moored  in  the 
ports  along  the  Asturian  coastline.  The  measure  includes: 

- 

a  preliminary  study  to  determine  the  quantities  of  oily  waste  to  be  collected  in 
the  various  ports; 
creation  of  an  infrastructure  for  collection  in  commercial  ports,  fishing  ports 
and  marinas,  consisting  of  49  collection  centres,  including  17  autonomous 
centres  with  a  capacity  of  500  to  30  000  litres  and  32  secondary  centres  with 
capacities  ranging  from  100  to  1 000  litres; 

construction  of  a plant for  the pretreatment  of  the  waste, with  a total  capacity 
"of  150  000  litres  and  of  a  treatment  capacity  of  lOmVhour,  permitting  the 

_,-.  treatment  of  141  250  m3 in  under  24 hours; 

Objectives 

Marpol  -  Asturias 

To eliminate  irregular  discharge  of oil generated  by  maritime  activities  which  pollute 
the water, to recover the hydrocarbons  and obtain  effluents  with  concentrations  of less 
than  15 ppm. 

To build  collection  centres with a total capacity  of 72  000 litres and 6  500 litres in the 
autonomous and secondary centres, respectively, in area I (Vegado-Aviles), and 66  000 
litres  and  7  500  litres  respectively  in  the  autonomous  and  secondary  centres  of  area 
II  (Llumeres-Busto). 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The internal  rate of return of the Marpol  project  is 6%, an average rate if one  does not 
consider  the  unquantifiable  advantages  for  the  environment,  which  include: 

reduction  of  environmental  risks  and  pollution, 
conservation  of  marine  resources, 
improvement  of  public  health, 
useful  life  of  the  project:  20 years. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Marpol  -  Asturias 

The treatment of oily  waste will prevent water pollution  control, stop the deterioration 
of  the  landscape  and  enable  the  land  to  be  used  for  other  purposes. 

2^£ 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus! 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

979  528 
979  528 
80% 
783  623 

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No  95/11/61/043-2 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Project  concerning waste  management  and  the  recovery  of  contaminated  ground 
at Boecillo  (Valladolid). 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
4. 
Location 

Consejeria  de Medio  Ambiente  y  Orientaciôn  del  Territorio 
C/Nicolas  Salmerôn  5, 47071  Valladolid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Valladolid 

Autonomous  Community:  Castile-Leôn 

5. 

Description 

Clean-up  of  ground  contaminated  by  industrial  waste  at  Boecillo  (Valladolid) 
owing  to  the  location  of  the  rubbish  tip  near  a public  watercourse  and  an  urban 
centre. 

The project  distinguishes  three different  areas,  each  to receive  specific  treatment: 
-  areas  II  and III:  sealing,  drainage  of  surrounding  area  using  baffles; 
-  area I:  removal  of  waste  and  restructuring  of  space. 

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6. 

Objectives 

The  principal  objective  is  to  decontaminate  a  site  polluted  by  various  types  of 
industrial  waste  and convert  it into  a recreational  area. The secondary  objectives 
are  to  increase  awareness  of  the  population,  restore  a  deteriorated  site  and 
reafforest  of  the banks of the  river. 

The project  covers  150  000  m2 of  waste  and  100 000  m2 of  bare ground. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

I 

Completion 

Construction 

1.10.1995 

31.3.1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was based on the following  elements: 

-  Investments  with  a useful  lifetime  of  twenty years; 
-  Maintenance  costs; 
-  Removal  of  the risk of pollution; 
-  Net  book  value  of  the property  after  environmental  rehabilitation; 
-  Environmental  benefits  arising  from  the reduction  of  pollution. 

The  internal  rate of  return  is 61%. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

This  project  will  have  a  major  impact  on  the  environment:  the  site  will  be 
recovered  for  use  and  there  will  be  no  more  danger  of  pollution  of  the 
groundwater. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

1 780  401 
1 780  401 
80% 
1 424  321 

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No  95/11/61/043-3 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Projects  concerning  the  closure  and  sealing  of  clandestine  tips  in  Extremadura. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Consejeria  de  Obras Pûblicas,  Urbanismo  y  Medio  Ambiente 

3.2.  Address: 

CI Enrique  Diez  Canedo,  s/n,  Badajoz 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2. 

5. 

Region:  Badajoz 
Autonomous  Community:  Extremadura 
Description 
The  general  characteristics  of this set of  22 projects,  all  of  which  are  similar,  can 
be  summarized  as  follows: 

Transport  of  waste: 
If  necessary  (because  of  the location  of  the tipping  site), waste  is  transferred 
by  lorry  (15  km  maximum)  for  burial  in  another  area.  The  old  rubbish  tip  is 
cleaned  by  excavation  and  the  spoil  is  treated  as waste.  The  total  volume  to 
be  transported  is  estimated  at  243  960 m3. 

Transfer  and  compaction  of  waste: 
For  the  purposes  of  sealing,  the  waste  is  moved  to  the  burial  site  for 
compaction.  During  this  phase,  the  waste  is  levelled  so  as  to  fit  in  with  the 

^ > 2_ 

surrounding  relief.  The  total  volume 
975  848  m3. 

to  be  dealt  with 

is  estimated  at 

Proofing  of  waste  using  geotextiles. 
The  area  concerned  is  estimated  at  4  630  000  m2. 

Burial  and  integration  with  the  relief 
Once  compacted  and  waterproofed,  waste is covered  with  a drainage  layer  and 
then  with  filling  material  of  suitable  agronomic  quality  (final  adjustment  to 
surrounding  relief  at  this  stage).  Lastly  it  is  covered  with  a  third  layer  of 
topsoil.  The  volume  of  material 
is  estimated  at 
4  360  000  m3,  broken  down  as  follows:  0.10  m3  of  drainage  material, 
0.60  m3  of  filling  material,  0.30  m3  of  topsoil. 

required  for  sealing 

Restoration  of  the  natural  environment 
Reafforestation  with  indigenous  herbaceous  and  woody  species,  covering  a 
total  estimated  area  of  463  ha. 

Objectives 

The  number  of  tips  to  be  sealed  varies  substantially  between  projects.  The 
grouping  of  tips  was  determined  on  the  basis  of  geographical  proximity  in  order 
to  reduce  the  clean-up  and  transport  costs  to  a  minimum. 

The  following  table  shows  the  tip  sites  and  the  areas  and  volumes  concerned: 

30J> 

Environ 
-mental 
restorat 
ion 
Ha. 

12.65 

14.50 

55.95 

20.46 

8.19 

27.78 

22.33 

40.69 
< 
19.57 

40.83 

P R O J E CT 

Transport 
and  waste 
m3 

Moving  and 
compacting 
m3 

Proofing 

m2 

Burial  and 
integration 
m3 

BADAJOZ  1 

6  687 

BADAJOZ  2 

7  638 

26  668 

30  555 

BADAJOZ  3 

29  476 

117  904 

BADAJOZ  4 

10  780 

43  121 

BADAJOZ  5 

4  316 

BADAJOZ  6 

14  635 

BADAJOZ  7 

11  765 

BADAJOZ  8 

21  438 

BADAJOZ  9 

10  314 

21  512 

BADAJOZ 
10 

BADAJOZ 
11 

17  265 

58  541 

47  060 

85  751 

41  256 

86  048 

18  446 

21  135 

81  555 

29  827 

11  942 

40  493 

32  552 

59  314 

28  537 

59  520 

18  446 

21  135 

81  555 

29  827-

11  942 

40  493 

32  552 

59  315 

28  537 

59  520 

10  096 

40  380 

27  931 

27  931 

19.16 

CACERES  1 

8  812 

635  244 

CACERES  2 

6  638 

CACERES  3 

24  069 

CACERES  4 

7  512 

CACERES  5 

4  878 

CACERES  6 

8  100 

CACERES  7 

9  966 

CACERES  8 

5  356 

CACERES  9 

4  898 

CACERES  10 

7  898 

CACERES  11 

7  196 

26  553 

96  277 

30  048 

19  512 

32  399 

39  864 

21  440 

19  589 

31  593 

28  780 

24  379 

18  367 

66  595 

20  784 

13  497 

22  411 

27  574 

14  830 

13  550 

21  853 

19  907 

24  379 

18  367 

66  595 

20  784 

13  497 

22  411 

27  574 

14  830 

13  55U 

21  853 

19  907 

16.72 

12.60 

45.68 

14.26 

9.26 

15.37 

18.91 

10.17 

9.29 

14.98 

13.65 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Construction 

1.4.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on  the  following: 

investments  with  a  useful  life  of  twenty  years; 

maintenance  costs; 
social  value  of  the  restored  woodland; 
net  book  value  of  environmentally  restored  property; 
environmental  advantages  arising  from  the  reduction  in  pollution. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  68%. 

9.  Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  positive  effects  of  the  project  on  the  environment  can  be  summarized  as  follows: 

reduction  of  the  risks  of  pollution  of  the  environment, 
improvement  of  public  health  and  safety, 
promotion  of  projects  for  sustainable  socio-economic  development  by  solving 
environmental  problems  from  the  past. 
improvement  of  the  quality  of  life  in  rural  communities. 
increase  in  the  awareness  of  citizens  and  industry  to  the  policies  to  encourage 
recycling. 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

9  610  468 
9  610  468 
80% 
7  688  374 

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No  95/11/61/043-5 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Construction  of  collection  centres  for  recyclable  waste 

* 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162. 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 
Location 
4. 

Direcciôn  General  de Medio  Ambiente  de  Madrid 
C/ Princesa,  3 - 28008  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Madrid 

Autonomous  Community:  Madrid 

5. 

Description 

Construction  of  collection  centres for  recyclable  waste in Getafe,  Alcobendas  and 
Madrid  to  extend  the  existing  network. 

Users  will  be  able  to  bring  their  domestic  waste  to  these  collection  points  after 
having  sorted  it  themselves.  This  service  is  free  to  users  and  takes  waste 
cardboard,  paper,  tetra-bricks,  plastic,  glass,  used  motor  oil,  X-rays,  button 
batteries,  car  batteries,  aerosols  and  paint  remnants. 

6. 

Objectives 

To  separate  at source  the various types of  domestic  waste, in  order  to  recycle 
the  raw  materials  that  they  contain. 

To  reduce  the  quantity  of  waste  deposited  in  rubbish  tips  and  lengthen  the 
-lifetime  of  the  tips. 

To  prevent  the  formation  of  highly  toxic  leachate,  formed  when  domestic 
waste  is  eliminated  together  with  other  types  waste,  like  batteries,  X-rays, 
medicines  or  paint. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Construction 

1.6.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

, 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on  the  following: 

- 

investments  with  a  useful  life  of  twenty  years; 
running  and  maintenance  costs; 
recycling  of  the  deposited  waste; 
economies  in  terms  of  tips  and  clean-ups. 

The  internal  rate of  return  is 9.68%, showing  that  the project  is both  economically 
and  environmentally  profitable. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  environmental  impact  is  positive.  The  selective  treatment  of  certain  types  of 
waste  (batteries,  X-rays,  paint,  etc)  will  prevent  the  risks  posed  by  joint 
elimination  of  such  products  with  domestic  waste.  This  project  will  also  help  to 
educate  the  population  to  sort  their  waste  before  disposing  of  it. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

739  431 
739  431 
80% 
591  545 

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No  95/11/61/043-7 

1. 

Title: 

The  treatment  of  waste  and  recovery  of  polluted  sites  in  the  Basque  Country 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Departamento  de  Urbanismo,  Vivienda  y  Medio  Ambiente 

3.2.  Address: 

C/  Sameniego,  2 - 01008  Vitona 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Autonomous  Community:  Basque  country 
5. 

Description 

Study relating to the construction  of a safety  cell for  contaminated  waste  and soil: 
this involves determining  the possibility  of placing a safety  cell for  waste  and soil 
contaminated  with  HCH  on  the  left  bank  of  the Nerviôn  river. 

The  operation  includes: 

a  viability  study  for  cleaning  soil  contaminated  with  HCH  (pesticide)  in 
the  municipalities  concerned,  in  order  to  determine  the  real  volume  of 
waste  and  contaminated  soil  to  be  removed  and  stored  in  the  cell; 
a study on the geological, hydrogeological  and geotechnical  characteristics 
of  the  selected  site,  in  order  to  determine  how  to  seal  it  and  ensure  the 
stability  of  the  structure  over  time. 

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6. 

Aims 

Study  relating  to  the  construction  of  a safety  cell 

The  project  will  seek  to  solve  the  environmental  and  public  health  problems 
caused  by  the  existence  of  numerous  dumping  sites  on  the  left  bank  of  the 
Nerviôn (more than twenty) where a large part of the 82  000 tonnes of waste  from 
production  of  the  pesticide  Lindane  (HCH)  have  been  dumped. 

The  ultimate  objective  is  to  eliminate  all  of  this  waste  and  to  recover  the 
contaminated  soil,  in  view  of  the  toxic  effects  for  humans. 

At  present,  the  construction  of  a  safety  cell  for  the  storage  of  this  waste  and 
contaminated  soil  is  the  best available  solution. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Studies 

Construction 

I  I  1995 

1.1.1995 

Completion 

3 112  1995 

318  1995 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  was  based  on  the  following  elements: 

investments  with  a useful  lifetime  of  twenty  years; 
maintenance  costs; 
reduction  of  pollution; 
savings  in  raw  materials  from  the  recovered  products; 
recovery  of  land  for  alternative  uses. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  for  the  safety  cell  is 69%. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

fhe  project  will  have  a positive  effect  on  the  environment • 

by  minimizing  the  danger  to  the  environment  by  better  protecting 
ecosystems, 
by  improving  public  health  and  safety, 
by  raising  the  awareness  of  citizens  and  industry  by  enlisting  their 
collaboration  in  policies  to  support  recycling, 
by  creating  a recycling  management  sector, 
by  improving  the  appearance  of  many  polluted  sites. 

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10. 

Costand  assistance  (in  ecus) 

TotaTcost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  11.4.1995): 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

4  971  569 
4  971  569 
80% 
3  977  255 

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Project No  94/11/65/002 

1. 

TITLE 

Rias Bajas  expressway  (Orense  - Porrino  section) 

2. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR THE APPLICATION 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
2.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana,  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION: 

3.1.  Name:  Direcciôn-General  de  Carreteras 
3.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67,  Madrid 

4. 

LOCATION: 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  Region: 

Spain 
Madrid 

5. 

DESCRIPTION 

The project  involves  the  upgrading  to  motorway  of  about  59.8  km  of  the present  N-120 
between  Orense  and  Battallanes. 

The  standard  profile  is  two  7  m  wide  carriageways  with  outside  shoulders  of  2.5  m, 
internal  shoulders  of  1 m  and  a  central  reservation  11 m wide. 

The  project  has been  divided  into* four  sections: 

Orense-Barbantes  (about  13.6  km):  3 junctions  (Orense  north,  Mino  south  and 
Mifio  north),  5 viaducts,  3  overpasses  and  10 underpasses;  purchase  of  land 

Barbantes-Melon  (about  21.7 km): 2 viaducts (two  spans over  the  river  Abia  and 
nine  spans  over  the  river  Brull),  7  overpasses  and  21  underpasses;  purchase  of 
land 

Melôn-La  Caniza  (about  9.1  km):  works  and  purchase  of  land 

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La CafUza-Batallanes  (about  15.5  km):  two  twin  tunnels  3  km  long,  a  prestressed 
concrete  bridge  with  two  spans  of  186  m hung  by  rods  from  a tower  184  m  high, 
6  overpasses  and  11  underpasses;  purchase  of  land. 

6. 

OBJECTIVES 

To  improve  currently  difficult  access  to  a particularly  remote  area.  On  a scale  of  1 to  7, 
access  is  at  present  poor  (6-7),  completion  of  the  project  will  raise  it  to  5. 

lo  improve  communications  within  Galicia  and  improve  traffic  flow.  Average  traffic 
speed  will  increase  from  75  kph  for  light  vehicles  and  61  kph  for  heavy  vehicles  to  108 
kph  and  81  kph  respectively.  It  is  estimated  that  light  vehicles  will  save  25  minutes  and 
h.\<yv  vehicles  26  minutes. 

\!uid  the  motorway  network. 

SCHEDULE 

j 

Start 

Finish 

j  Design  of  project 

1 January  1993 

31  December  1993 

I  Purchase  of  land 
i 
iMajii  works 
|  Operational  phase 
it— 

. 

. 

15  October  1993 

30  June  1997 

24  September  1993 
30  June  1997 

30  June  1997 

I.. 

.. 

. 

i. 

, 

, 

. 

, 

, 

I 

COST-BENEFIT  ANALYSIS 

the  return  offered  by  this  project  reflects  its  importance 

Mum  indicators  used  in the  study  are: updating  rate: 6%; life  of  motorway:  30 years; 
c  load  12  540  vehicles  per  day  in  1997,  projected  to  increase  at  a  compound  rate 

t  o  o per  year,  ratio  of  light  to  heavy  vehicles:  82/18. 

•  costs  reflect  actual  resources  consumed  throughout  the  useful  life  of  the  project: 

v aiment  cost  and  costs  of  restoration  and  maintenance  of  the  five  sections. 

he  benefits  are  derived from  changes in the general  cost of  transport in  a given  situation: 
peiatmg  costs,  costs  of journey  times  and  cost  of  accidents. 

:  .  economic  internal  rate  of  return  is  9.7%. 

:>.c  current  net  value  is  ECU  165  million. 

ite,-

The  current  ratio  of  benefits  to  costs  is  1.5. 

The  result  shows  that  completion  of  this  infrastrucure  is  desirable. 

9. 

CONTRIBUTION  TO TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS 

The Orense-Porrino project forms part of the Benavente-Porrino  motorway,  which  is one 
of the missing links in the trans-European  network  and which will  introduce balance into 
the  national  road  network  and  connect  Galicia  and  northern  Portugal  to  the  Irun-
Valladolid  route. 

10. 

TOTAL COST (in ecus) 

Total  cost 
ECU  251  234  852 
Cost  eligible  for  grant  (after  23  February  1994)  ECU  250  398  846 
Percentage  assistance 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance 

85 
ECU  212  839  017 

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No 94.11.65.005 

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1. 

Title: 

Somport Tunnel 

2. 

Bodv  responsible for the application 

2.1. 
2.2. 

Name: Direction  General de Planificaciôn 
Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: Direccion  General de Carreteras 

3.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana 67 - 28071 Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Aragon  (Huesca) 

5. 

Description 

Construction  (without fîtdngs)  of a tunnel 8 597 m long, of which 5  850 m are 
in Spain. 
The tunnel  continues  the N-330 highway from Huesca to  Somport and  the RN 
134 in France. 

The tunnel will run close to the tunnel on the Urdos-Canfranc  railway line,  from 
which it  will be separated  by about 70 m at the closest points. 

The width  between  sidewalks  will be 9 m: 

two  traffic  lanes  3.5  m  wide, 
two hard  shoulders 0.5  m wide, 
-  a central reservation  i  m wide. 

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To improve communicarions with France, providing an additional alternative to 
the international routes through Iruh and La Junqucra. 

The  Valencia-Somport-Paris  route  is  shorter  than  the  Valencia-Barcelona-
La. Junquera-Paiis  route.  Travelling  times  will  be reduced  once  th&  Sorrrport-
Sagunto section  of the trans-European  road network has been built. 

Accessibility  currently  ranks  at  5  on  a  scale  of  7  to  1.  Once  this  project  is 
completed,  it will be improved  to 3. 

Work  schedule 

Q 

/  ÔatÊ^ry- pf work 

Commenç^cnt 

Preparation  of project 

• 

Purchase of land 

Main work 

Operational phase 

30.6.1993 

4.1.1994 

Completion 

1992 

31.12.1997 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and socio-economic advantages 

The main indicators used: 

-  discount rate 5 % 
-  working  life of road: 
-  ADT  (1998) 
Scenario (a): 
5 000 vehicles/day,  with a projected  annual increase  of 3.03% 
Scenario (b): 
4 282 vehicles/day,  with an annual  increase of 2.03% 

30 years 

-  Proportion  of light to heavy vehicles: 

.*2.S 

Results:. 
- 

for  (a): 

for  (b): 

IRR: 4.4% 
net prescr.1 vaius: ECU -5.9  million 
Cost-benefit  IT:,-:  0.92 
IRR: 2.5% 
net present vau-j:  ECU -22.5 million 
Cost-benefit  ir^.o.  0.70 

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9. 

Physical  indicators 

-  Earth  moved (m3) 
-  Metres  of tunnel cut 
-  Concrete lining 
-  Bolts (tonnes) 
-  Shuttering and reinforcing  mesh 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  ptas  165.197) 

(i  ecu  =  165 197 ptas) 

Total cost 

Eligible cost 

Expenditure 
incurred  before 
the date of 
submission 

Purchase  of land 

587 784 

27 847 

559 937 

Buildings and 
construction 

Machinery  and 
equipment* 

91  191 728 

91  191 728 

15 216 983 

15 216 983 

w 

Other' 

3 315 435 

3  315 435 

Total 

110 311 930 

15 244 830 

95 067 100 

*Part financed under Regulation  (EEC) No 3359/90 

Total eligible cost: 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

95 067 100 
85% 
80 807 033 

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Summary  of  the  project 

No:  95.11.65.001 

1. 

Title 

Bajo  Llobregat  expressway 

2. 

Body  responsible  for the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn  (ME.H.) 
2.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority responsible for implementation 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Carreteras  (M.O.P.T.M.A.) 
Paseo  de la  Castellana  672, 28071  Madrid 
2.2.  Address: 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  Region: 

Spain 
Catalonia 

5. 

Description 

The project  constitutes  a bypass on the N-II between Martorell  and the  coastal  nng  road. 

The  expressway  will  be  18.2  km  long  and  have  an  average  cross-section  of  two 
carriageways  of  10.5  m  with  outside  shoulders  of  2.5  m and  inside  shoulders  of  1 m. 

The  width  of  the  central  reservation  will  vary  but not  be less than  1.5  m. 

The  pavement  will  comprise  30  cm  of  hot-rolled  bituminous  mix  over  20  cm  of  soil-
cement. 

A  section  of  the  Llobregat  will  be  canalized  and  the  section  includes  a large  number  of 
structures,  including  six  viaducts. 

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There  will  also  be  two  tunnels,  one  320  m  long  (N-II)  and  the  other  675  m  long 
(railway),  and  a  crossing  below  the  A-2. 

The  work  also  includes  supplies,  drainage,  grouting,  electric  and  telephone  lines,  gas 
pipelines,  etc. 

6. 

Aims 

To  achieve  a  substantial  saving  in  money  terms  and  cause  the  least  possible  disruption 
to  the  landscape  by  combining  in  a  single  project  the  bypass  of  the  Martorell-Barcelona 
section  of  the  N-II  and  flood  prevention  work  on  the  right  bank  of  ten  Llobregat  to 
prevent  flooding  between  Martcrell  and  Sant  Vicenç  dels  Horts. 

Using  the  coastal  ring  road,  to  provide  access  to  southern  Barcelona  from  Madrid  and 
Zaragoza. 

To  relieve  traffic  congestion  on  the  Molins-Barcelona  section  of  the  A-2  and  remove 
eight  dangerous  crossings  on  the  N-II,  so  improving  living  conditions  for  the  population 
of  the  Baix  Llobregat. 

The  saving  in journey  times  is  estimated  at  14  minutes  for  light  vehicles,  whose  average 
speed  will  increase  from  42  kph  to  100  kph,  and  16.5  minutes  for  heavy  vehicles,  whose 
average  speed  will  increase  from  35  kph  to  81  kph.  The  distance  by  expressway  will  be 
18.2  km,  as  compared  with  17.5  km  on  the  N-II. 

7. 

h 

Work  schedule 

Ty pe  of  work 

Start 

End 

{ 

i 

i  Planning  of  project 
j. 

. 

11  Februaiy  1992 

30  November  1993 

; 

Purchase  of  land 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1998 

!  Main  works 

,  Operational 

April  1995 

31  December  1998 

31  December  1998 

1 

-

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

mam  indicators  used  .•. 

service  life  of  project: 
traffic  density. 
increase  of  2.03% 

30  years 

34  380  vehicles  per  day  in  1998  with  a  projected  annual 

til  1 

light/heavy  vehicles:  87/13 

The  costs  reflect  the  actual  resources  consumed  throughout  the  useful  life  of  the  project: 
investment  costs  and  restoration  and  conservation  work. 

The  benefits  are  based  on  the  change  in  general  transport  costs:  operating  costs,  joumey 
costs  and  accident  costs. 
Results  (discount  rate:  5% 

internal  rate  of  return: 
current  value: 
cost/benefit  ratio: 

21.5% 

ECU  440  million 
4.4 

The  results  of  this  analysis  demonstrate  the  economic  utility  of  carrying  out  this  project. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

An  environmental  impact  assessment  as  required  by  Community  directives  was  carried 
out  before  the  project  was  implemented.  „ 

The  expected  cost  of  corrective  measures,  which  is  included  in  ten  cost  of  the  project,  is 
ECU  8.5  million. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  162.356) 

Total  costs 

Eligible  costs 

Purchase  of  land 

1 1 2 7 1 5 26 

1 1 2 7 1 5 26 

Buildings  and  construction 

131  459  878 

131  459  878 

Contingencies  and  price  adjustments 

Other  (monitoring  and  supervision) 

Total 

7  391  164 

2  716  253 

7  391  164 

2  716  253 

152  838  821 

152  838  821 

Total  eligible  cost: 
Percentage  aid  from  the  Cohesion  Fund: 
Cohesion  Fu..  ? 

'•' 

ECU  152  838  821 
85% 
ECU  129  912  996 

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No  95.11.65.002 

1. 

Title 

Zaragoza-Huesca  dual  carriageway  (Villanueva  de  Gâllego-Huesca  section). 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Carreteras  (MOPTMA) 

3.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  67  - 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Aragon 
5. 

Description 
The  Zaragoza-Huesca  dual carriageway  will provide  an alternative  to the  N-330 
and  form  part  of  the  dual  carriageway  from  Alicante  to  France  via  Zaragoza. 
This  road  will provide a third  route into France via the Somport  tunnel,  the other 
two  being  via  Inin  and  La  Junquera. 

The  work  for  which  funding  is  requested  will  involve  the  construction  of  three 
two 
sections  of  dual  carriageway.  The 
7  m carriageways,  with hard  shoulders  2.5  m wide outside and  1 m wide inside. 
The  central  reservation  will  be  12  m wide,  except  over  the initial  stretch  where 
it will be  8  m wide.  Drains  will be laid,  signalling  installed  and  trees  and  shrubs 
planted. 

typical  section  will  consist  of 

The  road  will  be  surfaced  with  25  cm  of  hot  bituminous  mix  in  three  layers  on 
a  25  cm  artificial  aggregate  base. 

in  . 

Villanueva de Gâllego (South) - Zuera  (North):  17.045 km. 

Construction  of  seven  overpasses,  a  viaduct,  a  bridge  over  the  River 
Gâllego and  13 underpasses.  The roadways of  11 of these structures  will 
be  of  pre-stressed  concrete  slabs  or  beams.  The  remaining  eleven 
(underpasses)  will have reinforced  concrete  frames. 

Zuera-Almudévar:  22.179 km. 

Construction  of  23 structures:  bridges  with  pre-stressed  concrete 
roadways,  reinforced  concrete  frames,  pergola bridges. 

Almudévar-Huesca:  21.67 km. 

Construction  of four  overpasses  of various  spans with roadways  of pre 
stressed  concrete,  one bridge over the Monegros  Canal  (mixed  steel and 
concrete  structure),  16 underpasses  and various  retaining  walls. 

Aims 

To improve communications within the Community of Aragon by connecting two  • 
important  industrial  and tourist centres. 

To provide  for  the future  connection  of  the east-coast  region  with France. 

To provide  a third  access  route  from  the rest  of  Europe  to the centre,  east and 
south of  the peninsular. 

To increase the maximum speed for light vehicles from  80 km/h to 120 km/h and 
for  heavy vehicles  from  57 km/h  to 90 km/h. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Preparation  of project 

Purchase  of land 

Main work 

1.9.1993 

17.11.1994 

1.10.1995 

Completion 

1.2.1995 

1.10.1996 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic  advantages 

Main indicators  used: 

Working  life  of road: 
ADT: 

30 years 
7 970 vehicles 

52 2. 

Proportion  of  light  to  heavy  vehicles: 

85/15 

The  costs  include  the  actual  resources  consumed  during  the  working  life  of  the 
road:  investment,  repair  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  advantages  are  the  reduction  in  general  transport  costs:  reductions  in 
operating  costs  and  travelling  times  and  in  the cost  of  accidents. 

Summary  (discount  rate  6%): 

-  Internal  rate  of  return: 
-  Net  value: 
-  Cost-effectiveness  ratio: 

8.7% 
ECU  40  million 
1.354 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

An  environmental 
Community  rules  before  work  began. 

impact  assessment  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with 

The estimated  cost of the corrective  measures  required,  included  in  the cost  of  the 
project,  is  ECU  1.5  million  for  the  two  sections  for  which  contracts  have  been 
awarded. 

' 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1  =  PTA  162.323) 

Purchase  of  land 

4  304  997 

4  250  783 

Total  cost 

Eligible  cost 

Buildings  and 
construction 

Other  (security, 
hygiene,  inspection) 

TOTAL 

113  333  292 

113  333  292 

4  251 400 

121 889  689 

4  251  400 

121 835  475 

Total  eligible  cost: 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

121  835  475 
85% 
103 560  152 

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Summary  of project 

No 95.11.65.002 

1. 

Title 

Zaragoza-Huesca  dual carriageway  (Villanueva de Gâllego-Huesca section). 

2. 

Body responsible  for the application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

*3w 

«*At*fcBfrrit*-responsible for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: Direccion  General  de Carreteras  (MOPTMA) 
3.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  67 - 28071 Madrid 
4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

"4.2. -"Ttëglôfi: Aràgôn 

5. 

Description 

The Zaragoza-Huesca  dual carriageway  will provide an alternative to the N-330 
and  form  part  of  the  dual  carriageway  from  Alicante  to France  via  Zaragoza. 
This road will provide a third route into France via the Somport tunnel, the other 
.4wo.being.via Jnin  and La Junquera. 

The work  for  which funding  is requested/will involve the construction  of  three 
sections  of  dual  carriageway.  The  typical  section  will  consist  of  two 
7  m carriageways,  with hard shoulders 2.5  m wide outside and 1 m wide inside. 
The central reservation  will be  12 m wide, except over  the initial  stretch  where 
it will be 8 m wide. Drains will be laid, signalling installed and trees and shrubs 
planted. 

The road  will be surfaced  with 25 cm of hot bituminout  mix in three layert on 
a 25 cm artificial  aggregate base. 

3>1Y 

Villanueva  de  Gâllego  (South)  -  Zuera  (North):  17.045  km. 

Construction  of  seven  overpasses,  a  viaduct,  a  bridge  over  the  River 
Gâllego and  13 underpasses.  The roadways  of  11 of these  structures  will 
be  of  pre-stressed  concrete  slabs  or  beams.  The  remaining  eleven 
- (underpasses)  will  have reinforced  concrete  frames. 

Zuera-Almudévar:  22.179  km. 

Construction  of  23  structures:  bridges  with  pre-stressed  concrete 
roadways,  reinforced  concrete  frames,  pergola  bridges. 

Almudévar-Huesca:  21.67  km. 

Construction  of  four  overpasses  of  various  spans  with  roadways  of  pre 
stressed  concrete,  one bridge over  the Monegros  Canal  (mixed  steel  and 
concrete  structure),  16 underpasses  and  various  retaining  walls. 

6. 

Aims 

To improve communications  within the Community of Aragon by connecting  two 
important  industrial  and  tourist  centres. 

To  provide  for  the  future  connection  of  the east-coast  region  with  France. 

To  provide  a  third  access  route  from  the  rest  of  Europe  to  the  centre,  east  and 
south  of  the  peninsular. 

To increase  the maximum speed  for  light vehicles from  80 km/h  to  120 km/h  and 
for  heavy  vehicles  from  57  km/h  to  90  km/h. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

1.9.1993 

17.11.1994 

1.10.1995 

Completion 

1.2.1995 

1.10.1996 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantaees 

Main  indicators  used: 

Working  life  of  road: 
ADT: 

30  years 
7  970  vehicles 

I 2X 

Proportion  of  light  to  heavy  vehicles: 

85/15 

The  costs  include  the  actual  resources  consumed  during  the  working  life  of  the 
road:  investment,  repair  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  advantages  are  the  reduction  in  general  transport  costs:  reductions  in 
operating  costs  and  travelling  times  and  in  the cost  of  accidents. 

Summary  (discount  rate  6%): 

-  Internal  rate  of  return: 
-  Net  value: 
-  Cost-effectiveness  ratio: 

8.7% 
ECU  40  million 
1.354 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

An  environmental 
Community  rules  before  work  began. 

impact  assessment  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with 

The estimated  cost of the corrective  measures  required,  included  in  the cost  of  the 
project,  is  ECU  1.5  million  for  the  two  sections  for  which  contracts  have  been 
awarded. 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1  =  PTA  162.323) 

Purchase  of  land 

4  304  997 

4  250  783 

Total  cost 

Eligible  cost 

Buildings  and 
construction 

Other  (security, 
hygiene,  inspection) 

TOTAL 

113 333  292 

113  333  292 

4  251  400 

121 889  689 

4  251  400 

121 835  475 

Total  eligible  c»s.; 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

121  835  475 
85% 
103 560  152 

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Summary  of  project 

No 95/11/65/003 

1. 

Title: 

Madrid-Valencia  expressway 

Motilla  del Palancar-Minglanilla  section 

2. 

Body responsible  for the application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: Direcciôn General  de Carreteras  (M.O.P.T.M.A.) 

3.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  67 - 28071 Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 

4.2.  Region:  Castile-La  Mancha 

5. 

Description 
The  Motilla  del  Palancar-Minglanilla  section  is  part  of  the  expressway  from 
Madrid  to Valencia which will be completed  with the sections from  Atalaya del 
Cafiavete  to Motilla  del Palancar  and Minglanilla  to Candete de las Fuentes. 
This  project  involves the construction  of a 27.3 km stretch  of expressway.  The 
typical section will consist  of two 7 m carriageways  with hard  shoulders  2.5 m 
wide  outside  and  1 m wide  inside.  The central  reservation  will  be  12 m wide. 
The paving and surfacing  will consist of a 30 cm layer of hot bituminous mix on 
top of 20 cm of artificial  aggregate. Five viaducts and 14 crossings will be built, 
most with decks of prestressed  concrete.  Most of the bridges  will have three or 
four  spans.  One will have six. 

Four  interchanges  are planned: 

-  Motilla  del Palancar 
-  Castillejo  de Iniesta 
-  Granja  de Iniesta 
-  Minglanilla. 

This  section runs through the following  municipalities:  Motilla  del Palancar,  El 
Peral,  Iniesta,  Castillejo  de Iniesta,  Granja  de Iniesta and Minglanilla. 

Aims 

To eliminate the traffic  bottleneck which now occurs. 

To complete the expressway network in accordance with the trans-European road 
network  as  included  in the master plan for  infrastructures  (PDI). 

To connect the cities of Madrid  and Valencia by means of a high capacity,  high 
quality  expressway. 

To  improve  the  traffic  flow:  the  current  speed  of  light  and  heavy  vehicles  is 
around  80 and 65 km/h respectively.  Once this project  is completed  speeds will 
increase  to  120 and 90 km/h respectively.  The journey  time will be reduced by 
8 minutes  for  light vehicles  and by  12 minutes  for  heavy vehicles. 

Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Preparation  of project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main work 

Operative  phase 

30.12.1992 

1.6.1991 

31.12.1994 

Completion 

15.1.1994 

31.12.1996 

13.6.1997 

13.6.1997 

8. 

Assessment of costs and socio-economic  advantages 

Main  indicators  used: 

-  Working  life  of  road: 
-  ADT  (1997): 
-  Proportion  of  light to heavy vehicles:  70/30 

30 years 
8 922 vehicles 

3 22 

The costs  include  the  actual  resources  consumed  during  the  working  life  of  the 
ruad:  investment,  repair  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  advantages  are  the  reduction  in  general  transport  costs:  reductions  in 
'•••voting  costs  and  travelling  times  and  in  the  cost  of  accidents. 

Summary  (discount  rate  6%): 

Internal  economic  rate  of  return: 
\.  puated  net  value: 
* rJated  cost-effectiveness  ratio: 

15.45% 
ECU  44.6  million 
2.174 

I'hc  work  will  create  1 155 direct  and  443  indirect jobs 

i  n••jronmental  impact  assessment 

environmental  impact  assessment  was  carried  out  before  work'began  in 
•:dance  with  Community  Directive  85/337/EEC. 

'-..i <.  -''i-iaied  4.6%  of  the  total  cost  will  be  devoted  tormeasures  to  protect  the 
..  -ivivuent  and  to  correct  the  project's  impact  on  it. 

>»i  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
KM'  l 

PTA  161.225) 

! ! , re  01 

land 

•.v\d  construction 

i Kchmcal 
:"•  L 

JKMA  .  !lv  V,:h 

Total  cost 

Eligible cost 

2  046  829 

38 412  157 

1  200  806 

1 303 147 

38 381 144 

1 200 806 

41 659 792 

40 885 097 

40 S85 097 

; I S S M : H K ; C: 
!I  i  ui''l  a s s i s t a n ce 

U  752 330 

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Summary  of project 

No 95.11.65.005 

1. 

Title 

Mediterranean  Corridor  (upgrading  to 200/220  km/h) Phase III. 

2. 

Body responsible  for the  application 

2.1.  Name: Direcciôn  General de Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo de la Castellana  162 - 28071 Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direcciôn  General  de Infrastructures  del Transporte  Ferroviario 
(MOPTMA) 

3.2.  Address: 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Comunidad  de Valencia,  Catalonia 
5. 

Description 
The  work  covered  by  this  project  complements  that  approved  in  Commission 
Decisions  C(93)  3592/1 of 10 December 1993 andC(94)  3757/5 of 21 December 
1994 and is to be carried  out on the Encina-Baxcelona  sectvr 

Fuente  la Higuera-Jâtiva section 

Installation  of  equipment  for  controlling  traffic  on  the  line  (signalling, 
safety  and  telecommunications  systems,  etc.).  The  equipment  will  be 
remotely  operated  from  a central point  on the line and will permit trains 
to run perfectly  safely  and efficiently  ..  220 km/h. The section  is 42 km 
long. 

Castellôn-Las Palmas  section 

The  section  is  9.5  km  long.  Along  4.9  km,  the  work  will  involve 
widening  the  bed  to permit  doubling  of  the  track  at  a  later  date.  On  the 
remaining  4.6  km,  which runs  through  an urban  area,  a by-pass  line will 
be  constructed,  the greater  part  of  it under  ground.  The  roads  above  the 
tunnel  will  be  repositioned  and  temporary  diversions  provided  for  road 
traffic. 

Las  Palmas-Oropesa 

Installation of track infrastructure  from  km  77 to km  90.225. Other work: 
construction  of four tunnels (3 230 m), four  tunnels built using the cut and 
cover  method  (668  m),  17 viaducts,  11 arches,  a  footbridge  and  a  halt. 

AIcanar-Ametlla 

Definition  and  execution  of  the  work  necessary  for  installing  a  double-
track  automatic  block  and  new  interlocks 
in  stations  (safety  and 
communications equipment, ground-train systems, power supplies, ground 
equipment  for  approach  signals  with  automatic  braking,  buildings  for 
safety  equipment). 

Alcanar-Camarles  section 

Work  necessary  to permit  speeds  of 200/220  km/h  along a 39  km  double 
track  (replacing  the bed at a number  of  stations  and  halts,  renovating  the 
subballast  and  ballast,  laying  40  km  of  railroad,  electrifying  the  whole 
section,  constructing a number of passageways and viaducts, a new station 
at  Altea,  platforms  at  a  number  of  stations  and  electricity  substations, 
carrying  out  landscaping). 

Ampolla-Ametlla  section 

Work  necessary  to  permit  speeds  of  200/220  km/h  along  a  25.96  km 
double track  (3 km of bed,  subballast,  ballast,  double track  with  60  kg/m 
UIC  rails  and  PR-90  bivalent  concrete  sleepers,  various  structures, 
platforms,  electrification  of the whole  section  with  double track  catenary 
equipment. 

Tarragona-San  Vicente  de  Calers  section 

Economical  and 
for 
electrifying  the line and installing  safety  and  communications  equipment. 

technical  preparation  of 

the  work  necessary 

rail  necessary  for  doubling  the  line  and  adjusting  the  path  of  the 
line  to  permit  speeds  of  200/220  km/h  (UIC  standards,  60  kg/m 
rails  of  naturally  hard  steel), 

IM 

installation  of specific/semi-continuous  automatic  train protection 
(ATP) systems in the Mediterranean  Corridor  with built-in  safety 
mechanisms and continuous  speed-monitoring. 

6. 

Aims 

To increase  speeds between  Encina and Barcelona  to 200/220 km/h  in order  to 
reduce joumey times along the corridor, improve safety and increase the capacity 
of the line and the regularity  and flexibility  of services. 

The  estimated  journey  time  after  completion  of  the  work  will  be  2 hours 
30 minutes  as against 3 hours 48 minutes in 1992. 

7.  Work  schedule 

I 

Category  of work 

Preparation  of project 

Purchase  of land 

Main  work 

| 

: 
~~ 
Commencement 

I 

30.9.1993 

30.12.1994 

30.12.1994 

: 

I 

Completion 

30.7.1995 

30.12.1996 

30.12.1999 

Assessment  of costs and  socio-economic  advantages 

A  profitability  study  has  been  carried  out  for  a  30-year  period  from  the 
commencement of operation of the line (2000) on the basis of the total estimated 
cost of the work necessary  for achieving the objectives  (ECU  1 000 million) and 
the advantages  resulting  therefrom. 

Results 

Discount  rate: 
Net value added 
Cost/benefit  ratio: 
Internal  rate of  return: 

5% 
ECU  13.5 million 
1.02 
5.1% 

The work'on  Phase III will create 5 633 direct  ~nd 2  loi  indirect joos. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  161.225) 

Cost  and  assistance 

Total  cosi 

Eligible  cost 

332_ 

Purchase  of land 
Buildings and construction 
Other  (technical assistance, 
inspection  and  surveillance) 

8 702  124 
197 866 336 
5 873 779 

8 702  124 
188 562 565 
5 873 779 

TOTAL 

212 442 239 

203 138 468 

Total eligible cost: 
Rate of  Cohesion  Fund assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

203  138 468 
85% 
172 667 694 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95.11.65.006 

1. 

Title 

Work  on  the  conventional  trans-European  network  and  on  combined  transport. 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn  (MEH) 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162 - 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

Direccion  General  de  infraestructuras  de  Transporte  Perroviario 

3.2.  Address: 

Plaza  de  Sagrados  Corazones,  7  -  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Regions: 

Andalusia,  Aragon,  Castile-La  Mancha,  Castile-Leon,  Catalonia, 
Galicia,  Madrid,  Murcia,'Navarra,  the  Basque  Country. 

5. 

Description 
Madrid-Hendaye  line.  La  Canada-Avila  section.  Track  renovation. 

The  work  along  this  23.7  km  long  stretch  involves  widening  and  improving  the 
bed,  improving  the current  longitudinal drainage  system,  cleaning  the  transverse 
drainage  system,  stabilizing  the  cuttings  and  drains  on  the  bed,  increasing  the 
gauge  of  tunnels,  lowering  embankments  to  increase  stability,  renovating  the 
track  and  bringing  the line  back  into  service. 

Madrid-Irun  line.  Avila  station.  Electrical  interlocks. 

Drawing  up technical plans and costing  the work required  for  installing  electrical 
interlocks  at  Avila  station  in  order  to  improve  safety,  increase  the capacity  and 
fluidity  of  the  line and  reduce  the number  of  staff  engaged  in  operating  it. 

The  work  will  involve,  inter  alia,  the  following: 

installing  electrical  interlocks  at  Avila  station, 
installing  audio-frequency  track  circuits  without  mechanical  devices, 
installing  electrical  power  supply  equipment, 
removing  existing  interlocks. 

Madrid-Hendaye  line.  Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  174.142  at  Arévalo 
(Avila). 

Drawing  up  plans  and  costing  the  work  required  to  remove  a  level-crossing  at 
km  174.142  on  the Madrid-Hendaye  line and  the construction  of  an  underpass. 

Madrid-Hendaye  line.  Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  582.580  at  Beasain 
(Guipuzcoa). 

Drawing  up  plans  and  costing  the  work  required  to  remove  a  level-crossing  a t, 
km  582.580  on  the Madrid-Hendaye  line and  the construction  of  an  underpass. 

Castejdn-Bilbao  line.  Removal  of  level-crossmg  at  km  208.754  at  Orduna 
(Viscaya). 

The  solution  adopted 
constructing  a bridge  over  the  railway  for  the  exclusive  use  of  vehicles. 

involves  re-routing 

the  La  Antigua  highway  and 

Madrid-Hendaye 
crossings. 

line.  Valladolid-Vitoria  section.  Removal  of  30  level-

Drawing  up plans and costing  the work required  to remove  30  level-crossings  on 
the  Valladolid-Vitoria  section  of  the  Madrid-Hendaye  line  and  the  construction 
of  18 structures  with  the  corresponding  link  roads. 

Venta  de  Banos-La  Coruna  line.  Venta  de  Banos-Ledn  section.  Removal  of 
17  level-crossings. 

Drawing  up plans and costing  the work required  to remove  17 level-crossings  on 
the  Venta  de Banos-Leén  section  of  the  Venta  de Banos-La  Coruna  line and  the 
construction  of  11 overpasses  with  the  necessary  link  roads. 

Monforte-Vigo  and  Guillarey-Tuy  lines.  Orense-Guillarey  section.  Track 
renovation. 

Extending  and  improving  the  bed,  improving  the  drainage  system,  stabilizing 
cuttings  and  lowering  the  embankment.  The  track  will  be  renewed  and  the  line 
brought  back  into  service. 

Automatic  block  -  Casetas-Castejdn. 

33S-

Installation of additional  safety  equipment on the Casetas-Castejdn  section of the 
Zaragoza-Alsasua  line.  The  work involves: 

adjusting  the electrical  interlocks, 
adjusting  the electronic  interlocks, 
installing  an automatic block along  the whole  section, 
modifying  control panels, 
installing  FTG  track circuits  along  the whole section, 
automating  level-crossings. 

Two-way  automatic  block  on the  Casetas-Zaragoza  section. 

The  work  involves: 

installing  interlocks, 
installing  an  automatic  contraflow  block  along  the whole  section, 
adjusting  the electrical  interlock  of  the  "Intermodal  Goods  Centre"  to the 
contraflow  automatic  block, 
installing  remote-control  equipment  and  a  CTC  control  centre  at  the 
Zaragoza-El  Portillo  station, 
installing  a 2 200  V power  line. 

Zaragoza-Alsasua line. Removal of level-crossing at km  67.195 at Ribaforada 
(Navarra). 

An underpass  will be constructed  under the Zaragoza-Alsasua  line at km  67.195. 
The  underpass  will  have  a  7  m  wide  road  for  vehicles  and  a  1.5  m  wide 
passageway  for  pedestrians. 

Zaragoza-Alsasua  line.  Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  139.385  at  Tafalla 
(Navarra). 

Construction  of  an  underpass  for  vehicles  at  km  139.385. 

The  planned  underpass  will consist  of a small  caisson  with  3.5  m headroom  and 
7  m clear  internal  width. 

In  order  to  carry  out  the  work,  a  small  temporary  deviation  will  have  to  be 
constructed  at one  side of  the railway  line with  a 4  m wide roadway  on a 30 cm 
deep  bed  of  graded  artificial  aggregate. 

Zaragoza-Alsasua  line.  Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  37.316  at  Luceni 
(Zaragoza). 

Diversion  of  the existing  road  between  km  2 + 320 and  km  3 + 320,  crossing  the 
Zaragoza-Alsasua  railway  line  by  means  of  a bridge  at  km  36-960.  To  remove 

3^4, 

the Camino  de Predola  level-crossing,  it  is planned  to build  a link  road  at  either 
side  of  the  railway  line  to connect  the  existing  road  to  the  overpass. 

C-2 suburban  line in Madrid.  Atocha-Coslada San Fernando section.  Track 
renovation. 

Renovation  of  the  electrified  double  track  between  the  Très  Ojos  bridge  at  the 
crossing  with  the M-30  at  km  17+200  and  the Coslada  San  Fernando  station  at 
km  17+581,  laying UIC-54 rails, PR-90 polyvalent sleepers and type  A siliceous 
ballast.  Other  work  involves  the installation  of  a total  of  32  type  C-54  points  at 
Vallecas  and  Vicalvaro  stations  and 
the  safety, 
the 
communications  and  power  systems  affected. 

repositioning  of 

Madrid-Barcelona  line.  Removal  of  a level-crossing  at km  330.101  at  Utebo 
(Zaragoza). 

Construction  of  a  bridge  over  the  railway  line  with  four  spans  of  20  m,  15  m, 
15 m,  and  20  m respectively.  The roadway  will be of prefabricated,  prestressed 
concrete  beams joined  by  means  of  a 20 cm  thick,  10 m wide  concrete  slab  and 
supported,  on  bonded  neoprene  slabs,  on  three  central  pillars  and  two  floor 
beams. 

Tarragona-Barcelona-France  line  . Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  170.013 
at  San  Feliu  de  Buixalleu  (Gerona). 

Drawing  up  plans  and  costing  the  work  required  to  remove  a  level-crossing  at 
km  170.013  on  the Tarragona-Barcelona-France  line and  the  construction  of  an 
underpass. 

Tarragona-Barcelona-France 
renovation. 

line.  Villajuiga-Portbou 

section.  Track 

Renovation  of  the  existing  track  between  km  258.947  and  km  273.107  on  the 
Tarragona-Barcelona-France 
line  (total  of  14.160  km).  The  work  is  in  the 
Province  of  Gerona,  in  the  municipalities  of  Villajuiga,  Llansâ,  Colera  and 
Portbou. 

Track:  renovation  of  both  tracks  along  the  whole  section  with  UIC-54 
rails,  PR-90  sleepers  and  HM  clips  on  a  type  A ballast  base. 
Construction  of  two  new  structures.  Construction  of  3  655  m of  earthen 
ditch  and  cleaning  of  channels. 
Tunnels:  lowering  the bed  to prevent  loss  of  gauge. 
Electrification  and  installation  of  safety  and  communications  equipment. 
It  is  also  planned  to  modify  the  catenary  system. 

Madrid-Seville 
Electrical  interlocks. 

line  (Atocha-Alcazar  de  San  Juan).  Villacanas  station. 

Î51-

Drawing up technical plans and costing the work involved in installing electrical 
interlocks at Villacanas station in order  to improve and  rationalize its operation 
and to permit  control  of all operations by a single  worker. 

The work involves: 

installing electrical interlocks at Villacanas station and linking it with the 
existing  automatic block on contiguous lines, 
installing  audio-frequency  track circuit without mechanical devices, 
installing power  supply equipment, 
installing  an operations telephone system  and signals, 
installing  approach  signals and automatic braking  devices at the station, 
removing  the existing  interlock. 

Linares-Almeria lines. Removal of level-crossings at km  232.047, km  232.974 
and  233.120 at  Gador  (Almeria). 

Drawing up plans and costing the work required  to remove three level-crossings 
at  km 232.047,  km 232.974  and  km 233.120  on  the  Linares-Almeria  line,  the 
construction  of a by-pass  and the improvement  of an existing  underpass. 

Madrid-Alicante  line.  Section:  Alcazar  San  Juan-La  Encina.  Removal  of 
level-crossings  between km  182 and  km  190. 

The four  level-crossings  to be removed are within the urban area of Socuéllamos 
(Ciudad Real). 

It  is  planned  to  reposition  the railway  line,  since  the  urban  nature  of  the  area 
prevents  removal of the level-crossings  with the line in its current  position. 

The project covers the construction of the structures required  for operation, track 
and electrification  work and the installation  of equipment  for  the control  of rail 
traffic. 

It is planned to construct a halt on the new line in order to maintain the passenger 
service at Socuéllamos. 

Chinchilla-Cartagena  line. Removal  of  level-crossing  at  km  346.322.  Calle 
Paseo  del Pino. Hellm  (Albacete). 

Construction  of a three-span  road bridge over  the Chinchilla-Cartagena  railway 
line at km 346.130 and removal of the manned  level-crossing  at km 346.322. 

In  addition,  construction  of  a footbridge  near  the current  location  of  the level-
crossing  at km 346.322. 

3*3 

Construction  of the bridge and footbridge  will affect  a number of services  such 
as se,wage pipes, overhead and underground communications cables, power lines 
and telephone lines. 

Alicante-Alquerias line. Removal of level-crossing at km 50.586 at Orihuela 
(Alicante). 

Construction of an eight-span road bridge over the Alicante-Alquerias railway line 
at km 51.012 and removal of a level-crossing  at km 50.586. 

In  addition,  construction  of  a  roundabout  for  the  future  Orihuela ring-road 
(original project) and an intersection at km 0.840 to provide access to the existing 
buildings. 

Construction  of  the  bridge  will  affect  a  number  of  services  such  as  drainage 
channels  and low-voltage electricity  cables. 

Installation  of safety  equipment  at  Alquerias-Santomera  station. 

Installation  of  electrical  interlocks  at  Alquerias-Santomera  station  and  the 
replacement of points to increase the speed of trains passing  through the station. 

The work involves: 

installing  an electrical  interlock, 
installing  a telephone exchange, 
ancillary work and equipment for  the interlock,  such as approach  signals 
and automatic braking,  wiring,  ditches,  buildings, etc, 
installing  communications  cables between  the proximity  circuits  and  the 
relay post, 
replacing points to permit trains to change from  the Murcia-Alicante line 
to the Chinchilla-Cartagena  line and vice versa  at 60 km/h. 

6. 

Aims 

The principal  aims are: 

to increase safety by replacing 63 level-crossings,  mainly located on open 
stretches of track, and installing safety and communications systems suited 
to me traffic  carried  along particular  sections of  track, 

to carry out the first  phase of the work required to develop a high-quality 
rail  system,  in  particular  on  future  high-speed  lines  which  cannot  be 
operated  with level-crossings, 

by  means  of  structural  measures, 
to  bring  savings  in  time  and 
improvements  in  line  lay-outs  to  the  remote  areas  of  the  peninsula  in 

order to make conventional rail services  competitive in terms of journey 
times. 

7.  Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Preparation  of project 

Purchase of land 

Main work 

30.11.1992 

30.12.1993 

30.12.1993 

Completion 

30.6.1995 

30.9.1995 

30.12.1997 

8. 

Assessment  of costs and socio-economic  advantages 

On the basis of the individual projects,  the internal rate of return,  the updated net 
value and the cost-benefit  ratio for  each subgroup of  similar projects  and of the 
whole group of projects  have been calculated: 

track renovation  (IRR): 
safety  systems (IRR): 
removal  of level-crossings  (IRR): 
Group of projects  -  IRR: 
UNV: 
C/B ratio: 

15.6% 
11.82% 
6.2% 
10.79% 
ECU  86.7 million 
1.93 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 
(ECU  1 =  PTA  162.323) 

Total cost 

Eligible cost 

Planning  and preparation 
Purchase of land 
Buildings  and construction 
Inspection  and  security 

505 165 
9 425 651 
124 350 831 
2 063  786  ! 

9  117 623 
99 708 605 
2 063 786 

TOTAL 

136 345 433  | 

110 890 014 

Total eligible cost: 
Rate of assistance  from  the Cohesion  Fund: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

110 890 014 
..*>5 ~ 
94  25A  5:0 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95.11.65.008 

1. 

Title 

Trans-Catalonia  Highway:  Lérida-Gerona  (Rajadell-Manresa-Artés  sections). 

2. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn  (MEH) 
2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162  -  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 

3.° 

Address: 

4. 

Location 

Generalidad  de  Cataluna 
Dpto.  de  Polftica  Territorial;  Obras  Pûblicas  Gestion  de 
Infraestructuras 
José  Tarradelas  20  - 30.  1" planta 
08029  -  Barcelona 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Catalonia 

5. 

Description 

The basic  function  of  the Trans-Catalonia  Highway  is to provide  three  links  with 
.  :rans-European  networks:  the  A-7  motorway  at  Gerona,  the  E-y  trans-

European  highway  at  Manresa  and  the  A-2  motorway  at  Lérida. 

The  principal  idea  is  to  provide  a  link  between  the  cities  of  Lérida  and  Gerona 
across  the central  lowland  without  the need  to pass  through  Barcelona,  reshaping 
the  radial  pattern  of  the  Catalan  road  network  (reducing  the  length  of  the  route 
from  250  km  to  around  215  km  and  cutting  the  journey  time  by  14%)  and 
opening  a  direct  route  to  the  northern  coast  and  the  European  road  network. 

The  route  falls  into  five,  very  different  sections:  from  Lérida  to  Cervera,  from 
Cervera  to  Manresa,  from  Manresa  to  Vic,  from  Vic  to  Olot  (the  northern  end 
of  the  route  where  it  connects  with  the  Olot-Figueras  section). 

This  Decision  covers  the  Rajadell-Manresa-Artés  (Rajadell-Manresa,  Ronda  de 
Manresa,  Manresa-San  Fruitôs,  San  Fruitôs-Artés)  and  the  Vic-Manlleu  (Xarxa 
arterial  de  Vic  and  Vic-Manlleu)  sections,  their  lengths  being  as  follows: 

Rajadell-Manresa 
Ronda  de  Manresa 
Manresa-San  Fruitôs 
San  Fruitôs-Artés 
Xarxa  arterial  de  Vic 
Vic-Manlleu 

Total 

7.10  km 
1.36  km 
5.04  km 
8.00  km 
8.11  km 
3.65  km 

33.26  km 

On  the  Rajadell-Manresa-Artes  section  it  is  planned  to  construct  four  viaducts, 
eight  overpasses  and  nine  interchanges  and  lay  out  15 areas  underneath  the  road 
and  one  service  area  . 

On  the  Vic-Manlleu  section  it  is  planned  to  construct  M\ 
viaduct,  eight  overpasses  and  12  underpasses. 

.ntercnanges.  one 

6. 

Aims 

The  principal  aim  is  the creation  of  a corridor  linking  the  interior  of  the  Iberian 
Peninsula  and  the  Mediterranean  coast  to  the  main  access  routes  to  Europe 
through  the  internal  regions  of  Catalonia. 

The  consolidation  of  this  new  corridor  will  make  a  substantial  contribution  to 
improving  the  tlow  of  people  and  goods  and  have  a  positive  effect  on  inter 
community  trade. 

Further  aims  are  to  promote  the  economic  development  of  the  regions  in  the 
interior  and  in the foothills  of  the Pyrenees,  reduce congestion  in the  metropolitan 
area  of  Barcelona  and  achieve  a  definitive  improvement  in  the  balance  of  the 
region. 

The  Trans-Catalonia  H:^N".:' 
'vove  the  distribution  and  marketing  of 
agricultural  products,  reduce  men  uansport  costs  and  increase  their  potential 
market,  particularly  in  Europe. 

" 

The  new  route  will  provide  alternative  locations  for  industrial  undertakings, 
helping, to  reduce  congestion  in  the  industrial  zones  of  the  metropolitan  area  of 
Barcelona  and  to  promote  the  creation  of  services  to  supply  those  undertakings. 

an 

The  building  industry  and  the  service  sector  (transport  and  storage)  will  also 
benefit  from  the  increase  in  population. 

In  line  with  the general  traffic  forecast  contained  in  the  Catalan  Highways  Plan, 
the  route  should  achieve  four  objectives: 

improving  communications  between  internal  regions  and  linking  those 
regions  to  existing  major  routes  to  the  interior  of  the  Peninsula,  the 
Mediterranean  coast  and  the  rest  of  Europe, 

providing  a direct  route  between  Lérida  and  Gerona,  without  the  need  to 
go  through  Barcelona,  reducing  the route from  250 km to around  215  km 
and  reducing  travelling  time  by  14%, 

creating  a  new  route  for  the  transport  of  goods  from  the  French  border 
and  Lérida  via  La  Junquera, 

reducing  traffic  congestion  in  the  metropolitan  area  of  Barcelona  and  •-
making  an  important  contribution  to  reshaping  the  current  radial  pattern 
of  the  road  network,  centred  on  Barcelona. 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Rajadell/Manresa/Artés 
section 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

Vic-Manlleu  section 

Preparation  of  project 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  work 

Operative  phase 

Commencement 

Completion 

11.1.1993 

1.3.1994 

1.4.1994 

31.12.1995 

1.3.1993 

1.4.1995 

1.9.1995 

31.12.1995 

31.12.1994 

1.6.1995 

31.12.1995 

30.5.1995 

1.9.1995 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

Principal  indicators  used: 

-  period  of  analysis:  25  years  from  the  commencement  of  work 
-  ADT 

Cervera-Manresa: 

11 900  vehicles 

^  Y  3 

Manresa-Vic: 
Vic-Olot: 

13 232  vehicles 
12 041  vehicles 

The  economic  analysis  takes  account  of  the  direct  costs  and  benefits  (cost  of 
preparing  the project,  construction  work,  maintenance,  savings  in time,  accidents 
and  the  costs  of  vehicle  maintenance). 

Discount  rate  chosen:  6%: 
Result  of  the  analysis: 

-  Updated  net  value: 
-  Internal  rate  of  return: 
-  Cost-effectiveness  ratio: 
-  First  year  of  accumulated  net  benefits: 

ECU  375  million 
16.6% 
2.1 
2004 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

An  environmental  impact  assessment  was  carried  out  before  work  began  in 
accordance  with  Community  Directive  85/337/EEC. 

Of  the  total  cost,  18%  will  be  devoted  to  measures  considered  necessary  to 
protect  the  environment  and  correct  the  project's  impact  on  it. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus] 
(ECU  1  =  PTA  162.323) 

Planning  and  preparation 
Work 

Total 

Total  cost 

Eligible  cost 

1 633  547 
58  605  373 

60  237  930 

954  886 
52  949  982 

53  904  868  j 

Total  eligible  cost: 
Rate  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

53 904  868 
80% 
43  123  894 

if.  4 

SPAIN 

STUDY 

VTS  (transport/environment  project) 

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Summary  of  project 

No  95.11.15.001 

1. 

Title: 

Marine  surveillance  and  the  control  of  marine  pollution  (2). 

2. 

Bodv  responsible  for  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 

2.2.  Address:  Paseo  de  la. Castellana  162,  28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 

4. 

Location 

Direccion  General  de  Marina  Mercante 
C/Ruiz  de  Alarcôn,  1 
28071  Madrid 

4.1.  Member  State:  Spain 
4.2.  Region:  Andalusia,  Balearic  Islands,  Catalom  Pais  Vasco,  Valencia 

5. 

Description 

The measures  are located  in Almeria,  Bilbao.  Kuma de Mallorca.  Tarragona  and 
Valencia.  Since these ports have seagoing  trail:.  ;:. is desirable  for  control  centres 
to  be  set  up  there  to  ensure  improved  mnrnc 

.<;eiy. 

The  following  projects  are  planned: 

A)  Almeria 

1.  Construction  of  a  Regional  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  and  Harbour 

Master's  Office  for  Almeria. 

The  project  involves  building  the  Regionai  Rescue  Centre  and  the  Harbour 
Master's  Office. 

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Once  finished,  the building  will cover  a total  area  of  2 361.61  m2.  The  part 
occupied  by  the  Harbour  Master's  Office  will  have  three  floors  and  will 
contain  all  the  equipment  and  facilities  required  by  this  activity.  At  the 
southern  end  of the  building  will be a  15-storey  tower  to house  the  Regional 
Coordination  Centre,  including  the  crisis  room,  control  room,  auxiliary 
services,  etc.  The  building  will  be  situated  on  the  Muelle  de  Levante  at  the 
Port  of  Almeria.  The  total  useful  area  of  the complex  is  1 881.94  m2. 

2.  Electronic  equipment  for  the  Regional  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  of 

Almeria. 

The  Coordination  Centre  will  require  electronic  equipment  for  the  building 
housing  the  Centre  itself  and for  the two remote  stations,  situated  at  Castillo 
de  San  Telmo  and  Cabo  de  Gâta. 

The  equipment  planned  for  each  location  is  as  follows: 

(a)  Centre:  control  and  presentation:  VHF 

radiogoniometer;  VHF 
communications  for  SMM;  SMA  and  SMT;  MW  communications; 
communication  recorder;  weather  station;  link  with  remote  stations; 
computer  system;  burglar  and  fire  alarm;  electricity. 

(b) 

Castillo  de  San  Telmo  remote  station:  X-band  radar;  link  with 
the  Centre;  burglar  and  fire  alarm;  electricity. 

(c)  Cabo  de  Gâta  remote  station:  band  radar;  VHF  radiogoniometer; 

burglar  and  fire  alarm;  electricity. 

B.  Bilbao 

The  following  projects  are  planned: 

1.  Construction  of 

the  Regional  Marine  Rescue 
for 
Coordination  and  Traffic  Control  Centre  of  the  Autonomous  Port  of 
Bilbao.  Santurce  breakwater  (Vizcaya). 

the  building 

The  Regional  Marine  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  will  be  located  in  the 
Autonomous  Port  of  Bilbao.  It  will  provide  information  to  the  National 
Rescue  Coordination  Centre  and  will  be  responsible  for  coordinating  and 
directing  operations  in  its  sphere  of  responsibility  (provisionally  from  Cabo 
de  A jo to the  French  coast).  Together  with the Gijôn  centre,  this  Centre  will 
cover  the  whole  of  the  Cantabrian  coast. 

The building  will have nine storeys  and a total built area of 3 994.80  m2.  The 
last  two  storeys  (8th  and  9th)  will  be  equipped  with  radio  antennae,  radar, 
dish  antennae  and  other  equipment  for  reception  and  transmission. 

2ul 

Extension  of the Port,  the first  phase  of  which  is under  way,  will  turn  it  into 
a highly  centralized  nerve  centre;  the current  ratio between  the area  of  water 
and  the  quay-level  surface  of  the  docks  will  vary  considerably. 

2.  Electronic  equipment  for  the  Regional  Marine  Rescue  Coordination 

Centre  of  Bilbao. 

The  Regional  Marine  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  will  require  electronic 
equipment  for  the  building  housing  the  Centre  itself  and  for  the  two  remote 
stations,  situated  at  Punta  Galea  and  Cabo  Machichaco.  The  equipment 
planned  for  each  location  is as  follows: 

(a)  Centre: control and presentation;  VHF communications  for  SMM;  MW 
communications;  communication  recorder;  link  with  remote  stations: 
computer  system;  electricity. 

(b)  Punta  Galea  remote  station:  band  radar;  radiogoniometer:  VHF 
communications  for  SMA;  weather  station;  link with the Centre;  burglar 
and  fire  alarms;  electricity. 

(c)  Cabo Ajo remote station: VHF radiogoniometer;  burglar and fire  alarm; 

electricity. 

C.  PALMA  DE  MALLORCA 

The  following  project  is  planned: 

1.  Electronic  equipment  for  the  Regional  Marine  Rescue  Coordination 

Centre  of  Palma  de  Mallorca. 

The  equipment  planned  for  each  location  is  as  follows: 

(a)  Centre: control  and presentation;  VHF communications  for  SMM.  SMA 
and  SMT;  MW  communications;  communication  recorder;  weather 
station;  link  with  remote  stations;  computer  system;  burglar  and  fire 
alarms;  electricity. 

(b)  Sierra Alfabia  remote station: radiogoniometer;  VHF  communications 
for  SMA  and  SMT;  link  with  the  Centre;  burglar  and  fire  alarms; 
electricity. 

(c)  Cabo  Figueras  remote  station:  X-banJ  radar;  burglar  and  fire  alarm; 

electricity. 

D.  TARRAGONA 

The  following  project  is  planned: 

3 V.J 

1.  Electronic  equipment  for  the  Local  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  of 

Tarragona. 

The  Local  Rescue  Coordination  Centre  will require  electronic  equipment  for 
the  building  housing  the  Centre  itself  and  for  the  remote  station  situated  at 
Cabo  Salou.  The  equipment  planned  for  each  location  is  as  follows: 

(a)  Centre: control  and presentation;  VHF communications  for  SMA,  SMT 
and,  partially,  SMM;  MW  communications;  communication  recorder; 
weather  station;  link  with  remote  station;  computer  system;  electricity. 

(b)  Cabo  Salou  remote  station: band  radar;  VHF  radiogoniometer;  partial 
VHF  communications  for  SMM;  link  with  the  Centre;  burglar  and  fire 
alarms;  electricity. 

E. 

VALENCIA 

The  following  projects  are  planned: 

1.  Construction  of  building  for  the  Harbour  Master's  Office  and  Marine 

Traffic  Control  Centre  of  Valencia. 

The  ground  plan  of  the  building  is  made  up  of  a  number  of  cubes, 
surrounding  a central  section crowned  by the control  tower.  It is thus  divided 
into  two  segments  clearly  differentiated  according  to their  functions:  marine 
rescue coordination and the Harbour  Master's  Office.  The two segments share 
a  single  entrance  hall.  The  two  functional  segments  are  contained  in  two 
different  parts  of  the  building.  The  first  houses  the  marine  traffic  control 
room  and  marine  rescue  coordination,  together  with  the  console  room  and 
meeting  room,  at  the  highest 
level  of  the  building,  at  a  height  of 
approximately  40  m,  in  a  cube  set  atop  the  rest  of  the  building  to  ensure 
better  visibility  of  port  movements.  The  services  catering  for  the  public  are 
in  the  Harbour  Master's  Office. 

2.  Electronic  equipment  for  the  Regional  Marine  Rescue  Coordination 

Centre  of  Valencia. 

The Marine  Rescue Coordination Centre will require electronic equipment  for 
the building housing the Centre itself and for the three remote stations  situated 
on  the  dockside  in the  port,  at Castellôn  de  la Plana  and  at Cabo  de  la  Nao. 

The  equipment  planned  for  each  location  is  as  follows: 

(a)  Centre: control  and presentation;  VHF communications  for  SMM;  MW 
communications;  communication  recorder;  weather  station;  link  with 
remote  stations;  computer  system;  electricity. 

Mr) 

(b)  Dockside  remote  station:  X-band  radar; 

radiogoniometer;  VHF 
communications  for  SMA  and  SMT;  link  with  the  Centre;  burglar  and 
fire  alarms;  electricity. 

(c)  Castellôn  de  la  Plana  and  Cabo  de  la  Nao  remote  stations: 
radiogoniometer;  VHF communications for  SMA and SMT;  link with the 
Centre;  burglar  and  fire  alarms;  electricity. 

6. 

Aims 

According  to  the  National  Plan  for  special  services  to  save  human  lives  at  sea. 
the  specific  tasks  of  the  Network  of  Marine  Traffic  Control  Centres  are: 

- 

surveillance  and  prevention  of  accidents  at  sea 
surveillance  and  control  of  marine  traffic 
coordination  of  marine  rescue 
monitoring  and  prevention  of  pollution 
monitoring  of  activity  at  sea  and  in  port 
-  dissemination  of  marine  safety  brochures 
information 
-  provision  of  support  and 

to  the  government  department 

responsible  for  maritime  affairs. 

Creation  of the network of control centres  will make  it possible  to carry  out these 
tasks  along  stretches  of  the  Spanish  coast  which  are  sensitive  because  of  the 
intensity of marine traffic  (Bilbao), transport  of hazardous goods (Tarragona  with 
its oil terminal), heavy pleasure-boat  traffic  (Palma de Mallorca)  or import  transit 
traffic  (Valencia  and  Murcia). 

The  new  premises  and  equipment  for  the  Harbour  Masters'  Offices  in  Almeria. 
Bilbao  and  Valencia  will  enable  the  Harbour  Masters  to  improve  their  control 
over  activities  at  sea  and  in port  as  well  as  the  administrative  tasks  of  handling 
shipping  movements,  inspection  of  vessels  and  other  such  activities. 

Work  schedule 

. 

— 

Category  of  work 

Main  work 

Operational  phase 

' 

- 

• 

• 

, 

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Commencement 

Completion 

. 

. 

. 

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1.10.1994 

1.1.1997 

31.12.1996 

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8. 

Assessment  of  costs  and  socio-economic  advantages 

The  National  Plan  for  special  services  to  save  human  life  at  sea  and  prevent 
marine  pollution  was  approved  on  13  March  1994  in  compliance  with  the 
mandate  in Article  78 of Law 27/1992 on State ports and the merchant navy. The 
Plan's  main antecedent was Spain's ratification of the Hamburg Convention,  also 
known as the  1979 SAR Convention (International  Convention on Marine Search 
and  Rescue,  1979)  in March  1993,  which  laid the  legal  and teclmical  bases  for 
an International  Marine  Search  and Rescue Plan. 

The  National  Plan  also  plays  a role  in  the  national  and  Community  policy  on 
marine  rescue  and ecological protection of the sea,  as well as in the undertakings 
made  by  the  European  Union  in  its  marine  safety  programme - and  the 
undertakings  of  international  organizations. 

Its  chief  aim  is to  set  up and  maintain  a national  organization  for  marine  search 
and  rescue  and  pollution  control. 

In  this  context,  premises  are being built  and equipped  for  the  different  types  of 
coordination  centre,  taking  care that the same criteria  are  used  for  functions  and 
equipment. 

In  1993  a  total  of  704  vessels  put  in  at  the  port  of  Almeria,  of  which  451 
were  ferries,  carrying  more  than  300  000  passengers. 

:  .'50  000  tonnes  of  freight  were  handled. 

In  No\ ember  1994  a  ferry  route  to  Nador  (Morocco)  was  opened  which  is 
-.'\peLted  to  transport  360  000  passengers  during  1995. 

\  tuning  fleet  of  some  100  vessels  operates  in the  area  of  the  Almeria  bay. 

tu  1(W  a  total  of  3 284  vessels  put  in  at  the  port  of  Bilbao,  and  around 
."^  million  tonnes  of  freight  were  handled. 

"Mb  Mansport  of  oil  products  and  derivatives  exceeded  14.5  million  tonnes. 

! e  -egulai  route  to  England  carried  89  118 passengers  in both  directions. 

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7oods  handled  must  be  moved  up  the  estuary  in 
i ;mm>  to  the  lacions  and  places  of  production/consumption  also  has  an 
e V'. • • n port  traffic. 

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11,.  n me  spent  at  anchor  both  inside  and  outside  the  port  by  vessels  waiting 
for  repair  in the shipyards  heightens  the  need  for  a traffic  control  centre. 

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In  1993  2  708  vessels  put  in at  the  port  of  Palma,  and  3  169  725  tonnes  of 
freight  were  handled,  of  which  812  907  tonnes  were  bulk  liquid,  mainly  oil 
products.  Ferry  passenger  traffic  amounted  to  576 450. 

In addition  there  are  a fishing  fleet  and  three  leisure  marinas  within  the  port 
of  Palma,  with  2 000  berths. 

In  1994  2  227  merchant  vessels  put  in  at  the  port  of  Tarragona  and  23.8 
million  tonnes  of  freight  were  handled,  including  14.5  million  tonnes  of  oil 
and  oil  products  handled  at  the  refinery.  There  is  also  a  great  deal  of  bulk 
transport,  with  6.8  million  tonnes  handled. 

Tarragona  also  has  a large  fishing  fleet  which  leaves  and enters  port  at  fixed 
times,  when  there  is  greater  likelihood  of  dangerous  situations  arising 
involving  manoeuvring  vessels. 

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In  1994 4 708 merchant  vessels  put in at the port  of Valencia.  There  are  also 
108 fishing  vessels  and  548 pleasure  craft  registered  at the port,  which  make 
for  considerable  daily  activity  in port  and  coastal  waters. 

A total  of  13 million  tonnes  of  freight  were  handled  in  1994,  a  considerable 
proponion  of  which  were  oil  and  chemical  products  more  likely  to  create  a 
dangerous  situation  in  the  event  of  an  accident. 

Passenger  traffic  during  the  same  period  amounted  to  187  173. 

9. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 
(ECU  1  =  PTA  162.323) 

Set  of  projects 

Total  cost 

Expenditure  prior 
to  eligibility  date 

Eligible  costs 

Buildings  and 
construction 

Equipment  and 
machinery 

VAT 

TOTAL 

6  481  257 

2  617  282 

3  863  975 

•7 350 074 

2  213  014 

16 044  345 

7  350  074 

418  764 

1  794  250 

3  036  046 

13 008  299 

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Breakdown  by  project: 

Place/work 

Buildings  and 
construction 

Equipment  and 
machinery 

Eligible  costs 

Almeria 

Bilbao 

Palma  de 
Mallorca 

Tarragona 

Valencia 

863  334 

1  940  564 

3  803  898 

987  796 

1  887  323 

2  875  119 

1  631  081 

1  804  582 

3  435  663 

944  333 

944  333 

1  949  286 

1  949  286 

TOTAL 

4  482  211 

8  526  088 

13  008  299 

Total  eligible  cost: 
Rate  of  assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

ECU 

ECU 

13 008  299 
85% 
11 057  054 

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10.  Monitoring  indicators 

Civil  engineering  works 

Excavation 
Concrete 
Floors 

Equipment 

Estimated  volume 
of  work  to 
terminate  project 

856  m3 
4  742  m3 
6 692  m3 

Radars/Goniometers 

7/11 units 

VHF/MF  communications 
consoles 

5 units 

Radio  links  and  remote 
control 

Weather  stations 

Electricity  supply 

4  units 

5 units 

5 units 

Local  area  networks 

5 units 

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SUMMARY 

Summary  of  the  project 

No:  95.11.15.002 

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ride 

Prior  appraisal  and  cost/benefit  analysis of  projects  from  local  bodies. 

2. 

Body responsible for the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direccion  General  de  Planificaciôn 
2.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Direcciôn  General  de  Planificaciôn 
3.2.  Address: 

Paseo  de  la  Castellana  162, 28071  Madrid 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  Region: 

5. 

Description 

Spain 
Aragon,  Balearic  Islands,  Basque  Country,  Catalonia, 
Madrid,  Navarre  and  Rioja 

A  series  of  four  technical  assistance  studies  for  the  preparation  of  documents  required 
under  Community  rules  in  relation  to  environmental  projects  submitted  by  local 
authorities  in  1995  for  part-financing  from  the  Cohesion  Fund.  They  include  urban 
drainage and water purification, improvements to the urban environment and  infrastructure 
to improve the environment in Madrid, the management of urban waste and  infrastructure 
to  improve  the  environment  in  Barcelona  and  the  Barcelona  metropolitan  area. 

6. 

Aims 

To carry out the studies required for a detailed prior appraisal of the results expected  from 
implementation  of  the  projects  put  forward  by  local  authorities.  These  studies  will 
concentrate on  a general  diagnosis of  existing  problems:  analysis of  projects  in  terms of 
the  strategy  and  priorities  of  Spain's  environmental  policy,  its  compatibility  with 

2>sr 

Community  environmental  policies, the impact of these policies on the environment,  the 
economic  and  social  benefits  to  be  secured  through  implementation  of  the  projects 
through  cost/benefit  analysis and an analysis of the administrative situation, the  financing 
plan  and  sources  of  finance. 

7. 

Work schedule 

Type  of  worit 

Start 

End 

Study 

1 May  1995 

31 July  1995 

8. 

Assessment of  costs  and socio-economic  advantages 

Not  applicable 

9. 

Environmental  impact assessment 

Not  applicable. 

10. 

Cost  and assistance  (in ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Total  eligible  cost: 
Percentage  aid  from  the  Cohesion  Fund: 
Cohesion  Fund  aid: 

182  288 
182  288 
100%  • 
182  288 

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No  93.10.61.007 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Enxoé  dam and  supply  system 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Av.  D.  Carlos  I  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Instituto  da  Âgua 

3.2.  Address:  Av.  Almirante  Gago  Coutinho  30,  1000  Lisbon 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Alentejo 

5. 

Description 

This  project  concerns  the  Enxoé  dam  and  related  structures,  water  treatment 
plant,  lift  station,  supply  system  and  access. 

The  dam  will  have a maximum  height  of  20.5  m and  will  create  a  reservoir  with 
a  total  capacity  of  10.4  hm3  and  an  active  storage  capacity  of  9.5  hnv\  The 
flooded  area  will  cover  2  km2  at  full  storage  capacity  level. 

The  other  related  works  involve  a  temporary  diversion,  a  spillway.,  an 
tower  and  a  submerged  weir. 

intake 

Water  for  public  supply  will  be  collected  in  the  reservoir,  channelled  to  the 
treatment  plant  by  gravity  and  pumped  to  the  supply  system. 

The supply  system,  consisting  of two autonomous circuits,  will be around  120  km 
long and  made  up of buried  pipelines  of  not  more than  300  mm  in diameter.  The 
system  will  also  include  two  storage  tanks. 

The  planned  access  routes  will  replace  the  roads  which  are  no  longer  usable 
because  of  the  dam  and  the  reservoir. 

Objectives 

The  main  purpose  of  the  project  is  to provide  an  efficient  and  lasting  supply  of 
water  to  the  communes  of  Serpa  and  Mértola,  thereby  correcting  the  serious 
shortage  from  which  they  currently  suffer. 

These  communes  are  situated  in  Alentejo,  a  region  with  scarce  water  resources 
subject  to prolonged  droughts,  where  it  is necessary  to exploit  surface  resources 
by  creating  reservoirs  such  as  the  one  planned  for  the  Enxoé  river. 

The  new  system  will  substantially  increase  the  percentage  of  the  population 
served,  particularly  in Mértola,  where the rate of supply  will  increase  from  12% 
to 50%. 

Water  supplied  by  the  system  must  comply  with  the  quality  requirements  of 
Directive  80/778/EEC  relating  to  the  quality  of  water  intended  for  human 
consumption. 

Thanks  to  the  project  it  will  also  be  possible  to  regulate  the  flow  of  water, 
thereby  maintaining  the  life  cycle  and  water  quality. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Studies 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.10.1994 

1995 

15.10.1995 

1.1.1998 

Completion 

31.12.1997 

31.12.1995 

31.12.1997 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

At  6.6%,  the  internal  economic  rate  of  return  is considered  satisfactory  for  this 
type  of  investment,  in  view  of  the  context  in  which  the  project  is  situated. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  negative  effects  on  the  flora  and  fauna  which  have  been  identified  are 
deemed  acceptable  in  the  construction  phase  and  negligible  in  the  operational 
phase. 

Since this region  is subject  to prolonged  droughts and suffers  badly  from  erosion, 
an  overall  positive  environmental  impact  can  be expected.  Measures  to  optimize 
the  project's  impact  have  already  been  identified. 

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10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

25 656 111 

Eligible costs  (after  1.1.1993):  25 527 111 

Rate of assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  21 698 045 

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Project  No:  94.10.61.015 

Title  of  project 

(c  tc  Bcuthe  water  supply  system:  Odeleite  dam,  connecting  tunnel,  conduit 

:,:  * K*:'ment  station  at  Tavira. 

Body  responsible  for  the  application: 

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Name.  Direcçào  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 
Address 

Av  D  Carlos  1,  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon,  Portugal 

Authority  iesponsible  tor  implementation: 

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Name  Instituto  da  Auua 
Address 

Av  Almirante  Gago  Coutinho  30,  1200  Lisbon,  Portugal 

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Membci  State. 
Aoinmjs.trative  district" 

Portugal 
Algarve 

Pc  cnption 

<'id? -leito  Beliche  water  system  is  intended  to  supply  seven  municipalities  in  the 
<•.•!»!»>'  the  eastern  Algarve,  the population  of  which over  the life  of  the  project  (2027) 
:>.v. iied  at  net ween  600  000  and  700  000. 

.v .iter  ^ili  be  taken  from  the  Odeleite  and  the  Beliche,  both  tributaries  of  the  Guadiana. 
"  e  <\ '-U'rM  wtil  comprise 

i.iic  Bebche  dam  (alieady  built) 
the  Beliche  treatment  station  (already  built) 
The  OJueite  dam 
[:••..  u.jiifici  connecting  the  two  reservoirs 
r'V  conduit  from  the  Beliche  to  Tavira 

vcatment  station  at  Tavira 

.'.".•  nmatH>n  system 

v  SÎCÏT.  tor  drying  out  the  edge  of  the  irrigated  area. 

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The first tweujems,  which have already  been completed,  and works forming  part of  the 
irrigation  sjeptam are not included in the project  approved  by  this decision. 

The Odeleite dam consists of an embankment with rock filling  and will  reach a maximum 
height of 65 m.  The crest of the dam, will be  12 m wide with a span of  about 347  m  at 
a height of  55 m. 

The dam will create a reservoir which, when full,  will  have a depth of  52 m, flooding an 
area of  720 ha.  It will  store a total  of  130 cu hm  with  a useful  volume  of  117 cu hm. 

The Odeleite  reservoir  will  be linked to the Beliche  reservoir  by  a 3  km tunnel  built to 
carry 25  eu m per second with the two  reservoirs having the same  level.  The tunnel  will 
have isolating facilities so that either of the reservoirs can operate independently  without 
use of  the tunnel. 

The conduit system includes the uptake tower, the conduit tunnel, two lifting  stations and 
two  sections  of  conduit  2.5  m wide  and 28  km long. 

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The  Tavira  water  treatment  station  will  have  a  capacity  of  2.2  eu  m  per  second  and 
operate  in  four  modules.  Only  two  of  these  have  so  far  been  built  and  a  further 
application will be made in respect of the other two. The station is the last element in the 
system  before  distribution to the  municipal  networks. 

The first phase of construction of this water treatment station received assistance from the 
ERDF under the operational programme for the Sotavento Algarvio. The last expenditure 
recorded  under this  Programme,  which  finished  that phase of  the  project,  was  dated 21 
July  1994. 

It should also be noted that the phase of the Tavira treatment station  now being  financed 
accounts  for  8% of  the total  investment  covered by  this decision. 

6. 

Main, objectives 

The  project  is  intended  to  provide  a  secure  supply  of  drinking  water  to  the  eastern 
Algarve  to  met  the  steep  increase  in  demand  generated  by  the  expansion  of  toruist 
activity. 

At present,  the  area is supplied  from  underground resources  whose  over-exploitation  is 
resulting  in  poorer-quality  water,  lowering  of  the  water  table  and  the  incursion  of  salt 
water. 

The  use  of  surface  water  from  the  two  tributaries  oi  the  Guadiana  will  meet  the  two 
fundamental  objectives of providing the population with  a regular supply of high-quality 
water and enabling the aquifers to recover by reversing the process of salinization through 
the incursion  of  sea water. 

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The introdigetien into service of the system will  provide  a full  guarantee of supplies and 
increase  th^rtfe  of  service  from  50% to  65% in  the low  season  and from  68% to 80% 
in the high season. 

7. 

Work  schedule: 

Schedule 

Starting  date 

Finishing  date 

Technical  projects 

in  progress  , 

31 December  1994 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  works 

Operational 

in  progress 

in  progress 

April  1996 

31 December  1995 _ 

31 December  1996 

8. 

Assessment  of  economic  and social  costs  and  benefits 

The overall  internal  economic  rate of  return of the project is 9.04% and the internal  rate 
of  return  8%.  These  rates  are regarded  as  acceptable  for  this  type  of  project  and  the 
investment  may  be  considered  justified. 

These  results  are  not  very  sensitive to changes  in the parameters: the internal  economic 
rate of  return  would  fall  only  to  7.4%  if  ail  the  following  happened  at once: 

15%  increase  in the  costs of  the investment  still  to be carried out; 
10% increase  in  maintenance  and running costs; 
10%  fall  in  the  benefits  expected. 

9 

Lnvironmental  impact assessment 

Analysis  of  the  use  to  be  made  of  the  water  flows  regulated  by  the  two  dams  in  the 
Odeleite-Beliche  system  suggests  that  the  project  will  confer  significant  environmental 
benefits  Of  the  resources  available, 64% will  be used for environmental  purposes (39% 
to provide  drinking  water, 20% to replace water taken from  aquifers and 5% to maintain 
watercourses  of  ecological  importance). 

The  environmental  impact  assessment on the undertaking demonstrated that construction 
of  the  dam would  have only  a minimal  impact since there would be no displacement  of 
people  and  only  about  40  ha of agricultural  land would be  flooded. 

The impact downstream  will be controlled through the discharges from the two reservoirs 
in order  to ensure conservation of the flora and fauna. The discharges could also be used 
to  control  water  problems  in the Castro  Marim  salt  marsh,  an  area of  great  ecological 
importance. 

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The  impaction" the ecosystems  of the  Guadiana  and  its estuary  is expected  to  be  slight. 

JËSartfV 

It  should  also  be  noted  that  the  measures  to  reduce  impact  noted  in  the  environmental 
study  were  taken  into  account  in designing the projects  for  implementation  of  the  works 
and  the  costs of  implementing  them  were  included  in the total  costs of  the  project. 

10. 

Cost and contribution (in  ECU): 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (after  9  August  1994):  101 679  860 
Cost  taken  into  account  for  calculation  of 
contribution  (after  deduction  of  revenue): 
Rate of  contribution: 
Contribution  from  Cohesion  Fund: 

89 478  277 
80% 
71  582  622 

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PROJECT  No:  94.10.61.017 

Brief  description 

1 

Title  of  project 

Treatment  of  waste  water  from  Portimâo  - network  of  collectors  and  treatment  station 

2. 

Authority  responsible  for  the  applciation 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 
2.2.  Address: 

Av  D.  Carlos  I,  126-7°,  1200 Lisbon,  Portugal 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Municipality  of  Portimâo 
3.2.  Address: 

Largo  1° de  Maio,  8500  Portimâo,  Portugal 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  state: 
4.2.  Administrative  district: 

Portugal 
Algarve 

5. 

Description 

The  project  includes  construction  of  a  waste  water  treatment  station  in  Portimâo  and 
connecting  infrastructure. 

The  station  will  serve  135  000  people  and  treat  effluent  in  three  stages: 

preliminary  treatment 
secondary  treatment  (biological) 
tertiary  treatment  (settlement  ponds) 

The  connecting  infrastructure  includes  two  lifting  stations  and  the  necessary  conduits, 
storm  drains  and  discharge  pipes. 

This project  forms part of the wider basic drainage scheme Barlavento (western  Algarve), 
which  was  intended  to  provide  integrated  solutions  and  achieve  economies  of  scale. 

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Total  investment  in the Barlavento  system  is estimated  at  about  ECU  80  million  and  fresh 
applications  to  the  Cohesion  Fund  will  be  made  in  the  next  few  years. 

6. 

Main  aims 

The  aim  of  this  project  is to  reduce  discharges  of  pollution  from  Portimâo  and  ensure  that 
the  final  quality  of  the  effluent  is  compatible  with  the  receptor,  the  river  Arade  and  the 
Alvor  inlet,  and  with  the  criteria  laid  down  in  Directive  91/271/EEC  on  waste  water 

The  measure  is  intended  to  preserve  particularly  sensmve  ecosystems or.; 
in  the  area  suitable  for  bathing  and  the  raising  of  molluscs. 

make  ceac: 

The  overall  objective  of  the  Barlavento  system,  which  includes  protected  area;;  .irv.1 a::-. 
of  considerable  ecological  value,  is to  ensure  preservation  of  the  environment  m  tne  Î>K 
of  increasing  pressure  from  urban  development  and  tourism. 

7. 

Schedule 

Schedule 

Start 

End 

Technical  projects 

August  1993 

lune 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  works 

Operational 

June  1994 

1995 

June  1 °^ 

8. 

Environmental  assessment 

The  most  significant  impact  op  the  project  will  be  the  substantial  improvement  in  water 
quality,  which  will  be  helpful  to  biotopes,  activities  requiring  the  use  of  water  resources 
and  water-based  recreational  activities. 

The  solution  adopted  is  regarded  as  compatible  with  the  characteristics  of  the  area  m 
which  it  is  being  built  and  the  level  of  purification  obtained  will  permit  the  reuse  of 
effluent,  so  improving  management  of  water  resources. 

9 

Economic  assessment 

The  cos^enefit  analysis  shows  gross  value  added  of  ESC  2  197  million,  in  view  of  ihe 
type  of  project  concerned,  the  investment  may  be  regarded  as  justified 

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Cost  and assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost 
Eligible  cost  (after  3 October  1994) 
Rate  of  assistance 
Assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  6 624  777 

8 071  855 
7  793  855 
85% 

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1. 

PROJECT  TITLE 

Tip  for  Almada,  Seixaland  Sesimbra 

2. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE  APPLICATION 

2.1.  Name: 
2.2.  Address: 

Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvivmento  Regional 
Av.  D.  Carlos  I,  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon,  Portugal 

3. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION: 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 

Câmara  Municipal  do  Seixal 
R.  Fernando  de  Sousa,  2,  2840  Seixal,  Portugal 

4. 

LOCATION: 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  Administrative  district: 

Portugal 
Lisbon  metropolitan  area,  southern  bank  of  Tagus 

5. 

DESCRIPTION 

The  aim  is  to  find  a  solution  for  the  treatment  of  the  310  tonnes  of  solid  urban  waste 
generated  each  day  by  some  320  000 people. 

The  project  comprises  the  tip,  works  on the approach  areas,  fencing,  support  facilities, 
protection  systems  and  external  networks. 

The  technical  approach  to construction  of  the  tip  is  as  follows: 

in  each  area  designated  for  a phase  of  the  tip,  "cavities"  respecting  the  existing 
lie of the  land will be constructed.  In the early  years,  these  will be  filled  until the 
level  of  the  surrounding  land  has  been  reached; 

in  subsequent  phases,  filling  will  take the  form  of  layers  1 m deep  separated  by 
trenches  where  trees  can  be  planted.  Ditches  will  be  constructed  for  liquids  to 
reach  the  basic  drainage  system; 

wherCfrffing  is completed,  each  layer  of  the  tip  will  be  finally  sealed. 

This  project  forms  part  of  the  major  system  for  treating  solid  waste  from  southern 
Greater  Lisbon  which,  when completed,  will  include two  other  subsystems  shared  by a 
number of municipalities and a final treatment centre for incineration and/or  composting. 

Total  investment  for this large system,  which will continue to require assistance  from  the 
Cohesion  Fund,  is  currently  estimated  at about  ECU  65  million. 

6. 

MAIN  OBJECTIVES 

The  objective  of  the  project  is  to  treat  and  dispose  of  all  the  solid  waste  produced  in 
three  municipalities. 

The  project  has  been planned  to meet  the appropriate  requirements,  standards  and  rules 
for  the  utilization  and  operation  of  works  of  this  type  and  the  tip  is  designed  to  be  » 
integrated  into  the  landscape. 

Integration of this project  into the major  system to be undertaken  in the metropolitan  area 
of  Lisbon  south  of  the  Tagus  will  ensure  a  consistent  appraoch  to  development  and 
greater  technical  and  financial  efficiency. 

7. 

SCHEDULE 

Schedule 

Start 

Finish 

Technical  projects 

September  1992 

February  1995 

Purchase  of  land 

Main  works 

September  1994 

June  1995 

Operational  phase 

June  1995 

2006 

8. 

ENVIRONMENTAL  ASSESSMENT 

The- project  has  taken account  of  the  impact study  carried  out  and  includes  preventative 
measures  and provisions  to protect existing environmental  conditions,  including  systems 
to  avoid  seepages  and  extract  gases. 

The  solution  adopted  will  also  permit  restoration  of  the  original  earth  and  future 
conversion  into  a  green  area. 

;n 

In view of trQ^ecautions  taken in drawing  up the project  and the fact  that the tip  is not 
close  to  an  §n^jronmentally  sensitive  area,  there  is  not  expected  to  be  any  significant 
negative  impact. -

9. 

ECONOMIC  ASSESSMENT 

The  project  is  regarded  as  an  effective  means  of  achieving  the  objectives  set  and  is 
required  to  comply  with  the  relevant  Community  legislation.  The  investment  may 
therefore  be  regarded  as  justified. 

10. 

TOTAL  COST 

Total  cost 

Expenditure  prior  to 
eligibility 

Total  eligible  cost 

8  952  699 

30 081 

8 922  618 

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No  95/10/61/001-002-005-007 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Water  supply  to  Grande  Porto-Sul 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Av.  D.  Carlos  I,  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  do  Porto 

Address:Rua  Barâo  de Nova  Sintra.  285  Porto 

3.2.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Vale  de  Cambra 

Address:  Av.  Camilo  de  Matos.  3730  Vale  de  Cambra 

3.3.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Vila  Nova  de  Gaia 

Address:  Rua  14 de  Outubro,  343  Vila Nova  de  Gaia 

3.4.  Name:  Camara  Municipal  de  Valongo 

Address:  Rua  5  de  Outubro.  160 4440  Valongo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2. 

Region:  Grande  Porto-Sul 

5. 

Description 

A  set  of  measures  to  be  implemented  in  four  municipalities  in  Porto  south 

5.1.  Porto 

Work  to  improve  Porto's  collection  system  to  remedy  the  current  shortcomings: 
recharge  wells close to the  Lever  intake and  connection  to the Vila Nova  de  Gaia 
lifting  system  for  reception  of  surplus  water.  There  will  also  be  a  study  for  a 
cleansing  system  for  the  area  around  the  intakes. 

5.2.  Vale  de  Cambra 

Work  to  improve  the  Caima  intake,  creation  of  a  new  intake  at  Padastros  and 
construction  of  seven  reservoirs  with  supply  and  lift  conduits. 

5.3.  Vila  Nova  de  Gaia 

Work  to  increase  the  production  capacity  of  Vila  Nova  de  Gaia's  collection 
systems,  which  also  supply  water  to  several  surrounding  municipalities.  Seven 
recharge  wells will  be  drilled  and the pressure  surge  control  will  be  strengthened 
so that  a  larger  volume  of  water  can  be  lifted. 

5.4.  Valongo 

Work  to  improve  the water  delivery  and  storage  capacity,  including  construction 
of  two  new  reservoirs,  pipelines  and  an  auxiliary  flow  acceleration  system. 

includes 

All these operations contribute  to the large intermunicipal  system of greater  Porto 
south,  which 
treatment  and 
infrastructures 
distribution  serving  14 municipalities  in  the  suburbs  of  Porto  south.  The  system 
will  also  be  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  and  will  require  total  investment  of 
almost  ECU  200  million. 

for  collection, 

large 

Objectives 

This set of measures is intended  to secure the supply of water  to areas which  have 
experienced  water  shortages  or  interrupted  supply,  and  to  prepare  the  water 
transport and storage networks of the municipalities for  successful  integration  into 
the  intermunicipal  system  which  will  serve  the  region  of  Porto  south. 

The  water  supplied  by  the  system  will  have  to  meet  the  quality  standards  laid 
down  in Directive  80/778/EEC relating to the quality of water intended  for  human 
consumption. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Studies 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.8.1994 

1.5.1995 

1.5.1995 

1.8.1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

30.6.1995 

30.6.1995 

31.7.1998 

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The  internal  rates of return,determined  on the basis of real prices which are lower 
than  the  economic  price  of  water,  are  very  low. 

These  rates  become  satisfactory  if  account  is taken  of  the  real  value  of  water  in 
the  target  region. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  measures to  be  implemented  do not  concern  environmentally  sensitive  areas 
nor  areas  adjacent  to  such  and  will  therefore  have  no  substantially  negative 
effects.  In  all, these  measures  will  have  a positive  impact  on the  management  of 
water  resources  and  wall  help  improve  the  rates  of  supply  to  the  population,  in 
terms  of  both  quality  and  quantity. 

10- 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Cost  per  project: 

Porto 
Vale  de  Cambra 
Vila  Nova  de  Gaia 
Valonuo 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

Total 

Eligible 

490  714 
2  679  351 
273  832 
2  613  539 

490  714 
2  705  351 
273  832 
2  658  839 

6  128  736 

6  057  436 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

5  148  821 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.003 

Sewage  system  for  Grande  Porto  Sul  -  Vale  de  Cambra  subsystem 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Vale de  Cambra . 

3-.2.  Address:  Av.  Camilo  de  Matos  3730,  Vale  de  Cambra 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Grande  Porto 

5. 

Description 

Installation  of  the  drainage  and  waste-water  treatment  network  for  Grande  Porto  Sul 
requires  the  implementation  of  a  set  of  projects,  grouped  by  subsystems  for  the  14 
municipalities  situated  in  the  area  served  by  the  Porto  Sul/Aguas  do  Douro  e  Paiva 
supply  system. 

Each  municipality's  subsystem  has  been  designed  on  the  basis  of  the  lie  of  the  local 
catchment  areas  or  coastline.  Solutions  involving  more  than  one  municipality  have 
been  chosen  whenever  the  orographic  conditions  permit. 

The  total  investment  for  the  14 municipalities  will  be  around  ECU  200  000  000.  The 
Cohesion  Fund  has  already  provided  assistance  to  a  number  of  projects,  particularly 
v,oi'.-:. 

...u  bouro  basin  and  the  southern  part  of  the  Leca  basin. 

The  Vale  de  Cambra  subsystem  in  the  Caima  basin  which  is  the  subject  of  this 
Decision  involves  the  following: 

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i 

the regional  outlet channel at Sâo Pedro de Castelâo,  7 500  m long,  to cater  for a 
population  of 21 000 inhabitants,  to be linked  to the treatment  plant  to be built at 
Ossela; 

two treatment  plants and their respective  lifting  systems  for. the drainage  of liquid 
waste and  its transport  to the outlet channel. 

Objectives 

The project  will  increase  the coverage of the population  with  regard  to treatment of 
waste water and will reduce the pollution of the region's  watercourses.  It will also 
contribute  to the implementation  of Directive 91/271/EEC  on the treatment  of waste 
water.  To  that end it will soon be supplemented  by the construction  of  the Ossela 
treatment  plant. 

Meanwhile,  the outlet channels  must not be used  until  the treatment  plant is 
operational. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Technical  projects 

Construction 

Commissioning 

1.7.1994 

1.6.1995 

1.1.1998 

Economic  and  social cost-benefit  analysis 

*  — 

31.5.1995 

31.12.1997 

The investment  is warranted  in view of  the type of project  and  the fact  that  it  is part 
of a larger-scale  operation.  It is also needed  to comply  with  the Community  rules on 
the treatment  of  waste water. 

The rates  applied  will  make it possible  to cover  running costs. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The project  will have a positive effect  on  soil quality  and  surface  and  ground  water 
quality. 

The project  is far  from  any ecologically  sensitive  areas  and  will  have no negative 
impact on the environment. 

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10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total cost: 

2 479 919 

Eligible costs  (after  5.5.1995):  2 433 919 

Rate of assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  2 068 831 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Studies  and  projects 

1.3.1992 

31.12.1997 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 

1 180  849 

Eligible  costs: 

670  267 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

569  729 

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No  95.10.61.006 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Sewer  system  for  Grande  Porto  Sul  -  Valongo  subsystem 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Valongo 

3.2.  Address:  Av.  5  de  Outubro,  160 - 4440  Valongo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Grande  Porto 

5. 

Description 

Installation  of  the  drainage  and  waste-water  treatment  system  for  Grande  Porto 
Sul  requires  the  implementation  of  a  set  of  projects,  grouped  by  subsystems,  for 
the  14  municipalities  situated  in  the  area  served  by  the  Porto  Sul/Aguas  do  Douro 
e  Paiva  system. 

Each  municipality's  subsystem  has  been  designed  on  the  basis  of  the  lie  of  the 
local  catchment  areas  or  coastline.  Solutions  involving  more  than  one  municipality 
have  been  chosen  whenever  the  orographic  conditions  permit. 

The  total  investment  for  the  14 municipalities  will  be around  ECU  200  000  000. 

The  Valongo  subsystem  to  which  this  Decision  refers  covers  the  Leça  and 
Ferreira  river  basins  and  involves  the  following: 

Fer re ira 

a  general  interceptor  of  a  total  length  of  around  12  km,  made  up  of  three 
interceptors  and  linked  to  the  Valongo  treatment  plant; 

J;H 

-.N,  16/95,  12790000  POO  . P Ti 

Leça 

Valongo  treatment  plant,  for  secondary  treatment  to cater  initially  for a 
population  of  30 000  inhabitants; 

a general  interceptor  of  a total  length  of  around  5  km,  made  up  of  two 
interceptors  and linked  to the Ermesinde  treatment  plant; 

Ermesinde  treatment  plant,  for  secondary  treatment  to  cLter  initially  for  a 
population of  50  000  inhabitants. 

This  project  supplements  other operations  carried  out  in  the  Leva  basin  and  part-
financed  by  the Cohesion  Fund  under  Decisions  C(93)  3977  and  C(94;  3603. 

Objectives 

The  project  aims  to put an end  to the discharge  of  untreated  .fituents  into  that 
part  of  the  river  basins  situated  in  Valongo  and  to  improve  ihe  quality  of  surface, 
and ground  water. 

It will  substantially  increase  the level  of  service  to  the population  and  will 
contribute  to  the implementation  of  Directive  91/271/EEC  as  regards  the  quality 
of  the  final  effluent. 

* 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Technical  projects 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.4.95 

l.5..f'"~ 

1.5/' 

1.12. 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

31.7.95 

31.11.95 

30.11.97 

The  investment  is  warranted  in view  of  the ; 
part of  a larger-scale  oner?tinn.  it  is  also ncr. 
rules  on  the  treatmuu  ot  \ . ^ ic  water. 

»f project  and  the  fact  that  it  is 
LO comply  with  the  Community 

The  rates  applied  will  make  it  possible  to  a 

inning  costs. 

EN/16/95/12790000  POO  <PTi 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The project  will have a positive effect  in ensuring  integrated  pollution  control and 
substantially  improving  water quality. 

The project  is  far  from  any ecologically  sensitive areas  and will  have  no negative 
impact on  the environment. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

8 674 450 

Eligible  costs  (after  25.5.1995): 

8 622 450 

Rate of  assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  7 329 083 

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No  95.10.61.000 

1- 

Name  of  project: 

xMultimunicipal  water-supply  system  tor  northern  Grande  Porto 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimemo  Regional 

2.2. 

Address:  Av.  D.  Carlos  I  126-7  .  1200  LiMv.n 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Aguas  do  Câvado.  S.A. 

3.2. 

Address:  R.  Elias  Garcia.  245-1  4750  Barcelos 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2. 

Region:  Grande  Porto 

5. 

Description 

The  intermunicipal  system  of  northern  Grande  Porto  must  suppA  d» 
to  seven  municipalities  with  a  total  population  of  600  000  irhah 
annual  consumption  of  35  million  nv. 

It  is a  supply  system  for  the  collection  and  treatment  ol  water  and  tor  ir 
drinking  water  to  the  reservoirs  of  each  of  the  user  municip  liities. 
responsible  for  further  distribution  to  the  consunn  r. 

The  system  has  been  designed  and  will  be  implemented  :;:  an  micLir.:' 
and  will  all  be  financed  by  the  Cohesion  fund 

It  is  made  mp . >;: 

- 

surface  collection  from  the  Câvado: 

-  a  treatment  plant  with  a  capacity  of  230  000  m'.-'day  at  \;e;:^  die ^ 

-  a  storage  reservoir; 

-  a  distribution  network  consisting  of  122  km  of  pipe-lint-  •..(  \anon 

up  to  1 400  mm 
three  control  reservoirs: 

- 

- 

five  lift  stations. 

The  first  phase  of  the  work,  covered  by  this  Decision,  involves: 

- 

the  storage  reservoir,  with  a  capacity  of  20  000  m3,  to  be  built  close  to  the 
collection  point: 

-  a  pilot  treatment  plant  with  a  nominal  capacity  of  50  mVhour  to  test  the 
treatment  method  to  be  used  in  the  treatment  station  at  Areias  de  Vilar,  since 
treatment  will  probably  require  rather  complex  operations; 

the  °ippi\  systems  which  will  feed  the  reservoirs  for  incoming  water  for  four 
municipalities  (Povoa  do  Varzim,  Vila  do  Conde.  Maia/norte  and  St  Tirso), 
including 
'wo  eonimi 'reservoirs,  four  lift  stations.  77  km  of  gravity-flow  and 
i\sr-  plp.ci'1  -  i••!"  vinous  diameters  from  300  to  1 400  mm. 

:.;iiao,  n  <  i  : <c e.v.c!i«'.mechanical  equipment  of  the  lir:  stations  and  treatment 

;nal  system  will  be  scheduled  on  the  basis  of  trends  in 

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pi.-.,;:  I'd  ih.  i.y- 
!o  i.:i\i  •.[•  <\  .he  iv.  of  the  equipment. 

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! .  <  r.;.'.;  is  'ntuided  to  aiioid  a  global,  integrated  solution  to  the  problem  of 
..  • •.  ; d.;. 

.; , ••-• -I'ia'ient  supply  of  good-quality  water  to a hea\'ily  populated  region. 

••••>.'  ,  lL 
; 

,-i  n  o:;, o  o  ;ov ipa!  system  will  allow  substantial  economies  of  scale 
'lui'-ii  a\l  nvmnent  of  raw  water,  rationalizing  existing  means  and 

:  ;.  • d nv  miav.dcmcnr. 

•i  >|iialit\  are  expected  to  be  great,  since  improved  public  supply 

.  d 

- •  .  •  «omsc  in  water  from  uncontrolled  sources. 

V,  , 

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o.stem  must  comply  with  the  quality  requirements  of 
intended  for  human 
e  he  needed  to  define  the  conditions  required 
on MI cam  of  the  >\ stem. 

the  quality  of  water 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.2.96 

1.9.96 

1.6.97 

31.12.96 

31.3.97 

31.12.2020 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

On  the  basis  of  an  analysis  covering  a  thirty-year  period,  consumption,  currently 
at  35  million  m3.  will  increase  by  around 85%. 

The  price  for  supplying  treated  water  is Esc  50/m3  (1994 prices):  this  rate  covers 
running  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  12.3% and the  cost/benefit  ratio  is  1.38. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  measures  to  be  implemented  do  not concern  environmentally  sensitive  areas 
nor  areas  adjacent  to  such  and  will  therefore  have  no  environmentally  negative 
effects. 

The  project  will  have  a  positive  effect  on the quality  of the  water  distributed  and 
will  help  correct  the  current  over-exploitation  of  groundwater 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  1 XT ) 

Total  cost: 

7  277 275 

Flimble  costs  (alter  24.5  \^)>Y.  ^7  227  2?5 

Rate  ol a 

( 'oheMon  1  and  d i s t a n c e: 

270  010 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.010 

Intermunicipal  water-supply  system  for  the  Sotavento  Algarvio 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcçào  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2. 

Address:  Av.  D.  Carlos  Î  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Aguas  do  Sotavento  .  SA 

3.2. 

Address:R.  Cândido  Guerreiro.  43-4°.  8000  Faro 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2. 

Region:  Algarve 

5. 

Description 

The  intermunicipal  water-supply  system  for  the  Sotavento  Algarvio  must  supply 
drinking  water  to  the  coastal  area  consisting  of  seven  municipalities  in  eastern 
Algarve. 

The  region  has  a  population  of  177  000  inhabitants.  However,  since  its  main 
activity  is  tourism,  the  population  rises  to  468  000  in  the  high  season. 

Annual  consumption  is  of  21  million  m\  but  the  scale  of  the  system  will  allow 
it  to  cater  for  the  218  000  m3  daily  consumption  expected  in  the  high  season  by 
the  time  the  work  is  completed. 

It  is a supply  system  for  the  collection  and  treatment  of  water  and  for  transporting 
drinking  water  to  the  reservoirs  of  each  of  the  user  municipalities,  which  are 
responsible  for  further  distribution  to  the  consumer. 

The  system  has  been  designed  and  will  be  implemented  in  an  integrated  fashion 
and  is  made  up  of: 

two  reservoirs,  on  the  Odeleite  and  the  Beliche,  linked  by  a  tunnel: 

an  intake  in  the  Beliche  reservoir; 

• \ i d/ 

two  lift  stations; 

a  pipeline  28  km  long  with  a diameter  of  2.5  m; 

two  treatment  plants,  at  Beliche  and  Tavira. 

This  Decision  concerns  the  following  work: 

phase two of the extension of the Tavira treatment  plant: two modules  for  the 
production  of  1.1  m3/s; 

renovation  and  extension  of  the  Beliche  treatment  plant,  with  a  capacity  of 
150  1/s,  so that  it  can  be  integrated  into  the  system: 

a  distribution  network  consisting  of  105 km  of  pipeline  of  various  diameters 
up  to  1 500  mm 

renovation  of the  supply  facilities  of the  Beliche  subsystem  which  comprises 
15 km  of  pipeline  and  the  Caldeirâo  lift  station; 

four  new  lift  stations. 

A  previous  phase  of  the  work  on  this  system  has  already  been  financed  by  the 
Cohesion  Fund,  to  the  tune  of  ECU  45.6  million  (Decision  C(95)  1530  of 
30.6.1995). 

6. 

Objectives 

This project  is designed to provide a lasting solution, with  full  quality  assurances, 
to the supply shortfalls  in an area with limited  underground  resources. In addition, 
the  irregularity  of  the  public  water  supply  is  holding  back  the  development  of 
tourism,  which  is the  region's  economic  mainstay. 

The  choice  of  an  intermunicipal  system  will  allow  substantial  economies  of  scale 
in  the  production  and  treatment  of  raw  water,  rationalizing  existing  means  and 
optimizing  resource  management. 

Water  supplied  by  the  system  must  comply  with  the  quality  requirements  of 
Directive  80/778/EEC  relating  to  the  quality  of  water  intended  for  human 
consumption. 

Isf 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.6.95 

1.9.95 

1.1.98 

31.3.98 

31.10.98 

2024 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

On  the  basis  of  an  analysis  covering  a  thirty-year  period,  consumption,  currently 
at  21  million  m3,  will  increase  by  around  80%. 

The  price  for  supplying  treated  water  is Esc  54/m3  (1994 prices);  this  rate  covers 
running  and  maintenance  costs. 

The  internal  rate  of  return  is  13.6% and  the  cost/benefit  ratio  is  1.49. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  measures  to  be  implemented  do  not  concern  environmentally  sensitive  areas 
ror  areas  adjacent  to  such  and  will  therefore  have  no  environmentally  negative 
effects. 

Once  the  system  is  in  operation  it  will  no  longer  be  necessary  to  use water  from 
alternative  sources, thereby  preventing  overexploitation  of the  groundwater,  which 
already  has  rather  high  chloride  levels,  and  providing  better  quality  water. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

49  246 542 

Eligible  costs  (after  24.5.1995):  49  246 542 

Rate  of  assistance: 

84% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

41  367 095 

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No  95.10.61.011-014 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Supply  of  water  to  the  region  of  Grande  Porto  Norte 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Av.  D.  Carlos  I  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Esposende 

Address:  Praça  do  Municipio,  4740  Esposende 

3.2.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Fafe 

Address:  Av.  5 de  Outubro,  4820  Fafe 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Grande  Porto  Norte 

5. 

Description 

The  project  involves  work  to  be carried  out  in  two  municipalities  in  the  region  of 
Porto  Norte. 

Esposende 

Installation  of  14 km  of  gravity-flow  pipeline  for  connection  to  the  main  supply 
pipeline  of  the  Grande  Porto  Norte  intermunicipal  system. 

Fafe 

Installation  of  a  water  intake  in  the  Queimadela  reservoir,  a  lift  station,  a  water 
treatment  plant  for  a  throughput  of  280  1/s,  12 km  of  gravity-flow  pipeline  and 
four  interception  and  regulating  tanks. 

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The  peripheral  location  of part  of the municipality  requires  continued  partial 
autonomy  in  relation  to the intermunicipal  network. 

All  these  operations  contribute  to the large  intermunicipal  system  of  Grande  Porto 
Norte,  which  includes  large  infrastructures  for  collection,  treatment and 
'wholesale'  distribution  serving  seven  municipalities  in  the suburbs  of  Porto 
Norte.  The system  will  also  be financed  by the Cohesion  Fund  and will  require 
total  investment  of  more  than  ECU 60 million. 

Objectives 

Esposende 
The  purpose  of the project  is to improve  the quality  of  the water'distributed  once 
the  link  to the main  intermunicipal  pipeline  replaces  the current  water  intakes, 
which  are already  showing  signs  of  contamination. 

Fafe 
The  main  purpose  of the project  is to rationalize  the existing  system,  which  is 
very  dispersed,  and to increase  the rate  of  supply  to 95% of  the population. 

In  both  cases,  the aim is also  to prepare  the water  transport  and  storage  networks 
of  the municipalities  for  successful  integration  into  the intermunicipal  system 
which  will  serve  the region  of Porto  Norte. 

The  water  supplied  by the system  must  meet  the quality  requirements  laid  down  in 
Directive  80/778/EEC  on the quality  of water  for  human  consumption. 

Work  schedule 

,  .,-degory  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Studies 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.7.95 

1.10.95 

1.8.95 

1.1.99 

31.12.96 

31.12.96 

31.12.98 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  internal  rates  of  return,  determined  on the basis  of  real  prices  which  are 
lower  than  the economic  price  of  water,  are very  low. 

U:i 

These  rates  become  satisfactory  if  account  is  taken  of  the  real  value  of  water  in 
the  target  region. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  measures  to  be implemented  do  not  concern  environmentally  sensitive  areas 
nor  areas  adjacent  to  such  and  will  therefore  have  no  environmentally  negative 
effects. 
These  measures  will  have  a positive  impact  on  the  management  of  water  resources 

and  will  help  improve  the  rates  of  supply  to  the  population  and  water  quality. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Cost  per  project: 

Total 

Esposende 

1 030  371 

Fafe 

5  259  164 

Total  cost: 

6  289  535 

Eligible  costs  (after  13.7.95): 

6 289  535 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85 % 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  5  346  105 

Eligible 

1 030  371 

5  259  164 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.012 

Sewerage  system  for  greater  Oporto  north  - Maia  subsystem 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçào  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100 Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Maia 

3.2.  Address:  Praça  co  Municipio,  4470  Maia 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Greater  Oporto 

5. 

Description 

Construction  of the drainage and waste-water  treatment system  for  greater  Oporto 
north  requires  the  implementation  of  a  set  of  projects,  grouped  by  subsystems, 
for  the seven  municipalities  situated  in the area  served  by  the Porto-Norte/Âguas 
do  Câvado  water-supply  system. 

Each  municipality's  subsystem  has  been  designed  on  the  basis  of  the  lie  of  the 
local catchment area  or coastline,  and  intermunicipal  solutions  have been  chosen 
whenever  the  relief  permits. 

The 
total 
ECU  150 000  000. 

investment 

for 

the 

seven  municipalities  will  be 

around 

The Maia  subsystem  which  is the subject  of this Decision  involves  the  following: 

- 

the  outlet  channel  at  Leandro,  6 km  long,  to  cater  for  around  15 000 
inhabitants; 

the  final  stretch  of  the  Arquinho  outlet  channel,  5  km  long,  to  cater  for 
10 000  inhabitants; 

-' 

the outlet channel at Silva Escura,  8 km long,  to cater  for  12 000 inhabitants; 

- 

- 

- 

- 

thé outlet  channel  at  Avioso,  8 km  long,  to  cater  for  20  000  inhabitants: 

the  outlet  channel  at  Barca,  8 km  long,  to  cater  for  15 000  inhabitants; 

the outlet  channel  at  Milheiros,  8 km  long,  to cater  for  18 000  inhabitant: 

the  Rio  Leça  outlet  channel,  6 km  long,  to cater  for  12 000  inhabitants; 

These  outlet  channels  will  transport  untreated  liquid  waste  to  two  treatment 
stations,  one  of  which  is  already  operational  and  the  other  nearing  completion. 

Objectives 

The aim  of  the project  is  to ensure  treatment  of almost  all the waste  water  of  the 
Maia  municipality  and  to increase  the rate of  service to the population  from  55% 
to 95%. 

The  project  is  part  of  a  larger-scale  operation  covering  the  Leça  basin  and  thus 
complements  projects  already  financed  by  the  Cohesion  Fund  (Decisions 
(C(93)  3977  and  C(94)  3603). 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Technical  projects 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.6.1995 

1.10.1995 

1.11.1995 

1.1.2000 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Completion 

31.12.1995 

31.12.1997 

31.12.1999 

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The  investment  is  warranted  in  view  of  the  type of  project  and  the  fact  that  it  is 
part  of  a larger-scale  operation.  It is also needed  to comply  with  the  Community 
rules  on  the  treatment  of  waste  water. 

The  charges  applied  will  cover  running  costs. 

9. 

Assessment  <»f environmental  impact 

The project  will contribute greatly  to cleaning up the Leça and,  together with the 
other  measures  currently underway,  will help restore its self-healing  capacity and 
rebalance  its  ecosystem. 

The project  will also contribute to the application of Directive 917271/EEC on the 
treatment  of  waste-water  and,  since it is  not situated  in an ecologically  sensitive 
area,  it  v>dl  have  no  negative  impact on  the environment.. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cosi: 

9  328  261 

Tiligibie  COMN  (after  13.7.1995): 

9  328  261 

Biilj^::L>J->Vj:;t.a_nce: 

85% 

< oiie'-dr-  ;  • .••!  d M . u i i v e: 

7  929  022 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.013 

Collection  and  treatment  of  liquid  effluent  discharged  into  the  Ria  de  Aveiro  - phase  1 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

•2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliào  63,  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  AM  Ria  -  Association  of  municipalities  of  the  Ria  de  Aveiro 

3.2.  Address:  Av.  Dr  Lourenço  Peixinho,  15  - 2nd  floor  - 3800  Aveiro 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Centre 

5. 

Description 

The  integrated  system  for  the collection,  treatment  and  discharge  into  the  Ria de  Aveiro 
of  liquid  waste  involves: 

a  network  of  collectors  made  up  of  three  raw  effluent  collectors  and  one  treated 
effluent  collector  linked  to  the  underwater  outlet  channel; 

two  waste-water  secondary  treatment  plants; 

an  underwater  outlet  channel  3 000  m long  for  discharging  treated  residual  water 
into  the  sea. 

The  system  is to cater  for  a population  of  300  000 and  a population  eouivplnnt  ^  ground 
700  000  units  and  is  to  be  submitted  to  the  Cohesion  Fund  as  a  whole. 

2>)^ 

This  Decision  concerns  the  following  group  of  projects: 

5.1. 

a 3 000  m long  underwater  outlet  channel  of  1 600  mm  in diameter  fitted  with a 
300  m diffuser  at  a  depth  of  20  m; 

5.2. 

the  "general  collector",  which  includes  the  general  collector  and  an  additional 
outfall,  the  Torreira  outfall. 

The general  collector,  for  transporting  only waste  water  which  has already  been 
subjected  to  secondary  treatment,  is  made  up of  a main  segment  which  begins  at 
the northern  treatment  plant and  finishes  at the entry to the underwater  outlet,  and 
a  secondary  segment  running  from  the  southern  treatment  plant,  which joins  the 
main  segment  at  Gafanhas. 

The  main  segment  is  made  up  of: 

a  buried  pipeline  12 km  long  with  a  diameter  of  1 400  mm  running 
alongside  the  IP5  main  road; 

a  second  buried  pipeline  5  km  long  with  a diameter  of  1 600  mm,  iriside 
the  harbour  area  of  the  port  of  Aveiro; 

a  third  buried  pipeline  2  km  long  with  a diameter  of  1 600  mm,  situated 
parallel  to  the  S.  Jacinto  air  base. 

The  secondary  segment  is  made  up of  a buried  pipeline  about  4.6  km  long  and 
1  000  mm  in  diameter  running  alongside  a  road  in  the  town  of  Gafanha  da 
Nazaré. 

The  Torreira  outfall  is  made  up  of  a  buried  pipeline  about  6.2  km  long  and 
varying  in diameter  from  250  to 350  mm,  running  alongside  the EN  327  road  in 
an  area  which  is  about  50%  occupied  by  buildings  for  tourism. 

5.3.  A treatment  plant  for  the central  and  southern  areas  (ETAR-SUL),  to cater  for  a 
population  of  220  000  inhabitants  and  providing  secondary  activated  sludge 
treatment;  the  sludge  will  then  be  treated  for  agricultural  use. 

A  series  of  outfalls  and  additional  work  to  link  up  the  various  existing 
subsystems. 

6. 

Objectives 

Broadly  speaking,  the  project  is designed  to divert  all  the domestic  and  industrial  liquid 
waste  previously  discharged  into  the  Ria  de  Aveiro  and  ensure  that  it  is  adequately 

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treated  before  being  discharged  into  the  sea. 

The  choice  of  an  integrated,  intermunicipal  solution  will  permit  economies  of  scale and 
ensure  an  overall  coherent  design  which  will  comply  with  the  criteria  laid  down  in 
Community  legislation,  particularly  Directive  91/271/EEC. 

The  project  also  aims  to  protect  the  Ria  de  Aveiro  as  a  wetland  area  necessary  for  the 
protection  of  aquatic  birdlife  and  fauna,  being  a  protected  zone  within  the  meaning  of 
Directive  79/409/EEC  on  the  conservation  of  wild  birds. 

The positive  effects  of  the project  will  include  an  increase  in  the biodiversity  of  the  Ria 
and  the  recovery,  protection  and  development  of  its  ecosystem  in  accordance  with 
Directive  92/43/EEC  on  the  conservation  of  natural  habitats. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Purchase  of  land 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

— 

1.6.1995 

1.9.1995 

1.1.1999 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Completion 

1.12.1995 

31.12.1998 

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The  investment  is warranted  in  view of  the type of  project,  because  it  is part  of  a larger-
scale  operation,  and  because  the  measure  is  necessary  for  compliance  with  Community 
rules  on  waste-water  treatment. 

The  charges  applied  will  cover  the  running  costs. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  will  have  an  overall  positive  environmental  impact.  By  eliminating  sources 
of  pollution,  the  system  will  substantially  improve  the quality, of  the  water  in  the  Ria  de 
Aveiro  and  the  Vouga  basin. 

Since  the  project  is  located  in  a  special  protect  •:  zone  for  birds,  a  detailed  inventory 
must  be made of possible  negative effects,  panic, uirly  during  the construction  phase,  so 
that  the  necessary  corrective  measures  can  be  iai:en. 

The  effects  on  the  most  sensitive  areas  still  reui 
included  in  this  Decision  and  in  the  second 

further  study  and  some  of  the  work 
oe  of  the  project  (currently  being 

prepared)  will depend  on  the results  of  the study.  (See Article  5(2) and  Annex 111(5)). 

The  Portuguese  authorities,  particularly  those  responsible  for  the  environment,  will 
ensure  that  the measures  resulting  from  the studies  are properly  implemented  and  will 
make regular  reports  thereon  to the Commission. 

10.  Cost  and assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs: 

68 731338 

68 731 338 

Rate of assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  58 421 636 

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No  95/10/61/015 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

. 

Sewage  system  for  Grande  Porto-Norte:  Esposende  subsystem 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2. 

Address:  Rua  de  Sâo  Juliâo  63.  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Esposende 

3.2. 

Address:  Praça  do  Municipio  -  4740  ESPOSENDE 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2. 

Region:  Grande  Porto 

5. 

Description 

Installation  of  the  drainage  and  waste-water  treatment  network  for  Grande  Porto-
Norte  requires  the  implementation  of  a set  of projects,  grouped  by  subsystems,  tor 
the  seven  municipalities  situated  in  the  area  served  by  the  Porto-Norte'Aguas  do 
Câvado  supply  system. 

Each  municipality's  subsystem  has  been  designed  on  the  basis  of  the  lie  of  the 
local  catchment  area  or  coastline,  and  solutions 
than  vine 
municipality  have  been  chosen  whenever  the  orographic  conditions  permit. 

involving  more 

total 

investment 

The 
around 
ECU  150  000  000.  The  Cohesion  Fund  has  already  pnui.L-d  assistance  to  a 
;^ i-ai  and  t;calment  ot  v\aste 
number  of  projects,  particularly  work  on  the  A 'e 
water  at  Barcclos. 

seven  municipalities 

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be 

The  Esposende  subsystem  which  is  the  subject  of  this  Decision  involves  the 
following: 

the  treatment  plant  at  Marinhas,  which  will  provide  secondary  activated 
sludue  treatment  for  around  14  000  inhabitants: 

the  iru.imcnt  pl.;ni  :ti  Antas.  in  the  Neiva  basin,  which  will  serve  2  800 
inhabitants. 

extension  of  the  secondary  activated  sludge  treatment  plant  at  Esposende, 
which  will  serve  sonic  20  000  inhabitants; 

a  treatment  plant  lor  the  sludge  produced  by  the  different 
serving  some  70  n (!0  inhabitants: 

treatment  plants 

interceptors  and  'oree  mains  of  different  diameters  and  a  total  length  of  about 
20  km: 

six  lift  stations  with  electro-mechanical  equipment. 

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the  northern  coastal  area  of 
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Eligible  costs  (alter  13.7.1991):  4  121  48 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

3  503 259 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.017 

Sewerage  system  for  greater  Oporto  south  -  Gondomar  subsystem 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Gondomar 

3.2.  Address:  Praça  do  Municipio  - 442  S.  Cosme  de  Gondomar 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Greater  Oporto 

5. 

Description 

Construction  of the drainage and waste-water  treatment system  for  greater  Oporto 
south  requires  the  implementation  of  a  set  of  projects,  grouped  by  subsystems, 
for  the  14  municipalities  situated  in  the  area  served  by  the  Porto  Sul/Aguas  do 
Douro  e  Paiva  water-supply  system. 

Each  municipality's  subsystem  has  been  designed  on  the  basis  of  the  lie  of  the 
local catchment  areas or coastline and  intermunicipal  solutions  have been  chosen 
whenever  the  relief  permits. 

The total investment  for  the  14 municipalities  will be around  ECU  200  000  000. 

The  Gondomar  subsystem  which  is  the  subject  of  this  Decision  involves  the 
following: 

-  collectors  at  Jovim,  around  5 km  long,  and  their  connection  to  the  Valbom 

treatment  plant; 

- 

the 8 km long outlet channel along the Torto,  for  connection  to the Freixo and 
Rio  Ferreira  treatment  plants; 

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the Rio Ferreira  outlet channel,  to receive waste water  from  the Ferreira  basin 
and  transport  it  to  the  treatment  plant; 

the outlet  channel on the bank of the Parada,  5 000  m long,  for  connection  to 
the  Rio  Ferreira  treatment  plant; 

the Rio Ferreira  treatment plant, currently  able to cater for  35  000 inhabitants, 
could  be expanded  to cater  for  55  000 inhabitants  and  will provide  secondary 
waste-water  treatment. 

Objectives 

The project  aims  to clean  up the municipality's  four  catchment  basins  and put an 
end  to  the  discharge  of  untreated  waste  water. 

The  project  will  increase  the rate  of coverage  of the population  from  40-50%  to 
85-90%  and  contribute  substantially  to implementation  of Directive  91/271/EEC 
on  the  treatment  of  waste  water  by  applying  the  parameters  laid  down  for  the 
quality  of  the  end  product. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Technical  projects 

Land 

' 

Construction 

Operational  phase 

1.1.1996 

1.8.1995 

1.12.1995 

1.1.2000 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Completion 

30.6.1996 

30.6.1999 

31.12.1999 

The  investment  is  warranted  in  view  of  the type of  project  and  the  fact  that  it  is 
part  of a larger-scale  operation.  It is also  needed  to comply  with  the  Community 
rules  on  the  treatment  of  waste  water. 

The  charges  applied  will  cover  running  costs. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The project  will have a positive effect  on the quality of surface  and ground  water. 

The project  is not located in or close to an environmentally  sensitive area and will 
have  no  negative  impact  on  the  environment. 

îrol 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

12 879 627 

Eligible costs  (after  13.7.1995): 

12 879 627 

Rate of  assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  10 947 683 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  95.10.61.019 

Collection  and  treatment  of  waste  water  at  Lagoa,  Barlavento,  Algarve 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100  Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Câmara  Municipal  de  Lagoa 

3.2.  Address:  Largo  do  Municipio  -  8400  Lagoa 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Region:  Algarve 

5. 

Description 

Creation  of  the  waste-water  drainage  and  treatment  system  for  Barlavento 
requires  the  implementation  of  a  set  of  projects  by  the  eight  municipalities 
investment  of  around 
situated 
ECU  60  000  000. 

the  area  covered  entailing  a 

total 

in 

The  Cohesion  Fund  has already  financed  the studies  to define  the  system  and  on 
the construction  of  the  Portimâo  waste-water  treatment  plant. 

This  Decision  concerns  the  following  measures  involving  the  municipality  of 
Lagoa: 

the  technical  projects  required  to  construct  the  collection'system  and 
treatment  plant  for  Carvoeiro; 

* . 

the  technical  projects  required  to  construct 
Alporchinhos/Porches; 

the  collection  system  for 

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the Ferragudo  system:  technical  projects  and  construction  of  a system  made 
up of  gravity-flow  and  lifting  pipelines  and  five  lift  stations  to be  connected 
to  the  Portimâo  treatment  plant. 

The  works  relating  to  the above-mentioned  technical projects  will be  the  subject 
of  future  applications  for  Cohesion  Fund  assistance. 

6. 

Objectives 

The  aim  of  this  assistance  is  to  increase  the  rate  of  coverage  of  the  population 
and  ensure  that  waste  water  is  treated  to  a  standard  suited  to  the  receiving 
medium,  i.e.  the  Lagoa  coastal  strip  and  the  Arade  basin. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  measures  envisaged  for  Barlavento  will  contribute  to  the 
application  of  Directive  91/271/EEC  on  the  treatment  of  waste  water. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

-  Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Technical  projects 

Construction 

Commissioning 

1.6.1995 

1.3.1996 

1.1.1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

31.12.1997 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  covered  the entire  Barlavento  region  and  was  based  on 
the impact  of improved  water quality  on the local economy,  particularly  in  terms 
of  savings  in  costs  and  hence  in  terms  of  general  impact  on  the  environment. 

The  project  has  an  internal  economic  rate  of  return  of  28%  and  a  cost/benefit 
ratio  of  around  2.28. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The project  will  make a substantial  contribution  to the fight  against pollution  and 
the  improvement  of  surface  and  bathing  water  in  the  region,  particularly  the 
water  of  the  Arada  into  which  untreated  liquid  waste  is  currently  being 
discharged. 

The  project  i:> 
and  will  have  no  negative  impact  on  the  environment. 

idling  place  in  or  close  to  an.environmentally  sensitive  area 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU) 

Total  cost: 

2  081  880 

fy-oif 

Eligible costs  (after  26.7.1995): 
Rate of assistance: 
Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  1 769 598 

85 % 

2 081 880 

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(EC)  No  1164/94 establishing  a Cohesion  Fund 

No  95.10.61.025 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Catchment  basin  plans  and  national  water  plan 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Direcçâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 

2.2.  Address:  Rua  de  Sâo Juliâo  63,  1100 Lisbon 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Instituto  da  Âgua 

3.2.  Address:  Av.  Almirante  Gago  Coutinho  30,  1000  Lisbon 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Portugal 

4.2.  Regions:  All 

5. 

Description 

Sixteen  studies  to  prepare  for  a  national  water  plan  and  fifteen  catchment-basin 
plans,  i.e.  four  plans concerning  international  catchment basins  (Minho,  Douro, 
Tagus,  Guadiana)  and  eleven  plans  concerning  the  main  national  basins  (Lima, 
Câvado.  Ave,  Leça,  Vouga,  Mondego,  Lis,  Ribeiras  do  Oeste,  Sado,  Mira, 
Ribeiras  do  Algarve). 

The  studies  for  the  water  resource  plans  for  the catchment  basins  are  all  of  the 
same  kind  and  will  provide  a  set  of  results  to  be  included  in  the  national  water 
plan. 

6. 

Objectives 

This set of studies must define priorities  and set out the objectives  for  investments 
in  hydraulic  infrastructure,  drainage  and  the  development  of  water  resources, 
together  with  the  improvement  and  protection  of  water  quality. 

• These  studies  will  contribute  to  the  preparation  of  plans  for  the  different 
catchment  basins  which  will  take account  of  the  specific  character  of  each  water 
course  and  the  dynamics  of  development  in each  region  in the  country,  and  will 

therefore  play a part in the creation of a consistent national water plan which will 
ensure  that all the catchment-basin  plans are compatible with each other. 

7. 

Work schedule 

Commencement 

Completion 

1.10.95 

31.12.97 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total cost: 

8 830 961 

Eligible costs  (after  23.10.95):  8 830 961 

Rate of assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund assistance:  7 506 317 

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^^ftegulation  (EC) No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund 

Project  No 94/10/65/004 

1. 

PROJECT TITLE 

Section of road  from  Oporto to Âguas Santas 

2. 

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPLICATION 

2.1.  Name: 
2.2.  Address: 

Direcçâo Geral do Desenvolvivmento  Regional 
Av.  D. Carlos  I,  126-7',  1200 Lisbon,  Portugal 

3. 

AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION: 

3.1.  Name: 
3.2.  Address: 

Brisa-Autoestradas  de Portugal sa 
Av.  Fontes Pereira  de Melo,  6-3°,  1000 Lisbon,  Portugal 

4. 

LOCATION: 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  Administrative  district: 

Portugal 
North,  Oporto district 

5. 

DESCRIPTION 

The widening of the 3.1 km section of motorway between Oporto and Âguas Santas will 
increase  its capacity  by replacing  two lanes 3.75  m wide by four  lanes 3.5  m wide. 

This section constitutes one phase of the investments programmed for the Oporto-Valença 
motorway,  which also includes: 

the  Cruz-Braga  section,  which  received  about  ECU  26.7  million  from  the 
cohesion  financial  instrument; 

the  link  between  Braga  and  Valença,  which  will  be submitted  to  the  Cohesion 
Fund.  Total  investment  is  estimated  at  ECC  180  million  and  construction  is 
planned for  1996/97. 

6.  MAIN OBJECTIVES 

Widening  will  significantly  increase  the  level  of  service  irr terms  of  traffic  flow  and 
safety  on  a  sub-section  where  average  daily  traffic  over  the  year  exceeded  52  000 
vehicles per day in 1993. 

While forming  part of the IP 1 (Autoestrada  do Norte),  this section will also provide a 
link with the Oporto-Amarante motorway  at the Âguas Santas interchange. 

7. 

SCHEDULE 

Start: 
Finish: 

January  1993 
March,19?5 

8. 

ECONOMIC  ASSESSMENT 

The internal economic rate of return of this sub-section of motorway  is 49%. 

9. 

CONTRIBUTION TO TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS 

The Oporto-Âguas Santas sub-section forms an integral part of the trans-European road 
network. 

Total eligible cost 

3  445  000 
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10.  TOTAL COST 

Total cost 

Expenditure  prior to 
eligibility 

3_595_000 

150  000 

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(EC)  No  1164/94 establishing  a Cohesion  Fund 

Project  No: 94.10.65.007 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION 

1. 

TITLE OF PROJECT: 

Modernization  of  Beira  Alta line III 

2. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPLdATION: 

2.1.  Name:  Direçcâo  Geral  do  Desenvolvimento  Regional 
2.2.  Address: 

Av.  D.  Carlos I  126-7°,  1200  Lisbon,  Portugal 

3. 

AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION: 

3.1.  Name:  Caminhos  de  ferro  Portugueses, EP 
3.2.  Address: 

Calçada  do  Duque, 20,  1200 Lisbon,  Portugal 

4. 

LOCATION: 

4.1.  Member  State: 
4.2.  District: 

Portugal 
Baixo  Vouga, Dào.  Lafoes,  Serra  da  Estrela,  Beira 

5. 

DESCRIPTION: 

The  project  involves  electrification,  telecommunications  and  automatic  speed 
control  (CONVEL). 

* 

Electrification  (second  phase) 
Electrification  entails: 

construction  of two substar 
(km  144.208)  and one  at I 

for  electric  power,  one  at  Gouveia 
(km  199.660} 

construction  of  two  oven:-
(km  102.358)  and one  at • 

ower  stations,  one  at  Ohveirinha 
:anca  das  Naves  (km  181.827); 

installation  of  overhead  p 
between Pamilhosa and Vil 
and  alterations  to existing  ' 

.ables  along  the  202  km  section 
moso  including necessary  repairs 

Telecommunications 

Work  on  the telecommunications  network  entails  installation  of 

*:. 

a  series  of  systems  and  equipment  to  ensure  communications 
directly  connected  with  the  operation  of  the  railways  and  the 
organization  and  regulation  of  traffic; 

subscriber  connections  and  internodal  circuits  integrated  into  the 
general 
railways 
("management  networks"); 

telecommunications 

networks 

the 

of 

time-keeping  and  synchronization  systems  and  systems  for  the 
technical  supervision  of  the  network; 

systems  to  provide  the  energy  required  for  operation  of  all  the 
equipment  and  systems; 

and 

systems 
the 
telecommunications and communications  networks forming  part of 
the  signalling  and  CTC  systems; 

transmission 

supports 

physical 

for 

video  surveillance  and  public  information  systems. 

Automatic  speed  control  (CONVEL) 

Installation  of  the  CONVEL  system  comprising  the  erection  along  the 
track  and  running  lines  in  the  stations  of  signalling  information  posts 
which  notify  the traction  units of the maximum  speeds authorized  on  each 
section  of  track. 

6. 

Main  objectives 

These  investments  form  an  integral  part  of  the general  project  for  the  modernization  of 
the  Beira  Alta  line.  They  will  increase  the  capacity  and  quality  of  transport,  reduce 
journey  times between  Lisbon, Oporto and Vilar Formoso  and increase  traffic  safety  and 
reliability  on the  line which provides the main  rail  link  between  Portugal  and the  rest  of 
Europe. 

7. 

WORK SCHEDULE: 

Start: 
Finish: 

1988 
November  1996 

8. 

RATE OF RETURN: 

The  internal  economic  rate of  return  of  the project  is  12%. 

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9. 

TOTAL COST (in  ecus) 

.g&gr  —i 

Totals*** 

Expenditure 
prior to  date of 
eligibility 

Total  eligible 
cost 

Contribution  from 
the  Cohesion 
Fund 

55  296  000 

0 

55  296  000 

44  236  800 

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ENVIRONMENT 

Publication  of  mains  points  of  decisions  to grant  financial  assistance  under 
Regulation  1164/94  establishing  a Cohesion  Fund. 

Project  summary 
No  94.09.61.005 

1. 

2. 

Project  title  Water  supply  to  Thessaloniki  from  the  river  Aliakmon 

Authority  making  the  application 

.2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Syntagma  square  10  180 Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  Public  Works  ,Land  planning  and  Environment 

3.2.  Address:  Fanarioton  9,  10178 Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2 

Region  Central  Macedonia 

5. 

Description 

Studies  and  Consultant  expenses 

Completion  of  conduit  from  River  Axios  to  Sindos  pumping  station. 

internal  dimension 
Construction  of  a  closed  orthogonal  concrete  conduit 
3.0x3.5m,  total  length  56 m,  flow  660  000  cum/day  (1  st  and  2nd  phase)  with 
intermediate  crossings 
Sum  required  for  payment  for  field  damage,  expropriation  and  other  cost 

Construction  of  filters  Unit I 

Flow  150  000  cu.m/day  (1st  stage of  1st  phase) 

Conduits  to  bring  drinking  water  from  reservoir  D3  to  Langadas  road-
construction  of  Diavata  pumping  station  and  reservoirs  D3 and  D4 

Faying  of  steel  tubes: 

7//r 

a) 

b) 

c) 

Cross-section  D  1700,  length  3840  m,  from  reservoir  D3  to  Diavata 
pumping  station  with  intermediate  crossings 
Cross-section  D  1500,  length  2750  m,  from  Diavata  pumping  station  to 
reservoir  D4 
Cross-section  D  1500 to D  1300, total  length  6050  m,  from  reservoir  D4 
to Langadas  road 

Flow  of  these conduits  300  000 cu.m/day;  all  form  part  of  1st  phase. 

station  and 

field  damage, 

the  Diavata  pumping 

Laying  of  steel  tubing:  sum  required  for  payment  for 
expropriation  and  other  works 
The  actual  structure  of 
electromechanical  equipment  form  part  of  the  1st  phase 
The  land  for  construction  of  the  Diavata  pumping  station  has  been 
expropriated 
Clean-water  reservoir  D3 will be constructed  on expropriated  land  for  the 
filters  and will  form  part  of  the  1st phase 
the  discharge/overflow  conduit  for  reservoirs  D2,  D3  will  be  constructed 
of  cement  piping  dia.  1000,  length  800 m 
Reservoir  D4  will  form  part  of  the  1st  phase.  It  is  planned  to  complete 
expropriation  of  the  land  for  construction  of  reservoir  D4  in  the  near 
future. 

the 

Connection  of  Aliakmon  aqueduct  with  various 
reseervoir,  West  Areas  D2,  Neapolis,  Kallithea  and  reservoirs  Touba,  D5) 

installations  (Diavata 

A. caii  for  tenders  for  the  fechnicai  study  has  been  published 

\enovation/repair  of  connecting  canal 

Repair and relining of sections A0, 6A and 9 A of the Aliakmon-Axios  connecting 
canal,  total  length  8 000  +  9  800  +  7 400 =  25  220 m 

6. 

Objectives 

To  provide  a  660 000m/day  water  supply  to  Thessaloniki,  total  population, 
1 million,  at  present  served  only  by  boreholes,  use  of  which  is  running  into 
serious  difficulties: 

a) 

the  drought 
implications  for  water  supply  and  irrigation 

is  depleting  underground  water  reserves  with  serious 

b) 

over-pumping  is causing  subsidence  in  the. area  of  the  boreholes 

iri(o 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Studies 

Most  completed,  one  remains 
and  has been  commenced 

Mainworls 

1.9.1995 

Operational  phase 

From  1.8.1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  assessment 

30.9.1996 

31.12.1998 

The  cost-benefit  ratio  is  B/C>1.  Applying  the  sensitivity  method  to the assumptions  still 
leaves  this  result  positive.  The yield  coefficient  for  interest  rates of  6% and  8%  ranges on 
the two  assumptions  from  0,91  to  1.47. 

The  internal  yield  rate is for  assumption  a)  10.08% and for  V  u:0 -  Th^ aum 
created  directly  at the execution  stage is 250 in the first year  ^.. 
phase  200.  The  number  created  directly  at the operating  stage  is 50 

-n.t - T 

ber  of jobs 
Ua  execution 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

Upgrading  of  water  supplies  of the  areas  in  question 

The  project  will  also  have a wider  impact: 

a) 

b) 

c) 

in  the  Kalokhori  district,  which  is  subsiding  as  a  result  of  water-pumping  from 
boreholes  and  is in  danger  of being overtaken by the sea.The ground  water  horizon 

.  has  been  confirmed  as brackish  and  the area  is turning  into  a salt  marsh. 

in the Araviso district  restoration  of the spring waters will  permit a recovery  of lost 
plant  and  animal  life 

in  Thessaloniki  the  existence  of  adequate  quantities  of  water  will  provide  the 
opportunity  to upgrade  the  environment  by  increasing  the amount  of  plant  life. 

10. 

Public  procurement  system 

Completion  of  conduit  from  River  to Sindos  pumping  station. 

Unit  price  system 

Construction  of  filters  Unit  I: 

m% 

Lump  -  Sum  system,  study  - construction  and  appraisal  of  tenders 

Conduits to bring drinking water from  reservoir D3 to Langadas road-construction  of 
Diavata  pumping  station  and  reservoir  D3 and  D4: 

lump  -  sum  system 

Connection  of Aliakmon  aqueduct with various  installations  (Diavata  reservoir,  West 
Areas  D2, Neapolis,  Kallithea  and  reservoirs  Touba,  D5) 

lump  -  sum  system 

Renovation  /repair  of  connecting  canal 

lump  -sum  system. 

11. 

Cost  and  assistance  tin  ecus) 

Total  cost:  95  127  000 

Eligible  costs 

95  127 000 

Rate of  assistance 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  80  857  950 

12.  Revenus  and  pricing  Policy 

Any income accruing directly from  the project as well  as the future  pricing  policy  concerning 
the  project  will  be  subject  to  follow-up  and  examination  by  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

The Cohesion Fund will examine the promoter's utilisation of any financial  surplus which will 
occur  from  the  construction  of  this project  with  community  financing. 

The  project  has  to  be  accompagnied  by  an  updated  marster  plan  for  water  of  the  greater 
Thessaloniki  Area. 

The  Cohesion  Fund  will  follow  closely  the  implentation  of  the  programm  of  control  and 
reduction  of  water  leakages  as well  as network  analysis  in  the  district  which  will  be  put  in 
place by  the  Greek  Autorities. 

The  Greek  Autorities  aie  obliged  to  P.uv-ad  to  a  high  quality  assessment  of  the  situation 
of the existing  project  and  on  any  maintainance  needed. 

The  Greek  Autorities  have  to.install  a  monitoring  system  for  the  disposal  of  sludge  and 
effluents  from  the  filters'unit  according  to international  standards. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project  summary 
No  94.09.61.010 

1. 

Project  title 

Enlargement  and  completion  of  sewage  treatment  installations  for  Thessaloniki 
stage II. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address.  PI  Sintagmatos  10  180 Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3  1.  Name:Ministry  for  the  Environment,  Regional  Planning  and  Public  Works 

3.2.  Address:  Amaliados  17  11  523  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2. 

Region:Central  Macedonia 

5. 

Description 

Second  stage  of  sewage  treatment  installations  for  Thessaloniki. 

The  installations  so  far  executed  (stage  1) are  input  pumping  station,  screening, 
grit removal, first  stage sedimentation  and sludge treatment  line, and  disinfection. 

Studies. 

Research  programme  to  monitor  the  quality  of  the  Thermaic  Gulf  and  of  bottom 
sediments,  also  covering  potential  utilization  of  sludge  through  humification. 

Technical  Consultan. 

construction  of  various  units  to  complete  those  already  operating  and  allow  the 
treated  sewage  to  be  discharged  into  the  sea. 

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The  additional  treatment  installation  (stage  II): 

enlargement  of  the  existing  installations 
aeration  tanks 
intermediate  pumping  stations 
final  sedimentation  tanks. 

Conduit  for  discharge  of treated  sewage  into  Thermaic  Gulf 

Land  section  of  conduit,  total  length  approximately  7920  m,running  from  the 
existing  diversion  pond  to  the  charging  for  the  undersea  section:  This  will  be a 
twin  conduit,  internal  diameter  1500 or  1600 mm  depending  on the  construction 
material. 

Undersea  section  of  conduit,consisting  of  two  branches,  total  length  2600  m 
(including  diffusers)  each.  The  greater  part  of  the  conduit  will  be  piping  of 
diameter  1600 or  1500 mm  depending  on the construction  material.The  diffusers 
will  be  of  gradually  tapering  diameter. 

Objectives 

Sewage  treatment  for  Thessaloniki.  The  post-treatment  waste will  be  discharged 
into the Thermaic Gulf. At present  only a small  proportion of the sewage and tank 
sewage  of  the  areas  is  treated. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  works 

^rational  Phase 

1996 

1999 

1999 

2.000 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Execution  of  investment  will  be  advantageous.  It  will  be  of  immense  value 
immediately  and provide a high of return. Failure to execute the investment would 
correspondingly  present  exceptionally  serious  problems. 

Direct job  creation:  100 per  year  at the  execution  stage,  once operational  5 

Indirect job  creation:  10 at  the  execution  stage,  once  operational  2. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

As the  situation  stands  at  present  we have  four  types  of  pollution  source: 

a) 

urban  sewage  and  tank  sewage 

({  20 

b) 
c) 

d) 

industrial  waste 
drainage  ditches  -  pumping  stations 

rivers 

Industrial  waste  comes  chiefly  from  four  industrial  zones 

lagadas 
Diavata/EKO 
VIPETH/Gallikos 
Axios 

a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
Of  the  drainage  ditches  the  Sindos  has  a  natural  flow  Thessaloniki  Bay.  The 
others terminate at four  pumping stations: East Khalastra,West Khalastra, Kleidios 
and  Malgara.  The three  main  rivers  are the  Axios, Loudias  and  Aliakmon.  Apart 
from  the  Aliakmon-Loudias-Axios  delta  hydrobiotope  the  general  area  is  not 
interesting  as  regards  fauna.  For  flora  the  interest  lies  in  various  types  of 
phytoplankton.  The reductions in the pollution  load will have the following  impact 
on  the  environment: 

1) 

substantial  quality  improvement  for  Gulf  of  Thessaloniki  and coastal  area 

2) 

improvement  of  central  part  of  Gulf  of  Thessaloniki  as  regards 
eutrophication 

3) 

improvement  of  toxic  waste  collection 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  66.080.000 

Eligible  costs  (after  11.07.1994)  66.080.000 

Rate  of  assistance  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  56.168.000 

11.  Special  conditions 

The  Greek  autorities  undertake  to  closely  monitor  water  quality  in  the  inner  and 
central  areas  of  the  Thermaic  Gulf.  They  will  take  the  necessary  action  to  expand 
the  sewer  network  and  propose  to  link  up  the  industrial  area  to  it  and  to  monitor 
the  quality  of  industrial  effluent. 

They will  ensure that operating and maintenance costs are covered from  the relevant 
revenues. 

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Project summary 
No 94.09.61.11- 8 

Project title 

"Buttressing  of Mornos  aqueduct  upstream  of  Kitheronas 
tunnel" 

2.  Authority making the application 

2.1. Name:  ministry for the National Economy 

2.2. Address:  PI Sintagmatos  10 180 Athens 

3.  Authority responsible for implementation 

3.1. Name: Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company 

3.2. Address: Oropou 156 111 - 46 Galatsi 

4.  Location 

4.1. Member State: Greece 

4.2. Region: Central Greek 

5.  Description 

Action to buttress and safeguard the open Mornos aqueduct 
commensurate  with  its  existing  cross-section  takes  two 
forms : 

T.  -placing of prestressed  ribs at 0.8 metre intervals over a 

length of 9 550 metres. 

2.  placing of prestressed ribs at 0.7 metre intervals over a 

length of approximately 14 800 metres 

The locations along the aqueduct at which the work will be 
carried out are: 

V2~L> 

Location  Total  length 

(metres) 

Distance  in question 

(metres) 

Khrissos  canal 
Delfi B canal 
KyriaTcion canal 
Elikonas  canal 
Elikonas  B canal 
Thisvis 

- Ellopia  canal 

Total 

Objectives 

3  600 
1  900 
2  100 
1  060 
1  530 

3  150 
1  900 
2  000 
1  000 
1  500 

14 800 

14 800 

24 990 

24 350 

Reduce  leakage  from the canal  by 25%  ( from 

to~6! 

Work  schedule 

Category of work 

Commencement 

Mains Works 

1995 

Completion 

31.12.1997 

Economic and social cost-benefit  analysis 

The  lloss  reduction  achieved  will  save  a  large  volume  of 
water per year that would otherwise be supplied by pumping 
from  the  Iliki  aquaduct,  which  entails  a  cost  for  the 
electric power  required. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

Buttressing  of  the  walls  of  the  canals  and  general 
safeguarding  of  the  Mornos  aqueduct  upstream  of  the 
Kitheronas tunnel will have no supplementary  environmental 
impact.  The  work  is  on  the  existing  construction  and 
affects no new areas. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ecus) 

Total cost:13.845.000 

Eligible  costs  13.845.000 

Rate of assistance  85% 

Cohesion  Fund assistance  11.768.250 

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Special clauses 

The Greek authorities undertake to work out and submit to the 
European Commission the Athens water supply master plan and 
to appoint a project manager for the range of AWSSC projects 
financed from the Cohesion Fund. 

The Cohesion Fund reserves the right to inspect the works to 
verify their conformity with the technical specifications and 
the implementation of the technical recommendations that have 
been issued by the Cohesion Fund's consultans. 

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1- 

Name  of  project: 

Biological  treatment  plant and sewer  networks  for  Skydra,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making the application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of the National Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10 180 Athens, Greece 

3. 

Body responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEY A (State Company  for  Water  Supply and Drainage),  Skydra 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Makedonia 

5. 

Description 

1)  Completion  of  sewer  networks 

(a)  Restoration  of  roadways 
(b)  Restoration  of kerbs 
(c)  Restoration  of pavements 
(d)  Access  to collectors  from  railway  lines 

2 500 m2 
5 000 m2 
2 000 m2 
1 

2)  Biological  treatment plant 

Purchase  of  land -  13 652 m2 
Study 
Pumping  stations 
Inlet tank from  urban  sewers 
Equipment  for  raising  waste  water 
Sewer unit 
Eschar  formation 
Grit  collector 
Measuring  input 
Input counter 
Aeration,  nitrification,  denitrification 

/O 

100% 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 

Compaction  second  level 
Pumping  station  for  sludge 
Pumping  station  for  mixture 
Chlorination 
Sludge thickening 
Dehydration  of sludge 
Pumping  station 
Automation 
Other  installation work 
Test  operation  of equipment for  18 months 

00% 

Objectives 

This  stage  of  the  project  involves  completing  the  sewer  drainage  network  and 
building  the  biological  treatment  plant  (purchase  of  the  land,  preparation  of a 
study  and building  the waste-water  treatment plant). 

Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31 December  1997 

1

8. 

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i 

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Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Social  benefit.  Improvement  of the  quality  of  life  of  the  inhabitants  and public 
health  in  general.  In the  long  term,  contribution  to economic  development  and 
decentralization. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The project  will comply with Directive 91/271/EC,  since the sewers  empty into 
the Loudia  river.  The project  must meet the requirements  of  Decree  No 91446 
of  the  Ministry  of  Regional  Planning,  the  Environment,  and  Public  works  of 
January  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

1 830 000 

Rate of  assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  1 555 500 

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Name  of  project: 

No  94/09/61/017 

Waste-water  drainage  and  biological  treatment  plant  at  Palio  Kavalas,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180  Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Kavala 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Makedonia 

5. 

Description 

1.  Drainage  collector 

2.  Pumping  stations  for  drainage: 

(a)  main  stations 
(b)  ancillary  stations 

3.  Underwater  collector 

2 930 m 

2 units 
10 units 

400 m 

4. 

Installation  of  biological  treatment  facilities 
with  a capacity  of  20  000  inhabitants  equivalent 

5.  Phosphorus  removal  unit  for  Kavala  town 

1 unit 

6.  Waste-water  discharge  pipes  for  the  town 

internal  network 

3 000 m 

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6. 

Objectives 

The second phase of this project involves the completion of the drainage network 
for  Palio Kavala. Waste water will be channelled to the treatment plant which is 
currently  being built at the same time as the drainage  network. 

7.  Work schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main work 

1 January  1995 

31 December  1997 

8. 

Economic  and social cost-benefit  analysis 

Palio  is  situated  8 km  south-west  of  Kavala  town.  The  population  of  Kavala 
quadruples  in  the  summer  because  of  tourism.  The  project  will  improve  the 
quality  of  life  and public  health  of  Palio,  thereby  contributing  to  its  economic 
development  and  the  region's 
to 
decentralization. 

infrastructure  and,  in  the  long  term, 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

Palio  has  no  drainage  network.  Waste  water  collects  in  catchpits  which  have 
polluted  the ground  water.  Operation of the biological treatment  plant will help 
clean up the sea,  which is the final destination of the waste water.  The project  is 
therefore  in  accordance  with  Directive  91/271 /EC.  The  project  must  meet  the 
requirements  set out in Decree No 66717 of the Ministry  of Regional Planning, 
the Environment  and Public works of 2 December 1993. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ECU '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

5  146 000 

85% 

4 374 100 

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No  94/09/61/026 

Construction  of  a  secondary  waste-water  drainage  system  for  loannina.  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  loannina 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27, Athens.  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Epiros 

5. 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage  network 
Rain-water  drainage  network 
Wells 
Substation 
Purchase  of  sealing  vehicle 
Electrical  production  set 

6. 

Objectives 

38  000 m 
18  500 m 
5  800  units 
100% 
100% 
100% 

This  stage  of  the  project  involves  completing  the  construction  of  the  separate 
network  for  waste-water  drainage  and  rain-water  drainage. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 June  1995 

31  December  1998 

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8. 

Economie  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Social  benefit  for  56  000  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  loannina,  which  is the  capital 
of  the  north-western  region  of  Greece.  Improvement  in  the  quality  of  life  of  the 
inhabitants  and  enhanced  possibilities  for  economic  development  of  the  larger 
area. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  purpose  of  the  project  is  to  reduce  pollution,  because  not  long  ago  waste 
water  was  discharged  into  catchpits  which  polluted  the  ground  water  and  caused 
major  pollution  problems  for  the  loannina  lake. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

8  940  000  -

85% 

7  599  000 

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No  94/09/61/028 

Waste-water  drainage  and  biological  treatment  plant  in  Corfu,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage).  Corfu 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Ionian  Islands 

5. 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage 

1.  Collectors  160-800 
2.  1 pumping  station,  Tsavrou 
3.  1 pumping  station,  Kontokaliou 
4.  2 pumping  stations,  Alikon  Potamon 
5.  Under-water  exit  collector 
6.  Collector  pumping  station 
7.  Well  for  the  under-water  collector 

Biological  treatment  plant 

1.  Earthworks 
2.  Civil  engineering  works 
3.  Electro-mechanical  works 

14 250 m 
100% 
100% 
100% 
1 700 m 
100% 
100% 

62% 
73% 
78% 

6. 

Objectives 

The  second  stage  of the project  concerns  the completion  of  the drainage  network 
for  the  northern  suburbs  of  Corfu  town,  channelling  rain  water  to  the  sea  and 
waste  water  to  the  biological  treatment  plant  which  is under  construction. 

7.  Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main work 

1 June  1995 

31 December  1997 

8. 

Economic  and social cost-benefit  analysis 

Social  benefit.  Improvement  of  the  quality  of  life  and  public  health  of  36 900 
inhabitants  of  the  area,  which  is  one of  the  most  heavily  visited  by  tourists  to 
Corfu  town.  In the long term,  completion  of the waste-water  drainage  network 
and  the  biological  treatment  plant  will  contribute  to the economic  development 
and decentralization  needed  to cope with the accelerating  population  increase. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

The  project  must  meet  the requirements  laid  down  in Decree  No  16125 of  the 
Ministry  of Regional Planning, the Environment  and Public works of  1.6.1993. 

10. 

Cost  and assistance  (in ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

9 345 000 

85% 

7 943 250 

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Summary  of  project  no  9A/09/61/029-2 

1. 

Title 

Sewage  treatment  facility  for  Agrinio 

2. 

Applicant  authority 

2.1 

Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2 

Address:  Platia  Sintagmatos,  101  80  Athens 

3. 

Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1 

Name:  Agrinio  Public  Water  Supply  and  Sewerage  Undertaking 

3.2 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior.  Stadiou  27,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2 

Region:  Western  Greece 

5. 

Description 

Construction  of  sewage  treatment  installations  for  Agrinio,  capacity  60  000 
population  equivalents. 
Pre-treatment 
Construction  and  electromechanical  equipment  for  input  stage  (pumping  unit  for 
initial  elevation  screening,  grit  removal,  main  flow  meter,  screen  housing  etc.) 
Biological  treatment 
Construction  and  electromechanical  equipment  for  two  complete  treatment  lines 
(pre-selection  sumps,  aeration  tank,  settling  tank,  recirculation  pumping  unit. 

M  :cviipment  from  outlet  of  settling  tanks  to 
. :ng!dù  d..k! (disinfection  tank,  flow  meter, unit bypass, disinfection  housing, 

... 

• 

. 

disinfection  apparatus 
Sludge  treatment 
Construction  and  electromechanical  equipment  from  pumping  unit  for  excess 
sludge  to  storage  space  for  dehydrated  sludge (thickening,  dehydration  necessary 
housing,  filtration  etc) 
Administration  building 
Electricity  supply  building 
Other service installations; landscaping, roadways, fencing, water supply, drainage, 
tree  planting  etc. 

(a) 

(b) 

(d) 

(e) 
(f) 
(g) 

(h)  Measurement  and  control  systems,  automation 
(i) 

Twelve-month  testing  period 

6. 

Objectives 

Construction  and  bringing  into  operation  of  the  sewage  treatment  facility  as 
described  at  (5)  above  to provide  a direct  service  to  the  some  40  000  permanent 
inhabitants  of  the  Agrinio  area 

7. 

Timetable 

Type  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1996 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  estimate 

Particularly  important  social benefit  given that the some 40  000 permanent  inhabitants of 
the  Agrinio  area  will  gain  from  it  as regards  improvement  of  quality  of  life,  protection 
of  the  environment  and  long-term  population  increase  and  decentralization. 

9. 

Environmental  impact 

Improved  collection, treatment  and discharge of waste water permitting pollution  control. 
The project  will  be  in line with  Community  Directive  271/91  in that  final  discharge  will 
be  into  the  Akheloos  river. 

fhe  requirements  of  MERPPW  Decision  No  31588/29.7.1994  must  be  observed. 

10. 

Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  4  675  410 

Contribution  rate:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  contribution:  3 974  099 

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Summary  of  Project 
No 94/09/61/029-3 

1. 

Project  title 

Sewerage  and  sewage  treatment  works  for  Pirgos. 

2. 

Applicant  authority 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Sintagmatos  1011  80  Athens 

3. 

Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1.  Name:  Pirgos  Public  Water  Supply  and  Sew-erage  Undertaking 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior.  Stadiou  27,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Western  Greece 

5. 

capacity  50  000  population  equivalents 

Description 
1. 
2. 
3. 

Internal  drainage  network  length  3  000m 
Central  drainage  conduit  length  3 000m 
Treatment 
installations  of 
comprising: 
Tank  sewage  reception 
Entry  interceptor 
Raising  mechanism 
Pre-treatment;  flow  measurement 
Aeration  tanks 
Settling  tanks 
Chlorination 
Sludge  thickening 
Sludge  dehydration 
Sludge  recirculation  pumping  unit 

3.1 
3.2 
3.3 
3.4 
3.5 
3.6 
3.7 
3.8 
3.9 
3.10 
3.11  Administration  building 

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3.12  Treatment  piping 
3.13  Landscaping  of  grounds 
3.14 
Infrastructure  networks 
3.15  Electrical  installations 
3.16  Measuring  instruments  and  laboratory  equipment 
4. 

Treated  effluent  disposal  pipe  length  1 000m. 

Objectives 

(a)  Expansion  of  the  existing  sewerage  network  of  the  town  of  Pirgos  and 
construction  of  a central  effluent  pipe  leading  to the  treatment  plant,  whence  the 
treated  effluent  will  be  discharged  via  the  pipe  to  be  laid  to  the  Alfios  river 
(b)  Construction  of  the  town's  treatment  plant,  population  capacity  50  000. 

Timetable 

Type 
of 
work 

Main 
work 

Commencement 

Completion 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1997 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  estimate 

Public  utility  -  improvement  of  the  quality  of  life  of  the  30  000  permanent 
inhabitants  of  the  town,  the  population  of  which  increased  substantially  between 
1981  and  1991,  seriously  burdening  its  infrastructure.  A  further  population 
increase  is  expected  over  the  long  term.  The  project  will  improve  the  quality  of 
life  of  the  inhabitants  and  boost  the  town's  role  as  a  centre  for  complementary 
activities  to  the  agricultural  production  of  the  area. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

The  aim  is  to  improve  collection,  treatment  and  disposal  of  waste  water  and  so 
control  pollution  arising  from  the continuing  economic and touristic  development 
of  the  town  and  the  continuing  use  of  fertilizers,  pesticides  etc.  given  the  area's 
predominantly  agricultural  character.  It  will  conform  with  the  provisions  of 
Directive  271/91  since  the  treated  effluent  is discharged  into  the  Alfios  river. 

The  requirements  of  MERPPW  Decision  No  34248/12.1.1995  must  be  observed. 

10. 

Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  5  885  000 
Contribution  rate: 85% 
Cohesion  Fund  contribution:  5 002  250. 

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1. 

Title 

Water  supply,  sew-erage  and  biological  sewage  treatment  for  Thiva 

2. 

Applicant  authority 

2.1 

Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2 

Address:  Platia  Sintagmatos,  10180  Athens 

3. 

Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1 

Name:  Thiva  Public  Water  Supply  and  Sewerage  Undertaking 

3.2 

Address:  Ministry  of  the  Interior.  Stadiou  27.  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1 

Member  State:  Greece 

4.2 

Region:  Central  Greece 

5. 

Description 

Water  supply,  sewerage  and  biological  sewage  treatment  for  Thiva: 

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Input  pumping  unit 

Reception  and  pre-treaiment  of  tank  sewage 
Screening  • 
Removal  of  grit.  scum,  other  floating  material 

Laying  of  26  000  m  water  supply  network 
Laying  of  47  400  m  sewerage  network  of  PVC  S42  pipes 
Central  effluent  conduit,  length  2000  m 
Sewage  treatment  installations,  capacity  40  000  PL.  comprising 
4.1 
4.2  Preliminary  treatment: 
a. 
b. 
r 
4  '  >  v-iitilation  and  deodorization  of  tank  sewage  and  screening  building 
4.4  Biological  treatment 
a. 
b.  Aeration  tanks 
4.5  Second  stage  settling  tanks 
4.6  Sludge  recirculation 
4.7  Rotating  filters 
4.8  Disinfection 
4.9  Sludge  treatment  (thickening  and  dehydration) 

Distributing  sump  for  aeration  tanks 

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Objectives 

a)  Rational  operation  of  and  leakage  reduction  in  the  water  supply  system  by 
various  improvements,  replacements  and  additions  to  the  existing  network. 
b)  Laying  of  sewerage  discharging  into  a  central  conduit  leading  to  the 

treatment  plant. 

7. 

Timetable 

Type  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1993 

31  December  1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Particularly  significant  social  benefit  for  the  some  22  500  permanent  inhabitants 
of  the  Thiva  area  as  regards  improvement  of  quality  of  life,  protection  of  the 
environment  and  long  term  population  increase  and  decentralization. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

Improved  collection  and  disposal  of  waste  and  rain  water  permitting  control  of 
pollution.  In  line  with  Community  Directive  271/91  given that  final  discharge  of 
the  treated  effluent  is  into  Lake  Iliki. 

The  requirements  of MERPPW  Decision  No  31430/25.5.1994  must  be  observed. 

10. 

Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  17 228  000 

Contribution:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  contribution:  14 634  800 

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No  94/09/61/031-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  drainage  in  Xylokastro,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Xylokastro 

3.2.  Address:  xMinistry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Peloponnisos 

5. 

Description 

Force  pipes 
Central  pumping  station 
Intermediate  pumping  station 
Machinery  for  central  pumping  station 
Machinery  for  intermediate  pumping  station 
Machinery  for  4  wells 
Drainage  network 
Purchase  of  pipes 
Connections,  other  requisites 
Asphalt  surface 

1 980 m 
45% 
45% 
30% 
30% 
30% 
2 500 m 
2 500 m 
1 000 units" 
15 000  m2 

6. 

Objectives 

The project  involves  the construction  of  a waste-water  drainage  network  leading 
to the town's  biological  treatment  plant,  which  is to be built with  financing  from 
Envireg. 

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Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1996 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Xylokastro  is a commune  situated  near  the sea and heavily  frequented  by  tourists 
during  the  summer.  The  town  normally  has 6 000  inhabitants,  but  its  population 
increases  five-fold  in  the  summer.  The  project  aims  to  improve  infrastructures 
and  the  public  health  of  the  inhabitants  and  tourists  at  this  resort. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Not  long  ago  the  area  had  no  waste-water  disposal  network.  Small  private 
catchpits  were  used,  which polluted  the coastal  region.  Completion  of  a drainage 
neiwork  which  will  be  linked  to  the  treatment  plant  will  solve  the  area's 
environmental  problems. 

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Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECL  '000) 

lotal  cost: 

Rate  of  .distance: 

Cohesion  fund  assistance: 

447  000 

85% 

379  950 

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No  94/09/61/031-2 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Water  supply  and  waste-water  drainage  for  Kiato,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Kiato 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Peloponnisos 

5. 

Description 

1)  Waste-water  drainage  network: 

-  Construction  of  drainage  pipeline 
-  Pumping  station 

3 000  m 
40% 

2)  Water-supply  network: 

-  Construction  of  water-supply  pipeline 
-  Supply  tank 

23  000 m 
1 unit 

6. 

Objectives 

With  assistance  from  the  Community  i:\a;...;..i  instruments,  the  central  pipeline 
and  secondary  waste-water  drainage  network  have  already  been built.  This  stage 
of  the  project  involves  the  construction  of  another  pipeline  for  channelling  the 
waste  water  to the biological  treatment  plant,  h.^it with  financing  from  Envireg. 
and  the  extension  of  the  water-supply  netwoi,.  needed  to  improve  the  town's 
water  supply. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1996 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  town  of  Kiato  is  situated  near  the  sea  and  heavily  frequented  by  tourists  in 
the  summer.  The  town  normally  has  9 000  inhabitants,  but  its  population 
increases  five-fold  in  the  summer.  The  project  aims  to  improve  infrastructures 
and  the  public  health  of  the  inhabitants  and  tourists  at  this  resort. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Not  long  ago  the  area  had  no  waste-water  disposal  network.  Small  private 
catchpits  were used,  which polluted the ground water and the coastal  region.  This 
project  aims  to  solve  the  area's  environmental  problems. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

1  663  628 

85% 

1  414  084 

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No  94/09/61/032 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Sewage  and  rain-water  disposal  in Veria,  Greece. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Veria 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens.  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Makedqnia 

5. 

Description 

Sewage  and  rain-water  discharge  network  47  000  m  in  length. 

6. 

Objectives 

The  purpose  of  this  stage  of  the project  is: 
(a) 

(b) 

to bring  urban  sewage to the central  discharge  tank  and  transpon  it to the 
sewage  treatment  plant, 
to  improve  the  existing  sewage  and  rain-water  discharge  network  by 
replacing  certain  parts  and  extending  ihe  network  to  the  remaining  parts 
of  the  city. 

7. 

i 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commences.:m 

1 

1 

; 
Completion 

; 

| 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1999 

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8. 

Economie and social cost-benefit  analysis 

Veria  is  the  second  largest  city  in  Makedonia  after  Thessaloniki  and  is  very 
important  for  the economic  and administrative  development  of  the region.  The 
agricultural product processing industry  in greater Veria employs a large number 
of the region's  inhabitants, particularly  in the summer.  The project  is clearly of 
social importance because it will improve the quality of life of 39 619 inhabitants 
as well as public health and,  in the long term,  it will contribute to the economic 
and structural  development of the region. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The city's  rain water  is channelled  to the Tripotamos  river  and,  from  there,  via 
the T66 ditch,  it is discharged  into the Aliadmonas  river  and thereafter  into the 
sea  in the Klidi  region,  which has been protected  since  1989 by  the RAMSAR 
treaty.  The project  is therefore  in accordance  with Directive  91/271. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

4 245 033 

Rate of  assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  3 608 278. 

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No  94/09/61/033-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste  water  drainage  in  Patras,  Greece 

Authority  making  the  application 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National Economy 

Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

2.1. 

2.2. 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

3.2. 

Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage).  Patras 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior.  Stadiou  27.  Athens.  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1. 

Member  State:  Greece 

4.2. 

Region:  Peloponnisos 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage  network 
Rain-water  drainage  network 
Collectors 
Construction  of  water  collection  tanks 
Cleaning  of  water  collection  tanks 
Pumping  stations 

56  140 m 
37  450 m 
13  820 m 
710  units 
7  900  units 
10 units 

6. 

Objectives 

The project  involves completing the waste-water  and rain-water  drainage  systems 
for  the  town  of  Patras. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 April  1995 

31  December  1999 

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8. 

Economie  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  aims  to  improve  the  quality  of  life  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town, 
which  is  a  cultural  and  university  centre  in  western  Greece.  The  rapid 
development  of  the  town's  coastal  area  will  result 
in  further  economic 
development  in  the  region  through  the  arrival  of  commercial  and  tourism 
activities. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  complies  with  Directive  91/271 /EC,  since  it  will  reduce  the  rather 
serious  pollution  of  the  Gulf  of  Patras. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

32  100 000 

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27  285  000 

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No  94/09/61/037-2 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Completion  of  sewage  network  in Xanthi,  Greece. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Xanthi 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Thraki 

5. 

Description 

Discharge  collectors 
Inspection  chambers 
Water-supply  network 
Rain-water  network 
Water-supply  chambers 
Asphalt  coating 
" 
Tiling 

19 500 m 
220  units 
19 000 m 
4 000 m 
100 units 
75  000  m2 
2 700  m2 

6. 

Objectives 

The purpose  of the project  is to build part of the discharge  •••;..„.' 
suburbs  of  Xanthi.  The  project  is unusual  in that  it  involves  small  extensions  to 
the discharge  network  in fairly  narrow streets, necessarily  followed  by small-scale 
water-supply  and rain-water  discharge  operations,  because  the narrowness  of the 
streets  makes  the  building  of  a  single  well  for  both  water  supply  and  discharge 
impossible.  This  is  the  second  stage  of  the  project  begun  in  1993,  the  need  for 
which  is clear  if  the  sewage  discharge  network  is to be complete  and  functional. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1995 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Xanthi  is  the  capital  of  the  prefecture  of  the  same  name,  and  the  economic  and 
administrative  centre  of the region.  It has great  scope for economic and  industrial 
development.  Completion  of  the  disposal  system  will  greatly  improve  the 
infrastrucmre  and the quality  of life of the 40  000  inhabitants  of this border  town 
and  help  ensure  that  the  population  and  the  workforce  remain  in  the  region  and 
contribute  to  its  development. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  purpose  of  the  project  is  to  complete  the  town's  sewage  discharge  system, 
to  link  it  with  the  already  functioning  treatment  plant  and  to  improve  the  water 
supply  to  the  town  of  Xanthi. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

1  993  355 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

1 694  352. 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

No  94.09.61.039 

Completion  of  modern  waste-disposal  site  in  Patras 

Authority  making  the  application 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180  Athens,  Greece 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

Name:  Municipality  of  Patras 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  10183  Athens,  Greece 

Location 

Member  State:  Greece 

Region:  Western  Greece 

Description 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

3. 

3.1. 

3.2. 

4. 

4.1. 

4.2. 

5. 

Completion  of  new  dump  - 42 % 
Improvement  of  old  dump  -  100% 

6. 

Objectives 

Environmental  protection.  Soludon  of  problem  of  uncontrolled  burial  of  waste. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  work 

1.1.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Revenue  offsets  running  costs. 

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Assessment  of environmental  impact 

Protection  of the environment  and public health against  uncontrolled  dumping of 
waste.  Considerable  improvement  of quality of  life. 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in ECU ?000) 

Total  cost: 

2 576 000 

Eligible cost  (after  27.7.1994): 

2 576 000 

Rate of assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

2  180 600 

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Project  summary 
No  94/09/61/043 

1. 

Project  title 

Completion  of  the  sewerage  treatment  plant  in  the Tourist  Area  of  Thessaloniki 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  PI.  Syntagmatos 

10  180  ATHENES 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:Thessaloniki  Sewerage  Organisation 

3.2.  Address:  Tsimiski  98  -  546  22  THESSALONIKI 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State  .Greece 

4.2. 

Region:  CENTRAL  MACEDONIA 

5. 

Description 

Completion  of  sewerage  installations. 

Tank  sewerage 
Inflow 
Separation  chamber 
First  stage  sedimentation  tank 
Aeration  tank 
Interceptors  to  regulate  flow  to  second  stage  sedimentation 
Second  stage  sedimentation  tank 
Disinfection  unit 
Recirculation  pumping  unit 
Sludge  thicheners 
Thichened  sludge  pumping  unit 

21% 
46% 
16% 
5% 
2% 
74% 
9% 
29% 
18% 
32% 
18% 

li-\ 

Digesters 
Dehydration 
Pumping  unit  for  strainers 
Administration  building 
Workshop,machine  shop 
Substation,  couple 
Treatment  and strainer  piping 
Water  supply  and irrigation  systems 
Road  surfacing,  landscaping,  fencing,  rainwater  catchmen 
Ancillary  equipment  and laboratory 
External  lighting,  lightning  conductors 
General  earthworks,  backfilling 
Control  centre  and instruments 
Trial  operation 
Operation 
Disposal  conduit 
Planting  of grounds 
Additional  equipment 

29% 
25% 
10% 
5% 
2% 
73% 
38% 
95% 
76% 
58% 
20% 
13% 
76% 
100% 
100% 
2% 
100% 
100% 

6. 

Objectives 

The  treatment  of urban  waste  of  11 municipalities  the depollution  of the region 
and  the protection  of the Thessaloniki  Gulf. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Works 

01.01.1995 

Completion 

31.12.1996 

8. 

Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Employment  for the entire  project. 

During  operation: 

directly:  8 persons 
indirectly:  2 -3  persons 

During  implimentation: 

directly:  135 men/years 
indirectly:45  men/years. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

Protection  of environment  and public health. Protection  of the Thessaloniki  Gulf. 
The construction  has to be in conformity  with the environmental  terms  issued by 
the  13059/19.11.1992  decision  of the Ministry  of  Environment. 

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10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in ecus) 

Total  cost:  2.743.000 

Eligible costs (after  27.07.1994.)  2.743.000 

Rate of assistance 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  2.331.550 

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No  94/09/61/046 

1. 

2. 

Name  of  project:  Urban  waste-water  treatment  plant  for  Rhodes 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Rhodes 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry'  for  the  Interior.  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Aegean  Sea  -  Nomos  Dodekanissa 

5. 

Description 

Completion  of  urban  waste-water  treatment  facilities.  The  following  work  is  to 
be  carried  out  from  1 January  1995: 

Earthworks 
Entrance  shaft 
Biological  level 
Final  leveling 
Disinfection 
Pumping  station 
Pretreatment 
Settling-aeration 
Exit  works  • 
Sludge  treatment 
Dehydration 
Automation 
Spatial  planning 
Building 
Training 
Equipment 

6 
3 
77 
74 
75 
13 
57.12 
41.69 
45.19 
97 
98.36 
100 
100 
98.03 
100 
46.35 

6. 

Objectives 

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Completion  of  the  drainage  network  and  urban  waste-water  treatment 
facilities. 

7.  Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main work 

1 January  1995 

31 December  1996 

8. 

Economic  and social cost-benefit  analysis 

Public utility  - Improvement  of public health. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

Reduction  of pollution. 
These  stages of the project  must meet the requirements  laid down in Decree  No 
68625 of the Minister  of Regional Planning, the Environment,  and Public works 
of  15 February  1994. 

10. 

Cost  and assistance  (in ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

7 770 000 

Rate of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance:  6 604 500 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

W a s te  m a n a g e m e nt  in  Zakinthos 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2 . 1. 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2. 

Address:  Platia  S y n t a g m a t o s,  10  180  A t h e n s,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3 . 1. 

Name:  Association  of  w a s te  removal  services  of  the  municipalities  and 
c o m m u n es  of  Zakinthos 

3.2. 

Address:  Ministry  of  the  Interior,  Stadiou  2 7,  1 0 1 83  A t h e n s,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4 . 1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4 . 2.  Region:  Ionian  Islands 

5. 

Description 

Placing  of  sealing  membranes 

E a r t h w o r ks  for  protective  layer  for  membrane 
Laying  of  pipeline  for  discharge  of  biogas  and  collection  of  condensates 
Laying  of  pipeline  for  removal  of  condensates 
Purchase  and  installation  of  pump  for  condensates 
Purchase  and  installation  of  a  w e i gh  bridge 
C o n s t r u c t i on  of  an  access  road 
Asphalting  access  road  over  2  km 
Covering  of  w a s te 
Landscaping  of  subdued  relief 
Sealing  the  covering,  resurfacing  and  planting 
VVcrks  relating  to  the  management  of  condensates  and  biogas 
Restoration  of  site  of  incinerator  formerly  used  to  burn  w a s t e. 
Purc>Mse  of  tanker  costing  DRA  20  million 
Control  ol  quality  of  waterproofing  w o r k. 

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Objectives 

Protection  of  the  environment  from  uncontrolled  tipping  on  Zakinthos. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  Work 

1.1.1995 

31.12.1995 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Revenue  offsets  running  costs; 

-  direct  creation  of  jobs  during  implementation  phase:  22  manyears; 

direct  creation  of  jobs  during  operational  phase:  4  jobs 
indirect  creation  of  jobs: 

implementation  phase:  6 
operational  phase:  2. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Protection  of  the  environment  and  reduction  of  pollution  due  to  disposal  of 
solid  waste.  New  management  methods. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 
Eligible  cost  (incurred  after  27.7.1994):  1 060  000 

1 060  000 

Rate  of  assistance:  8 5% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

901  000 

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Project  title 

Drainage  and  biological  clean-up  of the town  of  Igoumenitsa 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of the National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  PI.  Syntagmatos,  101  80  Athens 

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Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  Interior /  Municipality  of  Igoumenitsa 

3.2.  Address:  Stadiou  27,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

5. 

1. 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2. 

Region:  Epirus 

Brief  description 

Project  94/09/61/048:  Drainage  and  biological  clean-up  of the  town  of  Igoumenitsa 

Construction  of  drainage  pipeline: 
-  gravitational:  length  2  150 m 

-  discharge:  length  2  160 m 

2  pumping  units  with  a capacity  of  2x25+50  kW 

Waste-water  treatment  plants with  a capacity  of  27  000  inhabitants  equivalent 

Underwater  outlet  pipe  (length:  225  m) 

Drainage  network  (secondary):  48  km. 

The  1994 appropriations  will  be used to commence construction  of the drainage  network 

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Principal  objectives 

Integrated  management  of  liquid  sewage.  Extension  of the  drainage  network  and  waste 
water  treatment  plant. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1993 

31  December  1997 

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Feasibility  study 

Public  interest;  improvement  of  the  quality  of  life. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Environmental  protection  by  disposal  of liquid  sewage. Protection  of  public  health  This 
is of  particular  importance  because  Igoumenitsa  is set to  become  one  of the  chief  towns 
of  entry  into  and  exit  from  Greece. 

10, 

Cost  (in  million  ecus) 

Total  cost: 
Community  assistance:  9.43 

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No  94/09/61/049 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Installation  of  a waste-water  drainage  system  on  Skiathos 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2. 

Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Skiathos 

3.2. 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1. 

Member  State:  Greece 

Region:  Magnisia  Nomos 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage  system 
Rain-water  drainage  system 
Inspection  shafts 

6  100 m 
2  850 m 
195  units 

Objectives 

This  is  the  second  stage  of  the  project,  the  general  objective  of  which  is  the 
construction  of  an  internal  drainage  system  for  waste  water  and  rain  water  for 
Skiathos  town.  It  also  involves  the construction  of diversions  of  the  waste-water 
drainage  network  to  enable  certain  parts  of  the  town  to  be  connected. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1997 

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Economie and social cost-benefit  analysis 

Social benefit for the population of a town with 22 000 inhabitants (improvement 
in the quality of life and public health). In addition, the project will contribute to 
the  rational  operation,  in  line  with  the  criteria  laid  down,  of  the  biological 
treatment  plant which currently  has to treat  very  polluted  water. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

This project  will have a positive impact on the environment  because  it will help 
clean up ground-water pollution in the region caused by the use of catchpits and 
will contribute  to the protection  of the region's  marine environment. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU '000) 

Total  cost: 

2 354 000 

Rate of  assistance:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund assistance:  2 000 900 

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No  94/09/61/049-1 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Waste-water  drainage  system  for  Karditsa,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180  Athens.  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

;. i.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage).  Karditsa 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27.  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4  ;.  Member  State:  Greece 

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Region:  Thessaly 

5. 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage  system 
Rain-water  drainage  system 
Waste-water  pumping  station  B 
Extension/modernization  of  pumping  station  A 
Purchase  of  machinery 
Study  (Mi drainage  works 

62  000 m 
22  000 m 
1 
1 
2  units 
100' ,rr 

Objectives 

a waste  water  d r u d ge  i^Wd:  :,  ..^ 
a  rain-water  drainage  network 

ihe  second  stage  of  the  project  involve  completion  of: 
{A) 
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•îs  well  as  the  construction  of  pumping  stations  and  the  installation  of  the 
machinery  needed  to  ensure  functional  and  efficient  operation  of  the  existing 
biological  treatment  plant. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The town's  population  is increasing  rapidly  and forecasts  predict  that the  number 
of inhabitants will rise to 51  000 before  2000, of whom 46  000 will be permanent 
residents  of  the  town.  The  project  will  help  improve  public  health  and,  in  the 
long  term,  will  contribute  to  economic  development  and  decentralization  in  the 
region. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  purpose  of  the  project  is  to complete  a  separate  system  of  waste-water  and 
rain-water  drainage  to  stop  the  pollution  of  the  Mega  and  Pinios  rivers.  The 
project  therefore  complies  with  Directive  91/271/EC.  The  project  will  also 
remove  the  catchpits.  used  by  a  large  part  of  the  population,  which  pollute  the 
ground  water. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

4  300  000 

8 5^ 

3  655  000 

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1. 

Name  of  project: 

Drainage  and  biological  treatment 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2. 

Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Kozani 

3.2. 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4 . 1. 

Member  State:  Greece 

4.2. 

Region:  Makedonia 

Description 

WTater  supply  -  waste-water  drainage 
Waste-water  drainage  network 

-  Water-supply  network 
-  Central  drainage  collector 
-  Water-supply  tank 
Pumping  units 
Remote  control  monitoring  -  intercommunication 
system  for  a  water-supply  pumping  station 

Biological  treatment  plant 

Access  works 
Hydroelectric  station 
Administration  building 
Phosphorus  removal 
Internal  collectors 

-  Well 

Ancillary  plant  -  automatization 
Aeration  -  denitrification 
Infrastructure  work  and  equipment 

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53  520  m 
46  140 m 
18 000  m 
2 500  m3 
2  units 

1 unit 

1 unit 
1 unit 
1 unit 

1 unit 
1 unit 
1 unit 

Final  levelling 
-  Spatial  planning 

Pumping  stations  for  recirculation  and  sludge  removal 

-  Thickening  - dehydration  of  sludge 
-  Disinfection 
-  Test  operation  for  24  months 

Objectives 

This  stage  involves  completing  the  water-supply  and  waste-water  drainage 
networks  for  the  town  of  Kozani  and  building  the  biological  treatment  plant. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Kozani  is  the  centre  of  greater  western  Makedonia.  The  town  is  situated  in  an 
area  rich  in  lignite  deposits.  There  has  therefore  been  very  rapid  economic 
development  here.  The  purpose  of the project  is to  improve  the quality  of  life  of 
the  inhabitants  and  improve  infrastructures  to ensure  decentralization  in the  long 
term. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The project  will comply with Directive 91/271/EC  because the urban  sewers used 
to empty  into the Polyfitou  lake and the Aliakmona  river.  The  project  must  meet 
the  requirements  of  Decree  No 66630  of the  Ministry  of  Regional  Planning,  the 
Environment  and  Public  Works  of  31.1.1994. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

13 890  000 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

11 806  500 

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Summary  of  project  number  94/09/61/055-3 

1. 

Title 

Sewerage  and  biological  treatment  for  Giannitsa 

2. 

Applicant  authority 

2.1 

Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2 

Address:  Platia  Sintagmatos,  10180  Athens 

3. 

Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1 

Name:  Giannitsa  Public  Water  Supply  and  Sewerage  Undertaking 

3.2 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1 

Member  State:  Greece 

4.2 

Region:  Macedonia 

5. 

1. 
2. 

j. 

Description 

Laying  of  central  sewer  conduit,  length  880  m 
Laying  of  drainage  system  (torrent  control),  length  2100  m 
Construction  of  sewage  treatment  plant,  capacity  35  000  population  equivalents: 
3.1  Pre-treatment 
3.2  Biological  treatment 
3.3  Disinfection 
3.4  Sludge  treatment 
3.5  Administration  building 
3.6  Electric  power  building 
3.7  Other  features 
3.8  Measurement,  control  and  automation  systems 
3.9  Operation  for  twelve  months 

Objectives 

Completion  of  drainage  network  and  bringing  into  operation  of  sewage  treatment 
plant  as  described  at  (5).  A  separate  drainage  network  will  be  laid  for  rainwater 
(torrent  control)  leading  to  the  Loudias  river  while  sewage,  will  be  channelled 
through  the  central  collector  conduit  to  the  treatment  plant 

Timetable 

Type  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1994 

31  December  1998 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  estimate 

Particularly  important social benefits: in the medium term improvement of the quality 
of life  for  the 25  000 permanent residents of the town and  in the long term  economic 
development  and  decentralization. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

Improved  collection,  treatment  and  disposal  of  waste  water  permitting  pollution 
control.  In  line  with  Community  Directive  271/91  given  that  final  discharge  of  the 
treated  effluent  will  be  into  Giannitsa  dyke  66  itself  discharging  into  the  Loudias 
river. 

The  requirements  of  MERPPW  Decision  No  33361/14.11.1995  must  be  observed. 

10. 

Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  3  703  000 

Contribution  rate: 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  contribution:  3  147  550 

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No  94.09.61.064 

Water  supply  and  waste  water  disposal  systems  for  Livadia,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Livadia 

3.2.  Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Central  Greece 

5. 

Description 

Water  supply 

(a) 
(b) 
(c) 

(d) 

Collectors 
Tank 
Reconstruction  and  modernization 
of  the  Chlia  pumping  station 
Bore  holes  at  the  Chlia  pumping 
station 

21  000 m 
640  m3 

1  item 

1  item 

1  item 

Waste  water  disp^r1? 

(a)  Waste-water  collectors 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 

Connections 
Rain-water  collectors 
Arrangement  of  river  bed 

45  000 m 
2  000  items 
15 000 m 
450 m 

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The  purpose  of  this  project  is  to  complete  the  town's  water-supply  and  waste 
water  disposal  networks  and  to  make  it  possible  to  channel  rain  water  to  the 
adapted  section  of  river  to  prevent  flooding  in the  town  and  environs. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1999 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Social benefits.  Improvement  of the quality of life  of Livadia's  19 000 permanent 
inhabitants  and  the  possibility  of  greater  development  of  the  administrative  and 
tourism  infrastructure. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

The  project  involves  the  provision  of  water-supply  and  rain-water  networks  and 
a  waste-water  disposal  system  which  will  result  in better  quality  drinking  water 
in  the  region  as  well  as  improved  quality  of  life  for  the  inhabitants  of  Livadia. 
Between  1981  and  1991  the  population  of  the  town  increased  by  6.3%  because 
Livadia  is  the  administrative,  agricultural  and  commercial  centre  of  the  region 
and  a  point  of  passage  for  tourists  travelling  to  sites  like  Delphi,  etc. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

9 400  000 

Rate  of  assistance: 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

7 990  000 

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No  94/09/61/066 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Sewage  and  rain-water  collection  network  in  Tyrnavos,  Greece 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1 

Name:  Ministry  of  the  National  Economy 

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Address:  Platia  Syntagmatos,  10  180 Athens,  Greece 

3. 

Bodv  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1 

Name:  DEYA  (State  Company  for  Water  Supply  and  Drainage),  Tyrnavos 

3.2. 

Address:  Ministry  for  the  Interior,  Stadiou  27,  Athens,  Greece 

4. 

Location 

4.1. 

Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Thessaly 

Description 

Waste-water  drainage  network 
Rain-water  drainage  network 
Inspection  shafts 
Connections 
Structural  part  of  2 pumping  stations 
Electro-mechanical  equipment  for 
pumping  stations 
Sealing  equipment 

31  500 m 
10 000 m 
900  units 
2  340  units 
2  units 

2  units 
1  unit 

6. 

Objectives 

This  stage  of  the  project  involves  completion  of  the  construction  of  the  waste 
water  and  rain-water  drainage  network  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  entire  town. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main  work 

1 January  1995 

31  December  1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Considerable  social  benefits,  since  the project  will  not only  improve  the  quality 
of  life  and  public health of  the  12 000  inhabitants  of the area  but  also  contribute 
to the balanced  development  of infrastructure  and,  in the long term,  to  economic 
development  and  decentralization. 

9. 

Assessment  of  environmental  impact 

Until  now  the town of Tyrnavos  had no sewage  and  rain-water  drainage  system. 
Catchpits  were  used,  which  polluted  the  ground  water.  Moreover,  pollution  is 
worsening  in the town centre,  where the population density  is rather  high.  Since 
the  town  is  situated  in  a  flat  area,  rain  water  cannot  easily  drain  away  and  the 
town has  been  flooded  twice,  in  1935 and  in  1972.  The  work  undertaken  in  this 
project  will  help  to  solve  these  problems. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ECU  '000) 

Total  cost: 

Rate  of  assistance: 

6  785  000 

85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance: 

5  767  250 

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Summary  of  project  n'  95/09/61/003 

1.  Title 

Water  supply  for  Khania 

2.  Applicant  authority 

2.1  Name:  Ministry  for  the  National  Economy 

2.2  Address:  PL  Sintagmatos  10180  Athens 

3.  Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1  Name:  Khania  Public  Water  Supply  and  Sewerage  Undertaking 

.;.2  Address:  Leoforos  Kidonias,  Khania  73100 

4. 

Location 

4.1  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2  Region:  Crete 

5.  Description 

A 

i'l  ANNING 

i 

Small  reservoir  utilization  studies 

i.e. 
Planning  and  calls  for  tenders  for  modification  of  existing  installations, 
features  and 
pumping 
electromechanical  equipment)  to permit  automation,  enlargement  and  fuller  control 
of  the  system. 

reservoirs  and  networks 

(both  structural 

stations, 

ddiiinid  and  ^ilh;  A.  ^i.ucis  for  enlargement  of  the  system  and  replacement  of 
conduits. 

4. 

Planning  and  calls  for  tenders  for  centrai  control  rooms  for  installations 

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B. 

IMPLEMENTATION 

Instruments  for  modernization  and  rational  management  of  water  supply  system: 
flow  meters,  quality  parameter  measurement 
recording), 
piezometers,  water  level  gauges  etc. 

(chlorine  residue 

Equipment  of  KPWSSU  with  computers  and  modern  software 
AUTO  CAD,  Project,  Coreldraw,  etc.) 

(network, 

Automation  of  distribution  by  installation  of  a  SCADA  system  (central  control 
station,  local  stations,  communications,  automation  equipment,  conversion  of 
existing  infrastructure,  additions,  equipment  for  pumping  stations  and  reservoirs, 
replacement  of  equipment 
reinforcement  of 
electromechanical  installations,  construction  of premises  for central  control  station. 

that  cannot  be  automatized), 

Replacement  or  renewal  of  14 000  m of  existing  network. 

Installation  or  replacement  of  valves  with  manholes  for  improved  operation  of 
network. 

Laying  of  10 000  m of  primary  network. 

Laying  of  32  000  m of  secondary  network. 

Construction  of  two  reservoirs  each  6 500  m3  with  complementary  equipment 
(valves,  conduits,  chlorination,  housing  for  chlorination  and  other  treatment). 

Construction  of  a  2  000  m3  reservoir  with  complementary  equipment. 

Construction  of  a  1 000  m3  with  complementary  equipment. 

Enlargement  of  a  reservoir  by  1 000  m3. 

8  000  m  conduit  with  complementary  equipment  and  modifications  (valves, 
manholes  etc.)  to  link  Agia  pumping  station  and  Vante  reservoirs  with  existing 
networks. 

Mechanical  filtering  of  water  obtained  from  another  agency. 

6.  Objectives 

Economy  and  rational  management of  water  resources  combined  with  improvement 
of  water  quality.  Resolution  of  quantitative,  qualitative  and  distribution  problems. 

KPWSSU  figures  indicate  a  steadily  worsening  water  shortage,  at  present  around 
30%,  in  the  summer  months. 

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Type  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Planning 

Main  work 

1.1.96 

1.1.96 

31.12.96 

31.12.99 

8.  Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Number  of jobs  created  at  execution  stage:  directly  18,  indirectly  80 

Number  of jobs  created  at  operational  stage:  directly  2,  indirectly  10 

Investment  in  water  supply  will  ensure  a  satisfactory  volume  of  supply  for  the 
inhabitants  of  the  town  and  adequate  cover  for  touristic  needs.  It  is  estimated  that 
13 414  992  m3  of  drinking  water  will  be  saved  over  the  period  1999-2014. 

9.  Environmental  impact  assessment 

in  water  resources  estimated 

Reinforcement  of the supply  network  together  with continuous  leak  monitoring  will 
give  a  saving 
the  period  1994-2015  at 
13 414  992  m3  of  drinking  water.  The  work  proposed  accordingly  contributes  to 
achievement  of  the  European  Community's  policy  aim  of  economy  and  rational 
management  of  water  resources.  It  will  help  conserve  the  water  resources  of  the 
Khania  area,  faced  with  particular  difficulties  owing  to  reduced  rainfall. 

for 

Improvement  of  drinking  water  quality. 

10.  Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  5  524  000 

Eligible  expenditure  (from  1.3.95):  5 524  000 

Community  contribution:  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  contribution:  4 695  400 

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Project  summary 
No  95.09.61.11-10 

1. 

Project  title 

Dam  Ag.  Dimitrios  -  Electromechanical  equipment  of  the  relevant  works 
Tunnel  Evinos  -  Mornos  -  Electromechanical  equipment 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  PL  Syntagmatos  10180  ATHENS 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  Public  Works 

3.2.  Address:  Amaliados  17  115  23  ATHENS 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:WESTERN  GREECE 

5. 

Description 

Equipment  that will  be installed  at the low level  outlet of the Ag. Dimitrios  Dam. 
in  particular: 
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
e) 

Equipment  for  the  tunnel  of  the  low  level  outlet 
Equipment  for  the  gate  chamber  of  the  low  level  outlet 
Equipment  for  the  supply  of  lm3/sec 
Equipment  for  the control  building  of  the  dam 
Future  small  hydropower  station 

6. 

Objectives 

This work  will  enable the functionnig  of the  dam  of Ag. Dimitrios  as well  as the 
tunnel  Evinos  -  Momos. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Studies 

Main  works 

Operation 

11.1995 

06.1996 

11.1997 

or 

04.1996 

10.1997 

12.1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  ration  cost  /benefit  is B/C>1. 
Employment  creation: 

directly  during  execution:  40/year 
indirectly  during  execution:  10/year 
directly  during  operation:  15 
indirectly  during  operation:  12 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost:  9.300.000 

Eligible  costs  (after  26.10.1995)  9.300.000 

Rate  of  assistance  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  7.905.000 

11.  Special  conditions 

Any  change  in  the  total  cost  can  only  result  from  either  a concept  of  the  advisory 
and  coordinating  board,  or  the  contract  when  awarded.  The  contract  on  the  e 
lectromechanical  equipment  will  be  sent  to  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

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Summary  of  Project  95/09/61/043 

1. 

Title 

Sewerage  for  the  tourist  area  of  Thessaloniki,  second  part 

2. 

Applicant  authority 

2.1.  Name:  MNE 

2.2 

Address:  PI  Sintagmatos  10180  Athens 

3. 

Authority  in  charge  of  execution 

3.1 

Name:  Thessaloniki  Sewerage  Board 

3.2 

Address:  Tsimiski  98  54622  Thessaloniki 

4. 

Location: 

4.1  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2 

Region:  Central  Macedonia 

5. 

Description 

Laying  of  28  000  metres  of  sewage  collection  piping  and  construction  of  six 
pumping  stations  in  the  tourist  area  of  Thessaloniki. 

6. 

Objectives 

Completion  permitting  operability  of  the  sewage  and  biological 
installations  for  the  tourist  area  of  Thessaloniki 

treatment 

Upgrading  of  Gulf  of  Thessaloniki 

Boosting  of  Tourism 

Expansion  of  shellfish  cultivation  and  fishing 

7. 

Timetable 

Type of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

J ') 

Main  work 

1.1.96 

31.12.1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Impact  on  employment: 

execution  stage:  150 persons  directly,  20 indirectly, 

operational  stage: 4 persons directly,  500 indirectly. 

Internal  rate  of  return: 

5.2% 

Cost/benefit  ratio: 

1.046. 

9. 

Environmental  impact  assessment 

Improvement  of  the  area's  sanitation 

Upgrading  of  Gulf  of  Thessaloniki 
Conformity  with  European  Union  Directives  91/271  on  urban  waste-water 
treatment  and  75/440  on  surface  drinking  water  quality.  For  execution  of  the 
project  the  environmental  terms  must  be  observed  of  Environment  Ministry 
Decision  13059/19.11.92. 

10. 

Cost  and  contribution  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost  8 696  000 

Eligible  expenditure  (from  1.9.95)  8 696  000 

Contribution  rate  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  contribution  7  391  600 

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1.  PROJET  NOS: 

93.09.65.001 

94.09.65.021,  025,  026 

Air traffic  modernization 

SUMMARY  DESCRIPTION 

a) 

Procurement  and  installation  of  radar  terminals  at  the  international  airports  of 
Thessaloniki  and  Rhodes 

b)  Procurement  and  installation  of  radar  terminals  at the  international  airports  of  Iraklio 

and  Corfu 

c)  Procurement  and  installation  of  three  long  range  radars  (SSR) 

d) 

Installation  of  a system  for  collecting,  handling  and  disseminating  aircraft  movement 

information 

2.  RECIPIENT  MEMBER  STATE  Greece 

3 

EXECUTING  AGENCY 

Ministry  for  Transport.  Civil  Aviation  Department 

Vas.  Georgiou  1.  16604  Ellmiko 

4 

LOCATION 

Attiki,  Crete.  Rhodes.  Thessaloniki,  Corfu 

5 

COST  OF  INVESTMENT 

Total  investment:  38  387  550 
Basic  investment  (eligible  for  calculation  of  Fund  assistance):  32  387  550 

6.  TIMETABLE:  Commencement:  1.7.1994 
Completion:  31.12.1998 

7  ASSISTANCE  GRANTED  85% 

£-  SOCIO-ECONOMIC  BENEFITS 

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^  CAPACITY  (where  appropriate) 

The  project  is  in  line  with  EUROCONTROL  specifications 

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No  93.09.65.004 

1. 

Project  title 

"  NEW  PORT  OF  IGOUMENITSA" 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Syntagma  squ.  Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupo  182,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  GREECE 

4.2.  Region: EPIROS 

5. 

Description 

The planned  construction  work  at  Igoumenitsa  is  intended  to  provide  a  modern 
port able to cover handling requirements  for  passengers and vehicles  from  and  to 
the north-western  gateway  of the country  up  to the year  2020.  The  new port  will 
be  used  for  foreign  traffic. 

The work  consists  of : 

a) 

construction  of  a  quay,  length  roughly  760  m,  for  berthing  vehicle  -
carrying  vessels 

The  quay  will  be  constructed  to  the  south  of  the  existing  port.  There  will  be  a 
roughly  300  m  gap  between  the  new  and  existing  ports.  5  areas  -zone  for 
servicing vessels simultaneously  will be constructed.  Each  of the first  three areas 
will  serve  one vessel. The next two areas will  serve 2 to 4 vessels according their 
size.  All  areas  could  serve  simultaneously  7 vessels  maximum. 

The  berthing  quay  will  be  constructed  of  cellular  caissons.  For  the  foundation 
of these owing to the softeness  of the underlying  ground  layers in the area  0  600 

4  i?£ 

compressed  rubble piles will  be laid  in various grids  and  artificial  earth  drainage 
inserted  in  order  to  accelerate  settlement. 

South of the new constructions a space has been  reserved for  the future  train  ferry 
installations. 

b) 

creation  of the  new  landside zone behind  the  quay.  This  will  have  a total 
area  of  20.5  ha,  of  which  13  ha  will  comprise  the  landside  port  area 
(supervised  enclosed  area)  and  7.5  ha  outside  this  will  be  given  over  to 
vehicle  parking  and  roadways. 

The  following  infrastructure  work  will  be  required  : 

drainage  system  and  link-up  to  existing  drainage  culverts 
provision  of water,  electricity,  telephone  lines etc to the  vessel  berths  and 
all  landside  installations 
internal  roadways;  areas  serving  various  purposes  in  the  landside  port 
zone;  port  entrances 
electric  lighting  and  fire  extinction 

c) 

d) 

c) 

construction  of 
the  port, 
viz.installations for  servicing passengers,  roofed  control  areas, offices  and 
small  ancillary/storage  areas  at the  main  entrances  to  the  port  zone. 

the  building  required 

for  operation  of 

The  main building  for  servicing  passengers  will  have  an  area  of  4000 m 
and  the roofed  control  areas  at the two  port  gateways  an  area  of  5000  m2 

The  first  stage of the project  includes the  construction  of  a quay  of  100m 
in  depth  of  12m. 

The  second  stage  of  the  project  includes  all  the  works  described  in  point 
a),  b)  and  c) with  the  exception  of  the  works  described  in  point  d). 

6. 

Objectives 

The development of maritime and combined transport between Greece and EU via 
Italy. 
This  project  is  linked  with  the  "Construction  of  VIA  EGNATIA  "  which  will 
constitute  the  main  east-west  axis  of  the  country. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  aquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

| 

8. 

January  1993 

January  1993 

January  1993 

^ 

partially  from  December 
J  1998 

I 

October  1995 

December  1996 

December 1999 

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I 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  IRR  is  3.66%.  The  socio-economic  rate  of  return  is  21.5% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

The  project  will  affect  environment.  The  environmental 
terms  fixed  with 
ministenal  Decision  No  66586/5.11.1993  form  part  of  the  objectives  of  the 
project. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  1 January  1993) 

(after  6 July 

1995 ) 

TOTAL 

ost  taken  into  account  for  the  calculation  of  assistance 

(after  deduction  of  revenue)  : 
Rate  of  assistance  : 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  : 

52.110.000 

3.682.000 
48.428.000 
52.110.000 

41.688.000 

35.434.800 

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No  93.09.65.009 
94.09.65.009 

1. 

Project  title 

"CONSTRUCTION  OF  DOUBLE  TRACK  RAILWAY  LINE  AT  THE 
SECTION  EVAGELISMOS  -LEPTOKARYA " 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Syntagma  squ.  Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  OSE 

3.2.  Address:  Karolou  1-3,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  GREECE 

4.2. 

Region.  LARISSA  -PIERIA 

5. 

Description 

1. 

Construction  of  new  double  high  speed  line  road  on  EVAGELISMOS-
N.PORON  section,  length  roughly  24  km. 

The  commencement  point  is  km  375 near  the  Evangelismos  halt  on  the  existing 
n e.  The  new  alignment  runs  west  of the existing  line, bridges  the  new  Athens-
Thessaloniki  national  highway  (300  m  bridge)  and  the  River  Pinios  (250  m 
bridge)  and  follows  the north  side of the Tempi  valley  above the existing  railway 
line,  which  it  meets  at  Rapsani  station  (km  387). 

The  schedule  for  this  section,  total  length  12.1  km,  includes  besides  the 
earthworks,  minor technical  features  and the two large bridges  (national  highway 
and Pinios) the 4 km Tempi tunnel, four  small tunnels (cut and cover) total  length 
1 km,  four  railway  bridges  over  20  m long  and  two  flyovers.  Restoration  work 
on  the  local  roads  is  also included. 

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Design particulars for this section  are minimum  curvature in a 4000 m radius and 
1.4%  maximum  gradient. 

From  Rapsani  station  (km  387)  to  km  399  the  new  line  is  on  flat  ground  and  a 
reduced  volume  of earthworks is required.  Besides these and the minor  technical 
features  the  schedule  includes two railway  bridges  over 20 m long,  four  flyovers 
for  local  roads and  restoration  work on these.  It should  be noted that  the  railway 
line  infrastructure  for  the  subsection  km  387  to  km  393  has  already  been 
constructed  with  financing  from  the  1989/93  CSF.  Design  particulars  for  the 
section  km  387 to km  399 are minimum  curvature  in  a 3000  m  horizontal  radius 
and  1.4%  maximum  gradient. 

There are also included  studies of grade,  separated junctions  and  reinstatement  of 
the  road  network  as  well  as complementary  expropriations. 

2. 

Construction 
section,  length  roughly  11 km. 

of  new  double  high  speed  line  on  Nea  Poron-Leptokaria 

Work  begins  at km  399  of the existing line,  where  the foregoing  doubling  work 
comes  to  an  end. 

The new line traverses the densely populated built up areas of Platamonas and Ag. 
Pantelemonas  by  a tunnel  4.5  km  long  (from  km  0+900  to  km  5+400). 

It  then  follows  flat  ground  to  the  existing  Leptokaria  station,  where  the  section 
ends  (at  km  11+350).  From  the  tunnel  exit  almost  to  the  end  of  the  section  a 
parallel  road  on  each  side  of  the  line  will  be  constructed  (total  length  9  km)  in 
restoration  of  the  road  system. 

The  schedule  also  includes  the  building  of  seven  flyovers  for  intersecting  roads 
(with total  road  construction  length 5.5 km) to restore the area's access to the  sea, 
this  being  a  highly  popular  tourist  area. 

For  the  section  as  a  whole  seven  road  bridges  and  six  rail  bridges  will  be 
constructed,  and  at  its  commencement  point  the  new  Platamonas  station. 

There are also included all necessary studies and the completion of expropriations. 

3) 

The  first  stage  covers  all  the  works  approved  with  Ministerial  Decision 
C(93)3980/2  of  16 December  1993 which  were : 

1. 

Studies 

SUBSECTION  BETWEEN  KM  399  AND  KM  410  (PMATAMONAS  AREA) 

Studies  of  total  value  250.000  ECU 

2. 

Infrastructure 

SUBSECTIONS  FROM  KM  375  UP  TO  KM  381.4 
Earthworks  and  structure's  constraction  works  of  total  value  1.650.000  ECU. 

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Earthworks  and  structuraTs  construction  works  of  total  value  7.000.000  ECU. 

4) 

The  second  stage  covers  all  the  works  described  in  point  a)  and  b)  with  the 
exception  of  the  works  described  in  point  c). 

6. 

Objectives 

Modernisation  of  the  railway  line  ATHENS  -THESSALONIKI,  and 
reduction  of  the  time  travel  by  2-3  hours. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  aquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1 

1993 

. 

1994 

1996 

2000 

' 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  ERR = 7,5% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

1996 

1997 

1999 

* 

* 

The  project  does  not  have  any  significant 
impact  on  environement.  The 
envirormmental  terms established  with Ministerial  decision  No91336/19/l 1/1993 
form  part  of  the  objectives  of  the  project. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  fin  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  1.1.1993) 
(after  13.7.1994) 

TOTAL 

Rate  of  assistance  : 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  : 

*r*f 

251.400.000 

11.400.000 
240.000.000 
251.000.000 

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1.  PROJECT No: 

93/09/65/032 

94/09/65/032 

COMPLETION  OF TERMINALS  IV AND V  IN THE PORT OF  IRAKLION 

Summary description  and nature of project: 
Completion  of Terminals  IV and V  in the Port of  Iraklion. 
The  following works  are planned: 

1.  Studies 

II.  Works on the port 

a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 

superstructure  of a 130 m-long quay 
new quays around the terminal; 720 m in length and -15 m deep. 
backfill  of  87 000 m2 of terminal  area 
dredging  of certain parts- o.f the interior  of the port 

The  abovementioned  works  represent  around  990 000 m?  of  excavation, 
589 000 nf of  backfill  of  all  sorts,  96 000 nr of  random  rubble  fill, 
780 000 m  of  reinforced  concrete  block  of  all  types  and  other  less 
substantial' works. 

2.  BENEFICIARY MEMBER  STATE: 

Greece' 

3.  AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION 

Ministry  of  the  Environment 

4.  LOCATION 

Crete 

5.  COST OF THE  INVESTMENT: 

Total: 

24  138 000 

(Eligible)  basis  for calculation  of assistance  from the Fund 
18 34 4 880 

6.  WORKS  SCHEDULE 

START: 
1 January  1993 
FINISH:  31  january 1998 

7.  ASSISTANCE  GRANTED: 

(85%) 

Hit 

&.  SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS: 

Rate of return on completion: 12% 
Current net value: 3 856 million drachma 
Cost/benefit ratio: 1.7 

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No  94/09/65/005 

1. 

Name  of  project: 

Completion  of  Quay  No  II of  the N.  Ikonio  container  terminal. 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Piraeus  port  authority 

2.2.  Address:  2nd  Merarchias  2,  Piraeus 

3. 

Body  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  Piraeus  port  authority 

3.2.  Address:  2nd  Merarchias  2,  Piraeus 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Attiki 

5. 

Description 

Construction  of  the  quays  and  on-shore  facilities  with  all  the  infrastructure  and 
equipment  needed  for  the  handling  of  containers. 

The project  also  involves  the completion  of  the electromechanical  equipment  for 
the  terminal's  quay  No  II. 

The  following  work  is  involved: 

(a) 

construction  of  quays  908  m long  and  between  14 and  16.5  m deep; 

(b) 

(c) 

purchase  of  four  gantry  cranes  for  handling  containers  and  40  straddle 
carriers.  It will not be possible  to remove  this equipment  from  the  Ikonio 
port  without  prior  authorization  from  the  Commission; 

Purchase  of  30  tractors  and  8  fork-lift  trucks.  This  equipment  is  not 
included  in  the  calculation  base  for  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund. 

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6. 

Objectives 

(a) 

(b) 

To  increase  the container-handling  capacity  to  1 500 000 containers  per 
year,  as against 667 000 per year at present. 

To  separate  commercial  activities  from  passenger  traffic  in  the  Piraeus 
port complex and transfer  of all container  handling  to N.  Ikonio. 

7.  Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Main work 

Operational  phase 

1 April  1994 

from  1995 

31 December  1998 

until  1999 

8. 

Economic  and social cost-benefit  analysis 

The project is viable. The internal rate of return is particularly  high (IRR = 28.6). 
the cost-benefit  ratio is 4.5 and  the net present  value is  DRA  7.7  billion. 

9. 

Assessment  of environmental  impact 

There  is no appreciable  impact on the environment. 

10.  Cost and assistance  (in ECU) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  cost  (after  14 June): 

Eligible  cost after  deduction  of the cost 
of  the tractors  and  fork-lift  trucks: 

Cost  taken  into account  for  calculation of 

the aid  (after  deduction  of  revenue): 

Rate of  assistance: 

Cohesion  Fund assistance: 

67  115 600 

67 085 600 

62 529 300 

18 758 790 

80% 

15 007 032 

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No  94.09.65.016-b 

1. 

Project  title 

"VIA  EGNATIA,  section  : LYKOPODI-MAKRYCHORA" 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Syntagma  squ.  Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupi  182,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4  1  Member  State:  GREECE 

4.2.  Region.  Thesprotia 

5. 

Description 

a) 

Construction  of motorway  of total width of 22,0m with two main lane and 
one  auxiliary  per  direction.  Separation  of  the  braches  by  central  median 
and  safety  shoulders.  Between  the  large technical  works tunnels,  viaducts 
and  grade  separeted  junctions  are  foreseen.  It  is  noted  that  some  of  the 
large  scale works such as tunnels will be constructed  for one branch  of the 
motorway. 

The  stage  of  project  includes  the  following  works : 

Construction  of all earthworks, paving, asphalt works and  signining in  full 
cross-section (2 lanes per direction and emergency lanes) on 5,0kms length 
(from  k.P  8+000 to  13+000). In  the section from  k.p 8+000 to k.P  8+500 
a  tunnel  and  only  one of the braches will be constructed  with  the  required 
electrical  and  mechanical  equipment. 

The  work  does  not  include  the viaduct  at  position  k.P.  11 + 120. 

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b) 

The  first  stage  of  project  include  the  works  approved  under  decision 
No3980/8  of  16 December  1993  which  are  modified  as  follows  : 

Excavations  1.211.000m3,  embakements  400.000m3 
structures  and  other  technical  works. 

,  expropriations  , 

c) 

The  second  stage  of  project  include  the  works  described  in  point  a)  with 
the  exception  of  the  works  described  in  point b). 

6. 

Objectives 

Development  of  regions  of  IPIROS  and  MACEDONIA 
Link  Greece  with  EU.  via  ITALY. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  aquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1994 

1995 

[994 

1998 

. 

1996 

1996 

1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  B/C  -1,55,  IRR  =  8,8% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

The  envi ronnm ental  terms  fixed  with  Ministerial  decision  No91337/19/l 1/1993 
form  part  of  the  objectives  of  the  project. 

L? 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  1.1.1993) 
(after  13.7.1994) 

TOTAL 

Rate  of  assistance  : 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  : 

13.933.000 

6.654.000 
7,279.000 

13.933.000 

11.843.050 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is  based  on  the  assumption-that  the 
project  will  not generate  revenue.  Any  change  in this assumption  will  be grounded  from 
the  Commission  to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94 establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

1. 

Project  title 

No  94.09.65.016-e 

"VLA  EGNATIA,  section  : MAKRYCHORA-KRYSTALOPIGI" 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Pl.Syntagmatos,  101  80  ATHENS 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3  1  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupi  182,  ATHENS 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2.  Region:  Thesprotia 

5 

Description 

The  project  covers all the earthworks and road  laying, asphalting  and  signing over the  full 
cross  section  (two traffic  lanes  in  each  direction  and  emergency  lanes),  overall  length  of 
6  5 km  (MR  18 +  500 to  25  + 000).  The  tunnel  at  MR  25  + 000  (length  500  m)  will  be 
constructed  in only one carriageway,  with the necessary  electromechanical  equipment.  Not 
included  are  the  Neokhorio junction  with  its  approaches  or  the  Neokhorio  viaduct. 

6. 

Objectives 

Development  of  region  of  Thesorotia 
Link  Greece  with  LU  vu;  it:: 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1995 

1995 

1995 

1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  B/C=l,55,  IRR=8,8% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

1997 

1996 

1997 

The environmental  terms fixed  with Ministerial Decision Nol 337/19.11.93 form  part of the 
objectives  of  the  project. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  13/7/1994) 

Rate  of  assistance  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance 

11.231.000 

11.231.000 

9.546.350 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance granted  is based  on the assumption  that the project  will 
not generate revenu.  Any change in this assumption will be grounds for the Commission to review 
the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

No  94.09.65.016-h 

1. 

Project  title 

"VIA  EGNATIA,  section  : PHSYLORACHI-AG.NIKOLAOS" 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of  National  Economy 

2.2.  Address.  Syntagma  squ.  Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupo  182,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  GREECE 

4.2.  Region:  IPIROS 

5. 

Description 

a)  The  project  covers  : 

All the work  that is required for construction  of the this motorway  section,  length 
7.5  km,  over  the full  cross  section,  i.e.,  two  lanes  plus  an  auxiliary  lane  in  each 
direction,  in  line  with  the  specified  cross-section  type  for  the  Egnatia.  The 
earthworks  will  be  carried  out  accordingly.  All  the  large  and  small  technical 
features  specified  in  the  plan  will  be  constructed  and  any  others  the  need  for 
which  emerges during the work and the road  will  be laid,  asphalted  and  drainage 
installed  and  the  signing  work  carried  out. 

b)  The  first  stagecovers  all  the  works  approved  with  Decision  Nol 177/1  of  17 
May  1994 which  are  modified  as follows  : 

Excavations  1.800.000m3  ,  embakments  1.550.000m3,  expropriations  and  other 
structures. 

c) The second  stage covers all  the works described  in point  a)  with  the  exception 
of  the works  described  in  point  b). 

Objectives 

-  Development  of  region  of  IPIROS 
-  Link  GREECE  to  EU  via  ITALY. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  aquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1995 

1995 

1995 

1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  B/C=l,55,  IRR=8,8% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

1997 

1996 

1997 

The  environmental  terms  fixed  with  Ministerial  Decision  N°67240/l8.2.94  form 
part  of  the  objectives  of  the  project. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  1.1.1993) 
(after  13.7.1994) 

TOTAL 

Rate  of  assistance  : 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  : 

22.288.000 

5.198.000 
17.090.000 
22.288.000 

18.944.800 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is  based  on  the  assumption  that  the 
project  will  not  generate  revenue.  Any  change in this assumption  will  be grounds  for  the 
Commission  to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

No  94.09.65.020-a 

1. 

Project  title 

"VIA  EGNATIA, 
section  :  BY-PASS 
INTERCHANGE  OF AGHIOS  ANDREAS  UP  TO  KM  4+937" 

OF  KAVALA 

FROM 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Syntagma  squ.  Athens 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupo  182,  Athens 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  GREECE 

4.2.  Region:  Eastern  Macedonia  -Thrace 

5. 

a) 

Description 

Construction  of the  section  from  MR  0 + 796.22  (Ag  Andreas junction  location) 
to  MR  4  +  932.89  (Palios  entry),  length  4.1  km,  motorway  cross-section,  total 
roadway  width  2 x 9.75  m,  and construction  of the Ag  Andreas  flyover  junction. 

The  work  comprises: 

1) 
2) 

3) 

4) 

5) 

earthworks  over  the  entire  length; 
construction  of  ten  small  technical  features  (archways,  box  sections), 
openings  from  1 to  4 m; 
construction  of  ravine bridge  at  MR 4 + 073, total  length  13.2 m  (2  x 25 
+  30  +  2 x 25); 
construction  of  ravine  bridge  at  MR  4  + 888, total  length  100.15  m  (4 x 
25); 
road  laying; 

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6) 
7) 
8) 
9) 

asphalting  and  anti-skid  coat; 
road  signs,  lane  marking  and  safety  features; 
road  lighting  on  bridges; 
full  construction  of  Ag  Andreas junction. 

b) 

The  first  stage  of  the  project  covers  all  the  works  approved  with  Decision 
C(93)3980/5  of  16 December  1993  which  are  modified  as follows  : 

Excavations  of  1.300.000m, 
structures,  road  laying,  asphalting  and  other  expenditures. 

embakments  of  660.000m  ,  expropriations, 

c) 

The second  stage of the project  covers all  the works described  in point a) with the 
exception  of  the  works  described  in  point b). 

6. 

Objectives 

Development  of  the  region  of  Eastern  Macedonia  and  Thrace. 
Link  of  Greece  to the  EU  via  ITALY. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  aquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1994 

1994 

1994 

1997 

1996 

1996 

1996 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  B/C=2,l,  IRR=11,8% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

The  project  does  not  have  significant  impact  on  environment. 

?Teo 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  1.1.1993) 
(after  13.7.1994) 

TOTAL 

Rate  of  assistance  : 85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance  : 

10.711.000 

9.394.000 
1.317.000 

10.711.000 

9.104.350 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is  based  on  the  assumption  that  the 
project  will  not generate  revenue.  Any  change in this assumption  will be grounds  for  the 
Commission  to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Publication  of  the  main  points  of  the  Decision  to grant  assistance  under 

Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

No  94.09.65.020-c 

1. 

Project  title 

"VIA  EGNATIA,  section  :  "  VIA  EGNATIA,  section  :  BY-PASS  OF 
KAVALA  from  km  9+400  to  km 13+780" 

2. 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1.  Name:  Ministry  of National  Economy 

2.2.  Address:  Pl.Syntagmatos,  101  80  ATHENS 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1.  Name:  YPECHODE 

3.2.  Address:  Char.  Trikoupi  182,  ATHENS 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Greece 

4.2. 

Region.  Eastern  Macedonia  -Thrace 

5 

Description 

Construction  of  a  section  length  4,4  km  from  M.R.  9+400  (Palios  exit)  to  MR 
(13+780  beginning  of  Ag.Sylla junction),  motorway  cross-section,  total  roadway 
width  2X9,75m. 

The  works  comprises  : 

1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
5) 
6) 
7) 
8) 
9) 

earthworks  over  the  entire  length 
construction  of  13 small  technical  features 
over  -crossing  of  road  P7  in  MR  9+806 
under  -crossing  of  road  P8  in  MR  11+688 width  17,50m 
under-crossing  of  road  P9  in  MR  12+014 width  8m 
road  laying 
asphalting  and  anti-skid  coat 
vertical  and  orizontal  road  singns  and  safety  features 
road  lighting  and  link  with  locality  of DEPOS. 

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6. 

Objectives 

Development  of  region  of Eastern  Macedonia  and  Thrace 
Link  Greece  with  EU  via  Italy. 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1993 

1995 

1995 

1999 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  project  is  feasible.  B/C=2,l,  IRR=11,8% 

9. 

Environmental  impact  analysis 

1997 

1996 

1998 

The  project  does  not  have  significant  impact  on  the  environment 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  ecus) 

Total  cost: 

Eligible  costs  (after  13/7/1994) 

Rate  of  assistance  85% 

Cohesion  Fund  assistance 

1.013.000 

11.013.000 

9.361.050 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is  based  on  the  assumption  that  the 
project  will  not  generate  revenu.  Any  change in this  assumption  will  be grounds  for  the 
Commission  to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Publication of main points of decisions to grant financial assistance 
under Regulation  (EC)  No  1164/94  establishing  a Cohesion  Fund 

1.  PROJECT No: 

95709/65/034 

Preparation  of  the  second phase  of  technical  studies  for  the rail 
link project between the new O.L.P. container terminal at N. Ikonio 
and  the planned  Thriassio  Pedio  rail  complex. 

;'sur.siy Ue :Ti ipt ion and nature  of project: 

d- ...;:.use y study  and definitive  study  of  the  route  to be  chosen 
."'end-,  -f eiiGineerma  works 

liuuuuenfai meant sandy ici.lowing up on the prelinrinar 
!  study which  will be  carried  out  in  the  first  staoe, 

BENEFICIARY  MEMBER  STATE: 

3.  AUTHORITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION 

4 .  LOCATION 

5.  COST OF THE  INVESTMENT 

WORKS  SCHEDULE 

START:  1 November  1995 
FINISH:  31 December  19QS 

ASSISTANCE  GRANTED: 

(100%) 

FINANCING  PLAN:  (See Annex) 

SOCIO-ECONOMIC  BENEFITS: 

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Regulation  1164/94 establishing  the Cohesion Fund 

Project Number  93/07/61/010/022/026 

1.  Name  of  project  River  Barrow  Water  Quality  Improvement  Scheme 

2.  Organization responsible for the  application 

2.1  Name: 

Department  of  the  Environment 

2.2  Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 
Dublin  2, Ireland 

3.  Organization responsible for project implementation 

3.1  Name: 

Carlow  Co.  Council  Athy  Urban  Distr.  Council  New Ross Urban Distr. Council 

3.2  Address.  County  Offices 

Carlow 
Ireland 

Rathstewart 
Athy,  Co.  Kildare 
Ireland 

The  Tholsel 
New  Ross,  Co.  Wexford 
Ireland 

4.  Location  of  project 

4.1  Member State: 

Ireland 

4.2  County: 

Co.  Carlow,  Kildare  and  Wexford,  Ireland 

5.  Description  of  project 

This Decision  covers  three  sewerage  schemes  in  Athy. Muinebheag  and New Ross which  are all 
intended  to  improve  significantly  water  quality  of  the  River  Barrow. 

T Q£ 

a)  Athy 
The  Decision  covers  the  first  two  stages  of  this  project  which  includes  the  replacement  of  the 
existing  pipeline  network,  the  provision  of  a new  secondary  treatment  plant  and  2 new  pumping 
stations.  This Decision  covers  the Preliminary  Report,  the CBA  and  detailed  design.  The  second  -
construction  -  stage  comprises  inlet  works,  2  aeration  basins,  3  circular  clarifiers,  2  stormwater 
tanks,  a  sludge  pumping  station  and  flow  dividing  chambers,  a  sludge  press  building  and  a 
holding  tank  and  the  administration  and  control  building.  The  also  covered  mechanical  contract 
includes  post  inlet  works  and  aeration  basins. 

b)  Muinebheag 
This  project  consists  of  the  provision  of  a  secondary  treatment  works  and  the  construction  of  3 
pumping  stations,  foul  and  stormwater  sewers,  and  rising  mains  in the  town  of  Muinebheag.  The 
treatment  works  are  designed  to  serve  a population  equivalent  of  4,000  at Stage  1.  Approximately 
4  km  of  sewers  ranging  in  size  from  225mm  - 600  mm  diameter  will  be  installed  including  short 
sections  of  150  mm  diameter  rising  main  and  3  submersible  pumping  stations. 

c)  New  Ross 
The  Decision  covers  the  initial  construction  phase  on  the  New  Ross  Main  Drainage  scheme 
involving  interceptor  and  collection  network  development.  The  whole  includes  the  construction 
of  pumping  stations,  a  pipe  network  and  a  treatment  plant.  The  treatment  works  will  include 
secondary  biological  treatment,  settlement  tanks  and  sludge  treatment  facilities  which  will  cater 
for  sludge  from  the  New  Ross  and  West  Wexford  area. 

6.  Objectives 

The  principle  objectives  of  the  whole  project  are: 

-compliance  with  objectives  of  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Treatment  Directive 

(91/271/EEC) 

-  elimination  of  existing  discharges  of  untreated  sewage 

-  improvement  of  water  quality  in  River  Barrow  estuary 

-  elimination  of  periodic  flooding  of  streets 

-  reduction  of  pollution  in  waters  used  for  bathing  and  recreational  facilities 

-  protection  of  public  health 

-  protection  of  aquatic  life  and  fish  stocks 

-  improvements  in  tourism,  industrial,  commercial  development  in  the  area 

ro^ 

7.  Timetable 

START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

Design  studies 

February  1978 

Land  acquisition 

1984 

Main  woriis 

March  1993 

Operational  phase 

post  1997 

1995 

1995 

1997 

8.  Cost-Benefit  Analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  shows  an  internal  rate  of  return  on  the  project  of  8.9  %  (Athy), 
6.7  °o  (New  Ross)  and  6.3  %  (Muinebheag).  The  evaluation  assumes  significant  benefits  in 
the  areas  of  health  and  safety,  tourism  and  amenity  improvement,  housing,  industrial  and 
commercial  development  with  related  benefits  to  the  port  of  New  Ross,  benefits  to  fisheries, 
plus  direct  benefits  from  the  project  implementation. 

9.  Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact 
Assessment)  Regulations,  1989,  which  transposes  Directive  85/337/EEC  into  Irish  law,  an 
environmental  impact  assessment  is  not  required  at  this  stage  for  the  three  parts  of  the 
Scheme.  However,  the  Irish  authorities  prepared  an  EIS  for  the  treatment  works  element  of 
the  New  Ross  project. 

Moreover,  the  operation  of  the  facilities  shall  be  subject  to  full  compliance  with  Article  12 
the  regulation  and/or  specific 
of  Directive  91/271/EEC 
authorization  of  discharges.  The  operation  of  the  treatment  plants  shall  also  be  within  the 
framework  of  quality  objectives  under  Council  Directive  76/464/EEC. 

in  particular  with  regard 

to 

COB 

10.  Total  costs  (in MECU) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
eligible  date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

11.754 

0.286 

11.468 

9.748 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  Î  January  1993  is  eligible 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project  summary 
No:  94/07/61/007 

1. 

2. 

Project  title: 

Lough  Derg  Water  Quality  Improvement 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of  the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2 

3- 

Authorities  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

3.2 

Name: 

Address: 

Name: 
Address 

Offal y  County  Council 

Tippcrary  Count}'  Council 

Courthouse 
Tullamorc 
Co  Offaly 
Clare  County  Council 
New  Road 
Lnms 
Co  Clare 

Courthouse 
Nenagh 
Co  Tippcrary 
Wcstmeath  County  Council 
County  Buildings 
Mullingar 
Co  Wcstmeath 

Name: 
Address: 

Gal wax  County  Council 
Prospect  Hill 
Gal wax 

Roscommon  County  Council 
Courthouse 
Roscommon 

4. 

Location 

4.1. 

Member  State 

Ireland 

4  2 

Region 

Counties  Galway.  Clare,  Roscommon,  Tipperarx'.  Offal\"  and  Wcstmeath 

^ • 

Descri ption 

Lough  Derg  is  the  largest  lake  on  the  River  Shannon  system  which  drains  a  large  part  of  the  west  and 
'Ihe  principle  economic 
midlands  of  Ireland 
importance  of  Lough  Derg  dcrixes  from  its  actual  and  potential  significance  for  the  tourism  industry 
since  it  is  part  of  the  Shannon  waterway  system,  the  largest  single  non-coastal  tourism  amenity  in 

Ilic  lake  is  40km  by  13km  at  its  widest  point 

land.  This  potential 

is  being  threatened  by  a  deterioration  in  water  din'iid  esiuu.,.. 

concentration  of  phosphorous  and  algae  consistent  with  a  highlx  eutrop'uc  lake 

Lough  Derg  is  classified  as  'sensitive  waters' and  under  the  tenus  of  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directix e 
waste  water  from  agglomerations  of more  than  10,000 population  equivalent  must  have  treatment  more 
stringent  than  secondary  treatment  by  end-1998. 

The  project's  aims  are  to  implement  a  monitoring  system  for  the  hike,  to  design  and  construct  or 
upgrade  treatment  xxorks  at  the  six  largest  urban  areas  in  or  around  the  lake  and  to  plan  future  work 
at  other  smaller  sites. 

Clo 

The  items  covered  are: 

Assessment  programme  for  the future  management  of water quality  including  the  development 
of  a  hydrodynamic  model  ofthe  lake  system  plus  extensive  data  collection. 
Provision  or  upgrading  of  collection,  secondary  treatment  and  phosphorous  removal  facilities 
at  the  towns  of  Nenagh,  Birr,  Ballinasloe,  Tullamore,  Roscrea  and  Athlone. 
Planning  and  design  of  future  facilities  at  Portumna,  Clara  and  Moate. 

Objectives 

Presentation  and  enhancement  of  Lough  Derg  as  a  water  resource  by  arresting  and  reversing 
the  eutrophication  of  the  lake; 
To  protect  and  improve  water  quality  in  the  tributaries  ofthe  catchment: 
To  establish  a  water  quality  monitoring  system  for  the  Lough; 
To  comply  with  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive. 
To  contribute  to  implementing  the  phosporous  pollution  reduction  programme  (in  particular 
the  attainment  of  the  phosphorous  quality  objectixe)  applicable  to  Lough  Derg  which  is 
required  under  Directive  76/464/EEC. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

01/01/190] 

01/01/1^95 

01/01/1995 

01/01/1999 

Completion 

31/12/1997 

31/12/1996 

31/12/1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  Lough  Derg  group  of  projects  was  exaluated  by  consultants  appointed  by  the  European 
Commission.  The  study  sought  to  quantify'  the  direct  benefits  of  the  projects  m  the  sense  of  the 
contribution  of  each  project  to  meeting  a  target  reduction  of  Biochemical  Oxxgen  Demand  and 
phosphorous  in  the  lake  and  also  the  cost-effectiveness  of  each  project 

The  indirect  benefits  ofthe  projects  to maintaining  or generating  tourism  in the area xvere assessed  and 
so  also  xvas  the  extent  to  which  the  lack  of  water  treatment  facilities  was  impeding  residential, 
industrial  and  commercial  dexelopment.  However, in  view  ofthe  absence  of adequate data to  quantify 
indirect  benefits,  the  choice  of  priority  projects  was  largely  based  on  the  cost-effectiveness  and 
in  this 
environmental 
evaluation. 

impact  anahsis.  The  projects  chosen  are  the  priority  projects  identified 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

Environmental  Impact  Assessments  are  not  required  foranx  ofthe  mdix idual  projccis  within  this  group 
of  projects. 

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Cost  and  assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

13.098 

-

13.098 

11.133 

85 

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Project  summary 
No:94/07/61/00*9 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Tralee  Sewerage  Scheme 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name:  Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address:  O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Kerry  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address:  County  Buildings, Tralee,  Kerry 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Ireland 

4.2. 

Region:County  Kerry 

Description 

5. 
Tralee  Sewerage  Scheme  consists  of  the  provision  of  a  sewerage  scheme  for  Tralee  town  and  the 
surrounding  area,  including  the  upgrading  of  under-capacity  sewers,  the  provision  of  separation 
chambers  for  foul/storm  water  separation,  the  installation  of new  storm  and  foul  sewers, new  storm 
and  foul  pumping  stations, and the  construction  of a new  waste water treatment  plant  and  an  outfall 
pipe  to  Tralee'  Bay.  The  treatment  plant  will  have  a  biological  loading  of  25,400  population 
equivalent. 

The provision of ultraviolet disinfection  at the treatment plant is necessary to comply with the  Bathing 
Water  Directive. 

The  installation  of  foul  and  storm  sewers  and  the  upgrading  of  defective  sewers  was  assisted  under 
the  ENVIREG programme:  The present decision  covers the remainder ofthe  project  and will  include 
the  following  works: 

six  pumping  stations 
main  pump  house  with  storm  and  foul  pumping  units 
construction  of  sewage  treatments  works  comprising  the  following: 
inlet  works  with  screening,  storm  overflow  and  flow  measurement 
sedimentation  in two  22m  diameter  tanks 
high  rate  biofilters 
activated  sludge  reactors 
secondary  sedimentation  in three  19.4m  diameter  tanks 

disinfection  plant  using  UV  radiation 
outfall  pipe  with  flow  measurement 
storm  holding  tank 
sludge  treatment  area  (including  sludge  thickening,  digestion,  storage  and  dewatering)  and 
combining  heat  and  power  unit 
control  building,  dewatering  building,  compression  house  and  sludge  control  building 

Objectives 

to  comply  with the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive 
to  comply  with  the  Bathing  Water,  Shellfish  Water and  Sewage  Sludge  Directive 
to  provide  for  tourism,  industry,  commercial  and  residential  development 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Main  works 

01/01/95 

' 

Completion 

31/12/97 

Operational  phase 

01/01/98 

: 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  economic  assessment  of  the  project  notes  that  untreated  waste  water  discharges  are  leading  to 
pollution  ofthe  estuary  ofthe  River Lee from a physical/chemical  and  bacteriological  point  of  view. 
It  notes  for  example  that  mandatory  levels  of  pollution  for  shell  fish  water  are  being  exceeded. 
Provision of a secondary treatment plan will lead to more rapid growth of this industry and of tourism, 
which  is the major  source  of income  in the area, and also of industrial  and  commercial  development. 

Secondary treatment  must be provided  in Tralee by the year 2000 under the terms ofthe  Urban  Water 
Directive. 

A  cost  effectiveness  analysis  indicates  that  the  design  size  of  the  plant  is  not  excessive  assuming 
moderate  population  and  industrial  growth.  The  unit  costs  of  the  project  are  lower  than  for  six 
projects  of  similar  size  using  similar treatment  technology. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

An  EL\  for  the  project  was  completed  and  certified  by  the  Minister  for  the  Environment  in  August 
1992. 

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Cost and assistance (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

10.868 

0 

10.868 

9.238 

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Project  summary 
No:  94/07/61/016 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Sligo  Main  Drainage  (Stage I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Sligo  Corporation 

3.2. 

Address: 

Town  Hall,  Sligo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Co. Sligo 

Description 

5. 
The project  concerns the  planning  and  design phase of a waste water collection  and treatment  system 
for  Sliso  town  which  is  required  by  the  year  2000  under  the  terms  of  the  Urban  Waste  Water 

i .'e. 

At present, all effluent  is collected  and discharged  untreated at one point in the esturial waters of Sligo 
Bay  The intention  is to build  a new sewer to a new effluent  treatment works  800m from the existing 
sewage  collection  point.  A treatment  plant  will  provide  secondary  treatment  before  discharge.  It  is 
also  intended  that  Sligo town  will  act  as a hub to  provide  sludge treatment  and  disposal  facilities  for 
the  town  and  the  surrounding  area. 

6. 

Objectives 

compliance  with  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive; 
protection  of the  environment  from  the effects  of  untreated  sewage; 
provision  of  sludge  treatment  facilities  for  Sligo  and  the  surrounding  area; 
protection  of the  amenity  of  Sligo  Bay; 
protection  of  public  health  by  prevention  of  sewage  overflow  onto  public  streets. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Operational  phase 

1972 

1998 

Completion 

1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

An  assessment  of the  socio-economic benefits  of the  project  will  be  carried  out  as part  of  Stage  I of 
the project.  Future  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  will  depend  on  this assessment  and  on the  outcome  of 
the  EIA  (see  below). 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

An  EIA  is  required  for the  project  and  will  be completed  as part  of  Stage  I. 

This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  procedures  under  Part  IV  of  the  Local 
Government  (Planning  and  Development)  Regulations  1990. 

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Cost  and  assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

2.035 

~ 

2.035 

1.730 

85 

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Project  N°: 94/07/61/019 

1. 

2. 

Project 

title:  Lough  Mask  Regional  Water  Supply 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2, Ireland 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Mayo  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address: 

Aras  an  Chontae, Castlebar,  Co. Mayo 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Co.  Mayo 

Description 

5. 
The  application  concerns  the  completion  of construction  of  the  Lough  Mask  Regional  Water  Supply 
Scheme,  (Ballinrobe/Claremorris)  CF  reference:  93/07/61/038,  together  with  the  completion  of 
planning  for  the  remaining  elements  of  the scheme. 

Commission  Decision No. C(93) 3257/13 of  15th November  1993 approved  the planning, design  and 
start-up  construction  costs  for  the  first  stage  of  the  construction  of  a reservoir  and  central  building, 
laying  of  a trunk  main  to  Claremorris  and  connections  to the  existing  distribution  system.  Approval 
is  now  sought  for  the  completion  of  the  construction  of  these  works  and  for  the  completion  of 
planning  of further  extensions  to the  distribution  networks. 

East  of  Claremorris, the two  principal  population  centres  and  areas  of economic  activity,  Knock  and 
Ballyhaunis, are served  by  small  public water  supply  systems  which  lack capacity  and  are  subject  to 
quality variation.  A further  15 private group water schemes  serve the rural population.  Many  of these 
are  served  by  poor  quality  private  sources.  These  schemes  lack  basic  treatment  facilities  and  are 
unable  to  supply  water  in  compliance  with  the  standards  for  drinking  water. 
Claremorris  town  is  the  last  major  population  centre  within  the  Lough  Mask  catchment  discharging 
low quality effluent  to surface  waters within that catchment. In order to protect  and enhance  the water 
quality  in  Lough  Mask,  the  source  for  the  Lough  Mask  Regional  Water  Supply,  it  is  also  proposed 
to  upgrade  the  Claremorris  sewerage  scheme  and  this  application  includes  a  proposal  for  the 
completion  of planning  of  this  scheme. 

ns 

Objectives 

provision  of  a treated  water  supply  throughout  the  region  in  compliance  with  the  Drinking 
Water  Directive  80/778/EEC; 

provision  of  facilities  to  treat  effluent  from  Claramorris  town; 

to  protect  the  aquatic  environment  of  the  River  Robe  which  flows  into  Lough  Mask. 

Work schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

5/1/98 

1/1/95 

1/9/94 

1/1/97 

31/12/97 

31/12/97 

31/12/97 

8. 

Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The primary justification  for  the project  is the substitution  of substandard  water sources  with 
a  new  source  meeting  current  standards  plus  the  reduction  of  pollution  into  Lough  Mask. 
However,  a  cost-benefit  analysis  carried  out  as  part  of  Phase  I  of  the  project  (which  was 
assisted  by  the  Cohesion  financial  instrument)  indicated  that  the  project  would  generate 
economic  benefits  primarily  from  increased  tourism  and  also  from  more  rapid  industrial 
commercial  and  agricultural  activity. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact Analysis 

An  EIA  is  not  required  for  this  project. 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in M ecu) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

17.686 

-

17.686 

15.033 

85 

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Project  N°:  94/07/61/022 

1. 

2. 

Project  tide:  Wexford  Main  Drainage  (Stage  II) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of  the  Environment 

i  -> 

Address: 

O'Connell  Eridge  House 

Dublin  2,  Ireland 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

1 

Name: 

Wexford  Corporation 

>  ? 

Address: 

Municipal  Buildings,  Wexford 

L 

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Location 

Member  State:  Ireland 

•  ' 

Region: 

Co.  Wexford 

Description 

\t  present  sewage  from  Wexford  town  is  discharged  untreated  from  over  twenty  outfalls  into  the 
Slanc>  Lstuarv  and  Wexford  Harbour.  This  results  in  gross  pollution  of  the  harbour  area  and  is  an 
obstacle  to  growth  in  the  industrial,  commercial  and  tourist  potential  ofthe  region. 

i he  scheme  provides  for  the  construction  of 

a  comprehensive  modern  sewerage  collection  network  for  the  town  and  the  surrounding  area 
and  associated  pumping  stations; 

an  interceptor  sewer  along  the  quay  and  main  lift  pumping  station.  This  will  involve  the 
'-mohtion  of  the  existing  timber  pier/boardwalk  and  the  reclamation  of  a  large  varying  in 
width  from  15  to  25  meters; 

a  treatment  works  including  preliminary  units, pnmary  settlement  tanks,  secondary  biological 
treatment  units,  secondary  settlement  tanks  and  sludge  treatir.em  lacihties  together  with  an 
. utiall  pipe  to  a  discharge  point  in  the  main  channel  ofthe  harbour. 

Objectives 

miphanco  with  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive  91/271/EEC; 

compliance  with  the  Bathing  Water  Directive  76/166/EEC,  the  Shellfish  Water  Directive 
79/923/EEC  and the Salmonoid  River  Directive  78/659/EEC; 

improvement  of  water  quality  in  the  Slaney  Estuary  including  the  elimination  of  visual 
pollution  and odours; 

to  allow  for further  development  of tourism, fishing  and the shellfish  industry; 

lifting  of constraints  on commercial,  industrial  and residential  expansion. 

7. 

Work schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1/7/93 

1/7/93 

1/1/95 

1/1/99 

31/12/96 

1/4/97 

31/12/98 

Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

A  cost-benefit  analysis  was  carried  out  as  part  of  Stage  I  of  the  project  which  received 
assistance  from  the Cohesion  financial  instrument. 

The CBA  identified  more rapid tourism  development  as the main economic  benefit  generated 
by  the  project  with  additional  benefits  to  local  fisheries  and  to  industrial  and  commercial 
development. 

Environmental  Impact Analysis 

An  EIA is  required  for the project  has been  completed  and was certified  by the Minister for 
the  Environment  in November 1992. 

10. 

Cost and assistance  (in  Mecu) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

36.750 

0.500 

36.250 

30.813 

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Project N°: 94/07/61/024 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Monaghan  Water  Supply 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of  the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2,  Ireland 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Monaghan  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address: 

County  Offices,  the  Glen.  Monaghan 

4. 

Location 

4.1. 

Member  State:  Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Co.  Monaghan 

5. 

Description 

The  existing  water  supply  for  Monaghan  town  comes  from  three  sources: 

a  borehole  at  Rooskey  producing  approximately.  1000  m3  per  day  with  excessive  le\e!s  ol" 
ammonia,  sulphate,  iron  and  hardness; 

surface  water  from  Lamb's  Lake,  approx.  1000  m Yd.  A2  category  water  recemng  onl\ 
chlorination.  with  excessive  trihalomethane  and  chloroform  levels: 

Togan  Treatment  Plant,  approx.  200  m Yd treated  water,  settlement  and  rapid  gra\  itv  filtration 
This  treatment  plant  is  adequate  and  would  be  retained. 

There  is  a  problem  with  supply  capacity  leading  to  rationing  during  the  summer.  Drinking  water 
returns  show  exceedences  for  Aluminium.  Coliforms.  Colour.  Copper.  Fluoride.  Iron.  Kjcldahl 
Nitrogen.  Odour.  Sulphates  and  Turbidity. 

The  overall  project  consists  ofthe  establishment  of  good  water  capacity.  This  will  be  achieved  b>  the 
drilling  and  testing  of  wells.  In  the  initial  phase,  having  established  the  capacil> 
the 
anticipated  ultimate  demand  of  9,100  mYper  day.  works  will  be  constructed  to  provide  4.550  m ' d ay 
to  Monaghan  Town. 

to  weld 

The  project  will  consist  of  the  following  elements: 

planning/design  ofthe  total  project: 

establishment  of  test  and  production  wells; 

completion  of  EIS  and  cost  effectiveness  analysis; 

construction  of  treatment  plant,  trunk  mains,  water  tower,  clearwater  reservoirs  and 
provision  of  telemetry  system  and  pumping  equipment. 

Objectives 

to  comply  with  the  Drinking  Water  Directive; 

to  increase  capacity  to  cater  for  existing  summer  demand  and  to  end  rationing  in 
summer; 

to  provide  for  future  development  in  the  area. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

. 

Operational  phase 

1985 

1993 

1996 

1998 

1995 

1994 

1998 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

An  economic  assessment  ofthe  benefits  of water  quality  improvement  and  an  increase  in  the 
capacity  available  indicated  a  benefit-cost  ratio  of  1.6:1. 

Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact 
Assessment)  Regulations  1989, which  transpose  EC  Directive  857/337/EEC  into  Irish  law,  an 
Environmental  Impact  Assessment  is  required  for  this  project.  This  will  be  undertaken  as  part 
of  the  planning  and  design  stage  ofthe  project. 

10. 

Cost  mid  assistance  (in  M  ecu) 

I 

1 

Total  cost 

, 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  ruie 
(%) 

7  219 

-

7.219 

6.136 

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Project  summary 

No:  95/07/61/001 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  River Boyne Catchment  Protection  Scheme  (Stage  I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge House 

Dublin 2 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Meath  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address: 

County  Hall, Navan. Co Meath 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Counties Cavan  and  Meath 

Description 

5. 
This decision  concerns  the first  phase of a group of projects  intended  to  improve  the  water quality  of 
the  River  Boyne, a catchment  which  is classified  as 'sensitive waters'. 
The first stage ofthe  project  concerns the planning and design  of treatment  plants  in Navan  and  Tnm. 
the  largest  towns  on  the  upper  Boyne  and  also the  establishment  of  a  management  and  monitoring 
system  to  ensure  the  maintenance  of water quality  in the  catchment. 

6. 

Objectives 

to comply  with  the  Urban Waste  Water  Directive  (action  is  required  by  1998); 
to  maintain  the  quality  of water  in the  catchment. 

ar 

Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

1986 

Operational  phase 

01/01/1998 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

Completion 

31/12/1997 

An  assessment  ofthe  benefits  ofthe  group  of projects  will  be carried  out  as  part  of  Stage  I. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

An Environmental  Impact Assessment  is required for the treatment works in Navan and will be earned 
out  as  part  of  Stage  I ofthe  project.  An  EIA  is not  required  for  the  project  in  Trim. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costr 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

2.877 

-

2.877 

2.446 

85 

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Project  summary 
No:  95/07/61/005 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Geographical  Information  System 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Local  Government  Computer  Services  Board 

3.2. 

Address: 

Phoenix  House 

Conyngham  Road. Dublin  8 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

whole  country 

Description 

5. 
This  technical  assistance  project  concerns  the  creation  of  a  database  to  be  presented  graphically  to 
collect,  store  and  illustrate  data  about  the  environmental  status  of  water  ways  in  Ireland.  The 
following  layers  of data will  be graphically  represented: 
General  information: 
population  equivalents,  industrial  loadings  and  industrial  licences. 

including  county  boundaries  and  major  towns  including  population  figures, 

Waterways:  hydrometric area boundaries, river sampling  points and stretches of river with their water 
quality. 

Infrastructure:  waste  water  treatment  works  and  landfill  sites  with  types  of treatment,  capacity  and 
existing  loads. 

Other:  sewage sludge management regions and existing  and proposed  regional water supply schemes, 
and ground  water catchments.  Sewage  sludge treatment  and  disposal  methods  and  volumes will  also 
be  included. 

It  is  intended  that* the  detailed  layers  of  information  will  be  digitised  and  that  the  capacity  to  allow 
public  as well  as central  and  local  government  access to  the  material  will  be  included. 

S2> 

Objectives 

to ensure a standardised approach to the development of detailed monitoring and management 
regimes  for projects  funded  by the Cohesion  Fund  and other  instruments; 
to  improve the quality  of decision-making  at local  and national  level; 
to provide improved reporting of expenditure and performance  of environmental  improvement 
projects; 
to  provide  public  access  to  information  about  the  Irish  water  services  programme  and to 
thereby  generate  interest  in it. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1/7/95 

1/1/98 

Completion 

31/12/97 

8. 

Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

In  view  of  its  nature  and  small  size,  a  conventional  economic  anaylsis  is  not  appropriate  for  this 
project.  The benefits  largely  derive  from  the  future  provision  of a  coordinated  national  register  of 
environmental  assets  and  infrastructure.  Public  access  to  a  system  showing  the  nature  of  water 
resources  and their management  should  also be regarded  as a benefit  although  this  is unquantifiable. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

An  EIA is not required  for this  project. 

This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  procedures  under  Part  IV  of  the  Local 
Government  (Planning  and Development)  Regulations  1990. 

10. 

Cost  and assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

0.178 

-

0.178 

0.152 

85 

*  Expenditure  after  the date of submission  ofthe  project,  2 May  1995 is eligible. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project  summary 
No:  95/07/61/008 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Lough  Swilly  Water Quality  Improvement  (Stage  I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Donegal  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address. 

County  House,  Lifford,  Co. Donegal 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Co.  Donegal 

Description 

5. 
This  decision  covers  the  planning  and  design  stage  of  the  extension  and  upgrading  of  the  existing 
secondary  treatment  plant  for  the  town  of  Letterkenny.  It  will  also  include  the  establishment  of  a 
water quality  monitoring  system  for the  Lough  Swilly  catchment,  in which  Letterkenny  is the  largest 
town. 

6. 

Objectives 

to  preserve  the  amenity  and  resource  value  of  Lough  Swilly  by  reducing  discharges  of 
pollution 
to  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive  (secondary  treatment  for 
Letterkenny  is  required  by  2000) 
to  establish  a,water quality  management  system  for  the  Lough  Swilly  catchment 

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7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Operational  phase 

2/6/95 

2/1/98 

Completion 

31/12/97 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

An  assessment  of the  economic  benefits  of the project  will  be undertaken  as part  of  Stage I. 
9. 

Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

A  EIA  is  required  for  this  project  and  will  be carried  out  as part  of  Stage  I. 

This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  procedures  under  Part  IV  of  the  Local 
Government  (Planning  and  Development)  Regulations  1990. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

1.035 

-

1.035 

Ô.880 

85 

*  Expenditure  after  the  date  of  submission  ofthe  project,  2 June  1995, is eligible. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project  summary 
No:  95/07/61/010 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Dublin  Region  Waste  Water Treatment  (Stage II) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

Department  of the  Environment 

2.2. 

Address. 

O'Connell  Bridge House 

Dublin  2.  Ireland 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name:  Dublin  Corporation 

Dun  Laoghaire/Rathdown  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address: 

Civil  Offices.  Dublin  8 Town  Hall, Dun  Laoghaire,  Co  Dublin 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State  Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Dublin  city  and  count}' 

Description 

5. 
Tlie  Dublin  Region  Waste  Water  Treatment  Scheme  is a major  waste water collection,  treatment  and 
disposal  (including  sludge  treatment)  system  for the Greater  Dublin  Area.  Tlie preliminary  results  of 
studies  at  present  underway  indicate  that  treatment  of waste  water for the  area  should  be  undertaken 
at  one  expanded  plant  at  Ringsend  in  tlie  port  area  of  Dublin.  Tlie  present  decision  assumes  this 
option. 

The overall  project  will  involve the  provision  of secondary treatment  facilities  for  the  Dublin  Region 
at  Ringsend  with  the  capacity  to  cover a population  equivalent  of  1.6  million. 

Tlie  scheme will also  include  the constniction of interceptor sewers and pumping  stations  to transport 
all  flows from die  Dun  Laoghaire  area south east ofthe  city to the Ringsend plant.  Major  sewers  will 
also  be  constructed  in  tlie north  ofthe  city  to eliminate  the discharge  of untreated  sewage  at  Howth 
(current  loading  330.000  p.e.)  and  divert  these flows for  treatment  at  Ringsend. 

Stage  I of  the  project  involved  the  planning  of  secondary'  treatment  for  Dublin,  the  planning  of  the 
diversion  of flows  from  Dun  Laoghaire and die planning of sludge treatment and disposal.  Assistance 
from  tlie  Cohesion  Fund  for  different  parts  of  this  stage  was  granted  by  Commission  decisions 
C(93)  2798/2, C(93)  3257/2, C(93)  2798/4  and  C(93) 3257/10. 

Stage  II  covered  by  tliis decision  involves  the  following  works: 

cleaning,  surveying  and  refining  existing  culvert  in the  Dun  Laoghaire  area 
seawall  and  coastal  protection  using  rock-annour 
construction  of  1.8km  sewer  in tunnel  plus  subsidiary'  sewers and  culverts 

CM 

demolition  of  existing  screening  house  at  Bullock  Harbour  and  provision  of  new  pumping 
station  including  the  design,  supply  and  installation  of  all  mechanical  and  electrical  works 
planning  and  design  of  further  phases  of  construction  in  the  Dun  Laoghaire  area 
planning,  design  and  construction  of  a  primary  sludge  management  scheme  for  the  Dublin 
area.  This  work  will  involve  thickening,  screening  and  dewatering  to a  cake  of  12,000  tonnes 
of  drv  solids  produced  at  Ringsend  each  year.  This  will  then  undergo  alkaline  stabilisation 
on  site  to  produce  treated  sludge;  the  exact  stabilisation  process  will  be  selected  after  trials  on 
the  site. 

It  is  proposed  to  formulate  a  strategy  around  tlie  disposal  of  dned.  digested  sludge  to  landfill  with  a 
parallel  development  of  agricultural  outlets. 

6. 

Objectives 

to  comply  with  the  Urban  Waste  Water  Directive  (compliance  required  b\  2000  and  by  1998 
in  tlie  case  of  sludge  dumping  at  sea) 
to  eliminate  discharges  of  untreated  sewage 
to  reduce  pollution  of  bathing  and  recreation  areas 
to  protect  aquatic  life  and  fish  stocks 
to  allow  for  tourism,  industrial  and  commercial  development  in  Dublin  Ba\ 

7. 

Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Completion 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Mam  works 

Operational  phase 

1995 

1995 

1W95 

1998 

^ 

F c o n o m i > L a nd  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

1997 

1997 

I99S 

An  a^scsMiient  o f t he  economic  benefits  was carried  out  as  part  of  stage  I  o f t he  project, 
ft  a s s u m ed 
significant  benefits,  over  a  25 year  economic  life-time  o f t he  project,  m  the areas  of  health  and  safety, 
tourism  and amenity  improvement,  housing,  industrial  and commercial  development  mid  fisheries.  Tlie 
C BA  estimated  the  internal  rate  of  return  of 8-9%. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

An  Environmental  Impact  Assessment  is  not  required  for  this  stage  ofthe  project 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (.MECU) 

i 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fuifd 
grant 

31.784 

0 

31.784 

27.016 

Grant  rate 

(%) 

85 

*  Expenditure  after  die  date  of  submission,  2  June  1995.  is  eligible. 

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Publication  of  the  main  points  of  the  Decision  to  grant assistance  under 
Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project No: 93/07/65/014 

1.  Project  title:  Dublin  Port  Lo-Lo  Terminal  I 

2.  Authority  making  the  application 

2.1  Name: 

Department  of  the  Marine 

2.2  Address: 

Leeson  Lane,  Dublin  2 
Dublin  2.  Ireland 

3.  Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1  Name: 

Dublin  Port  and  Docks  Board 

3.2  Address: 

Port  Centre,  Alexandra  Road,  Dublin  1 

4.  Location 

4.1  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2  Region: 

Co.  Dublin 

5.  Description 

The  project  involves  the  upgrading  of  one  of  the  three  container  terminals  in  Dublin  port  by 
means  of  the  following  programme  of  investment: 

Civil  Engineering  Works 

Cost  (Mecu) 

1.  Extend  crane  run-off  area  by  15  m 
2.  Extend  crane  rails  and  foundations  55m 
3.  Rock  armour  and  infill  end  of  existing  quay  and  crane  run-off  area 
4.  Surface  1.6  ha  of  existing  land 
5.  Provision  of  mooring  points,  fendenng  etc 
Cost 

1.1 

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Cost  (Mecu) 

iâ. 
5.9 

Mechanical  Works 

1. Purchase  ship  to  shore  crane 
2.  Purchase  two  straddle  carriers  (2) 
3.  Purchase  second-hand  refurbished  fork  lift  truck 
4.  Refurbish  existing  crane 
Cost 
Total  Project Cost 
(excluding  VAT and  Contingency) 

6.  Objectives 

to  provide  a  faster  and  more  reliable  service; 
to  allow  for  increased  traffic  through  Dublin  port; 
to  reduce  costs  to  industry. 

7. Work Schedule 

START DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

05/93 

1/1/95 

1/11191 

' 

8.  Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

07/93 

31/12/96 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  submitted  with  the  project  identifies  three  types  of  benefits  which 
will  be  generated  by  the  project:  reduced  port  charges  once  the  enlargement  is  completed, 
increased  local  expenditure  and increased  employment  at the port due to increased  port  traffic 
and  greater  operating  efficiencies  from  faster  loading  and  unloading,  economies  of  scale, 
lower  dock  labour - costs  and  increased  competition  with  other  Lo-Lo  terminals.  The 
Commission  does not  agree with  the quantification  of all of the assumed  benefits  but  accepts 
that the economic return  from  the project  is sufficient  to justify  proceeding.  For  example, the 
internal  rate of return generated by greater operating efficiencies  alone is estimated to be  11%. 

9.  Environmental  Impact Analysis 

An  EIA  is not  required  for  this  project. 

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Id.  Access  to  facility 

Aii.  d.ise;  operating  agreement  and  stevedoring  licence  shall  not  give  exclusive  rights  to  the 
facilnv  to  any  one  operator  Where  possible,  the Dublin  Port  and  Docks  Board  shall  allow  the 
vessel  or  vessels  of  other  opeiaiors  to  berth  at  the  terminal. 

II.  (  ontrol  of  assets 

None  of  the  assets  may  be  sold  or  otherwise  disposed  of  without  the  agreement  of  the 
Fuiopean  Commission.  Any  income  from  the  disposal  of  assets  may  be  taken  into  account 
ui  d'ciilaim;-  the  amount  of  aid  to  be  granted  to  the  project. 

!2.t  >«s! and  assistance  (in  Mecu) 

l o f ai 

c o s t. 

Foivcast  ivMinie 

Total  eligible 
cost 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 
(at  85  % of 
eligible  cost) 

effective  grant 
rate 
(grant  as  %  of 
total  cost) 

^  d r, 

i  v ^, 

4.109 

3.544 

O0°o 

uenditure  incurred  after  1 Januarv  1093  is  eligible 

I dOdisi  levemie  \\..i>  taken  mîo  account  before  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  Fund  was 
determined  A Mimifuant  departure  from  the  assumptions  underlying  the  revenue  forecasts 
e. ill  "••  "i.••  uu - v-i  the  (  ennnssion  to  alter  the  amount  of  aid  granted 

Publication  of  the  main  points  of  the Decision  to  grant assistance  under 
Regulation  1164/94 establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project  N°:  93/07/65/029 

1.  Project  title: 

Balbriggan  By-pass  (Stage  II) 

2.  Authority  making  the  application 

2.1  Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 
Dublin  2.  Ireland 

3.  Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1  Name: 

Fingal  County  Council 

3.2  Address: 

46/49  Upper.  O'Connell  Street.  Dublin  1 

4.  Location 

4.1  Member  State:  Ireland 

4.2  Region:  Dublin 

5.  Description 

This  decision  covers  the  construction  phase  of  the  Balbriggan  By-pass.  An  carliei  Commission  decision 
(0(93)2243/9  of  29  July  1993)  granted  assistance  from  the  Cohesion  iuiancial  instrument  for  the  design  and 
planning  stage. 

Ihe  FOI  will  provide 
The  Balbriggan  By-pass  will  form  a  part  ofthe  EOI  route  linking  Rosslarc  to  Larnc 
a  link  between  the  north  and  south  of  Ireland  which  will  become  mcreasingb 
important  in  the  sing!? 
European  market  as  well  as  providing  a  link  between  the  major  international  ports  of  Rosslarc.  Dublin. 
Belfast  and  Larnc  and  Dublin  and  Belfast  Airports. 

At  a  regional  level  the  scheme  will  form  part  ofthe  Ml  from  Dublin  to  Belfast,  providing  improved  journev 
time  and  safety  for  traffic  between  these  major  urban  centres  as  well  as  improving  access  to  towns  in 
between  such  as  Swords.  Drogheda.  Dundalk  and  Ne wry. 

At  a  local  level  the  scheme  will  act  as  a bv-pass  for  Balbriggan  winch  has  suffered  from  the  ellee^  ol  tr >n.f 
on  t!., 

\  i  which  passes  through  the  town  and  will  assist  in  the  economic  rcgencratior 

!  a e 

The  length  ofthe  By-pass  will  be  approximately  12.5  kilomct'd  A  typical  cross  sect.on  has  a  minimum 
width  of  46  metres.  This  is  made  up  of  two  7.5  m  two-lane  carriageways  with  associated  hard  shoulders  and 
verges  of  3  metres  width  each,  a  5m  work  space  outside  the  \ • 
-  and  1.0  m  hard  snip  cither  side  ol  the 
7  metre  wide  central  median. 

Tie  Roads:  In  addition  to  the  motorway  section  ofthe  scheme.  ; e  d a ds  are  proposed  at  the  north  and  south 
to  link  with  the  existing  N l.  The  northern  tic  road  will  consist  <>! Doth  dual  and  single  carriageway  with  a 

^f 

small  section  of  road  improvement  on  the  existing  N l.  The  dual  carriageway  part  of  the  tie  roads  will  have 
a  similar  cross  section  to  the  motorway,  while  the  single  carriageway  part  will  have  a  carriageway  width  of 
7.5  metres  with  hard  shoulders  of  2 metre  width  and  verges  of  3 metre  width  on  either  side,  bounded  by  side 
slopes  of  varying  width. 

Interchanges:  In  addition  to  the  interchange  at  the  northern  end  of  the  by-pass,  interchanges  will  also  be 
provided  at  the  intersection  of  the  Naul  Road  with  the  motorway.  One  will  link  to  central  Balbriggan  and 
the  western  part  of  North  County  Dublin,  and  the  other  to  the  southern  part  of  Balbriggan  and  Balrothery 
via  the  existing  N l. 

6.  Objectives 

The  project  will  contribute  to  the  development  ofthe  Irish  and  trans-European  road  networks.  It  will 
reduce  the  travel  time  between  Dublin  and  Belfast; 

It  will  remove  a  significant  part  of  long  distance  traffic  through  the  town  of  Balbriggan; 

It  will  improve  access  to  the  North  Co.  Dublin  and  Co.  Lough  regions. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Design  .studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1 

i 

i 

START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

04/1987 

1994 

1995 

1999 

12/1994 

1996 

1999 

• 

i 

i 

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• 

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i 

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!  • 

i 

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, 

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. 

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8.  Economic  and  social  cost  benefit-analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  for  the  project  shows  an  internal  rate  of  return  of  20  %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

An  Environmental  Impact  Study  was  carried  out by the  Dublin  County  Council  and  approved  by  the  Minister 
for  the  Environment  on  20  April  1993. 

10.  Cost  and  assistance  (in  Mecu) 

. 

i 

• 

• 

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i 

i == 

1 

' 

• 

• 

' 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and  after  eligible 
date* 

44.723 

•— 

• 

' 

4.353 

Total 
eligible 
costs 

40.370 

Cohesion  Fund  grant 

Rate of 
assistance 

34.315 

85  % 

'.  i 

L. 

, • 

t-rrr: 

: 

;..:- 

' 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  the  date  of  submission  ofthe  project.  10  May  1994. 

is  eligible 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is based  on  the  assumption  that  the project  will  not  generate 
revenue.  Any  change  in  this  assumption  will  be  grounds  for  the  Commission  to  review  the  amount  of 
assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

N°:  93/07/65/034 

1.  Project  title  N4  Curlews  By-pass 

2.  Authority  making  the  application 

2.1  Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 
Dublin  2,  Ireland 

3.  Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1  Name: 

Roscommon  County  Council 

3.2  Address: 

Courthouse,  Roscommon,  County  Roscommon 

4.  Location 

4.1  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4.2  Region: 

Co.  Roscommon 

5.  Description 

The  project  is  on  the  N4  Dublin  -  Sligo  route  approximately  25  km  south  east  of  Sligo  town 
between  the  towns  of  Boyle  and  Collooney 

The  existing  N4  road  which  crosses  the  Curlew  mountains  is  poorly  aligned  and  includes  a 
sei:u.  ''f  Fair  pin  bends.  The  existing  road  is  subject  to  periodic  closure  in  winf-"  h>;...;.. 
frost.  This  is  considered  unacceptable  on  a major  road  and  it  is  probably  the  only  part  oi  the 
Irish  main  road  corridors  regularly  affected  by  this  problem.  The  planned  by-pass  will  provide 
16.5  km  of  single  carriageway  around  Curlew  Mountains  from  Lough  Key  Park  to  west  of 
Ballinafad,  also  by-passing  Boyle  town  and  incorporât!!/;-  improvements  to  the  existing  road 
from  west  of  Ballinafad  to  Castlebaldwin.  The  scheme  a Ko  includes  the  construction  of  a new 
1.5  km  link  from  the  new  route  to  Boyle  town. 

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6.  Objectives 

to  provide  essential  infrastructure  support  for  economic  (particularly  industrial  and 
tourism)  development  by  improving  access  to  ports,  airports  and  the  main  domestic 
markets; 

to  help  improve  access  to  sub-regions  (particularly  the  North  West  and  West)  thereby 
enhancing  their  attractiveness  as  locations  for  investment  and  economic  development; 

to  reduce  travel  times  and  improve  access  between  Sligo  and  Dublin.  Both  cities  have 
important  trading  and  economic  linkages  and  these  would  be  strengthened-as  a  result 
of  the  improvements.  There  will  also  be  improved  access  to  the  retail  centres  along 
the  corridor:  Sligo,  Longford,  Mullingar,  Kinnegad,  Dublin; 

to  relieve  Boyle  town  of  through  traffic  on  the  Dublin  -  Sligo  route; 

to  improve  safety  on  this  section  of  the  N4. 

7.  Work  schedule 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

i 

START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

1988 

1993 

1996 

1999 

1996 

1997 

1998 

i 

i 

i 

8.  Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  Cost-Benefit  Analysis  shows  an  internal  rate  of  return  of  12  %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

In  accordance  with  the  Local  Government  (Roads  and  Motorways)  Act,  1974  as  amended  by 
the  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact  Assessment)  (Motorways)  Regulations 
1988  which  transpose  EC  Directive  85/337  into Irish  law,  an  Environmental  Impact  Study  has 
been  carried  out. 

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10.  Cost  and  assistance(in  MECU) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and  after  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

22.893 

1.099 

21.794 

18.525 

1 

i 

*  expenditure  incurred  after  1 January  1993  is  eligible 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is based  on the  assumption  that  the  project 
will not generate revenue. Any  change in this assumption  will be grounds for the  Commission 
to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Publication of the main points of the Decision to grant assistance under 
Regulation 1164/94 establishing the Cohesion Fund 

94/07/65/002 

1. Name of project: N2 Ardee - Aclint Road 

2. Organisation responsible for the application 

2.1  Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address:  O'Connell  Bridge  House 
Dublin  2, Ireland 

3. Organisation responsible for project  implementation 

3.1 Name: 

Louth  County  Council 

3.2  Address:  County  Offices,  Dundalk,  Co. Louth 

4. Location of  project 

4.1  Member State: 

Ireland 

4.2  County: 

Co.  Louth 

5. Description of  project 

The project  is on the main route between Dublin and Deny, in Northern Ireland, and North  ponegal, 
which  is  a Trans-European  Network  route. To  optimise  development  elsewhere  on  the  network,  it 
is not proposed  to develop the entire length ofthe  network but to link the N2 at Ardee to Nl  Dublin 

d. 

• <  rth of Dunleer. The project  proposed is an extension of the planned link rôad  from 

the  Nl  to  Ardee  and  involves  the horizontal  and vertical  re-alignment  of  6.5  km  of  road  with  the 
provision  of a 7.5 m carriageway, with 3m hard shoulders and 2m grass margins. The pavement will 
be  designed  to cater  for  the  projected  traffic  volume. 

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6.  Objectives 

To  replace  an  existing  sub-standard  route; 

To  provide  infrastructure  support  for  economic  development  by  improving  access  to  ports, 
airports  and  the  main  domestic  markets; 

To  improve  access to various  regions,  particularly  the north  west  and the west  of  Northern 
Ireland; 

To  improve  road  safety  by  realigning  the  present  route; 

To  provide  for  increased  vehicle  weights. 

7.  Timetable 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

1992 

1994 

1997 

1999 

1997 

1997 

1999 

8.  Cost  Benefit  Analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  shows  an  internal  rate  of  return  of  10 %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

In accordance with the provisions ofthe European Communities (Environmental  Impact Assessment) 
Regulations,  1989 which  transpose EC  Directive  85/337  into  Irish  law for  road  projects  other  than 
motorways, an Environmental  Impact Assessment  is not required  for  this project.  However the Irish 
authorities  state  that  environmental  considerations  will  be taken  into  account  and  the  scheme  will 
be  designed  to  minimise  the  impact  ofthe  local  environment. 

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10. Total  costs (in MECU) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and  after  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

7.424 

0.250 

7.174 

6.098 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  the date  of  submission  ofthe  project,  10 May  1994,  is  eligible 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance granted  is based  on  the  assumption  that  the  project  will 
not generate revenue. Any change in this assumption  will be grounds  for  the Commission  to  review 
the  amount  of  assistance. 

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N°:  94/07/65/004 

1.  Project  title  N4  Collooney  -  Sligo  Road 

2.  Authority  making  me  application 

2.1  Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address: 

O'Connell  Bridge  House 
Dublin  2,  Ireland 

3.  Authority responsible for implementation 

3.1  Name: 

Sligo  County  Council 

3.2  Address: 

Riverside,  Sligo 

4.  Location 

4.1  Member State: 

Ireland 

4.2  County: 

Co.  Sligo 

5.  Description 

The project  involves the construction  of  8.8 km of dual carriageway  between the Collooney  by-pass 
which was completed  in  1992 and Sligo town. The project forms part ofthe  Dublin  - Sligo road and 
also the Galway  - Sligo road  and forms part ofthe  Trans-European  Network.  Two  grade-separated 
junctions  and 3 bridges are included  in the scheme. Some earthworks previously  carried out and the 
planning  stages  of  the main  works  are not  included  in  the project  application. 

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The project  is on the national primary  road network, the development of which is of key  importance 
to reducing the peripherality  ofthe  Irish economy. The provision of  8.8 km of new dual  carriageway 
on the national  primary  route N4 will  improve  access between  Collooney  and  Sligo  and is intended 
to  have  a significant  impact  on  through  traffic,  particularly  business  users,  using  the  N4,  which  is 
the  main  route  linking  the  East  and  the  North  West  region. 

The improvement  of this stretch  of road  will provide significant  time savings to the users of the N4 
national  primary  road and contribute to a reduction  in joumey  time variance  (journey  time variance 
has  been  identified  as  an  important  component  of  the  transport  disadvantages  faced  by  Irish 
business). 

7.  Work schedule 

Design  studies* 

Land  acquisition 

Main works 

Operational  phase 

START DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

1990 

1993 

1994 

1999 

1992 

1994 

1998 

*  For  information  only  : These  are not  included  in  the  project  application. 

8.  Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  states that  the  internal  rate of  return  on  the project  has been  calculated  at 
18 %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact Analysis 

In accordance with the provisions ofthe European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) 
Regulations,  1989 which  transpose  EC  Directive  85/337  into Irish  law for  road projects  other  than 
motorways,  an Environmental  Impact  Assessment  was required  for  this project.  An  Environmental 
Impact  Study  was  presented  by  Sligo  County  Council  to  the  Minister  for  the  Environment  who 
issued  a Certificate  of Environmental  Acceptability  for  the scheme on  10 February  1992, subject  to 
a number  of  conditions.  The  EIS  showed  that the overall  impact  of the project  is positive  and  that 
the  local  impacts  upon  the  physical  environment  can  be  mitigated  to  a  large  extent  during  the 
detailed  design  and  construction  stages. 

The  road  runs  through  rural  countryside  and  includes  two  river  bridge  crossings.  It  will  open  up 
views  of Union  Wood,  an area of  ecological  significance,  though  it will not  directly  affect  it.  Care 
has been  taken  to  avoid  Pollanima  Lough  and though  a number  of  known  archaeological  sites will 
be  affected,  none  of  them  are  of  unique  significance  and  they  will  be  fully  excavated  prior  to  the 
commencement  of  works. Noise  levels  close to the  road  will  be  within  acceptable  limits  and  there 

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with pollutant levels  not  exceeding  one tenth of  who  recommended  levels. 

10. Total costs (in Mecu) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and after eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

40.557 

3.544 

37.013 

31.461 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  the date of  submission  ofthe  project,  10 May  1994,  is  eligible 

The amount of  Cohesion  Fund assistance  granted is based on the  assumption that the project  will 
not generate revenue. Any change in this assumption will be grounds for the Commission to review 
the amount  of  assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94  establishing  the  Cohesion  Fund 

Project N°: 94/07/65/005 

1.  Project  title  N8  Galway  Eastern  Approach  Road 

2.  Authority  making the application 

2.1  Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address:  O'Connell  Bridge  House 

Dublin  2,  Ireland 

3.  Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1  Name:  Galway  Corporation 

3.2  Address:  City  Hall,  College  Road,  Galway 

4.  F  oration  of  project 

4.1  Member State:  Ireland 

4.2  Region:  Co.  Galway 

5.  Description 

This  project  forms  the  final  part  of  the  Eastern  Approach  road  from  Oranmore  to  Galway 
City. 

involves 

the  construction  of  3.5  km.  of  dual  carriageway 

the  existing 
It 
Oranmore/Merlin  Park  dual  carriageway  and the existing  Ballybane  to Comb  Bridge  four  lane 
carriageway. 

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6.  Objectives 

The  project  is  on  the  national  primary  road  network,  the  development  of  which  is  of  key 
importance  to  reducing  the  impact  of  peripherality  on  the  Irish  economy.  The  construction  of 
this  section  of  the  N6  will  improve  access  between  Dublin  and  Galway  City  and  the  west  of 
Ireland. 

The  existing  road  is  deficient  in  terms  of  safety  and  alignment  and  is  carrying  traffic  volumes 
in  excess  of  capacity  leading  to  significant  delays  to  road  users  particularly  in  the  peak 
periods.  The  existing  road  is  unsuitable  for  upgrading  and  a new  dual  carriageway  is proposed 
on  an  alternative  alignment. 

The  new  alignment  runs  partly  thorough  open  ground  and  partly  through  mixed  development 
including  large  industrial/commercial  estates.  It  is  planned  so  as  to  provide  a  new  access  to 
Galway  City,  to  serve  as  a  ring  road  for  traffic  by  passing  the  City  to  Salthill  and  the  west 
of  Galway  and  to  service  the  large  industrial/commercial  estates  adjacent  to  the  city. 

Significant  accident  savings  are  expected  when  the  new  road  is  open.  The  new  road  will  be 
entirely  frontage  free,  with  all  main  junctions  controlled  by  roundabouts. 

7.  Work schedule 

Design  studies 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

04/1992 

1994 

03/1995 

01/1997 

12/1994 

11/1995 

12/1996 

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8.  Economic  and social  cost-benefit  analysis 

The  cost-benefit  analysis  states  that  the  internal  rate  of  return  for  the  project  has  been 
calculated  at  17  %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact Analysis 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact 
Assessment)  Regulations,  1989,  which  transpose  EC  Directive  85/337  into  Irish  law  for  road 
projects  other  than  motorways,  an  environmental  Impact  Study  (jE.I.S.)  was  prepared  by 
Galway  Corporation  and  the  Minister  for  the  Environment  certified  the  development  on 
30/9/1993. 

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10.  Cost and assistance  (in  Mecu) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and  after  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

8.750 

0.375 

8.375 

7.119 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  the  date of  submission  ofthe  project,  10 May  1994,  is  eligible 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is based on  the  assumption  that  the  project 
will not generate revenue. Any change in this assumption  will be grounds for the Commission 
to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Project  N°: 94/07/65/008 

1.  Project  title:  N il  Kilmacanogue/Glen  Ofthe  Downs  Road 

2.  Authority  making the application 

2.1  Name: National  Roads  Authority 

2.2  Address:  O'Connell  Bridge House 

Dublin  2, Ireland 

3.  Authority responsible for implementation 

3.1  Name: Wicklow  County  Council 

3.2  Address.  Council  Offices,  Wicklow,  Co. Wicklow 

4.  Location 

4.1  Member State: Ireland 

4.2  Region: Co.  Wicklow 

5.  Description 

The  project  is on  the Nil  Dublin  - Rosslare  route,  25  km  south  of  Dublin.  It  is  intended  to 
connect  up the existing continuous motorway/dual  carriageway  from  Donnybrook  in the south 
inner  suburbs  of  Dublin  to  the  Newtownmountkennedy  by-pass  35  km  south  of  Dublin  and 
is  part  of  the  upgrading  of  the  Nl 1 in  County  Wicklow  to  dual  camageway  standard.  The 
project  involves the upgrading of 6 km ofthe  existing  route from  single two lane road to dual 
carriageway  standard.  It  includes  the  construction  of  two  interchanges  and  one  footbridge. 

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6.  Objectives 

To  reduce  travel  times  on  the  N il  between  Dublin  and  the  ports  of  Rosslare  and 
Water ford. 

To  provide  better  access  and  essential  infrastructure  support  for  the  development  of 
the  Eastern  and  South-Eastem  sub-regions; 

7,  Work  schedule 

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START  DATE 

COMPLETION  DATE 

Design  studies* 

Land  acquisition 

Main  works 

Operational  phase 

1989 

1995 

1996 

2000 

1995 

1996 

1999 

(S. Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

lid  internal  rate  of  return  for  the  Kilmacanogue/Glen  O'Downs  project  is  estimated  at  9  %. 

9.  Environmental  Impact  Analysis 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact 
\  .se-  dent)  Regulations,  1989  which  transpose  EC  Directive  85/337  into  Irish  law  for  road 
proiects  other  than  motorways,  an EIS  was not  required  for  this project  but in view  ofthe  fact 
that  the  road  would  pass  through  an  environmentally  protected  area,  an Environment  Impact 
Sïadv  was  piesented  by  Wicklow  County  Council  to  the  Minister  for  the  Environment  who 
issued  a  Certificate  of  Environmental  Acceptability  on  20  December,  1993,  for  the  scheme, 
*  ebiect  to  a number  of  conditions.  The  EIS  showed  that  the  proposed  development  would  not 
have  significant  adverse  effects  on  the  environment.  The  scheme  will  embody  the  best 
piauicable  means  to  limit  adverse  effects  on  the  environment. 

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10.  Costs  and  assistance  (in  Mecu) 

Total  costs 

Expenditure  before 
and  after  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible  costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

16.984 

1.560 

15.424 

13.110 

• 

1 

*  Expenditure  incurred  after  the  date  of  submission  of  the  proiect,  10  May  1994,  is  eligible 

The  amount  of  Cohesion  Fund  assistance  granted  is  based  on  the  assumption  that  the  project 
will  not  generate  revenue.  Any  change  in  this  assumption  will  be grounds  lor  the  Commission 
to  review  the  amount  of  assistance. 

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Regulation  1164/94 establishing  the Cohesion  Fund 

Project  summary 
No:  94/07/65/009 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  N18 Newmarket-on-Fergus Bypass (Stage I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1. 

Name: 

National  Roads Authority 

2.2. 

Address: 

St  Martin's  House 

Waterloo  Road, Dublin 4 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3.1. 

Name: 

Clare  County  Council 

3.2. 

Address: 

County  Buildings, Ennis, Co. Clare 

4. 

Location 

4.1.  Member  State:  Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Co. Clare 

Description 

5. 
The project  concerns  the planning and design phase of a major road improvement scheme on the N18 
Limerick-Galway  road which  will involve the construction of  14.5 km of new dual  carriageway from 
Hurlers Cross near Shannon airport to north of Newmarket-on-Fergus, bypassing the town.  It will also 
include  a new  link  from  the  N18 to  Shannon  airport. 

The  elements  involved  in  Stage  I  will  include  route  selection,  preliminary  design,  the  EIA.  and, 
following  a  public  enquiry,  detailed  survey  work,  detailed  design  and  preparation  of  the  contract 
documents. 

6. 

Objectives 

to  improve  access  from  Limerick  to  Shannon  airport,  Ennis and north  Clare; 

to relieve Newmarket-on-Fergus of a significant  proportion of through traffic  (currently  12,000 
vehicles  per  day)  thereby  reducing  pollution,  noise and nuisance. 

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Category  of work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Operational  phase 

01/01/92 

01/01/97 

Completion 

31/12/96 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

A  CBA  has  already  been  earned  out.  The  estimated  rate  of  return from the  project  is  12% 

9. 

Environmental  Impact Assessment 

In accordance  with the provisions ofthe  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact  Assessment) 
Regulations  1989.  which  transpose  Directive  85/337/EEC  into  Insh  law,  an  environmental  impact 
assessment  is  required  for  this  project.  This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  die 
relevant  EIA  procedures  for  such  projects  contained  within  the  Local  Government  (planning  and 
development)  Regulations.  S.I.  25 (1990). 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

2.913 

0.563 

2.350 

1.998 

1 
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85 

*  Expenditure  after  the  date of  submission,  10 May  1994.  is eligible 

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Project  summary 
No:  95/07/65/006 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Dublin  Port  Access  Road  (Stage  I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2.1 

Name: 

National  Roads  Authority 

2 2. 

Address 

St  Martin's  House 

Waterloo  Road,  Dublin  8 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3  1 

Name  Dublin  Corporation 

3 2 

Address 

Civic  Offices 

•  Wood  Quay.  Dublin  8 

4. 

Location 

4  1 

Member  State 

Ireland 

4.2. 

Region: 

Dublin  City 

5. 

Description 

Tins  project  concerns  the planning  and  design  stage of a motorway  link  from  Whitehall  in  the  northern 
suburbs  of  Dublin  on  the  Nl  Dublin-Belfast  road  to  Dublin  port.  The  link  is  intended  to  be 
constructed  mainly  in  tunnels, consisting  of twin  tunnels  with  two  lanes  in  each  direction.  The  project 
will  form  a  link  from  Dublin  port  to  the  national  pnmary  network  and  to  the  Dublin  nng  road. 
The  elements  included  in  Stage  I and  covered  by  the  present  decision  will  be  the  preparation  ofthe 
EIA.  certain  site  investigations,  public  consultation  process,  preparation  of  the  motorway  scheme, 
public  inquiry,  selection  of  main  contractor  and  planning  of  truck  management  arrangements  which 

must  form  part  of  this  project. 

6. 

Objectives 

the  whole  project  is  intended  to  reduce  the  environmental  impact  of  heavy  goods  vehicles  in 

the  eirv  of  Dublin, 
to  allow  for  future  development  of  Dublin  Port  by  providing  greatly  improved  access: 
to  remove  12%  of  through  traffic  from  the  city  centre  and  allow  faster  movement  of  traffic, 
including  public  transport; 
to  provide  significant  time  savings  for  users  of  Dublin  port. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of  work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Operational  phase 

1995 

1998 

Completion 

1997 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

A CBA will  be carried  out  as  part  of this  stage ofthe  project.  Additional  Cohesion  Fund  assistance 
will  depend  on  the  results  ofthe  CBA and  EIA (see below). 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

An  ELA is  required  for this  project  and will  be earned  out  as  part  of  Stage  I ofthe  project. 

This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  procedures  under  Part  IV  of  the  Local 
Government  (Planning  and  Development)  Regulations  1990. 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

3.750 

--

3.750 

3.188 

*  Expenditure  after  the datb of  submission  ofthe  project.  9 June  1995. is eligible 

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EXPLANATION  SHEET 

Project  summary 
No:  95/07/65/009 

1. 

2. 

Project  title:  Nl  Cloghran-Lissenhall  Road  (Stage I) 

Authority  making  the  application 

2  1 

Name: 

National  Roads  Authonty 

2 2 

Address. 

St  Martin's  House 

Waterloo  Road. Dublin  8 

3. 

Authority  responsible  for  implementation 

3  1. 

Name:  Fingal  County  Council 

3 2 

Address: 

46/49  Upper O'Connell  Stieet.  Dublin 1 

4. 

Location 

4  1  Member  State: 

Ireland 

4 2. 

Region: 

Co. Dublin 

Description 

5. 
Ihe  project  concerns  the  design  and planning  stage  of a 6.6km  motorway  project  on  the  Nl  Dublin-
Belfast  road connecting  the existing N1 motorway at Dublin airport with the existing dual  carriageway 
at  Lisscnhall  to  the  north.  This stage  covers  the  preliminary  and  detailed  design  ofthe  project,  site 
surveys  and  investigation, the  Environmental  Impact  Assessment, the public consultation  process  and 
the  preparation  ofthe  contract  documentation. 

6. 

Objectives 

Ihe  whose  project  is  intended  to  reduce  travel  time  on  the  Dublin-Belfast  route  including  improved 
access to the population centres in between and to provide essential infrastructure  support for  economic 
development  by  improving  access to ports, airports  and  the main domestic  markets. 

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Work  schedule 

Category  of work 

Commencement 

Design  studies 

Operational  phase 

01/01/95 

01/01/99 

Completion 

31/12/98 

8. 

Economic  and  social  cost-benefit  analysis 

A CBA has already  been  earned  out  for  the  whole  project.  The  internal  rate of  return  is estimated  at 
17%. 

9. 

Environmental  Impact  Assessment 

In accordance  with the provisions  ofthe  European  Communities  (Environmental  Impact  Assessment) 
Regulations  1989,  which  transpose  Directive  85/337/EEC  into  Insh  law,  an  environmental  impact 
assessment  is  required  for  this  project.  This  decision  is  without  prejudice  to  the  outcome  of  the 
relevant  EIA  procedures  for  such  projects  contained  within  the  Local  Government  (planning  and 
development)  Regulations.  SI  25 (1990). 

10. 

Cost  and  assistance  (in  MECU) 

Total  cost 

Expenditure 
before  eligible 
date* 

Total  eligible 
costs 

Cohesion  Fund 
grant 

Grant  rate 
(%) 

2.526 

0.625 

1.901 

1.616 

85 

Expenditure  after  the  date  of  submission  ofthe  project.  31  August  19Q3. is eligible 

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ANNEX 2 

TABLES AND  GRAPHS 

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TëchfrfAss 
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TOTALE 

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9*fcd»W 

RESULTS  OF  IMPLEMENTATION 
COHESION  FUND  1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 95 

Commitments  in  ECU  by  Member  State 

Environment 

% 
1.340.095.864  44 

601.500.802 

220.918.380 

403.641.806 

60 

44 

40 

Transpcfrti 
1 . 7 2 1 . 0 1 0 . 7 52 

3 9 8 . 9 0 1 . 3 87 

2 7 9 . 1 8 7 . 2 40 

6 0 1 . 4 3 1 . 3 05 

40 

56 

60 

3 . 0 6 1 . 1 0 6 . 6 16 

1.000.402.189 

5 0 0 . 1 0 5 . 6 20 

1.005.073.111 

2 . 7 3 2 . 0 64 

55 

18 

9 

18 

2.566.156.852 

46 

3 . 0 0 0 . 5 3 0 . 6 84 

54 

5 . 5 6 9 . 4 1 9 . 6 00 

100 

Environment 
1993+1994+1995 

Transport 
1993+1994+1995 

Cb( 

Results  uf  implementation 

obnsion  Fund  1  993  1 994-1 995 

Conimitrncnts  bv  sector 

Environment 

Transport 

2.520.482.925 

46% 

2.981.131.383 

54% 

Environment 
46% 

Roads 

Railways 

Ports 

VTS 

Airports 

Water  supply 

Industrial  pollution 

Treat.  Bio.  +  Sewage 

Waste  management 

Nature  conservation 

Dams 

Coastal  zones 

Other 

Water  treatment 

Water  management 

Reafforestation 

2.116.369.048 

618.510.005 

115.176.009 

15.606.579 

115.469.742 

8 1 5 . 3 8 4 . 6 87 

43.823.401 

8 0 8 . 8 8 6 . 3 27 

9 2 . 2 0 4 . 7 94 

3 4 4 . 3 2 3 . 4 07 

18.080.536 

165.855.269 

111.023.208 

107.972.157 

7.506.317 

5.422.822 

TOTAL 

5.501.614.308 

r a n s p o rt  93  -  95 

E n v i r o n m e nt  93  -  95 

Rcafforestaticn 
0% 

Coastal  zones 

Water  treatment 
. „. 
/o 
4 

Other 
.  „ 

Water  management 
n0/ 
u'a 

ndustnal  pollution 

Treat.Bio.  + 
Sewage  3 2% 

SJD  1^ 

COHESION FUND 
Environment and  Transport 
Commitments made in 1995 (ECU) 

«Environment  ^ 

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568.697.297 

228.184.641 

93.179.175 

146.648.564 

48 

59 

49 

38 

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615.735.381 

159.729.130 

97.182.548 

240.472.848 

52 

41 

51 

62 

1.184.432.678  55 

387.913.771 

18 

190.361.723 

9 

387.121.412 

18 

1.845.997 

1.036.709.677 

48 

1.113.119.907  52 

2.151.675.581  100 

Environment 1995 

Transport 1995 

&>?> 

COHESION  F U N D:  SPAIN  1 9 95 

Environment  Transport 

approved  projects 

[Railway 

Roads 

Dams 

|| 

1T9.815.892l 

"  484.862.435 

' 

72.012.862 

Water  supply 

~~' 

Waste  Management 

Sewage 

Coastal  zones 

Other 

Industrial  pollution 

63.486.998 

31.227.730 

276.727.699 

100.436.552 

11.243.032 

24.619.035 

TOTAL 

1.184.432.235 

Environment 

Transport 

579.753.908 
604.678.327 

Sewage 
23% 

Industrial  pollution 
2% 

Coastal zones 
8% 

Other 
1% 

Railway 
10% 

Trans. 
49% 

Roads 
42% 

Waste  Management 
3% 

Water supply 
5% 

Dams 
6% 

Ci H 

COHESION  FUND 

SPAIN 

Commitments  and  Payments 

1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 95  (ECU) 

Commitments 

Payments 

1993 

1994 

1995 
TOTAL 

Environment 

252.083.242 

519.315.325 
568.697.297 
1.340.095.864 

% 

29 

51 

48 

44 

Transport 

606.367.461 

498.907.910 

615.735.381 
1.721.010.752 

% 

71 

49 

52 

56 

Environment 

119.120.124 

136.688.294 

358.421.236 
614.229.654 

% 

28 

32 

32 

32 

Transport 

301.660.389 
286.088.122 

746.857.276 
1.334.605.787 

% 

72 

68 

68 

68 

Cis: 

|Railways 
Roads 

Water treatment 
Waste  Management 
Water  supply 
Water  management 

TOTAL 

|| 

28.595.200l 
211.877.648 

57.977.124 
7.584.225 
73.580.898 
7.506.317 
387.121.412 

Environment 
Transport 

146.648.564 
240.472.848 

COHESION  FUND  PORTUGAL  1 9 95 

Environment  Transport 

approved  projects 

Water  management 
2% 

Railways 

Water  supply 
19% 

Waste  Management 
2% 

Water  treatment 
15% 

Roads 
55% 

COHESION FUND 
PORTUGAL 
Commitments and payments 
1993-1994-1995  (ECU) 

mmm 

Environment 

122.794.100 

134.199.142 

146.648.564 

403.641.806 

% 

43 

40 

38 

40 

Transport 

160.774.600 

200.183.857 

240.472.848 

601.431.305 

% 

57 

60 

62 

60 

'

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Environment 

31.513.629 

54.539.242 
97.052.060 
183.104.931 

% 

34 

22 

26 

26 

Transport 

62.496.918 

193.767.974 

272.152.257 

528.417.149 

% 

66 

78 

74 

74 

a> 

COHESION  F U N D.  GREECE  1 9 95 

Environment  Transport 

approved  projects 

[Railways 

Roads 

Airports 

Ports 

|| 

8.355.000| 

64.746.200 

"  23.722.650 

62.905.280 

Water  supply 

" 

32.909.652 

Waste  manag 
1% 

Railways 
2% 

Sewage 

biol.  treat. 

Sewage 

Waste  manag. 

" 

156.678.466 

22.701.673 

3.090.600 

12.804.250 

Airports 
6% 

Other 

| 

TOTAL 

^= = =| 

387.913.771 

Environment 

Transport 

228.184.641 
159.729.130 

Water supply 
8% 

biol. treat. 
41% 

503 

COHESION  FUND 
GREECE 
Commitments  and  payments 
1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 95  (ECU) 

^ 

COHESION  FUND: 

IRELAND  1 9 95 

Environment  Transport 
approved  projects  (ECU) 

Railways 
Roads 
Ports 

Waste  Water  Treatment 
Water  supply 
Solid  waste 
Technical  Assistance 

I 

~" 

21.645.859] 
71.010.708 
4.535.981 

49.995.033 
41.853.147 
1.174.700 
156.295 

TOTAL 

190.371.723 

Environment 
Transport 

93.022,880 
97.192,548 

Water supply 
22% 

Technical 
Assistance 
0% 

Solid waste 
1 0/ 
I  /o 

Railways 
11% 

Trans. 
52% 

Waste Water 
Treatment 
26% 

Ports 
2% 

Roajs 
38% 

£K 

COHESION  FUND 

IRELAND 

Committments  and  payments 

1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 95  (ECU) 

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Environment 

% 

Transport 

% 

Environment 

% 

Transport 

% 

55.917.250 

39 

85.969.850 

61 

28.845.009 

43 

38.828.602 

57 

7 1 . 8 2 1 . 9 55 

179.175 

2. 

9 1 8 . 3 80 

43 

49 

44 

96.034.842 
9 7 . 1 8 2 . 5 48 

2 7 9 . 1 8 7 . 2 40 

57 

51 

56 

23.249.556 
5 1 . 6 6 9 . 2 04 

1 0 3 . 7 6 3 . 7 69 

27 

39 

36 

6 3 . 7 7 8 . 3 44 

8 1 . 9 8 8 . 6 86 

1 8 4 . 5 9 5 . 6 32 

73 

61 

64 

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ANNEX 3 

MAPS OF THE ROADS AND RAILWAYS-NETWORKS 

SPAIN 

Trans-European 

Road network 

Cohesion Fund 

Barcelona 

SPAIN 

Barcelona 

Trans European 

Rail Network 

Cohesion Fund 

PORTUGAL 

Trans-European 

Road network 

Cohesion Fund 

Coimbra 

Lisboa 

su-

PORTUGAL 

Trans-European 

Rail Network 

Cohesion Fund 

Porto 

Coimbra 

Lisboa 

GREECE 

Trans-European 

Road network 

Cohesion Fund 

Igoumenitsa 

h^Saioniki  Alexan-

droupolis 

Patra 

Athina 

rVl 

GREECE 

Trans-European 

Rail network 

Cohesion Fund 

Igoumenitsa 

Alexan-
droupolis 

IRELAND 

Trans-European 

Road network 

Cohesion Fund 

Rosslare 

nu 

IRELAND 

Trans-European 

Rail network 

Cohesion Fund 

Rosslare 

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