Economically and
Environmentally
Sustainable Lake Peipsi
Area
Helena Musthallik
Project manager
Estonian Ministry of the Interior
Facts about Lake Peipsi
 Biggest transboundary lake in Europe
 Fourth largest lake in Europe
 The total population of the Lake Peipsi
basin approximately 1 million
 Surface area 3,555 km2
 Consists of 3 lakes : Lake Peipsi
(Chudskoe), Lake Pihkva (Pskovskoe)
and Lake Lammijarv (Teploe)
Author Arne Ader, Source http://www.loodusemees.ee/pildipank.
Author Arne Ader, Source http://www.loodusemees.ee/pildipank.
Source http://www.7is7.com/otto/estonia/peipsi_shore.html
Author Geonarva, Source http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilt:Peipsi_jarv1.jpg
Problems
 Lack of wastewater treatment plants in
Russia
 Lack of harbours with contemporary
infrastructure in Estonia
Overall objective
 To promote sustainable socioeconomic and environmental
development of Lake Peipsi area.
Specific objective
1. Contribute to the improvement of
environmental situation of Lake Peipsi by
establishing and renovating wastewater treatment
plants in Pskov city, Gdovsky, Pskovsky,
Pechorsky and Palkinsky areas and by
establishing contemporary infrastructure in small
harbours on the Estonian side in Tartu, Rapina,
Mustvee and Kallaste.
Specific objective
2. Contribute to the socio-economic
development of the area around Lake
Peipsi by supporting the development of
water traffic and by improving the
conditions for the development of water
related tourism.
Partners from Estonia
 Lead partner –Estonian Ministry of the
Interior
 Tartu City Government
 Mustvee City Government
 Kallaste City Government
 Räpina Rural Municipality Government
Partners from Russia
 State Committee on nature management and
protection of the environment of Pskov region
 Administration of Gdovsky area
 Administration of Pskovsky area
 Administration of Pechorsky area
 State Institution of Social Service
„Pervomaysky Psychoneurologic Dispensary”
 Municipal enterprise of the Pskov city
“Gorvodokanal”
Associated partners
From Estonia
 Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and
Communications
 Estonian Ministry of the Environment
 Ltd. Polva Water
From Russia
 State Committee for Economic Development,
Industry and Trade of the Pskov region
Activities in Russia
 Reconstruction of 2 wastewater
treatment plants in Pskov City and
Pskovsky area
 Construction of 3 wastewater
treatment plants in Gdovsky, Pechorsky
and Palkinsky areas
Activities in Russia
Pskov region
 Inspection of the technical condition of the
main settlements of the territory of Pskov region
targeted on the improvement of the condition of
the environment of the Pskov region
 Elaboration of the new special regional
ecological programme for the improvement of
the wastewater treatment system of the region in
the Peipsi basin
Activities in Estonia
 Contemporary infrastructure will be
established in 4 small harbours (Tartu,
Mustvee, Kallaste and Rapina).
 Ramp for ship maintenance will be built
in Kallaste .
Budget
 Total budget 8,36 M EUR, grant 7,53 M
EUR, co-financing 0,83 M EUR
 The contribution from the Estonian
State budget is 2,32 M EUR
 Grant for activities in Estonia 3,38 M
EUR
 Grant for activities in Russia 4,15 M
EUR
Target groups
 Local people, who live around Lake
Peipsi
 Summer residents, who live there
temporarily
 Tourists, who visit Lake Peipsi
 Water craft users who sail across
Lake Peipsi (including commercial fisherman,
recreational fisherman and water tourists)
Planning documents
 The project is line with all national, regional
and local plannings and development plans.
In Estonia
Estonian Regional Development Strategy
 General objective - to support the sustainable
development of all regions in order to ensure
that all Estonian regions are attractive places
to live and work.
 Estonian National Planning 2010
The objective - to maintain and improve
the condition of the natural environment
and to maintain the population in the
periphery by improving the connections to
the main centers, diversifying local
economic base and development of small
harbours.
Planning documents in Estonia
 The project is also in line with the
Development Strategies of Tartu, Polva and
Jogeva counties and Development Strategies
of Tartu, Kallaste, Rapina and Mustvee
municipalities.
Planning documents in Russia
The project is line with the
 Concept of the Strategical
Development of the Pskov region till
2020
 Concrete mid-term plans of socioeconomic development of all participating
areas.
Planning documents in Russia
 All activities were included in the list of the
regional input to the Russian national plan for
HELCOM elaborated in 2009.
 All activities were submitted to the Federal
targeted programme “Improvement of
Ecological Conditions in the Baltic Sea Basin
till 2020”.
Thank you for your attention!
Contacts:
Helena Musthallik
Estonian Ministry of the Interior
helena.musthallik@siseministeerium.ee
Phone +372 612 5123