Multidimensional storm water treatment in urban areas for cleaner Baltic Sea

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Finland-Estonia-Latvia-Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2025-01-21

Description

Description (EN):

Although countries around the Baltic Sea have taken measures for reduction of emissions of nutrients, hazardous substances, several priority hazardous substances and specific pollutants are still released to the environment through urban stormwater systems - not only nutrients (N, P), but increasingly oil products, metals (lead and copper), organic pollutants and other substances of concern to environment. The common challenge of the Project Partners is to develop digital and technical solutions for multi-objective stormwater planning and learn how to improve the efficiency of the urban stormwater treatment of above mentioned nutrients and substances. The common territorial challenge of the project has multidimensional nature, which requires deep expertise in various aspects of stormwater management. Cross-border co-operation will ensure this, by producing significant technological innovation - new multi-benefit smart nature-based solutions in 7 pilot sites of 4 countries (1 in Tallinn, EE; 1 in Viimsi, EE; 2 in Pori, FI; 1 in Riga, LV; 2 in Söderhamn, SE) integrating the components of 1) purification and reuse of stormwater close to the source and 2) managing-controlling of the storm water fluxes during the rain events as well as monitoring of hazardous substances and toxins. To achieve these results, Project will include series of logically interconnected work packages - Analysis and Design, Installation of New Solutions, and Monitoring of Pilot Investments. Modern communication tools are used to implement the project results and to ensure sustainability of the developed solutions to be used in municipalities and cities in Central Baltic area and beyond.

Actual Achievements (EN):

First period of the project focused on setting up the project and conducting preparatory activities that lay the foundation of the projects main goals. First activity of the project was establishing water quality baseline for demo sites, through that baseline target levels were also calculated. Joint Secretariate set the condition that initial water quality baseline should be set within the first month of the project. This activity produced report on water quality baseline data, deliverable “D.3.2.1”. 19-20.09.2023 MUSTBE projects kick-off meeting was held in Viimsi. Within the kick-off meeting project work package leaders introduced the upcoming activities of different work packages, joint secretariate introduced rules of the ongoing Interreg Central Baltic program period and partners visited Viimsi and Tallinn demo sites. Activity 1.1 development of GIS database was concluded within first reporting period. Activity was led by TalTech and it resulted in GIS database with spatial information. Within the activity partners compiled the necessary GIS data or conducted geodetical measurements and TalTech analyzed the information. The activity concluded in GIS database with spatial information, deliverable “D.1.1.1”. Activity 1.2 Field surveys was concluded within first reporting period. Within the activity demo site owners conducted relevant field surveys for their demo site and planned technical solution. Tasks within this activity were meant to give necessary input for designing planned multi-objective stormwater treatment systems, so that municipalities and supporting partners would get best possible overview of the conditions present at the demo sites. This activity concluded in survey report with deliverable “D.1.2.1”. Within activity 1.6 a co-creation event was held in Riga 18-19.10.2023. Within the event partners together with multiple outside subject matter experts regarding to stormwater treatment and multi objective stormwater systems looked at all demo sites and brainstormed potential technical solutions for demo sites. This event served as a lynchpin from which ideas were created and discussed with experts and other project partners, and those discussions served as a input for activity 1.3. During first period activity 1.3 started within which TalTech, RTU and SAMK started compiling preliminary demo site designs together with the municipalities. Universities held meetings with municipalities to discuss design ideas and technical solutions for each demo sites problems. Also in preparation of supporting Söderhamn with design of their demo sites TalTech visited Söderhamn demo sites in June. Within the activity 3.1 a monitoring program was set up so that future sampling will be done under similar rules and regulations which will ensure that results from different sites are comparable. This activity concluded in survey report with deliverable “D.3.1.1 Within the first period MUSTBE project compiled its communications strategy, deliverable “D.3.5.5”. Also during the first period myriad of communications activities were conducted resulting in following deliverables: “D.3.5.1”, “D.3.5.2”, “D.3.5.3”, “D.3.5.4” and “D”3.5.9”. Also the project compiled general communications report “P1 Communications report – general”.

Project outputs: Design documentation of the innovative technical solutions for the runoff source improvement (EN)
New multi-objective smart nature-based solutions for improved stormwater source runoff and load(EN)
Water quality monitoring and technical performance of NBS(EN)

Thematic information

Water management Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management

Priority: (VI-A_CB_P2) Improved environment and resource use

Priority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Viimsi Vallavalitsus

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 75021250

Department: Civil Engineering Department

Address: Nelgi, 74001 Viimsi, Estonia

Department address: Nelgi, 74001 Viimsi, Estonia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.viimsivald.ee

Total budget: EUR 665 688.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 532 550.40

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 133 137.60

Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

Name: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte

Department: Water research and environmental biotechnology laboratory

Partner’s ID if not PIC: LV90000068977

Address: Meza, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia

Department address: P.Valdena, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.rtu.lv

Total budget: EUR 259 130.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 207 304.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 51 826.00

Rīgas domes Pilsētas attīstības departaments

Name: Rīgas domes Pilsētas attīstības departaments

Partner’s ID if not PIC: LV90011524360

Address: Amatu, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia

Department address: Amatu, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.rdpad.lv

Total budget: EUR 638 584.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 510 867.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 127 716.80

Söderhamns kommun

Name: Söderhamns kommun

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE212000235301

Address: Västra Storgatan, SE-82680 Söderhamn, Sweden

Department address: Västra Storgatan, SE-82680 Söderhamn, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.soderhamn.se

Total budget: EUR 592 370.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 473 896.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 118 474.00

Porin kaupunki

Name: Porin kaupunki

Department: Technical Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FI01373239

Address: Rautatienpuistokatu, 28130 Pori, Finland

Department address: Rautatienpuistokatu, 28130 Pori, Finland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.pori.fi

Total budget: EUR 610 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 488 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 122 000.00

Contractors:

Name: Ramboll Oy
VAT registration or tax identification number: 0101197-5
Name: BK-Hydrometa Oy
VAT registration or tax identification number: 2403636-6
Name: KVVY Tutkimus Oy
VAT registration or tax identification number: FI2823750-1

Tallinna Keskkonna- ja Kommunaalamet

Name: Tallinna Keskkonna- ja Kommunaalamet

Department: Engineering Department

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 75014913

Address: Mündi, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia

Department address: Mündi, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.tallinn.ee/est/Tallinna-Keskkonna-ja-Kommunaalamet

Total budget: EUR 610 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 488 000.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 122 000.00

Contractors:

Name: OÜ Reaalprojekt
VAT registration or tax identification number: EE100713116

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Name: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Partner’s ID if not PIC: EE100224841

Address: Ehitajate, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Department address: Ehitajate, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.taltech.ee/en

Total budget: EUR 307 637.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 246 109.92

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 61 527.48

Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Maritime Logistics Research Center, Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FI23889244

Address: Satakunnankatu, FI-28130 Pori, Finland

Department address: Suojantie, FI-26100 Rauma, Finland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.samk.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 297 066.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 237 653.12

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 59 413.28

Contractors:

Name: Compass Group Finland Oy
VAT registration or tax identification number: FI08736979

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Riga Technical University

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Riga City Council City Development Department

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Municipality of Söderhamn

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Porin kaupunki

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Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department

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Tallinn University of Technology

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Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

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Viimsi Municipality

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Summary

Project name (EN): Multidimensional storm water treatment in urban areas for cleaner Baltic Sea

Project acronym: MUSTBE

Project ID: CB0100018

Project start date: 2023-05-01

Project end date: 2026-04-30

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

CleanStormWater (EN) | Interreg Central Baltic project “Testing new storm water treatment solutions for reduction of hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea (CleanStormWater. https://cleanstormwater.viimsivald.ee/) is aimed at reducing the inflow of amounts of nutrients’, hazardous substances and toxins’ into the Baltic Sea, by testing the next solutions for this purpose - a multi-stage storm water treatment & monitoring system (in Viimsi), a stormwater treatment unit equipped with real-time sensors for monitoring (in Riga) and bioretention basin/cells (in Lieto and Turku).
The current new Project will rely on the acquired new knowledge of technological solutions for reducing loads of hazardous and its e-monitoring of Project CleanStormWater, but it takes the next steps in this direction, by combining storm water purification technologies with nature-based solutions (incl. slowing down flowrates, purifying and reusing the storm water for municipal purposes, etc) and developing storm water system remote management/ control function, in addition to e-monitoring capability developed in the framework of CleanStormWater Project. (EN), NOAH (EN) | Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme Project “Protecting Baltic Sea from untreated wastewater spillages during flood events in urban areas” (NOAH, https://sub.samk.fi/projects/noah/) improved spatial planning and the operation of urban storm water runoff and drainage systems in order to reduce the pluvial flood risk and pollution caused by extreme weather such as heavy rains and floods. NOAH developed a new layer for extreme weather events to be used in combination with traditional city planning techniques shifting the municipal planning from fragmented individual site-based planning to a holistic approach covering the entire urban catchment. In addition, first pilots on smart urban drainage systems were developed and implemented in the pilot municipalities. NOAH is also one of the pilot cases in COST action DAMOCLES.
The current new Project is using the outcomes of Project NOAH, using extreme weather layer and holistic approach as basis in MUSTBE, implementing the lessons learnt on pilots on smart urban drainage systems, tools for stakeholder involvement in the whole Baltic Sea level. (EN), HEAWATER (EN) | Interreg Central Baltic project HEAWATER was aimed at restoration of urban streams and at reducing the transport of nutrients as well as micro and macro litter from small urban streams to the Baltic Sea. The project also raised awareness of citizens on the value of urban streams.
The current new Project will benefit from HEAWATER project results, but its focus is on hazardous substances and stormwater management, whereas HEAWATER has a particular focus on restoration of the urban streams. (EN), iWater (EN) | Interreg Central Baltic Programme project „Integrated Storm Water Management” (iWater, http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/) was aimed at improving urban planning in the Baltic Sea Region cities – by developing an Integrated Storm Water Management (ISWM) system and a palette of stormwater planning tools, as well as, by promoting application of the green infrastructures with aim to increase urban resilience against climate change.
The current new Project will take forward the results of the iWater project and lessons learnt about integrated and sustainable stormwater management concepts, tools and techniques, such as Integrated Storm Water Management (ISWM) approach and Stormwater Management Toolbox, incl. the Green Factor tool, to ensure the presence of sufficient and high-quality green infrastructures in all pilots of the new Project. (EN), WaterChain (EN) | Interreg Central Baltic Programme Project “Recovering the Baltic Sea by reducing harmful inflows of nutrients and hazardous substances” (WaterChain”, http://waterchain.eu/) implemented the following related activities: 1) Raising awareness of the effects of everyday actions on the Baltic Sea and introducing various means to reduce the chemical and nutrient load, and 2) Reducing the inflow of nutrients and hazardous substances by utilizing environmental technology – to pilot watersheds as a practical tool to reduce the harmful inflows into the Baltic Sea.
The current new Project will benefit from the Project WaterChain, by extensive network on grass-root level stakeholders to foster stakeholder commitment. The extensive knowledge on nutrients and hazardous substances is used as part of investments technical planning and implementation of results. (EN), COST DAMOCLES (EN) | The European wide CA17109, DAMOCLES “Understanding and modelling compound events” themes are climate change, multivariate climate extremes, extreme value statistics, disaster risk and extreme events, themes interlinked strongly to MUSTBE theme. SAMK is a WP leader on stakeholder involvement in DAMOCLES. The MUSTBE will benefit from the Project COST DAMOCLES, by expertise on stakeholder involvement and will disseminate of the MUSTBE project results to the European wide network. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 980 475.80

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 184 380.64

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 3 184 380.64. Co-financing rate, 80.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

GIS database with spatial information
Survey report
Analysis report and preliminary design
Design documentation
Maintenance manual
Report on 1 international event held and 5 concepts for NBS pilots improved
Guide for preparation of procurements
Construction procurement documentation
Pilot site in Viimsi
Pilot site in Tallinn
Pilot site in Pori No 1
Pilot site in Pori No 2
Pilot site in Riga
Pilot site 1 in Söderhamn
Pilot site 2 in Söderhamn
Experience exchange and modern communication tools in WP2
Monitoring programme document
Report on water quality baseline data
NBS efficiency report
Data published in 5 online monitoring systems
Periodical report on articles, blog posts written and published
Periodical report on press
releases and media articles
Periodical report on participation to seminars and events
Periodical report on social media activities
Communication strategy
Report on implementation of communication strategy
Videos of each pilot solutions
Manual of solutions
Periodical report on promotional material
Periodical report on online events and training
Project final event in Viimsi.
Report on cross-border events in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Latvia

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

EUStrategyBalticSeaRegion The Project will contribute to achieving the objective "Save the sea", sub-objective “Clear water in the sea” of the EUSBSR, objective "Increase prosperity", sub-objective "Climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management", as well as horizontal action “Capacity building and involvement”. A key factor to achieve the goals set by the EUSBSR is the integrated and coordinated governance of the BSR, between sectors of society as well as between regional and local authorities, business, academia, civil society organizations and other stakeholders in the respective countries. With that in mind, the Project will ensure a cross-sectoral dialogue and focus on building knowledge amongst implementing stakeholders, including local authorities, academia, and decision makers. Through active involvement of all potential stakeholders, the project will contribute to achieving the goals of the EUSBSR and its Action Plan.
Other HELCOM Recommendation 23/5-Rev.1 “Reduction of discharges from urban areas by the proper management of storm water systems” - Project is aimed at reducing pollutant loads from the urban stormwater which is also the suggested objective of the document. Moreover, the project will achieve that goal through implementation of nature-based solutions also stressed in the document as recommended method for stormwater treatment.
Other Estonian Environmental Strategy 2030 - The current project contributes to the objectives of the strategy through developing and implementing solutions that decrease the pluvial flood risk in urban areas, ensure the satisfactory water quality and access to clean water, make urban areas more resilient to climate change and other potential stressors and enable to implement smart and cost-effective monitoring and control of the urban water system and pathways.
Other Estonian National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and its Action Plan - The current project develops and implements novel solutions in urban areas that make the existing systems and infrastructure more resilient to climate change while considering the fluxes in the water quality due to the changing climate.
Other Viimsi Municipality Storm Water Development Plan 2016-2027 - Project will contribute to goals set in Viimsi Municipality Storm Water Development plan 2016-2027 by creating nature-based stormwater solution. Viimsi Municipality Storm Water Development plan 2016-2027 advises that municipality should prefer nature-based solutions over “traditional pipe” solutions. Additionally, project will contribute developments plans goal of cleaning stormwater and setting up monitoring system.
Other Strategy for Storm Water Management in Tallinn until 2030 - Project will contribute to goals set in Strategy for Storm Water Management in Tallinn by creating nature-based stormwater solution together with monitoring and regulating system.
Other Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia until 2030 - Current Project is in line with the strategy which sets out a long-term priority “to diminish environmental risks” with two priority measures: (1) thematic planning of flood risk territories, (2) development of infrastructure for regulation of land water regime.
Other Riga Sustainable Development Strategy until 2030 - Current Project contributes to the achievement of Strategy’s comprehensive vision and priority actions for climate change mitigation, with a strong commitment to sustainable stormwater management.
Other Riga Development Program for 2022-2027 - The project complies with the Priority 3 “Good Environmental Quality and a sustainable urban ecosystem for climate change mitigation” set in the Program.
Other Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - SDG9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
MUSTBE support municipalities to build climate resilient infrastructure and provide solutions to manage storm water
SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities.” Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.”
MUSTBE investments increase safety and resiliency of municipalities and cities with concreate investments to storm water treatment as well as expanding the solutions beyond partnership through stakeholder commitment and exploitation.
SDG13 Climate action “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”
The solutions developed and implementation as investments are urgent actions to deal with storm water overflows.
SDG14 Life below water. “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”
The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas on earth. The MUSTBE provides practical, cost efficient and easy to implement solutions to municipalities and cities to prevent nutrients and hazardous substances inflow to the Baltic Sea.
Other Finland's Sustainable Development Strategy - Current project is in line and contributes to the objective of the strategy by developing and implementing Stormwater solutions and as such reducing the flow of harmful substances to the Baltic Sea and securing and developing a safe and sustainable city for its residents.
Other Satakunta Strategy - Satakunta Strategy, FI consisting of Satakunta Regional Plan 2050; Satakunta Regional Program 2022-2025 and Smart Specialisation Strategy and Smart Specialisation Strategy for Sustainability 2021-2027
According to regional strategies MUSTBE supports themes " and "Environmental and Circular Economy” themes. The horizontal principles digitalisation, internationalization, accessibility, safety and resource wisdom are covered as well.
Other Pori’s Strategy - Pori began developing its own Stormwater program (Porin Hulevesiohjelma) in 2019. The still ongoing development of the Stormwater Program gets direct benefits from the current MUSTBE-project, as finding nature-based long-term Stormwater solutions is one of the important questions and issues that the Stormwater Program of Pori aims to answer.
Other European Commission, 2021. Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change - Current project contributes to the development and implementation of solutions to adapt with the changing climate in both strategical and operational level.
Other European Commission, 2019. The European Green Deal - EU Green Deal (presented in 12/2019) overarching objective is that EU will become the first climate neutral continent by 2050. This results to a cleaner environment, more affordable energy, smarter transport, new jobs and an overall better quality of life.
Current project contributes to the reduction of new pollution sources like hazardous substances.
Other Söderhamn stormwater strategy - The stormwater strategy aims to develop the municipality's stormwater management towards a more sustainable one focus. It focuses on water quality while highlighting principles for utilize stormwater to a greater extent and deal with the challenges that arise through climate change where urban environments are built more and more densely. The purpose is also to create consensus around stormwater management within the municipality. The strategy applies to all remodelling and new construction, as well as to measures in the existing environment.
Other Swedish National Goals for the Environment - In Sweden the government has decided upon national goals for the environment in order to contribute to the ecological dimension of Agenda 2030. Storm water is connected to five of the Swedish environmental goals: Flourishing Lakes and Streams, a Non-Toxic environment, Zero Eutrophication, A Good Built Environment, Good-Quality Groundwater.

Deliverable (other than infrastructural investment) areas:

Eesti (EE), Haabneeme Parish, Viimsi Municipality, Randvere Road, 21, 11912
Eesti (EE), Tallinn, Kristiine and Mustamäe district, Nõmme Str 107 and A.H.Tammsaare Str 68. , not attached yet, 13418; 13413
Suomi/Finland (FI), Pori, area between Iltaruskontie and Kempintie, not attached yet, FI-28200
Suomi/Finland (FI), Pori, Keskusaukio , not attached yet, not attached yet
Latvija (LV), Riga, Šmerļupīte area, Riga, not attached yet, LV-1003
Sverige (SE), Söderhamn, Broberg district, not attached yet, not attached yet, not attached yet
Sverige (SE), Söderhamn, Söderhamnsporten district, not attached yet, not attached yet, not attached yet

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
RCO 081 - Participations in joint actions across borders, Measurement unit:

Programme Result Indicator:

PSR4 The number of improved urban and agricultural load sources, Measurement unit: number of load sources

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSBSR

EUSBSR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

EUSBSR Degree of compliance:

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Finland-Estonia-Latvia-Sweden (Central Baltic)

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2025-01-21

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

63 / 112 (56.25%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

251 / 446 (56.28%)

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Multidimensional storm water treatment in urban areas for cleaner Baltic Sea

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