Preparation of a "Program for Improvement of the Quality of the Atmospheric Air on the Territory of Plovdiv Municipality" and an Action Plan for the period 2018 -2023

The project proposal of Plovdiv Municipality encompasses the preparation of a Program for improvement of the quality of air (QOA) on the territory of Plovdiv Municipality and preparation of an Action Plan for the period 2018 - 2023. The program's preparation will be assigned to an external implementer who has expert skills for execution of the following actions: assessment of the current information concerning the process for evaluation and management of QOA in Plovdiv Municipality, collection and analysis of the necessarry additional information, a complex evaluation of QOA on the territory of the municipality, an analysis of the reasons for surpassing of the norms of the 4 pollutants - PM10, PM2,5, NO2 and PAH, an analysis of the already applied measures for improvement of QOA, a disperssion modelling on the distribution of the pollutants and the contribution of the different emission sources, incl. an analysis of the dispersion modeling results done in base year (2016), formation of measures and/or projects for improvement of QOA in the short, average and long-term perspective, prognosis modeling on the influence of the measures over the levels of the four pollutants done for interrim and end year on the basis of a scenario for achievement of the norms, quantitative parameters for influence of the future measures and/or projects on the levels of the pollutants (reduction of the annual emissions as a results of the applied measure), potential expenses and financing sources for the realization of the measures, part of the Action Plan. The preliminary draft of the program will be cosigned by the RIEW, the stakeholders and eco-organizations. The procedures according to Chapter VI of EPA and/or according to art.32 of the BDA will be applied towards the program. The organization and the managment of the project will be done by a project managment team and the requirements for information and communication will be applied as stated in the Guidelines for application.

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