The investigation and prevention of the increased load of phosphorus by the Luga River

1. The investigation and prevention of the increased load of phosphorus by the Luga River L.K. Korovin General Director, SPbPO Ecology and Business Chairman, HELCOM LAND

2. Phosphorus loads by the Luga River according to the Russian state monitoring (St. Petersburg UGMS)

3. Monthly monitoring data of the Luga River (2009)

4. Comparative measurements under BALTHAZAR project (Luga River)

5. Results of sample analyses by SYKE laboratory 30.11.2011

6. The meeting of Phosphorit management, EuroChem and representatives of mass media 25.01.2012

7. Kaj Forsius, (BALTHAZAR, HELCOM), • Seppo Knuuttila, SYKE, • Karl-JohanLehtinen, NEFCO, • Risto Valo, senior consultant, Poyry,Finland, • Kristiina Isokallio, Director, Ministry of Environment, Finland, • Anatoly Grabovsky – Head of Department, Roshydromet in NW Russia • Vasily Fedorov – Rosprirodnadzor in NW Russia • Sergey Ermolov – Chairman, State Control Committee, Natural Resources Use and Environmental Safety of the Leningrad Oblast – • Leonid Korovin – General Director, SPbPO Ecology and Business, • Larisa Makarova – Deputy General Director, International Cooperation, SPbPO Ecology and Business • Igor Schelkunov – Administrative Director, OAO MHK EuroChem • Alexander Tugolukov – Technical Director, OAO MHK EuroChem • Ilya Kuftin – OAO MHK EuroChem • Vladimir Torin – OAO MHK EuroChem • Vladimir Erlykov – Executive Director, OOO PG Phosphorit • Sergey Sheibak – Technical Director, OOO PG Phosphorit • Piotr Kravtsov – Administrative Director, OOO PG Phosphorit Working meeting at Phosphorit on 07.02.2012

8. Daily control of phosphorus concentrations in the Verhovskoy Brook by Phosphorit Testing laboratory • Agreement between Phosphorit and NW Hydromet Department concerning financing of hydrological and hydrochemical observations of the water bodies in the Luga River area • Construction of pumping facility in the area of phosphogypsum storage in order to pump ground water at the rate of 200 cubic meters per hour and pass it to wastewater neutralization station for phosphorus removal and then to WWTP • Reconstruction of WWTP EuroChem decisions articulated during the working meeting

9. Protection screen is eventually repaired and tightbundingis made at phosphogypsum storage site • 200 cubic meters per hour ground water pumping facility installed and put into operation at phosphogypsum storage site and water is pumped to wastewater neutralization station for phosphorus removal and further treatment at WWTP • An agreement is signed between Phosphorit and NW Roshydromet Department concerning financing of hydrological and hydrochemical observations of water bodies in the Luga River catchment area • Samples from Verhovskoy Brook are taken and analyzed daily to monitor phosphorus content in the Verhovskoy Brook water. Measures taken by Phosphorit

10. Samples taken twice a month (COD, Р tot., Р-РО4, N tot.) – 11 months (154 samples) • 3sampling locations (2 samples: left bank and middle of the Luga River): • 50 m upstream of the Gorsky mouth (dissipating discharge of Phosphorit wastewater) • 500 m downstream of wastewater outlet • 50 m downstream of the Luga and Verhoskoy intersection • Ust-Luga (1 sampling site) The programme of hydrological and hydrochemical observations of water bodies in the Luga River catchment area

11. Location of observation stations

12. Verhovskoy Brook monitoring data provided by EuroChem laboratory (mg/l)

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