The Vaslui Local Council has approved a series of modifications to the technical-economic indicators of the water and sewer project. The current project implemented by Aquavas Vaslui does not cover all inhabited areas of the county seat municipality
This program was developed several years ago, and since then, new streets with housing have emerged that are not included in the project. Another issue concerns neighborhoods located in high-altitude areas.
“Now we are adding to the water and sewer system for the entire area of the municipality. This project is under preparation and will be submitted to the relevant ministries. A budget of 180 million lei will be allocated for water and sewer for the municipality of Vaslui. With this amount, Vaslui municipality is included in the county-wide project. The co-financing for this amount is 2%, meaning a local budget contribution of 3.5 million lei,” stated Vasile Pavăl, the mayor of Vaslui municipality.
At the end of September 2024, the environmental agreement for the “Regional Project for the Development of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Vaslui County” was revised. The project holder is SC Aquavas Vaslui, for which the environmental agreement was issued on August 1, 2022. The revised project is proposed to be located in Vaslui County, covering 51 administrative-territorial units (ATUs).
In the decision to issue the environmental agreement, the Vaslui Environmental Protection Agency (APM) conducted an environmental impact assessment, integrating the specific requirements of appropriate evaluation and the potential effects of the project on protected natural areas of community interest.
Following the approval of the environmental agreement, several changes were made to the project data, such as improving the quality of the environmental impact assessment and the assessment of impacts on protected natural areas; proposing projects to ensure electricity from renewable energy sources for the operation of water supply/wastewater infrastructure systems, etc.
The revised project is proposed to be located in Vaslui County, covering 51 ATUs: Vaslui, Bârlad, Perieni, Zorleni, Fruntișeni, Murgeni, Fălciu, Berezeni, Vetrișoaia, Dodești, Bogdănești, Costești, Huși, Duda-Epureni, Stănilești, Lunca Banului, Pădureni, Dimitrie Cantemir, Hoceni, Muntenii de Jos, Lipovăț, Zăpodeni, Muntenii de Sus, Tanacu, Văleni, Ferești, Negrești, Todirești, Rafaila, Dumești, Băcești, Rebricea, Tăcuta, Codăești, Miclești, Ștefan cel Mare, Bălteni, Delești, Cozmești, Oșești, Pungești, Bogdana, Alexandru Vlahuță, Iana, Pogana, Băcani, Ivănești, Laza, Pușcasi, Poienești, Grivița) and the county of Iași (locality of Dobrovăț).
The aim of the project is to ensure compliance with European environmental standards, optimal development conditions for the involved communities, and increased efficiency of investment costs and operational costs of newly created objectives.
