1 Blue Flag Campaign in Blue Flag Campaign in Liepaja City Liepaja City Dace Dace Liepniece Liepniece Environment and Health Department of Liepaja City Environment and Health Department of Liepaja City City of Liepaja City of Liepaja The 3rd largest city in Latvia situated between Baltic sea coast and Liepaja lake •Total area 60.4 sq./km Industry Industry 42% 42% Sales Sales 39.1 39.1% Transport Transport Storage11.8% Storage11.8% Constructi Constructi on on 9.5% 9.5% Real Real estate estate 3.4% 3.4% Hotels Hotels 1.3% 1.3% 84 747 Number of population 39 700 Economic active people 16,7 % Unemployment rate 5 075 LVL Industrial output per capita The The Campaign in Liepaja Campaign in Liepaja Joining in 1997 Blue flag Certificate in1999 and 2000 Since year 2001 Blue Flag every season Since 2008 two Blue Flag Beaches The lower of the Flag had never take place in seasons time
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Blue Flag Campaign in Blue Flag Campaign in Liepaja CityLiepaja City
Dace Dace LiepnieceLiepnieceEnvironment and Health Department of Liepaja CityEnvironment and Health Department of Liepaja City
City of LiepajaCity of Liepaja
The 3rd largest city in Latvia situated between Baltic sea coast and Liepaja lake•Total area 60.4 sq./km
IndustryIndustry42%42%
SalesSales39.139.1%%
TransportTransport
Storage11.8%Storage11.8%
ConstructiConstructionon 9.5%9.5%
RealReal estateestate3.4%3.4%
HotelsHotels 1.3%1.3%
84 747Number of population
39 700Economic active
people
16,7 %Unemployment
rate
5 075 LVLIndustrial output per
capita
TheThe Campaign in LiepajaCampaign in Liepaja
Joining in 1997
Blue flag Certificate in1999 and 2000
Since year 2001 Blue Flag every season
Since 2008 two Blue FlagBeaches
The lower of the Flag had never take place in seasons time
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LiepajaLiepaja Blue Flag BeachesBlue Flag Beaches Preconditions for joining Preconditions for joining thethe Blue Flag CBlue Flag Caampaignmpaign
•• Stable quality of bathing waterStable quality of bathing water•• Existing life saving stationExisting life saving station•• Specific level of infrastructure Specific level of infrastructure •• Seaside Park as buffer zone between beach and urban city areaSeaside Park as buffer zone between beach and urban city area•• Fine, white sand Fine, white sand stretching for miles stretching for miles and milesand miles•• Sufficient wide dune zone with Sufficient wide dune zone with different biodiversity and different biodiversity and recreation possibilitiesrecreation possibilities
ActionsActions
•• Providing of Life saving Providing of Life saving service (equipment, education, planning etc.)service (equipment, education, planning etc.)•• Providing of additional water quality monitoringProviding of additional water quality monitoring•• Improvement of infrastructure (toilets, changing Improvement of infrastructure (toilets, changing
cabins, litter bins, showers, information etc.) cabins, litter bins, showers, information etc.) Actions on environmental Actions on environmental education and informationeducation and information
DevelopmentDevelopment 20012001--20082008The aim The aim -- to enlarge the Blue Flag to enlarge the Blue Flag
territory territory
InterregInterreg III A project III A project ““Development of Development of the International Beach Patrol system the International Beach Patrol system and infrastructure in Baltic and infrastructure in Baltic seacoseacoaastst””
•• Building of the new life saving station Building of the new life saving station
Purchase of modern and effective Purchase of modern and effective life saving equipmentlife saving equipment
Training of the life saversTraining of the life savers Public demonstrations of life saving Public demonstrations of life saving equipment and safetyequipment and safety
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BenefitsBenefits
•• Safe environment for residents and Safe environment for residents and touriststourists
•• Regular trainings of the life savers Regular trainings of the life savers •• Promoting of the tourism and identification Promoting of the tourism and identification
of the cityof the city•• Developed small seasonal businessDeveloped small seasonal business•• Providing of the public environmental Providing of the public environmental
awareness awareness •• Possibility to attract EU foundingPossibility to attract EU founding
Risks and problemsRisks and problems
•• Damage of infrastructure Damage of infrastructure (storms, vandalism) (storms, vandalism)
•• Eventuality of cross border water pollution Eventuality of cross border water pollution ((ButingeButinge oil terminal) oil terminal)
•• Risk of denudation of battle substances Risk of denudation of battle substances immersed in the Baltic Sea after World immersed in the Baltic Sea after World War IIWar II (white phosphorus)(white phosphorus)
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