The remediation of the sulphuric acid tar-contaminated ponds in Inčukalns is the most ambitious and technically challenging project of its kind and scale ever implemented in Latvia. We have achieved successful results through the collaboration of many involved parties: the entrepreneurs who implemented innovations specifically adapted to the nature of this project and responsibly addressed the unpredictable complications that inevitably arise in such projects, as well as the state institutions that jointly oversaw the project's progress and finances, remaining open to both technological and management innovations. Today, there is satisfaction with the work completed, along with the conviction that 21st-century society much better understands and acknowledges the impact of its economic activities on the environment, and that the emergence of such ecological disasters would no longer be possible.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
Inčukalns sulphuric acid tar ponds cleared of pollution
