Assessment
reports from individual countries identify many specific cases where urgent action is
needed to reduce sea-pollution from industrial sources. The areas of prior concern for the
Caspian Sea according to the different countries are shown below.
Environmental Priority Areas in Azerbaijan Sector of
the Caspian Sea
Baku Bay |
Prevention of municipal and
industrial wastewater discharge |
Kura River |
Establishment of an
environmental management plan. Prevention of municipal, agricultural and industrial
wastewater discharges to the Caspian Sea. Monitoring system establishment |
Hosany Bay |
Prevention of municipal and
industrial wastewater discharge through Hovsany Channel |
Sumgayit Coastal Area |
Prevention of municipal and
industrial wastewater discharge with advanced treatment |
Neft Dashlary |
Prevention of domestic and
industrial wastewater discharge form oil production activities |
the Caspian Sea |
Ship transport: Prevention of
polluted wastewater discharge, tanker ballast water discharge and other discharges
according to MARPOL. |
Environmental Priority Areas in Kazakhstan Sector of
the Caspian Sea
Atyrau |
Increased capacity of
evaporation ponds to prevent overflow to the sea, reduction of pollution from onshore oil
production and refinery and closure of flooded oil wells. |
Aktau |
Minimize spreading of
radioactive waste from Lake Karakol, wastewater treatment plant to be upgraded, reduction
of pollution from onshore oil production and closure of flooded oil wells. Reduction of
pollution discharges from industry. |
The North Caspian Sea |
To minimize the load of
hydrocarbons, radionuclides, nutrients, heavy metals, etc. |
The Caspian Sea |
Ship transport: Prevention of
polluted wastewater discharge, tanker ballast water discharge and other discharges
according to MARPOL. |
Environmental Priority Areas in Turkmenistan Sector
of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea, Turkmenbasi, Cheleken, Bekdash,
Lam, Jdanov oilfields |
Prevention and minimization
of oil and gas production pollution, industrial and municipal discharges of untreated
wastewater to the Caspian Sea |
The Caspian Sea |
Ship transport: Prevention of
polluted wastewater discharge, tanker ballast water discharge and other discharges
according to MARPOL. |
Environmental Priority Areas in Russian Sector of the
Caspian Sea
Volga Delta, Terek Delta, Sulak Delta, Samur
Delta |
Minimization of pollution
loads from rivers of nutrients, HC, heavy metals and other harmful substances. Renovation
of existing, inefficient WWTP in Astrakhan and Dagestan. |
the Caspian Sea |
Ship transport: Prevention of
polluted wastewater discharge, tanker ballast water discharge and other discharges
according to MARPOL. |
Environmental Priority Areas in Iran Sector of the
Caspian Sea
The South Caspian Sea |
Minimisation HC load,
nutrients, heavy metals, pesticides, bacterial contamination, etc. originating from
discharge of untreated domestic wastewater and run-off from agriculture (nutrients and
pesticides). Construction of WWTP given high priority |
the Caspian Sea |
Ship transport: Prevention of
polluted wastewater discharge, tanker ballast water discharge and other discharges
according to MARPOL. |
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