Consultations on MAXIMA
Consultations are now underway on the MAXIMA wastewater treatment system. This means that stakeholders who can be assumed to be affected by the operation are invited to receive information about how VA SYD plans to build and operate the system, to be able to ask questions and submit view points. This is part of VA SYD's process to apply for an environmental permit for MAXIMA.
In order to build MAXIMA, VA SYD must apply for and receive an environmental permit according to Chapters 9 and 11 of the Environmental Code. It includes holding consultations, where authorities, municipalities, individuals and the general public as well as land drainage companies that can be assumed to be affected by the operation, are invited and given the opportunity to ask questions and submit opinions.
In the consultation document, which is available in Swedish here, there is information on how VA SYD plans to build and operate the new wastewater treatment system and how this may affect the surroundings. With regard to the possible impact on human health or the environment, the following main aspects have been identified, among other things:
- Noise, vibration and frame noise
- Groundwater and surface water
- Emissions to air
- Release to water
- Natural environment
- Traffic and accessibility
- Contaminated masses
- Bulk handling
When and how is the consultation carried out?
Consultations on MAXIMA is held from 1 October 2024 to 28 February 2025. During this period, all stakeholders who can be assumed to be affected can take part in the consultation document, have it presented and/or come to an open house, ask questions and submit opinions. Read more about how to do this, in Swedish, here.
How it works
When municpalities or municipal associations like VA SYD are planning an activity that require a consultation, affected are given a possibility to provide their opinion. You are allowed to leave your opinion and ask questions during a certain time period. The consultation is made in order to collect information at an early stage when there is a possibility to take the opinions into consideration by making adjustments in the implementation stage. All opinions are collected and commented on in a so called consultation report.
Read the consultation documents
The consultation document for the application for a permit according to the Environmental Code is available in Swedish here. The consultation document for the application for a permit under the Continental Shelf Act can also be found in Swedish here. In this, the wastewater treatment system has the name "Sustainable wastewater treatment in a growing Skåne" because the name MAXIMA was launched in May 2023.
