Dragi prijatelji, molim za pomoc u sledecem smislu. Pismo koje nanize sledi na srpskom i engleskom, poslato je na par evropskih adresa institucija i kancelarija Unije koje se bave zastitom vodotokova I kategorije. Ukoliko neko od Vas zna za bilo koju instituciju koja bi u zaustavljanju slicnih ideja mogla pomoci, molim da ovo moje pisanije prosledite. Podelite na svojim profilima, nikad se ne zna koja ce mala vrata da nam se otovore a problem je goruci!
Postovani,
Obracam Vas se u zelji za uspostavljanjem kontakta i ukazivanja na veliki problem sa nadom da mozete pomoci u resavanju problema planiranih malih hidroelktrana u parku prirode Stara planina, Pirot, Stara planina, Srbija!
Opstina Pirot je nezakonito, mimo svih demokratskih principa i protivno direktivama Evropske unije za zastitu vodotokova i izvora pijace vode, formirala komisiju koja je izradila plan energetskog razvoja i projekata izgradnje pedeset (50) hidroelektrana na vodotocima Stare planine. U pitanju su kompletni slivovi Toplodolske, Dojkinacke, Jelovicke, Rosomacke i Senokoske reke od njihovih izvorista do uliva u reku Nisavu i akumulaciono jezero Zavoj. Bioloski potpuno nekompetentno, bez realne analize uticaja na zivotnu sredinu i ekonomski potpuno nepotrebno i neodrzivo, pomenuta komisija je pod izgovorom izrade plana za male protocne hidroelektrane, odredila lokaciju za pedeset derivacionih elektrana sa vodozahvatima i kilometarskim cevovodima do masinskih hala u samim koritima reka. U medjuvremenu su ingerencije davanja dozvola za slicne projekte, premestene sa nivoa lokalne samouprave na nadlezno Ministarstvo energetike u Beogradu i pretnje ovakvim scenariom postale su realne i isplative samo kao sirok teren za korupciju buduci da o stanju na planini koja je zasticena stepenom parka prirode, odlucuje deo drzavne administracije koja je uopste ne poznaje.
Molim vas da obratite paznju na ovaj goruci problem jer je lokalna zajednica i javnost Republike Srbije, osim pojedinacne, potpuno lisena kolektivne ekoloske svesti o nailazecoj katastrofi. Napominjem da su nabrojane reke, kojima preti unistenje na citavom toku, veoma osetljiv biotop nastanjen retkim i zasticenim ribljim vrstama i vrstama beskicmenjaka kojima u slucaju izvodjenja cak i dela ovakvog plana preti potpuno unistenje. Hidrografski, ceo sliv Stare planine utice na punjenje podzemnih krecnjackih rezervoara vode u direktnoj vezi sa vodosnabdevanjem Pirota i svih manjih gravitirajucih naselja. Uvodjenjem teske mehanizacije u korita reka i premoscavanjem krecnjackih terena koji su i mesto poniranja vode i punjenja podzemnih kanala koji se kao jake kraske izdani javljaju na severoistocnom delu pirotske kotline, potencijalno bi bio ugrozen opstanak velikog broja stanovnika. Retkim i reziranim studijama uticaja na zivotnu sredinu ovaj problem nije obuhvacen, pa cak ni pomenut.
Kao kratko objasnjenje apsurdnosti ovakve ideje navodim da su svi tokovi Stare planine bujicavi, zavise direktno od zimskih i rano prolecnih padavina i da protok na njima u vecem delu godine iznosi u najboljim slucajevima par stotina litara vode u sekundi pa do par desetina litara na najmanjima vodotocima. U ovom trenutku radi se o potpuno nezagadjenim rezervama pijace vode koji teku kroz neurbanizovane visokoplaninske i sumske predele pa predstavljaju solidan rezervoar vodosnabdevanja u hidroloski neizvesnoj buducnosti. Mnogi od njih na svojim delovima presusuju pa predstavljaju i redak prirodni fenomen privremenih ponornica na kojima su takodje odredjene i obelezene lokacije za izgradnju brana vodozahvata, kao i cevovoda koji svojom ukupnom duzinom pokrivaju celokupnu duzinu slivova i direktno upucuju na vec pomenuti problem skretanja i onemogucavanja prirodnog puta vode u njihove podzemne tokove.
Jos jednom Vas molim da se, ukoliko vec niste, upoznate sa stanjem na terenu, sagledate katastrofalnost ovakvog postupanja i pomognete koliko je to u Vasoj moci. Rado bih se i sam ukljucio u obilazak terena i detaljnije objasnjenje ukoliko procenite da je tako nesto potrebno. Srdacno vas pozdravljam,
Aleksandar Panic, Pirot, Srbija
I am turning to you to establish contact and hoping that you could help with solving of the problem of small hydro power plants in Nature park "Stara planina".
Pirot municipality did, illegally, not respecting the democratic principles nor the instructions of European union for the protection of water flows and sources of drinking water, form a comission which published plan of energetic development and project of construction of 50 hydro power plants on the water flows of Stara planina. It involves total flow of Toplodolska, Dojkinacka Jelovicka, Rosomacka and Senokoska rivers from their start till flow into river Nisava and accumulation lake of Zavoj.
This has been done on a totally incompetent way, without realistic analysis of the potential effects on the environment and it is, from economy point of view totally unnecessary and in not sustainable manner. With excuse of defining the plan for little hydro power plants, the comission has set the location for 50 derivation power plants with kms of pipelines harvesting water from the rivers till machine halls within the river beds.
In the meantime authorisation for giving permits for similar projects has been moved from the level of local authorities to Ministry of energy in Belgrade and threats of this scenario became realistic and lucrative only as a wide terrain for corruption since the decisions on the mountain which is part of Nature park are made by part of government administration which is not familiar with the details behind.
I ask from you to pay attention to this actual problem since local community and public of Republic of Serbia except individual, are totally deprived of collective ecological consciousness on catastrophe to happen. I am pointing out that mentioned rivers, threatened to be destroyed all of their flows, very sensitive biotops populated by rare and protected fish and invertebrates species facing total extinction with execution of even small part of this plan.
Hydrographically, all river flows (basins) of Stara planina significantly influence filling of underground water reservoirs which is in direct link with water supply of Pirot and neighbouring settlements.
Introduction of heavy machinery into the river beds and bridging the calcareous terrain which are also place for plunging of the water and filling out of underground channels which are later appearing as strong sources of water in the northeast part of Pirot will in the end compromise survival of large number of people. With some rare and staged studies of influence to environment this problem has not been analysed, not even mentioned.
As a brief explanation of this absurd idea I give you information that all of the water flows of Stara planina directly depend on winter and early spring rains and flow within biggest part of the year at best is from couple of hundreds of litres of water per second till couple of tenths of litres during summer season. At this moment we are speaking about totally unpolluted reserves of drinking water coming through non-urban mountain and forest areas, representing good reservoir of water supply in hydrologically unlikely future.
Many of this flows on some parts are disappearing on the surface and go underground temporarily, as such being special natural phenomenon which will be disturbed by already set locations for construction of water dams and pipelines throughout the whole flow of the rivers, turning and disabling the natural way of the water to their underground flow.
Once again I am asking you to be involved in this problem ASAP if you already did not do it, to get to know the situation in the field and assess the catastrophic effects of this actions. I would gladly like to be involved in tour of the terrain and explanation of the details if needed.
Thank you in advance for your involvement and support on this big problem.
Best regards, Aleksandar Panic
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