Bitterfeld - Starting IMS

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Problem Definition
- Checklist of existing information
Organizing Stakeholders
- Stakeholder organization structure for Bitterfeld megasite
- Stakeholders for Bitterfeld megasite

Problem Definition

Bitterfeld is a small town in the industrial area in Germany between Dresden & Berlin. The contamination situation at the Bitterfeld megasite is related to the industrial development of the area, which began more than 100 years ago and resulted in three main industries:

open-cast lignite mining
production of energy
chemical industries.

Up to 1990, in an area covering about 10 km2, more than 5,000 different products and compounds were produced.

The chemical production and the disposal of chemical waste in abandoned open-cast lignite mines lead to a large-scale soil and groundwater contamination, estimated at about 100 million cubic meter of contaminated water. The first comprehensive remediation framework concept for Bitterfeld was completed in 1994. The complete decontamination is technically and economically not feasible. The stepwise approach of the IMS leads to a feasible scenario where risk reduction and costs are optimized. Final decisions about the implementation of the plans still have to be made.

Checklist of existing information

Information	Bitterfeld
Megasite area Impact area	25 km² 50-100 km²
Land use (maps	General topographic map (former) chemical production facilities surrounded by residential areas of Bitterfeld, Wolfen, Jeznitz, Greppin and agriculture/nature reserves;landscape and hydrology determined by flooded open pit lignite mines
Documents from involved stakeholders and other institutions	Bitterfeld database, geological model UFZ, data of LMBV
Historical timeframe (use/production)	Chemical production, lignite mining and chemical waste landfilling originating from 1900 and since 1940 focus on chlorinated hydrocarbons and pesticides
Range of substances produced/ used/present in soil and groundwater	Chlorinated and non-chlorinated organics, to some extent heavy metals in groundwater
Potential sources (existing landfills, etc.)	Land-fill and high concentration groundwater damage represent four km² hotspot source areas, in Quarternary and Tertiary aquifers. Lower groundwater concentration areas surround these hotspots
Potential receptors (residential areas, protected areas, rivers, etc.)	Land use /topographic maps River Mulde and tributaries (Spittelwasser, Fuhneau) Flooded open pit mine Goitsche Quaternary / Tertiary aquifers Residential areas of Bitterfeld, Greppin etc.
Predominant stakeholders	LAF, MDSE, Municipalities of Bitterfeld, Wolfen, LAWA, Bitterfeld Chemie AG

The deliverables of the case-study of Bitterfeld can be downloaded under Workpackage 3 in the 'About' part of the IMS: About->Deliverables.

Organizing Stakeholders

Stakeholder organization structure for Bitterfeld megasite

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Stakeholders for Bitterfeld megasite

Stakeholder type	Organization	Function
	MDSE (Remediation and Disposal Company)	Problem owner of the contamination problem
Problem owner	CLMBV (Mining Management Company)	Problem owner of the redevelopment of the mining area.
	District authority Bitterfeld - Wolfen	Problem owner of local contaminations within the risk management zone
	Municipalities of Bitterfeld, Greppin, Wolfen	Problem owner of local contaminations within the risk management zone (residential areas)
	LAF (State authority for exemption from residual pollution responsibility) Supreme Soil Agency
Responsible authorities	MRLU (Ministry of Regional Policy, Agriculture and Environment)	Supreme Environmental Agency (at the same time regulatory authority for the LAF)
	Regional authority Dessau	Responsible superior water authority, also superior authority for emission protection, waste and business supervisor
	District authority Bitterfeld - Wolfen	Responsible authority related to safety and order (also lower water authority).
	Municipalities of Bitterfeld, Greppin, Wolfen	Local authority for safety and order (at the same time representative of the local public)
	Mining Agency	Responsible permission authority for mining plans.
	State Agency of Environmental Protection	Technical authority of the MRLU (Ministry of Regional Policy, Agriculture and Environment)
	LAF (State authority for exemption from residual pollution responsibility)	Fund management for cases of exemption from residual pollution responsibility (also Supreme Soil Agency)
Financiers	MW (Ministry of Economy and labour of the state of Saxony-Anhalt)	Responsible member of the management and budget board that regulates the financing for the mining redevelopment projects (also Supreme Mining Agency)
	FUB (Budjet Planning and Consulting Society)	Responsible for contract management of privatization, manager of federal promotion funds for site development
	Site developer CPG (Chemie Park GmbH)	Private company for improvement of the infrastructure and to facilitate private investment
Local Public	Municipalities of Bitterfeld, Greppin, Wolfen	The local public is represented by the municipalities, there are no organizations of affected people
Project manager	GICON (consulting company)	Responsible concept developer for the regional remediation concept (Master plan), responsible party for data and information transfer
	MDSE (Remediation and Disposal Company )	Responsible party for investigation and realization of remediation and safety measures
Consultants	Different private companies for special tasks	Various

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