Sunday, October 26, 2014

Bomopprør Outer Gjerpensdalen – Porsgrunns Dagblad

– Porsgrunns manager for water supply, Torbjørn Krogstad, firing wide of the mark with their arguments, leader of Outer Gjerpensdalen lokalutvalg, Jan Olav Rams Hill.

He lives several feet in the hills, but no longer than that Borge school is only a five minute car ride away.

– I live on the last farm on the east side toward Porsgrunn. Here my family has lived since 1750, says Rams Hill.



People Meeting

For a long time, the municipality wanted to move a boom a few kilometers, to reduce access to Porsgrunns drinking water while the water / Mjøvann. In a note to the Committee on Development and municipal September 16th enlightened company manager Torbjørn Krogstad that municipal regulations regarding pollution of drinking water is common and necessary and very important when treating plans for new activities that can harm drinking water.

Thursday evening organized local committee and work team meeting on the matter on Furuheim. Krogstad would usher.

– Many protest against the municipality’s plans to close Skifjell road 2-3 miles before the current boom. Hiking opportunities for many people will be limited, and the municipality comes with arguments that do not rhyme with reality. Krogstad must extend and join us for a solution that everyone can live with, says Rams Hill.



– Does not contaminated

walkers, landowners and professionals believe the controversial Skifjell area should be used sensibly, without Porsgrunns water damage.

At a meeting this summer attended many different user and academic interests, and it is generally agreed that the area should continue to be used both for forestry, farming and outdoor recreation, without subjecting Porsgrunn municipality’s drinking water for contamination. It is also quite in unison desire to use the car parks as now, there Skifjell cabin was located, and the northern Skifjell. Porsgrunns plan to move the current boom 2-3 kilometers will hinder usability.

Porsgrunn and Omegns Tourist Association has reacted with shock at the Porsgrunn municipality will close parking for hikers in Skifjell area.

– Many families, wheelchairs and walkers use the park as it is easy to pick up on rural roads in the area. The probability that there will be oil / petrol from car traffic to the intake of drinking water Mjøvann is minimal. We know that during the 86 years that have passed since Porsgrunn built Mjøvannsdammen have been instances of that oil has damaged the water, writes tourist association in the input.



– The rules for water are stricter

Porsgrunns water Torbjørn Krogstad is unwavering that the boom in the outer Gjerpensdalen be moved to protect drinking water.

– For walkers, the consequence is that they have to walk 1.2 km farther from the parking lot, each way. Fos us this is a simple action we initiate under stricter rules for drinking water sources, says company manager in Porsgrunn municipality, Torbjørn Krogstad.

Thursday evening he met protest movement based in Outer Gjerpensdalen to tell that the municipality is on his case.

– Human activity near what we call the watershed of drinking water Mjøvann shall be limited to the greatest extent possible. As waterworks victory we shall ensure that there is minimal potential pollution hazard. We relate to European rules and law which have been stricter and more and more close, says Krogstad.



Scheduling worst-case

He said waterworks says The municipality must think and plan for the “worst case” scenarios, and highlights the Giardia epidemic Bergen ten years ago as an example.

– Several died and 1,500 became ill. The epidemic started with that pollution from human activities in the catchment area came out in drikkevannnet, says Krogstad.

Those who object to moving the boom would like to park where they have always parked to hike. Do you epidemic scare tactics now?

– No, we are required to consider scenarios for what might happen. In our case with the platform we believe this is a simple and acceptable measures, says Krogstad. He notes that several areas experiencing pressure from groups who think otherwise about how water should be protected.

– All drops of water in the area flows ultimately into Mjøvann. After the summer with prolonged heat and drought, accumulated pollution. When autumn and rain comes, we get a massive oppmagasinert pollution washed into the water. The outlet of the pelvis Rekua is 200 meters from our intake. Car parking and road system in the area runs parallel to the stream, says Krogstad.

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