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Bouches du Rhône - The Old Marseille Harbour
Date de dépôt 6 avril 2009Pays : France - Département : Bouches du Rhône - Ville : Marseille -
Objet
Although the metropolitan district of Marseille has promised to take an environmentally friendly approach in the management of its marinas within the framework of its ‘clean ports’ campaign, the old Marseille harbour does not comply with the standards and has no treatment system in place for the used waters from the dry docks, which impacts on the water quality at the harbour. Solvents and other dangerous chemicals, especially those found in antifouling paints that are used during processes carried out in the dry dock, are discarded unchecked into the sea.
État des lieux
Surfrider and the Keeper met up with the leaders of the Marseille ports authority to make them aware of this issue. At the time, the compliance with standards of dry dock areas did not seem to be one of their main priorities. In May 2011, a new port project was put forward by the metropolitan area of Marseille-Provence. This project is taking into account the compliance with European standards for dry docks. It makes provisions for water that can be decontaminated to be redirected into the general sewage system, whilst the rest has to be reprocessed by another network. Surfrider Foundation Europe is taking part in the various consultation meetings on the development of the harbour. The initial phase of the works at the Old Harbour started in March 2012 and is expected to be completed in late 2012. The second phase is due to start in 2014. It looks like this battle is well on its way to be won!
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