The contract for co-financing the works of the first phase of water supply and wastewater drainage on the island of Ilovik, worth 5 million kuna, was signed on Monday by representatives of Hrvatske vode and Vodoopskrba i odvodnje Cres Lošinj. The signatures on this project were provided by the director of Hrvatske vode Zoran Đuroković and the director of Vodoopskrba i odvodnje Cres Lošinj Neven Kruljac, and the signing of the contract was attended by the Minister of Tourism Gari Cappelli, as announced by the Ministry of Tourism.
This is a project whose contracted value for the works in the first phase is nearly 9 million kuna. The contractor for the works is Elektro-voda, and the first phase includes the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, an underwater discharge, two pumping stations for the drainage system, as well as 1265 meters of water supply pipeline and 1740 meters of sewage network.
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Minister of Tourism Gari Cappelli emphasized that the development of tourism in our region should continue to be based on improving environmental protection, preserving the quality of natural resources, and responsible and sustainable development of the tourist offer. The acting mayor of Mali Lošinj, Ana Kučić, expressed satisfaction with the long-term cooperation with Hrvatske vode, adding that they are now collaborating on several projects, from desalination plants on the islands of Susak and Unije, to the construction of water supply and sewage systems in part of the settlement of Poljana, and the preparation of project documentation for the wastewater drainage system for the agglomeration of Nerezine. After signing the contract, Minister Cappelli visited the construction site of the water supply and wastewater drainage on the island of Ilovik.
