Water and wastewater infrastructure will be upgraded and extended in the Kaštela-Trogir agglomeration to reduce water loss and pollution and ensure compliance with European Union directives for these two key public services the project will construct 59.86 km of new water supply network reconstruct 65.4 km of existing water supply network build four pumping stations and two 500 m3 water reservoirs Preparatory work for installing 1 640 new water supply connections will be done The wastewater component will involve building 215 km of new sewerage network and reconstructing 4.04 km of the existing network Other works include constructing  6.03 km of pressure pipeline 0.64 km of overflow structures and  13 pumping stations the wastewater treatment plant Divulje will be upgraded from a capacity of 40 000 population equivalent (p.e.) to 100 000 p.e meaning that it fails to meet treatment requirements set out in national and EU legislation The project will upgrade it to allow for biological treatment capacity wastewater treatment plant will be constructed on Čiovo island and will allow for biological treatment of sewage Both plants will reduce the water content in the resultant sludge by up to one third It will then be channelled to the Stupe waste water treatment plant where a system to dry the sludge will be built The agglomeration covered by the project has a total population of around 63 000 inhabitants and 3.9 million overnight stays from tourists annually It includes the City of Kaštela (which includes the towns of Kaštel Sućurac Kaštel Novi and Kaštel Štafilić); the City of Trogir (Trogir Mastrinka and Arbanija on the north-eastern part of Čiovo island) and the coastal part of the Seget municipality (Seget Donji and Seget Vranjica); the Okrug municipality on Čiovo (Okrug Gornji) and Slatine on the north-eastern part of Čiovo which administratively belongs to the City of Split 42 % of the drinking water from the public supply system is lost The project intends to reduce this to 36 % A total of 87 % of the agglomeration’s population is currently connected to the public water supply network The project intends to increase this to 99 % by providing water to 7 700 more inhabitants – residents living in the northern parts of Kaštela This equates to 2 548 new connections The connection rate to the sewerage system in the agglomeration is 45 % (28 350 people) The project aims to increase this to 97 % with an extra 8 613 connections to benefit 32 477 additional inhabitants The aim is to push the connection rate up to 98 % by 2028 The upgrade of the Divulje and the construction of the Čiovo wastewater treatment plants will ensure there is sufficient capacity to handle the new connections A high volume of storm water and sea water – in the coastal areas – gets into the existing sewage collection system A project financed by Croatian water utility ViK Split is being implemented in parallel with the project to reduce the amount of rain and seawater that gets into the sewerage system as this negatively affects the biological treatment of sewage some of the untreated sewage is discharged directly into the sea the project will ensure compliance with the EU’s Water Framework and Bathing Water directives The sewerage system and the wastewater treatment plants will be connected to one supervisory control and data acquisition system A geographic information system will be used to enable better planning of maintenance and reconstruction of the networks Total investment for the project “Improvement of the water communal infrastructure – Kaštela-Trogir agglomeration” is EUR 189 314 243 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 105 687 206 through the “Competitiveness and Cohesion” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Environmental Protection and Sustainability of Resources” Ministarstvo regionalnoga razvoja i fondova Europske unije This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Total Croatia News Whilst this once renowned hotel is now a serious threat to the public safety Kaštela Tourist board is still listing it as an active hotel where you can spend your holiday and the investor is too busy with its other project “Mall of Split” one of the oldest hotels in Central Dalmatia was built by dr During the 7-year construction of this hotel Camber said: “The sea is our greatest treasure I will transform Kaštela into the French Riviera of our tourism”. For decades it was one of the most representative hotels in Central Dalmatia and a favourite holiday spot for the European middle class but since the numbers were good and the guests were arriving in their hundreds this building is a constant reminder of how we perceive privatisation in Croatia and on May 24 we took a short tour of the ruins remembering the hotel’s glory days Then the wave of privatization swept the country Hotel Palace is one of the reasons why locals in Croatia are very weary when it comes to foreign investors  The agony of this hotel started in 2005 when it was purchased by Tulipan grupa according to their own website was founded in 2005 and their assignments in all projects are acquisition They also add that their goal is to realize projects which ensure client satisfaction while carefully planning and continuous monitoring the different stages of project development They paid 18 million kunas for 70% of shares of Kaštelanska Rivijera a company that owned Hotel Palace at the time they also inherited the company’s 76 million kuna debt and all the creditors were paid  Their intention was to refurbish the main hotel building in accordance with the strict rules of the Conservation department since the building is a protected cultural heritage The rest of the complex (two newer buildings) was to be demolished which they did in 2009 and new objects were supposed to take their place The entire project was supposed to be worth approximately 200 million kunas But as soon as demolition works were completed  They wanted permissions for greater allowed lot coverage and wanted to build within the park which is a protected nature monument The city of Kaštela even held an emergency assembly and changed the Master plan in order to give them the permitted lot coverage they wanted but the park was a no go (which investors later contributed to the eco-activists stating that they cannot believe the project was stopped because of a few trees) the investor concentrated on another project (Mall of Split which opened two months ago but with its fair share of problems and noncompliance with conditions set by the City of Split being some of them) and Hotel Palace was left to rot The hotel project is still on their website listed in the “Projects in development” category but the only thing that’s been developing around this hotel is a serious danger of someone getting injured because the entire object is falling apart and the investors couldn’t even bother to put op protective fences to prevent people from entering the building since they have no money to invest in the hotel but since their asking price is unrealistic considering the current state of the property it doesn’t look like they’ll be signing any sale agreement in the near future the city officials in  Kaštela don’t seem to care about his former tourism pearl either they would have found a way to force the investor to get this project off the ground there’s always a question how the investor was ever allowed to commence any demolition work if their final design was never approved their project was out of allowed bounds and they didn’t have a building permit for any future construction work But, we can all sleep tight because Kaštela Tourism Board is still proud of this hotel, so much so that, on their website, they’re still inviting you to stay in it: Today tourists can spend their holidays at the Palace, Resnik, Adria, Kastel and Villa Žarko hotels, the Tamaris motel, in many rooms and apartments in private houses, and a few camps maybe some guests are really after this particular extreme tourism adventure where the main task is to walk through the building without something falling on your head packages would be sold with a warning: Do not book unless you’ve had your tetanus shot And while we wait for one of the parties involved to do something about this premium location property firefighters in Kaštela will be the ones doing the most work because every few months or so they are called to put out a fire in this derelict building that now houses stray cats rats and local junkies looking for a quiet place to go about their business All photos copyright Total Croatia News and website in this browser for the next time I comment Daniela Rogulj one of the main goals of the current city government has been clear Along with caring for young people and building communal infrastructure arranging the coastal part of Kaštela is the main priority evidenced by millions of investments in the already unrecognizable and is the only city in Croatia with six postcodes It is probably the only one in the world directly bordering two UNESCO cities with the oldest and it will soon become the Croatian “Monte Carlo,” a destination with nearly 20 kilometers of coastline as a prerequisite for the development of tourism and the economy On City Day, which is celebrated on March 4, Slobodna Dalmacija spoke with Denis Ivanović the mayor of the second-largest city in Split-Dalmatia County about the implemented projects but also those that will follow on the coastal part of Kaštela I promised that the focus of my work would be landscaping this is a priority for city authorities and those at higher levels That we are going in the right direction is evidenced by the fact that an active project to build a new port and coast in Kaštel Stari is currently in the final stages despite the health crisis surrounding the coronavirus pandemic This is the most financially expensive project of the County Port Authority since its existence in which almost 15 million kuna was invested from our budget the rest of the funds were provided from the Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority and other sources a breakwater almost 200 meters long was built a total of 9,500 square meters of the coastal belt was arranged and nautical electricity and water connections the people of Kaštela will get 150 communal berths for the domicile population for those who use boats for entertainment and sports but also completely change the look of the Kaštel Stari old town,” says Ivanović The investment is worth almost 50 million kuna In addition to the 15 million from the city the County Port Authority has allocated about 30 million kuna The rest of the money was provided by Split-Dalmatia County “This is truly the largest investment in the coastal part of Kaštela and our goal is for residents to get a modern utility project that will serve them in the first place as well as tourists from whom we live for a good part of the year “The project in Kaštel Stari will certainly affect economic development and we are glad that all the work took place without any interruptions and delays The arrangement of this communal port is one of the major projects in the past decade in the area of Kaštela,” adds the mayor When asked what the next projects are for the coast the mayor announced an investment boom with one goal: Kaštela will be the Croatian Monte Carlo “After we soon complete the new port and coast in Kaštel Stari and it is a matter of days when that will happen which is the complete arrangement of the Kaštel Novi coast and the Ministry of the Sea and the Split-Dalmatia County are ready to help with financing This project will completely change the look of Donji Kaštela which is why it is called the “New Face of Kaštela,” emphasized Ivanović the planned project will significantly expand the existing waterfront into the sea arrange the entire promenade and the city’s coastal part that part of Kaštela will take on a completely new look as Kaštel Lukšić did after we arranged and built the most beautiful and most expensive in our county – Glavica beach We are in the process of doing the main project,” says Ivanović and adds that the citizens enthusiastically accepted the newly renovated part of the Lukšić coast.  The town of Kaštela is preparing and arranging the coast in Kaštel Sućurac “We have prepared a preliminary design for Kaštel Sućurac work should begin on the complete arrangement of the coast in Kaštel Štafilić where part of the promenade has already been arranged With the completion of works in Kaštel Stari then on the stretch to the Ćipiko and Štafilić towers Donja Kaštela will undergo a complete coastal transformation many will envy us,” announces Ivanović and adds that a conceptual solution has been made for Kaštilca and Marina Kaštela “All this is proof that Kaštela is almost the most active area in terms of construction throughout the year almost 20 km long coast will be the most beautiful in this part of Dalmatia,” concludes Mayor Denis Ivanović congratulating all citizens on Kaštela Day.  To read more about lifestyle in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page