Nordic Waste has impressed with efficient methods for rainwater management in Randers, stated municipal director Randers breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday evening, after today’s rainfall has been much milder than expected. Municipal director Jesper Kaas Schmidt expressed satisfaction with the handling of precipitation at Nordic Waste in Ølst, which has prevented contaminated rainwater from reaching the Alling Stream. The municipality announced on Friday that additional measures were needed at Nordic Waste, including the use of rainwater basins and pumps, to protect the environment from polluted water. Schmidt explains that the effort has been successful, and now hopes for more dry weather, which will facilitate further work.
Earlier in the week, the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) warned of up to 80 millimeters of rain in the area. To be proactive, the municipality established a fleet of trucks to transport excess water away if necessary. However, Schmidt notes that the trucks were not needed, as the rain could be managed using basins and channels. The municipality’s concern was due to the risk of rainwater, coming into contact with the contaminated soil at Nordic Waste, raising the pH value and damaging the water environment in the Alling Stream. According to DMI, only 36 millimeters of rain fell in the area around Ølst.
Now that the precipitation is under control, work on restoring the area can continue. Schmidt points out that delays due to the wet weather have pushed the schedule back by about two weeks, but the plan is still to restore the Alling Stream over the summer. Subsequently, a new road will be constructed to replace the destroyed Århusvej.
The extensive work is due to a major landslide on Nordic Waste’s site, which occurred in December 2023 and destroyed the highway. Randers Municipality now has the situation under control and looks forward to completing the area’s conversion.