The State Ltd. “Real Estate of the Ministry of Agriculture” (ZMNĪ) has acquired nine mobile pumping units to strengthen preparedness for situations in which dangerously high water levels exceed the capacity of existing polder pumping stations to ensure effective water drainage.
The procurement of the mobile pumping units has been implemented within the framework of the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility Plan, with total financing amounting to EUR 1.88 million from EU and national budget resources. The investment aims to reduce flood risks in rural areas of Latvia and support climate change adaptation by mitigating threats to residents, infrastructure, and economic activities in flood-prone territories. Mobile solutions are required in cases where stationary pumps are damaged or when their capacity is insufficient to discharge increased volumes of water following prolonged rainfall, flooding, or other extreme weather events.
ZMNĪ has received eight mobile pumps with a maximum capacity of 1,260 m³/h each, as well as one mobile pump with a maximum capacity of 115 m³/h. The fuel tanks of the eight higher-capacity pumps enable continuous operation for up to 24 hours without refuelling. Each unit is equipped with a 200-metre discharge hose and a 32-metre suction hose and is capable of pumping water containing solid particles up to 120 millimetres in diameter.
The lower-capacity pump can operate for up to 36 hours without refuelling, is equipped with a 100-metre discharge hose and a 30-metre suction hose, and allows the passage of solid particles up to 75 millimetres in diameter.
To ensure efficient transport and deployment to required locations, all pumping units are mounted on trailers. This allows rapid delivery to areas where additional pumping capacity is needed or where flood-related risks must be mitigated.
The pumping units were supplied by the Latvian company SIA “AEONPUMP”.
(*) Implementation regulations of the Recovery and Resilience Facility Plan of the European Union, Component 1 “Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability”, Reform and Investment Direction 1.3 “Adaptation to Climate Change”, Investment 1.3.1.2.i “Investments in Flood Risk Reduction Infrastructure”.
