The (Czech) creature from the black lagoon

Ostrama lagoon toxic waste removal costs rise, the project is delayed, and contractors are unpaid. Doesn’t bode well for the eco-tender.

Politics & Policy|Energy & Green Biz

Čestmír Klos | 08.08.2011

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The site of a future forest — in a couple generations, maybe. Under Geosan Group, the Ostramo lagoon in Northern Moravia remains a toxic mess.

The dispute that has flared up around among the foulest of Czech hazardous waste sites, the waste dump known as the Ostramo lagoon, should serve as a warning ahead of plans for the giant eco-tender, championed by Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek (TOP 09). In both cases, the idea is for a consortium of companies to resolve major environmental problems. The effort at the oily black lagoon near Ostrava, led by the Geosan Group — a favorite in the eco-tender — has been a distinct failure.

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