The village of Horná Potôň is located in the district of Dunajská Streda, in the Trnava Self-Governing Region. It lies in the southern part of the Danubian Lowland, on the territory of the Protected Water Management Area (CHVO) Žitný ostrov, which is the most important groundwater reservoir in Slovakia. In recent years, the municipality has developed not only in terms of population, but also in terms of territory, but it does not have sufficient technical infrastructure for the collection and treatment of urban waste water. Horná Potôň is part of a wider agglomeration connected to the Šamorín WWTP. However, public sewerage is not built in the village, and residents are reliant on individual cesspools and septic tanks, which pose a risk of groundwater pollution in areas with high protection of water resources. Unlike the water supply, which already exists in the village, the sewerage network is completely absent. In accordance with the municipality’s spatial plan, the plan for the development of public sewerage systems and the Slovakia 2021-2027 Programme, it is necessary to build a public sewerage system with connection to the existing and capacity-compliant Šamorín WWTP, operated by Západoslovenská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s. The project’s objective and purpose is the construction of a public sewerage network in the municipality of Horná Potôň, which: ensure the hygienic collection and treatment of urban waste water in accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC, reduce the risk of groundwater contamination in the Žitný ostrov PHA, contribute to the improvement of the environment and the quality of life of the inhabitants, add infrastructure in the municipality to the level required by EU and Slovak legislation. Compliance with national and European legislation The project complies with the following documents and legislation: Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water treatment, Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, Water Act No 364/2004 (Water Act), National Programme of the Slovak Republic for the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC, Programme Slovakia 2021-2027, measure 2.5.2 – Support for infrastructure in the field of urban waste water management in agglomerations of up to 2 000 p.e. The implementation of the project will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the environmental policy of the Slovak Republic, to the improvement of water quality and a healthy environment, while strengthening the sustainability of technical infrastructure in the region. Measurable project indicators PO053 - Length of new sewer pipe: 10,8072 km PR034 – Population connected to secondary waste water treatment: 1,590 persons Current method of wastewater collection and treatment: There are currently only individual wastewater management solutions in the village – cesspools, septic tanks, small household WWTPs. Lack of a public sewer network, causing environmental risks for groundwater in the SPA. The project deals with the construction of public sewerage and connection to the existing Šamorín WWTP, which has sufficient capacity. Baseline situation of the applicant in terms of material and technical background: The project applicant is Západoslovenská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s. (IČO: 36 503 389), which is a stable water company providing operation of water supply and sewerage infrastructure in 11 districts of western Slovakia. Ownership structure: ZSVS, a.s. is a joint-stock company whose 100% shareholders are public law entities – municipalities. This is evidenced by an extract from the Central Securities Depository containing the names of the shareholders, their identification number, shares and institutional affiliation. Compliance with Spatial Planning Documentation: The implementation of the project takes place on the territory of the municipality of Horná Potôň. The project is in line with its spatial planning documentation and the Municipal Development Programme. The resolution approving the zoning plan of the municipality of Horná Potôň is published on the municipality’s website: www.hornapoton.sk The resolution approving the development programme of the municipality of Horná Potôň is published on the same link. Compliance with EIA documentation: The object of the project is not subject to an environmental impact assessment. Compliance with the principles of desegregation, destigmatisation and degetoisation (3D): According to the Atlas of Roma Communities 2019, there is no marginalised Roma community (MRK) in Horná Potôň. Thus, the project is not implemented at the CLLD site and there is no need to assess its impact in terms of 3D principles.