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-- Air
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The Regions (oblasts)
-- Nur-Sultan
-- Almaty
-- Akmola Oblast
-- Aktobe Oblast
-- Almaty Oblast
-- Atyrau Oblast
-- West Kazakhstan Oblast
-- Jambyl Oblast
-- Karaganda Oblast
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-- North Kazakhstan Oblast
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-- Baikonur Cosmodrome
-- Semipalatinsk Test Site
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Aktobe Oblast
2016
2017
2018
2019
19,8
19,7
27,3
54,1
Five large enterprises located in the region are responsible for the highest emission of pollutants:
CNPC – Aktobemunaigas JSC; Kazakhoil Aktobe LLP; Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant; and a branch of
Kazchrome TNC, JSC; Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant; Intergas Central Asia JSC;
Aktobe UMG; Aktobe CHP JSC.
Stationary sources of air pollution, aggregate - 2017–2019
2017
2018
2019
22 644
22 745
22 615
In 2019, just over 136,000 tons of pollutants were released into the air by enterprises in the region -
20% less than in 2017. The primary air pollutants: carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate
matter, nitric oxide.
Pollutant emissions from stationary sources - 2017–2019
Substance
Sulfur dioxide
Nitric oxides
Suspended solid particulate
Carbon monoxide
2017
26,1
13,9
20,2
47,5
201
8
28,4
14,6
21,9
42,3
201
9
24
15,6
22
38,2
Of total emissions in 2018, 16,000 tons were generated by flaring associated
gas, in 2019 the amount was ~ 12,000 tons. 97% of emissions from the flaring of
associated gas are produced by three companies: CNPC – Aktobemunaigas
JSC, Kazakhoil Aktobe LLP, and Aman Munai LLP.
In 2018, there were more than 187 thousand vehicles in the region, in 2019 - a
little more than 180 thousand.
Regional transport vehicles by fuel type - 2018-2019
Year
2018
2019
Total transport
vehicles
187 464
180 330
Gasoline-powered
142 703
119 528
natural gas-powered
transport
44 761
47 053
In 2018, 84,000 tons of pollutants entered the
region's air from transport, and in 2019 - 81,000
tons.
With a goal of reducing
transport-generated
hazardous substance
emissions, fuel and
lubricant quality control
standards have been
enhanced, roads have
been widened and
resurfaced, 64 traffic
intersections are now
monitored by an
automated traffic control
system, 23% of the all
oblast transport has been
converted to natural gas
fuel, and numbers of
EURO-4 certified new
cars is increasing.
Every year, trees are
planted along roads; in
2019, more than 8,000
seedlings were planted
on an area covering 215
hectares in the city of
Aktobe.
The regional
department of ecology
with assistance from
oblast police are
conducting spot
vehicle emissions
checks. In 2018, 931
cars were inspected,
of which 70 exceeded
allowable hazardous
substances emission
standards. In 2019,
314 cars were
inspected of which 64
were in violation of
emission standards.
Air quality in the area is monitored at six fixed locations. 2018 and 2019
air pollution levels were high with average monthly concentrations of
ozone in the surface atmosphere exceeding norms. 2019 saw 15
incidents of severe air pollution – mostly carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide and hydrogen sulfide.
In 2019, 35% of all residential
areas were gasified – an effort
that should reduce hazardous
substance emissions. In 2018,
the oblast had 6310 km of gas
pipeline, the number
increasing to 6720 km in 2019.
Discharge of pollutants by enterprises - 2017–2019
Volume – wastewater discharge –
000 m3
1
Volume – pollutant discharge - kt
2018
57 519
1
5
2019
49 119
1
3
Domestic wastewater discharge - 2018–2019
Volume – wastewater discharge –
000 m3
1
Volume – pollutant discharge - kt
2018
17 896
4,6
2019
17 896
4,6
in 2019 - 15).
Monitoring of oblast surface water
pollution was conducted on12 bodies
of water in 2018 & 2019. A total of 55
incidents of severe pollution were
recorded - in 2018 – 40;
Emergency and unauthorized wastewater
discharges - 2019
Volume – wastewater discharge –
000 m3
1
Volume – pollutant discharge - kt
201
9
0,04
22,9
The total oblast land area in 2018 amounted to over 29,000 hectares; in 2019, ~ 30,000.
Distribution of land by category – thousands of hectares - 2017–2019
Category
Agricultural land
Residential Land
Land zoned for industrial and
other non-agricultural purposes
Protected nature
preserves
Forestland
Surface water lands
Undesignated Reserve area
2017
10 176
3 827
183
1 210
217
7
13 644
2018
10 500
3 838
188
1 211
217
7
13 316
2019
10 672
3 835
193
1 211
216
13
13 445
In 2019, 478,000 hectares of land were used by the Russian Federation.
In 2018, regional m
ining,
construction and geological
enterprise activities impacted
13,500 hectares of land of
which, 1500 hectares were
recultivated. In 2019, no
recultivation projects were
carried out but temporary
land usage contracts for 291
plots covering a total area of
595,000 hectares were
terminated for unauthorized
exploitation.
Regionwide in 2018-2019, 141
organizations were engaged in mining,
excavating more than 6,500 thousand tons
of raw materials over the two-year period.
Volume of r
aw materials mined, volume of overburden,
and registered mining violations - 2018-2019
Index
Mining companies - aggregate
Mining violations
on State land
Extracted mineral ores, kt
Volume of overburden, kt
2018
141
26
3 233
29 267
2019
141
21
3 383
29 088
35 mammal species and 80
bird species are eligible for
commercial hunting. No
commercial hunting was
conducted in 2018 and
2019.
The region is home to 62 species of
mammals and 214 species of birds. Of
these, 10 species of animals, 35 species
of birds of the region are included in the
Republic of Kazakhstan Red List.
The region is home to two
Saiga populations -
Betpakdalin and Ustyurt. In
2018, nine incidents of
poaching, illegal acquisition,
storage, sale, import, export,
shipment, and transportat of
Saiga were recorded. To
combat the poaching and
illegal harvest of Saiga, a
joint-activity plan was
developed and finalized
between the Irgiz-Turgai
State Nature Preserve and
the Okhotzooprom Regional
LEA.
There are 988,000 hectares of
state forestland in the region,
53,000 hectares of land of the
region are covered with forest. To
increase the volume of forestland
and enhance oblast air quality,
greenzone reconstruction is
occurring on the outskirts of
Aktobe.
In 2018, 67 bodies of water, and in 2019,
64 bodies of water were assigned to 47
environmental management concerns. Their
work looks to correct harm caused to fisheries.
In 2018 and 2019, the Yelek River was stocked
with carp fry; over the two-year period, more
than 2 million fry were released in local bodies of
water.
There are 100 bodies of water for use as fisheries in the
region: 13 rivers and tributaries, 48 lakes, 8 reservoirs and
31 ponds. In 2018, 300 tons of fish were harvested, adding
7.5 million Tenge to the State budget; in 2019, 315 tons
were caught. The volume of fish harvested was within
imposed catch limits.
To combat poaching on
fisheries, in 2018, the Oblast
Forest & Wildlife Inspectorate
conducted 251 raids and 33
inspections resulting in
citations issued for 159
violations.
T
he level of gamma radiation
is monitored daily in the
oblast at seven
meteorological stations and
two observation posts. At
three weather stations,
radioactive contamination of
the surface layer of the
atmosphere is monitored
using five-day air sampling
segments with no recorded
exceedances - all indicators
were within normal ranges.
In 2018, 298,000 tons of household waste
were generated in the region and
deposited at 14 landfills. In 2019, there
were 12 licensed landfills in the oblast,
with a slight decrease in waste generated
- 295,000 tons.
Industrial waste generation - 2018–2019
(kt)
Year
2018
2019
Total industrial
waste
55 175
46 700
Mining waste
54 549
46 170
Chemical waste
446
354
Petroleum
industry waste
180
176
In 2019, 11% of all waste
was recycled and
reutilized in the region; in
2018 - 14.6%.
In 2019, Kazakhstan
Gharysh Sapary JSC
conducted satellite imaging
which uncovered 747 illegal
landfill sites. A cleanup
schedule has been
approved and 25 sites have
been eliminated, so far.
Environmental safeguards cost
to business enterprises
(
)
billions of Tenge
Air
Water
Land resources
Biodiversity
Waste
Renewable energy
sources
In 2018, renewable energy
technologies were implemented
in six projects in the region as
well as three renewable energy
sourcing projects.
– construction by the ENI Group of the first wind power plant valued at
33 billion Tenge, construction began in December 2018;
– commissioning of a wind power plant in the Martuk district
(Zhelenergo LLP) valued at 88 million Tenge with a generating capacity
of 450 kWh was begun in July 2019.
Two major renewable energy development projects are being pursued:
Nature preserves in the area include:
In 2018, two new nature reserves were established: Martuk and Kobda. In 2019, the Lake
Sanctuary was created with plans to establish, it is planned to create the Oiyl Sanctuary.
– Turgai State Nature Reserve with an area of 296,000 hectares.
– Irgiz-Turgai State Nature Reserve with an area of 764,000 hectares, home to 42 mammal
species, 250 bird species, 4 species of amphibians, 14 species of reptiles, and 390 species of
plants. Of these, 34 species are on the Red List.