Fredensborg considers cleaning other communities' sewage water: "Why should Lynge's sewage be pumped all the way up to us?"

Should Fredensborg collect sewage water from five municipalities in a large and modern treatment plant, or should the municipality find a solution for itself?

This is a topic up for debate before the municipal elections in Fredensborg, as it is likely to be the politicians who are elected into the upcoming council who will make the decision.

Therefore, the topic was also discussed at a public meeting at Karlebo Kro in Kokkedal on Thursday evening. The event was fully booked, and it is perhaps not surprising, as the utility company has already purchased a plot, where the treatment plant potentially can be built. It could cover up to ten hectares, which is approximately 14 soccer fields.

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> It is a bottom-of-the-barrel project from start to finish.

> Citizen Michael Cramer Andersen

- It will reduce my view, and it will reduce the value of my house, I am not in doubt about that, says Hans Toft Pedersen, who lives near the plot.

For him, the politicians' stance on the communal sewage treatment plant is crucial for where he will place his cross on the ballot paper on November 18.

The same goes for Michael Cramer Andersen, who also lives in the area. He prefers that Fredensborg deals with its own sewage treatment.

- It is a bottom-of-the-barrel project from start to finish, is his assessment.

Public meeting at Karlebo Kro in Kokkedal on Thursday evening.

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Lort from Lynge

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If the new large treatment plant is built, it will replace 11 existing treatment plants in Fredensborg, Hørsholm, Allerød, Rudersdal and Furesø. And it is difficult for some residents in the local area to see the idea.

- Why should sewage from Lynge (a town in Allerød) be pumped all the way up to us, asks Sabrina Vestergaard, who lives right next to the purchased plot.

- We have an incredibly beautiful landscape. It can't be found anywhere, and that's why we think we should take care of it, says Jacob Vestergaard, Sabrina's husband.

For the Social Democrats in Fredensborg, it is crucial that there are economies of scale by working with other municipalities.

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> I'm not against it being there, but it should be somewhere

> Citizen Martin Kørner

- As a starting point, I would say that it is a good idea if there is something rational about it - if we are more to pay for the operation. But there are still numbers we need to look at, says Carsten Nielsen, who is a council member and candidate for the Social Democrats in Fredensborg and chairman of Fredensborg Forsyning.

And this view was also shared by some at the public meeting.

- I think it economically makes more sense with a large central treatment plant instead of a whole bunch of small ones, says Martin Kørner, who lives in the area but not among the nearest neighbors to the purchased plot.

- I'm not against it being there, but it should be somewhere, he says.

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70 kilometers of piping

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The treatment plant is officially called 'Water Resource Center Øresund' (https://novafos.dk/vandressourcecenter-oeresund), as it is here, according to the plan, that the cleaned sewage water should be discharged.

The purpose of the treatment plant is, among other things, to ensure a larger capacity and to achieve a better cleaning of the sewage water, which can meet stricter environmental requirements.

- Something must be done with our sewage treatment, and it should be somewhere. We cannot use our existing treatment plants. They are not large enough, they are not modern enough, and they cannot meet the environmental requirements that are on the way, says Carsten Nielsen.

The Liberals in Fredensborg are completely in agreement that something must be done with the sewage treatment. But from here it sounds like a local solution is preferred.

- It would mean that we handle our own sewage. When it then needs to be discharged into the Øresund in cleaned form, it will not be a larger burden than today. And we also avoid digging 70 kilometers of piping, says Mie Stattau, who is a council member and candidate for the Liberals in Fredensborg and a member of the board of Fredensborg Forsyning.

She would like to have Fredensborg build its own modern treatment plant, just like it has been done in Hillerød. That also requires a location.

- There will almost always be neighbors. But we will put ourselves in the saddle to find a place that is more suitable and that will disturb fewer, says Mie Stattau.

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