Dwejra Enforcement Cases

DWEJRA: What is happening in this part of the Earth?

Is this supposed to be a natural park or what?

No wonder that many voters are dumb silence!

Enforcements on boathouses without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01069/98	Site at id-Dwejra, Limits of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01017/00	Boathouse 29, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01018/00	Boathouse 30, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01062/00	Boathouse 31, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01063/00	Boathouse 32, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01064/00	Boathouse 35, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01065/00	Boathouse 34, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01066/00	Boathouse 36, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01069/00	Boathouse 100, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01070/00	Boathouse 102, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01071/00	Boathouse 103 B, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01072/00	Boathouse 104, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01073/00	Baothouse 54, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01074/00	Boathouse 55, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01075/00	Boathouse 56, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01076/00	Boathouse 57, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01077/00	Boathouse 58, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01083/00	Boathouse 39, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01084/00	Boathouse 40, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01085/00	Boathouse 41, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01086/00	Boathouse 42, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01087/00	Boathouse 43, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01088/00	Boathouse 44, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01089/00	Boathouse 46, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01090/00	Boathouse 47, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01091/00	Boathouse 45, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01093/00	Boathouse 48, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01094/00	Boathouse 93, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01095/00	Boathouse 94, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01096/00	Boathouse 95, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01097/00	Boathouse 96, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01098/00	Boathouses 6 & 7, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01099/00	Boathouse 8, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01100/00	Boathouse 11, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01101/00	Boathouse 13, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01102/00	Boathouse 59, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01103/00	Boathouse 60, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01104/00	Boathouse 61, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01105/00	Boathouse 62, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01106/00	Boathouse 63, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01111/00	Boathouse 92, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit
ECF01186/00	Boathouse 43, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse without permit

Enforcements on foundations/additions/extensions/alterations to existing boathouses without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00180/96	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to existing boathouse without permit
ECF00230/97	Site at Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Extension to boathouse without permit
ECF00709/93	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Foundations for boathouse without permit
ECF00925/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse and construction of boundary wall
ECF01079/00	Boathouse 71, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse without permit
ECF01081/00	Boathouse 72, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to boathouse without permit
ECF01109/00	Boathouse 74, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to an existing boathouse without permit
ECF01110/00	Dwejra Bar 75, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to boathouse without permit
ECF01133/00	Boathouse 91, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Extension to boathouse without permit
ECF01187/00	Boathouse 38, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to boathouse without permit
ECF01243/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Boathouse and yard without permit
ECF01131/00	Boathouse 103, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Garage/boathouse without permit
ECF01132/00	Boathouse 103 C, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Garage/boathouse without permit

Enforcements on extension of quarry/quarry without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00455/98	Site at Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00459/98	Site at Fuq Tal-Bniet, Id-Dwejra, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo.	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00458/98	Site at Tal-Misrah, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo.	Extension to quarry without permit
ECF00456/98	Site at Ta' Wied Merell, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF01309/98	Site at, Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz	Quarry without permit
ECF00480/02	Site at, Tal-Ponta, San Lawrenz	Extension of quarry without permit
ECF00164/03	Site at, Ta' Slima, San Lawrenz	Extension of quarry without permit

Enforcements on dumping sites without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF00687/99	Site at Wied Sufar, Qawra, San Lawrenz	Dumping without permit
ECF00521/00	Site at, Ta' Ghansar, San Lawrenz	Dumping site without permit
ECF00522/00	Site at, Ta' Tuta, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Dumping site without permit
ECF00523/00	Site at, Wied Ta' Barrix, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Dumping site without permit

Enforcements on commercial outlets:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01188/96	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Change of use of land for commercial purposes
ECF01107/00	Dwejra Kiosk, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Tables outside kiosk without permit

Enforcements on alterations/additions to dwelling without permit:

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01128/00	105, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Alterations to dwelling without permit
ECF01112/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Dwelling without permit
ECF01129/00	106, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to dwelling without permit
ECF01130/00	107, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Addittions to dwelling without permit
ECF00564/07	Site at, Triq Pawluzzu, San Lawrenz	Demolition, additions and alterations to existing dwelling without permit

and more enforcements ...

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01108/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Dura without permit
ECF00808/01	Site at, Ix- Xurbeb, l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Store without permit
ECF01183/00	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Telephone kiosk without permit
ECF01195/01	98 Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Addition of rooms at the back of boathouse.
ECF00235/04	Site at, Pjazza Tad- Dwejra, Dwejra L/O, San Lawrenz	Demolition of room at roof level and reconstruction of same room and demolition of roofs
ECF00892/04	Site at, Pjazza Tad- Dwejra, Dwejra L/O, San Lawrenz	Extra unit /divided unit without permit
ECF00647/07	Site at, Il-Wilga, San Lawrenz, Gozo	Franka stone boundary wall without permit
ECF00130/08	Sit fi Pjazza tad-Dwejra, Dwejra l/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Variations from approved drawings in plans of permit
ECF00984/05	Site at, Triq Tal-Qattura, L/o San Lawrenz, Gozo	Ramp without permit
ECF00061/01	Site at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Stone benches, flower-beds and flower pots on masonry bridge not according approved plans in PA 2247/97.

As well as the chapel.

Enforcement Number	Location of infringement	Breach
ECF01127/00	Church at, Id-Dwejra, Limits Of, San Lawrenz	Additions to chapel without permit

What happened to all these enforcements?

I think that politicians need to decide whether their interest is in simply gaining votes or else the future sustainable jobs for Gozitans and quality tourism. Please stop taking citizens of goodwill for a ride.

LINKS to other info re. Dwejra:

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/04/dwejra-interview-on-fxm-radio.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/03/dwejra-concretes.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/03/dwejra-developments.html

http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/02/xqed-jigri-fid-dwejra.html

and an interesting investigative feature on Dwejra saga:

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2008/03/30/n5.html


"Concrete structures in a national park contrast completely with the Prime Minister’s promise that Gozo would become an ecological island. In this way we are simply killing the goose which lays the golden eggs”


Victor Galea

X'qed jigri fid-Dwejra?

Ilhom jistaqsuni x'qed jigri fid-Dwejra Ghawdex.

Kont smajt li n-Nature Trust (NT) akkwistat fondi mill-Ewropa sabiex tizviluppa l-inhwi tad-Dwejra Heritage Park. Dak iz-zmien kien ghadu qed jigi ffurmat il-Kumitat Regjonali ta' l-Alternattiva Demokratika f'Ghawdex. Kont tlabt laqgha man-NT sabiex inkun infurmat bil-pjan. Gentilment in-NT iltaqghu maghna u ghamlulna presentation tassew informattiva. Il-partners dak iz-zmien kien ghadhom in-NT u l-MEPA. L-idea li l-inhawi tad-Dwejra jkunu protetti ghogbitni hafna. Id-Dwejra nhobbha.

Sa minn mindu kont ghadni qrempucu kont niftakarni nirkeb fil-karru tal-brumi ma' xi wiehed minn huti l-kbar. Ommi kienet tlesti bixkilla hobz biz-zejt u t-tadam u fil-kumplament tal-karru kont issib qabda dulliegh u bettieh. Mur xebbaghhom 9 t'itfal!?

Allura mill-Gharb konna nerhula ghad-Dwejra bil-brumi u nqattghu gurnata shiha l-bahar.

Hafna mill-girien taghna kellhom kamra fil-Qawra - dik il-parti tad-Dwejra fejn hemm l-ghar. Ahna kamra ma kellniex u allura konna nfittxu l-kenn tad-dell tal-blat fiz-Zirka - hdejn it-Tieqa tad-Dwejra. Kien ikun hemm il-frisk.

Ghandi memorji sbieh....il-qabri, l-imhar, rizzi u mbaghad fil-hofra tal-bidwin kont issib l-isbah gharusa!

Insomma...

Nergghu nigi ghal dan l-imbierek park tad-Dwejra. Kont tlabt lin-NT sabiex izommuni infurmat meta kellhom jaghmlu xi konsultazzjoni pubblika mar-residenti.

L-ewwel laqgha pubblika saret fl-NGO resource centre hdejn ic-Cimiterju tax-Xewkija. Mort. Kien hemm kocc nies mill-Gharb u San Lawrenz. Il-prezentazzjoni kont rajtha, imma ma ddejjaqtx nerga naraha. Interessanti kienu l-mistoqsijiet mir-residenti.

Wiehed staqsa:
"Imma meta nbniet il-kamra taghna ma kellniex bzonn permess dak iz-zmien. Issa x'ser jigri?
L-iehor:
"Allura issa mank nassa ma tista titfa' l-bahar?"
l-iehor:
"Tghidulix li ma nistax immur nonsob aktar minn fuq il-port tad-Dwejra."
l-iehor:
"Ghax ma tarawx il-barrieri llegali li hemm fl-inhawi tad-Dwejra, mela se taqbdu mall-mutla tal-konkos li ghamilt quddiem il-kamra biex inkun nista' ntella u nnizzel id-dghajsa?"

u mitt mistoqsija ohra.

Indunajt kemm l-Ghawdxin ma joqghodux lura meta tolqothom fil-laham il-haj. Dik il-laqgha ghaddiet. Niftakarni naghti parir lil tan-NT sabiex jorganizzaw aktar laqghat fil-lokalitajiet ta' San Lawrenz u l-Gharb u widdibt sabiex ma' jdahhlux lis-sindki jew politikanti fl-immanigjar tal-progett.

Saru diversi laqghat ohrajn.

Attendejt ohra li saret fis-sala ta' l-iskola primarja ta' San Lawrenz.

Gibt ghajnejja wara widnejja.

Nara zewgt sindki Nazzjonalisti mdawwrin b'qabda nassaba. Is-Sindki jinkuragguhom jidhlu fis-sala. Dawk li gew minn Kercem poggew mas-sindku taghhom fuq quddiem nett. Jien bqajt bil-qieghda fuq wara nett. F'qalbi ghidt...'gej in-****'.

U hekk kien.

Min ighid li ghandu bicca raba 'l hawn li ma jridx tkun inkuza fil-park ghax ikun iridha ghall-insib. Min iwissi li ghandu bicca ghalqa imhallsa cens u ma jridx icediha, min ighid li ilu jonsob hemm is-snin u ha jgennuh jekk ma jhalluhx aktar jonsob. (U hawn is-sindku qabez jiddefendi l-hobby tal-votanti tieghu). Dawk li soltu jinzlu bil-karozza jew landrover bezghu li ma jistghux jinzlu aktar bil-makkinarju fil-Qawra. Insomma min ighid haga u min ighid ohra. Niftakar li kien hemm hafna oggezzjonijiet ghall-istrutturi ta' bini bhal 'visitor's centre' li kienu qed jipproponu. Kien hemm min qal li jekk it-Torri tad-Dwejra jkun uzat bhala visiotr's centre ikun bizzejjed - m'hemmx ghalfejn tinbena struttura ohra.

Imma l-aktar li personalment taghni ghafsa ta' qalb kien meta thabbar li ser jigi ffurmat id-Dwejra Steering Committee iffurmat minn raprezentanza tal-Ministru ghal Ghawdex, mill-MEPA, mill-Kunsill ta' San Lawrenz u n-NT. Arawhom xbin :)

Ergajt ftakart fit-thassib tieghi li tkun hasra li tidhol il-politika f'dan il-progett ukoll.

Ghal zmien twil ma smajt xejn aktar dwar l-imbierek progett tad-Dwejra.

Ricenti pero' kelli stedina minn NT rigward ktieb li ppubblikaw dwar il-heritage park tad-Dwejra. Ma gejtx misteieden bhala Alternattiva Demokratika izda bhala ic-chairman ta' l-Ager Foundation. Mort u xtrajtu. Ktieb bellezza. Nirrakkomandak. Smajt ukoll li fit-Torri tad-Dwejra gie mpjegat persuna speci ta' green warden.

Imbaghad ma smajt xejn aktar hlief aktar recenti l-Kumitat Regjonali ta' l-Alternattiva Demokratika - Ghawdex, bdejna nircievu qabda e-mails u telefonati anonimi dwar 'tahwid li qed isir fid-Dwejra'. Bhal kull e-mail anonima ohra, dawn gew mitfugha fir-recycle bin minnufih. Bhalma jien ma nibzax mill-verita', nippretendi li min m'ghandux dnub m'ghandux minn min jisthi. Qatt ma' blajt lill-hadd....la bil-hobz u lanqas b'xejn.

Illum jien ukoll flimkien mal-Kelliem ta' l-Alternattiva Demokratika ghall-izvilupp Sostenibbli il-Perit Carmel Cacopardo, ninghaqad mal-NGOs ambjentali Birdlife Malta, Din L-Art Helwa, Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Friends of the Earth Malta, Gaia Foundation, Light Pollution Awareness Group, Nature Trust (Malta) u Ramblers Association fil-kundanna taghhom ghall-vandalizmu ricenti fid-Dwejra Ghawdex.

Il-hsara m'hi tajba ghal hadd. Jekk hemm xi rabja , din tista' tigi ndirizzata mod iehor. Il-vandalizmu huwa manifestazzjoni ta' xi hadd jew xi whud li qed jibza'. Biza' minn xhiex? Min min? Kemm ser indumu nghixu f'sistema fewdali? Fit-8 ta' Marzu ser issir elezzjoni generali f'Malta u anke f'Ghawdex.

Zgur li 'l quddiem ser nisimghu aktar dwar id-Dwejra...