Thiec Ha An Company Limited discharged waste into the environment again. Chau Hong Commune People's Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Environment to inspect and support in handling the violation!
Chau Hong Commune People's Committee has just reported to the Department of Agriculture and Environment about Thiec Ha An Company discharging sludge into the upstream of Suoi Bac, thereby requesting the Department to inspect and handle violations according to legal regulations.
On September 6, 2025, Chau Hong Commune People's Committee issued Report No. 67/BC-UBND on "Results of inspection of the cause of turbid water in Chau Hong Commune" to the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Environmental Monitoring Center (Department of Agriculture and Environment).
The contents of Report No. 67/BC-UBND are as follows:
“At about 7:30 a.m. on September 6, 2025, the People's Committee of Chau Hong Commune received a complaint from the people of Trung Thanh Hamlet (Chau Hong Commune) about the water from the upstream of Suoi Bac flowing through Trung Thanh Hamlet being unusually yellow and cloudy. The People's Committee of Chau Hong Commune coordinated with the Commune Police to conduct an inspection and verification in the Suoi Bac area, with the following results:
The turbid yellow water originates from the mine area ofHa An Tin Company Limited, at the time of inspection, Thiec Ha An Company Limited was not found to be discharging waste into the environment. However, at the last settling tank of the wastewater settling tank system (the bank of the tank is made of earth), to the west of the mine of Thiec Ha An Company Limited, there is an area of about 800m2There are signs of recent water receding, there is little water in the tank, the banks of the tank show signs of being dug and newly filled with soil.
Through inspection and work, the Director of Thiec Ha An Company Limited, Mr. Doan Van Thinh, acknowledged: On September 5, 2025, Thiec Ha An Company Limited cleaned the water channel and water tank, and discharged a large amount of mud that had accumulated for a long time into the water source, causing the Suoi Bac water source to have a cloudy yellow color.
Chau Hong Commune People's Committee took photos of the scene, recorded videos, made a working record, and collected 3 water samples at 3 locations: sample 01 at the settling tank; sample 02 at the ditch near the settling tank; sample 03 at the Suoi Bac area at the section flowing through Tien Thanh bridge, Chau Hong commune to send to Nghe An Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center for analysis and assessment of the pollution level. As of 4:30 p.m. on September 6, 2025, Chau Hong Commune People's Committee had not discovered any dead fish or aquatic organisms in the river or stream through which the turbid water flows.
Because the People's Committee of Chau Hong commune does not have the expertise and technical means to determine the wastewater flow and analyze samples to determine the pollution level as a basis for handling violations. Therefore, the People's Committee of Chau Hong commune respectfully reports and requests the Department of Agriculture and Environment; the Environmental Protection Department of Nghe An province to conduct a field inspection and support the People's Committee of the commune to handle violations according to regulations.
Contacting Mr. Cao The Bao - Chairman of Chau Hong Commune People's Committee, it was known that on September 7, 2025, the working group of Chau Hong Commune People's Committee continued to go to the scene to conduct investigation and verification.
Mr. Cao The Bao also said that after the incident of the water on Bac Stream being yellowish, the People's Committee of Chau Hong Commune issued a notice and recommendation for local people not to graze livestock and not to use water on this stream section. Regarding the 3 water samples taken by the People's Committee of Chau Hong Commune on September 6, they were sent to the Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center for analysis and determination of the level of pollution.
Regarding Thiec Ha An Tin Company Limited, during the process of exploiting tin minerals at Suoi Bac tin mine on Lan Toong mountain, Chau Hong commune, it has repeatedly violated and caused environmental incidents. The most recent time was on July 1, 2024, Thiec Ha An Tin Company Limited discharged waste into the environment, leading to the fish death incident on Nam Huong stream.
