How is the act of dumping garbage into the urban wastewater drainage system punished?

Reply:

Pursuant to Point d Clause 2 Article 25 Decree 45/2022/ND-CP stipulating penalties for violations of regulations on environmental protection in public places, urban areas, residential areas; transportation of raw materials, materials, goods causing environmental pollution as follows:

1. Warning penalty for the actennot posting environmental sanitation regulations in public places.

2. OnionenCollecting and discharging waste in violation of environmental protection regulations will be punished as follows:

a) A fine of VND 100,000 to VND 150,000 shall be imposed for the act of throwing, dumping, or discarding cigarette butts, butts, or ashes in the wrong place in apartment buildings, commercial or service areas, or public places;

b) A fine of 150,000 VND to 250,000 VND for personal hygiene (urination, defecation) not in the prescribed place in apartment buildings, commercial areas, service areas or public places;

c) A fine of VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of dumping, discarding, or disposing of garbage or wastewater in the wrong place in apartment buildings, commercial or service areas, or public places, except for the violation specified in Point d of this Clause;

d) A fine of VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of dumping, disposing of, or discarding waste on sidewalks, roadsides, or into urban wastewater drainage systems or surface drainage systems; improperly dumping wastewater on sidewalks, roadsides; and disposing of plastic waste generated from daily activities into ponds, lakes, canals, rivers, streams, or the sea.

3. Fine from 2,000,000 VND to 4,000,000 VND for the act ofenTransporting raw materials and materials without covering or letting them fall into the environment while participating in traffic.

4. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to use specialized equipment or vehicles during the transportation of materials or goods, causing leakage or release into the environment.

5. A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed on the management of parks, amusement parks, entertainment areas, festivals, tourist areas, markets, train stations, bus stations, wharves, ports, ferry terminals and other public areas that commit one of the following acts:

a) Lack of adequate public toilets, facilities and equipmentcollectCollect waste to meet environmental hygiene requirements as prescribed;

b) NocollectCollect waste within the prescribed management scope;

c) No human resource arrangementcollectCollect waste, clean the environment within the management area; there are no environmental protection officers, teams or groups to inspect and supervise according to regulations.

6. A fine of VND 200,000,000 to VND 250,000,000 shall be imposed on investors in urban areas and concentrated residential areas who commit the following acts:enthe following environmental protection violations:

a) There is no separate drainage network for rainwater and wastewater; there are no public sanitation facilities that meet environmental protection requirements;

b) No systemcollectCollect and treat wastewater synchronously, in accordance with approved planning;

c) There is no equipment, means, or location for source classification, collection, and storage of domestic solid waste appropriate to the amount and type of waste generated by households and individuals in concentrated residential areas;

d) Not ensuring green areas, water surfaces, and open spaces in urban areas and concentrated residential areasaccording toregulations.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Forced restoration to the original state; if environmental pollution is caused, measures must be taken to remedy the environmental pollution caused by administrative violations in cases of violations at points c and d, clause 2, clause 3 and clause 4 of this Article;

b) Compulsory construction and installation of environmental protection worksaccording toprescribed within the time limit set by the competent authority in the decision on administrative sanction for violations specified in Points a, b, c, Clause 6 of this Article;

c) Forced to take measures to remedy environmental pollution as prescribed and report the results of the completed remediation of the consequences of the violation within the time limit set by the competent authority in the decision to impose administrative sanctions for violations specified in Clause 5 and Clause 6 of this Article.

Thus, the act of dumping, disposing of, or discarding waste on sidewalks, roads, or into urban wastewater drainage systems is subject to a fine of 1,000,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND, with the fine for organizations being twice that of individuals.