General Department of Environment investigates the case of sludge discharge into Cua Nam regulating lake
(Baonghean.vn) - After the press reported on the incident of the Water Plant discharging sludge into Cua Nam regulating lake, the General Department of Environment sent a document requesting the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Provincial Police, and the Vinh City People's Committee to coordinate in inspecting and verifying.
Document 4554/TCMT-MTMB issued by the General Department of Environment on October 25, 2019. It states that the hotline of the General Department of Environment received press information about the environmental pollution incident on October 21, 2019. Accordingly, a large amount of sludge was believed to be discharged directly into Cua Nam regulating lake from the Hung Vinh Water Plant (Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company), causing public outrage and forcing authorities to intervene.
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| Authorities took sludge samples for testing on October 21, 2019. Photo: Nhat Lan |
To verify and clarify the above incident, the General Department of Environment plans to send a working group to survey and verify the incident and collect environmental samples in the area according to the above reflection to assess and recommend appropriate handling measures.
To ensure effective implementation, the General Department of Environment requests the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Nghe An province, Nghe An Provincial Police and Vinh City People's Committee to coordinate and facilitate the delegation of responsible ministries to participate and coordinate with the Working Group during the inspection and survey process; direct specialized units to provide documents, records and relevant information to the Working Group during the working process.
The working delegation was led by Mr. Hoang Van Vy - Deputy Director of the Northern Environmental Protection Department, General Department of Environment.
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| Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company carries out sludge pumping out of Cua Nam regulating lake. Photo: Nhat Lan |
It is known that the working group of the General Department of Environment was present in Vinh city on October 26, 2019. After that, the group worked with the authorities, and at the same time conducted a survey and inspection of the Cua Nam regulating lake area, the point where sludge from the Hung Vinh Water Plant's tank was discharged according to schedule.
