A company in Nghe An was fined 370 million VND for discharging unsterilized wastewater and improperly handling pig carcasses.
Standing Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Thanh An signed Decision No. 71/QD-XPHC to administratively sanction Green Industry Development Joint Stock Company, headquartered in Phuc Loc commune, Nghe An province, for violating regulations in the field of environmental protection.
According to the penalty decision dated July 24, Green Industrial Development Joint Stock Company did not operate the waste treatment facility properly.
Specifically, at the time of inspection, wastewater was being led from the lakes not in the order of the treatment process; the wastewater treatment process did not include a disinfection step; domestic wastewater was not pre-treated and was led directly to the 6th lake; only the bottom of 2/7 treatment lakes had been lined; the treatment of placentas and dead pig carcasses was not in accordance with the approved process.
Based on the violations, Green Industry Development Joint Stock Company must pay a fine of 370 million VND./.
