Nakdonggangcheong Launches Special Surveillance and Crackdown on Environmental Pollution Activities During Summer

Crackdown on Illegal Activities Such as Unauthorized Discharge of Pollutants During Heavy Rainfall Period

The Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office announced on the 8th that it will conduct special monitoring and crackdowns to prevent illegal activities such as unauthorized discharge of pollutants during the vulnerable summer season.

This monitoring and crackdown will be intensively carried out from June to August, focusing on pollutant discharge facilities located in environmentally vulnerable areas such as water source watersheds.

To prevent environmental pollution damage caused by heavy rains during the summer, special monitoring activities will be promoted in two stages.

In June, the prior publicity and guidance period, cooperation letters for preemptive prevention, such as facility inspections to prevent pollutants from leaking into public waters, will be sent to pollutant discharge businesses to encourage voluntary inspections at the workplaces.

During the intensive monitoring and crackdown period from July to August, special inspections of about 40 pollutant discharge companies near environmentally vulnerable areas such as water source watersheds will be conducted, along with regular patrols of major rivers.

Among the companies found violating environmental laws during inspections, those subject to judicial action will be referred to the competent prosecution office, and those subject to administrative measures will be notified to the relevant local governments for improvement.

Hong Dong-gon, the head of the office, said, “This special inspection focuses on preventing illegal discharge of pollutants during vulnerable periods such as drought and heavy rains,” and added, “We hope each workplace will thoroughly manage pollutants in preparation for the rainy season.”

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