Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Intensively Crack Down on Illegal Acts Such as Unauthorized Wastewater Discharge at Business Sites

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will crack down on 80 wastewater discharge businesses in the northern Gyeonggi area.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 11th that from the 17th to the 28th of this month, they will conduct inspections on 80 suspected illegal wastewater discharge businesses in 10 northern Gyeonggi areas, including Goyang-si, Uijeongbu-si, Namyangju-si, and Pocheon-si.

This crackdown aims to prevent wastewater discharge businesses from illegally disposing of wastewater by taking advantage of rainy weather.

The main targets of the crackdown are ▲ businesses with frequent complaints ▲ businesses with multiple violations ▲ businesses that outsource all wastewater treatment without reporting the outsourcing.

The inspection items include unauthorized or unreported installation of wastewater discharge facilities, discharging wastewater without passing it through prevention facilities, and releasing or dumping specific harmful substances or toxic materials into public water bodies.

According to the current Water Environment Conservation Act, installing and operating wastewater discharge facilities without notification, and discharging wastewater without passing it through prevention facilities, are punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 50 million KRW each. Additionally, discharging specific harmful substances into public water bodies such as rivers is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million KRW.

The Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police plan to request administrative actions from the relevant administrative agencies for violations detected during the crackdown and will file charges against offenders and refer them to the prosecution.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare in Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We will do our best to crack down on illegal activities that may occur at wastewater discharge businesses, raise awareness among related companies, prevent water pollution, and provide clean rivers to the residents."

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