Jomyeongrae, Changwon Special City 2nd Vice Mayor, On-site Inspection of Booyoung Jinhae Chemical Site

Emphasis on Responding with All Legal Means and Measures

Jomyeong-rae, the 2nd Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, visited the soil contamination cleanup site at the former Jinhae Chemical site owned by Booyoung Housing in Jangcheon-dong, Jinhae-gu on the 11th to conduct a direct inspection.

Jomyeongrae, Deputy Mayor, inspecting the site of Booyoung Jinhae Chemical Plant.

The city issued the first cleanup order for the former Jinhae Chemical site in 2007 and has repeatedly issued seven rounds of complaints and soil contamination cleanup orders to date.

In addition, waste (waste gypsum) has been left on the upper layer of the contaminated soil, and separate from the soil contamination cleanup orders, several complaints and orders have been issued under the Waste Management Act. So far, 1.89 million tons have been processed, but due to additional waste generation, the contamination cleanup has been prolonged, and urgent disposal of the upper layer waste is necessary for prompt soil contamination cleanup.

Accordingly, Deputy Mayor Jo visited the site directly to urge the swift implementation of waste disposal and soil contamination cleanup work at the former Jinhae Chemical site and checked the future disposal plans of Booyoung Housing.

Deputy Mayor Jo stated, “Residents of Jinhae-gu hope that the long-standing former Jinhae Chemical site will be restored as soon as possible,” adding, “Accordingly, the city filed a complaint against the responsible party in January this year due to additional waste generation and issued an order for waste disposal by January next year. If not completed, administrative enforcement will also be actively considered.”

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