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The Ministry of Presidency, through the Directorate General for the Environment, said today that the town of Sewell has not recorded any air pollution problem, but what happened in the morning due to the detection of odors motion sludge resulting from some cleaning work on a raft Backup wastewater treatment plant, next to the Institute of Secondary Education San Jerónimo, which have not used any chemical, but mechanical, hydraulic and manual means.

The regional government says that this episode has not been a health risk and indicates that the station Raceway Red Air Quality of the Autonomous Community has not registered overcoming any contaminant threshold legally established between 9 and 13 January, only one peak detected toluene at no time exceeded the thresholds set out in the regulations.

The Ministry of Presidency has maintained the action protocol and has given special attention at all times to those recorded in the Sewer Station in order to detect any impact on air quality parameters and to adopt and values ​​necessary measures .

Regarding cleanliness of the pond of the sewage should be noted that the activity itself does not require administrative approval from the Directorate General for the Environment, which, however, the report issued January 8, 2014 in which he warned that cleaning should be performed under a protocol that takes into account the weather conditions in the area were adequate, and should be reported to the City Sewer with.

However, because of what happened in the morning by unanticipated weather changes, the company responsible has reported that cleaning operations suspended raft from tomorrow.

Performance against odor pollution

For months the Ministry of Presidency, through the Directorate General for the Environment, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Social Policy and the City Sewer, has been investigating several complaints of odors and episodes of toluene peaks in populations Sewer and Javalí New Sangonera La Seca.

Following this investigation, it is asking various companies in the area information that is being analyzed in order to determine the origin of these episodes and take necessary measures to prevent any pollution problem odor or other area Sewer and environment.

Enter the requested information are olfactometric studies, which may help identify the source of odors and take appropriate measures for avoidance.

Also, the Ministry of Presidency is working on finalizing the draft of the Regional Air Quality Plan, which incorporates additional and specific measures for areas affected by air quality episodes, among others, Sewer and environment.

Source: CARM