Discharges to the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei in Ningxia chemical enterprises were shut down sewage _ | | desert news

Xinhuanet, Yinchuan, September 8 (reporter Zhao Qian)-recently, some media exposure, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Hui autonomous region at the junction of illegal discharge of Tengger Desert, an interview with reporter in Zhongwei city in Ningxia found that a corporate cesspool built over the years in the desert and cause pollution to the surrounding environment, the old factory where the enterprise has now been permanently shut down.

7th, the reporters came to the edge of the Tengger Desert in Zhongwei city of Ningxia Ming sheng dyeing and chemical company, found that when a business is discontinued. Behind a leading to the cesspool of desert area of the plant, can be seen everywhere along the low-lying sewage leaks traces of sand with black-green, some is formed of solidified blocks of reddish-brown sand, and closer to the cesspool, a pungent smell more pungent acidic. Along one of the flowing water, reporters found a about twenty or thirty cm diameter drain, acid brown water is discharged.

Of bars along the slope next to the drain climbs high, this reporter saw about sinkhole the size of two football fields, half had solidified into a black solid, half of reddish-brown viscous liquid, acidic odor is very pungent. And around the cesspool, chunky reddish-brown sand has piled up some sand.

In this regard, enterprises in Ningxia factory owner Zhu Shengyu explained that sewage cannot be directly discharged into the sewage pool, otherwise diffuse out so much water early, and they're treated water is discharged into the sewage pool and seepage underneath.

It is understood that the Ming sheng dyeing and chemical company in 1997 from Jiangsu, Ningxia transferred a production of dyestuff intermediates for the main business of chemical enterprises. Zhongwei city environmental protection Bureau Director Yu Zhenguo said that enterprises are discharging sewage into the pond, its components are highly concentrated waste acid, reacts by later joined neutralized with limestone to form calcium sulfate, which is anti-seepage measure.

"Enterprise when this plant, is surrounded by desert, and because of the old factories, old technology, can't keep up with environmental protection facilities, sewage direct emissions are endless for a long time, until 2004 before switching to law. "Yu Zhenguo said.

In this regard, the Zhongwei Municipal Government responded by saying that in October last year, the Municipal Government has decided that the plant moved to Centre-half industrial park, the new plant in October of this year is expected to be completed and put into operation.

According to the surrounding villagers to reporters reflect, for a dozen years, enterprises that illegally discharge pollutants, but is rarely punished. According to Zhongwei city environmental protection Bureau introduced, they will also tighten supervision over companies ' emissions, but few of them ticketed, because that only moved to solve the underlying problem, General rectification not much real effect, and closures, relocation of companies ' power is not environmentally friendly sectors.

For the effluent would have any negative impact on the surrounding environment, Yu Zhenguo said that they could not judge the degree and scope, but three months ago, the regional environmental protection Department has joint Central Academy of experts to conduct an assessment, requiring companies to restore the area after relocation.

It is understood that the Zhongwei Municipal Government has recently ordered to Ningxia Ming sheng dyeing co permanently close the old factory shall not resume production and limit its dismantling existing plant and equipment prior to the end of December. Same time, speed up the progress of the construction of new plants to ensure that the new factory to meet state environmental protection requirements. The pollution of the surrounding environment, chemistry and engineering by enterprises to take measures to control and eliminate pollution.

(Edit: SN146)
12:23 on September 08, 2014
Xinhua NET