Discharge of liquid waste on to the landscape was registered in Nizhnekamsk

A report was received by the Trans-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan on unauthorizeddischarge of liquid waste on to the soil. A citizen of Nizhnekamsk caught on video how a motor vehicle,namely a sewage pipe cleaner, illegally discharged liquid waste, thus inflicting damage on the nature. Inspectors conducted administrative investigation and identified the offender. A protocol was drawn up against him in compliance with Article 8.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for the failure to comply with ecological and sanitary & epidemiologicalrequirements in the course of management of production and consumption waste.The Trans-Kama Specialized Inspection for Analytical Control drew the soil samples using a mobile ecological laboratory to carry out further analyses. A citizen reporting on such a violation will receive 1,500 rubles.

As a reminder, monetary remuneration will be paid out to those citizens who provide operative information on the violations of the nature protection legislation with photo or video registration of the violation. Full informationon the requirements to submission of applications and the terms and conditions of payments is available on the website of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan at www.eco.tatarstan.ru in the “State ecological surveillance” section at http://eco.tatarstan.ru/rus/poryadok-osushchestvleniya-viplat-grazhdanam.htm

Press Service of the Ministry