Odour of sewage in Nizhnekamsk. Ecologists found source of pollution

A complaint on the terrible smell of sewage was received today in the Zakamsk Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Residents called the hotline and reported that “it's impossible to breathe” on the territory of the Nizhekamsk base of construction inductry. To find out the reasons, the state inspectors and specialists of the Ministry of Ecology Laboratory visited the site. Upon inspection, a sewage pipe was found. Household waste was discharged directly to the soil. Also spillages looking like raw oil were found. This is a violation of Article 8.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Non-compliance with environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements when handling production and consumption wastes, substances that deplete the ozone layer, or other dangerous substances”, and Article 8.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses “Corruption of Land”.
The pipe itself starts behind a high concrete fence. The organization located behind the fence is subject to federal state environmental control. Inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology took samples of soil and air. All materials will be transferred to the prosecutor’s office to bring the offender to justice. Now environmentalists calculate the damage done to the environment.

Press Service of MENR of RT