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Dairy plant faces high fine after pouring waste into a local river
It will have to pay €135,000.
People used to cool down in a river during hot summer days (archive photo). (Source: TASR)
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The Slovak Inspection of the Environment (SIŽP) fined a dairy in Hriňová €135,000.
This is the highest fine SIŽP has ever issued for the extraordinary deterioration of water quality in the Slatina River. The decision is not valid yet.
SIŽP has dealt with the pollution of Slatina several times in recent years and has imposed several fines, but the condition of the water has never changed significantly,” said managing director of SIŽP Ján Jenčo, as quoted by the TASR newswire. “I believe this decision will contribute to the gradual improvement of the situation and protection of the water stream Slatina.”