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Ecologists in Action has reported this week at the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, the Department of Nature Protection of the Guardia Civil (Seprona), the Hydrographic Confederation of Segura (CHS) and the City of Fortuna, the existence of an illegal landfill in this county.
The landfill is reported in an area between the football field and the new variant of Fortuna.
The environmental organization says that "the opening of service roads, following the construction of this road has facilitated access to an area that in recent years has multiplied the amount of rubbish that are dumped"
In the landfill "can be found from inert to hazardous waste, spread over an area of nearly 25,000 m2.
Abundance explain, "the rubble, along with household goods, plastics, electronic equipment, appliances, cement (containing asbestos), tires, mineral oil, car parts, etc.."
Ecologists in Action claims that the location of this landfill is particularly serious because it "affects a criptohumedal with consideration of priority habitat."
It is therefore a "natural habitats threatened with extinction, the conservation should assume a special responsibility for all and especially for government"
And yet, he adds, "we have is a large illegal dumping to the indifferent and indolent Fortunaque town hall has not taken a single measure to try to end this situation, allowing this area continues to deteriorate"
The environmental organization has stated that illegal dumping, as well as generate significant environmental degradation of its environment, pose other substantial risks from the point of view of health and fire occurrence.
In its complaint, Ecologists in Action, demand the opening of an information package to determine responsibilities and the closure of this landfill and environmental remediation of the area.
Note: Images are taken at the landfill area in early August.
Source: Ecologistas en Acción
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