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The Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment, Adela Martinez-Cacho, said in Abanilla that "emergency work being carried out by the Ministry in the weir Proambiente, with a total amount of 2,932,220 euros, end the next December ".
The lines of work of this last phase of the restoration project of the landfill have focused on stabilizing and sealing the waste mass in the different affected locations in the 1-2 and 3 glasses;
and implement the necessary infrastructure for the collection, extraction, storage and controlled management of leachate and the biogas produced in the waste mass.
To stabilize the slopes of Glass 1-2 setting the right earrings, and prevent the formation of depressions that allow infiltration of waste water and the formation of leachate, it has made a move waste of about 60,000 cubic meters.
This last phase will involve the incorporation into the sealing layers landfill 240,000 cubic meters (between land and clay), 36,000 square meters of sheet polyethylene and 69,000 square meters of geotextile, which will prevent the entry of rainwater and consequent leachate formation, preventing, in turn, diffuse biogas output, and reducing odors.
This seal will allow the implementation of an efficient system of extraction wells biogas and proper management, and the establishment of a vegetative cover in the affected surfaces that prevent erosion and ultimate stabilization of the sealing layers in order to minimize the risks of the landfill.
In these months of work they have been extracted and managed by authorized waste treatment a total of 13,800 tons of leached plants.
"The emergency work carried out by the Ministry began on November 9, 2015, and since then has not stopped for a moment to act in the development of all actions necessary to restore the area and eliminate risks that is a problem and a concern for society and for the regional government, "said the minister.
Adela Martinez-Cacho visited this morning the progress of the works, accompanied by the director of Quality and Environmental Assessment, Encarnacion Molina, mayor of Abanilla, Ezequiel Alonso, plus some members of the municipal corporation and technicians of the Ministry,
Balance of proceedings
The minister recalled that the activity is suspended since 2011, and in 2013, the company began implementing restoration work, sealing and adaptation of the site to the Directive and the Royal Decree of landfills, according to the collected project in a resolution of the Directorate General for the Environment.
In July 2015 it was found from the Ministry that the company did not meet the implementation schedule provided for in the approved project.
By not addressing the company to its obligations restoration and leachate management, it caused a situation that according to the technical reports could increase risks to the environment.
Following this, in October 2015, the Director General of Environmental Quality and Assessment issued a resolution that the "forced subsidiary implementation of the actions of the restoration project was agreed, and the seizure of the corresponding securities lodged by the company, "he explained the minister.
In the same October an order that declared emergency number of actions which resulted in the removal of leachate control settlements vessel landfill, the construction of culverts and obtaining priority data to was also published address the following phases of restoration with sufficient guarantees.
Emergency actions included the start of the subsidiary execution for the recovery and restoration of the landfill by the regional administration, which was addressed with the aim of restoring environmental law in cases has been infringed.
Thus, it is intended to ensure proper closure and sealing of landfill Proambiente of Serratilla in the Sierra de Abanilla and get recovery of damage to the environment, in the shortest possible time and at the cost of causing company's contamination.
Source: CARM
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