Sludge Watch ==> Spain - fines being levied for sewage sludge dumping

[Maureen Reilly]

Murcia company to be fined for dumping waste in Granada
By m.p.


Tue, 20 Feb 2007, 21:55



The Junta de Andalucía has started fining proceedings against a Murcia 
company which has dumped contaminated sludge on private land in neighbouring 
Granada province.

The sludge is a by-product produced during the sewage treatment and contains 
highly pollutant materials.

The company in question is reported to be Cespa, which manages the Cañada 
Hermosa sewage treatment plant in Murcia.

Gerardo Sánchez, the Junta’s environmental chief for Granada province, told 
EFE news agency on Tuesday that the original report came from the 
environmental organisation, Ecologistas en Acción. They say that as much as 
250 tons of sludge has been dumped on the land in La Puebla de Don Fadrique, 
which borders with Murcia.

Environment department inspectors found 14 tons at the site during an 
inspection on Tuesday



http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_9050.shtml