Many people have been detained, and untreated sewage has been discharged into the Jing River, causing the water to turn black! A coal mine in Shaanxi fined 620000 yuan by the Public Security Bureau | Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd. | Water body
On June 6th, the reporter learned from the office of the Ecological Environment Protection Commission of Xianyang City that Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd., located in Changwu County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, was fined 620000 yuan for violating the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, with 4 people criminally detained and 2 people administratively detained.
On January 31, 2023, law enforcement officers from the Wu Branch of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Xianyang City discovered during on-site verification of public reporting clues that the water pollution prevention and control facilities of Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd. were not operating properly, and untreated black water was discharged, resulting in the blackening of the Jing River water body. During the blackening period of the Jing River water body, emergency plans for sudden environmental incidents and relevant emergency measures were not activated. Meanwhile, enterprises and third-party operation and maintenance companies are suspected of falsifying monitoring data during the operation and maintenance of online monitoring facilities at sewage treatment stations.
The Ecological Environment Bureau of Xianyang City has punished the enterprise with 620000 yuan in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China. The Xianyang Public Security Bureau has criminally detained four individuals, including the Deputy Manager and employees of the Environmental Protection Department of Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd., a technician of the third-party operation and maintenance company for online monitoring equipment of Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd., and an employee of the third-party operation and maintenance company for the sewage treatment station of Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd., who are suspected of the crime of damaging computer information systems; The Changwu County Public Security Bureau has administratively detained the person in charge and two employees of the sewage treatment station of Shaanxi Binchang Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd. for 15 days. 12 relevant responsible persons responsible for supervision shall be dealt with in accordance with discipline and regulations, including 2 county-level cadres and 10 cadres at or below the department level; 3 people have recorded demerits in government affairs, 2 people have received warnings in government affairs, 3 people have had admonitions and conversations, 2 people have received reminders during conversations, and 2 people have been scheduled for interviews.
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Shaanxi reports on the blackening of water bodies in the Jinghe Tingkou Town section
On February 1, the People's Government of Changwu County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province reported that on January 31, 2023, at around 10:00 am, there was a phenomenon of water turning black in the section of Tingkou Town, Changwu County, Xianyang City, Jinghe River. The relevant departments of Changwu County immediately rushed to the scene to carry out emergency response work. As of 15:00 on February 1st, the water in this section has become clear, and the water quality of both upstream and downstream sections has reached the Class III standard for surface water.
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On January 31st, a netizen posted a video reflecting that the river water in the section from Tingkou Town to Binzhou City in Changwu County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province was polluted and turned into the "Heishui River". Changwu County reported preliminary judgment that the incident was caused by the failure of the sewage treatment facilities of Hujiahe Mining Co., Ltd. of Shaanxi Coal Binchang Group, which led to the overflow and direct discharge of mine water.
The cause of the accident and related information are under investigation.