[스페인] 부적절한 폐수 처리로 4천650만유로 벌금형

스페인은 적절한 폐수처리를 제공하지 않아 4천650만 유로의 벌금형에 처해질 것이다.

유럽 집행위원회(EC)는 이 문제가 2011년 스페인이 여러 지역에서 배출되는 도시 폐수를 적절하게 수거하고 처리하지 않아 EU법을 위반했다고 판결한 EU법원으로 회부될 것이라고 밝혔다.

EC는 “폐수의 적절한 수거 및 처리 부족은 인체 건강, 내수, 해양 환경에 중대한 위험을 초래한다”고 말했다.

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SPAIN FACES €46.5M FINE FOR INADEQUATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Spain could face a fine of €46.5 million for not providing adequate wastewater treatment.

The European Commission (EC) said it would be taking the country back to the EU Court of Justice, which ruled in 2011 that Spain violated EU law by not adequately collecting and treating urban wastewater discharged in multiple areas.

The EC said the “lack of adequate collection and treatment of the wastewater poses significant risks to human health, to inland waters and to the marine environment”.

The Commission has asked the EU Court of Justice to impose a lump sum of €46.5 million as well as proposing a daily fine of €171,217 if full compliance is not achieved by the date when the Court will issue its second ruling.

Under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, from 2001 towns and cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants must collect and treat wastewater.

Vigo and Santiago de Compostela are among the 17 agglomerations under scrutiny.

Other EU member states, including Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg and Portugal, have already been subject to penalties in similar cases.

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 11월 18일]