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  • 19 MAIO 2024
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GNR detects illegal discharge of domestic waste in the Lis river in Leiria

The complaint was made by locals and led to the mobilization of elements of the Nature and Environment Protection Service (SEPNA).

Notícias ao Minuto

17:21 - 24/04/24 por Notícias ao Minuto

País GNR

On Sunday, the Republican National Guard (GNR) detected an illegal discharge of domestic effluents into the Lis River, in the municipality of Leiria.

In a statement sent to newsrooms, the GNR reports that elements of the Nature and Environment Protection Service (SEPNA) went to the site after several complaints made by locals. It was then possible to verify "the existence of a discharge of domestic effluents directly into the Lis River, without being subjected to any prior treatment".

The Guard found that the discharge was caused by "the obstruction of a basic sanitation pipe". The presence of paints and thinners in domestic effluents, which are highly contaminating and polluting, led to the intervention of the municipal services of Leiria, which unclogged the clogged pipe.

The GNR drew up "a contravention report for direct or indirect discharge into a water resource of a potentially polluting liquid substance", which was sent to the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA).

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