SEDC finally clamps Brink

As SEDC has issued a facility management with report to comply with the stated recommendations within three months, failure to which may evoke penalties for contraventions of Public Health Act Chapter and Waste Management Act.

According to the report, all breaches relating to the contravention of Waste Management Act particularly with respect to illegal disposal or dumping of waste in own burrow-pit, which is not licensed as a disposal facility and open burning of waste in own burrow-pit which is not licensed as a disposal facility and open burning of waste must be stopped with immediate effect and law arrangement be made the disposal of waste emanating from all operations taking place within the farm. “It was evident that offensive odour and smoke plumes are emanating from the waste water ponds/lagoons, burrow pit due to rotten offal’s and open burning of waste within the farm,” the report says.