The oldest Sverdlovsk mining and processing plant has been accused of air pollution.
In the Sverdlovsk region, OAO "Vysokogorsky Mining and Processing Plant" was fined for air pollution. According to the press service of the Sverdlovsk region prosecutor's office, the supervisory authorities had concerns about the operation of the Lebyazhinskaya industrial site.
As a result of an inspection by the Lower Tagil environmental prosecutor's office, the company was issued an order to install automatic emission control systems. The deadline for completing the installation of the equipment is December 31, 2025. However, the management did not install the system.
— Due to the identified violations, based on the resolutions of the environmental prosecutor's office, the company and its official were held administratively liable under the article "Failure to comply with the requirements for equipping stationary sources of pollutant emissions with automatic control systems," with fines totaling 120,000 rubles, the agency noted.
In addition, the Lenin District Court of Nizhny Tagil set a new deadline for the installation of the equipment. The systems must be installed at the "Vysokogorsky Mining and Processing Plant" industrial site no later than October 1, 2026, writes EAN.
Earlier, residents of Sverdlovsk were explained why dirty water is now flowing from their taps.
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The oldest Sverdlovsk mining and processing plant has been accused of air pollution.
In the Sverdlovsk region, OJSC "Vysokogorsky Mining and Processing Plant" was fined for air pollution. According to the press service of the Sverdlovsk region prosecutor's office, the supervisory authorities had complaints about the operation of the Lebyazhinskaya industrial site.
