Chinese-owned factory fined 1.8 billion baht for waste water in reservoir

[snoop1130]

 

Chachoengsao Provincial Court fined a Chinese-owned factory 1.8 billion baht for releasing waste water into the Jone Reservoir in the central province of Chachoengsao.

 

THH Moly Processing Company’s illegal action came to light in 2019 after 2 million cubic metres of water in the Jone Reservoir was contaminated with multiple toxic substances. Locals could not use the water for consumption or agriculture.

 

An investigation into the source of the contamination revealed that THH Moly Processing Company, located about 500 metres away from the reservoir, illegally released waste water. The chemical substances found in the water were the same as what the factory used.

 

The Pollution Control Department sued the company in 2022 and demanded 1.8 billion baht in compensation from the three Chinese company directors.

 

Chachoengsao Provincial Court delivered a verdict on the case yesterday, July 31, ordering the company to pay approximately 1.8 million baht in compensation to four government departments.

 

The fine was divided into four government departments: the Pollution Control Department, the Department of Groundwater Resources, the Royal Irrigation Department, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 

Channel 3 reported that the THH Moly Processing company had new managing directors after being sued. The Department of Industrial Works then suspected the company’s operation was undergoing a renovation and the process is still ongoing.

 

The director of the Chachoengsao Provincial Royal Irrigation Office told Channel 3 that the water in the reservoir could benefit more than a thousand households in the area. Therefore, the department and other relevant departments would push for a speedy recovery for the benefit of the residents.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Thansettakij

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-08-01

 

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[nakhonandy]

So this happened in 2019 and it's still not been cleaned up.

Surely that should have been the priority, the financial sanctions second.

OK, they've won, now try getting the 1.8 billion. 

[neverere]

1.8 billion or 1.8 million? There's a big difference. Terrible reporting.

[JimHuaHin]

There has been a massive pollution problem in China for decades.  Now that some parts of China are unfit for human habitation, time to move Chinese businesses overseas to countries which have lax environmental regulations, like Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.

[sirineou]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Chachoengsao Provincial Court fined a Chinese-owned factory 1.8 billion baht for releasing waste water into the Jone Reservoir in the central province of Chachoengsao.

Big woopty woop. 

They sabe millions and have to pay 1.8m to me it sounds like a sound business decision. 

They should have done like everyone else , pay a water tank truck guy and that way they would not know where he dompt it.