Environmental protection department official recently informed the media, the Ministry of environmental protection, the national development and Reform Commission, Ministry of industry and information technology, Ministry of justice, Ministry of housing and urban construction, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and Security Supervision Bureau jointly issued "on 2013 to carry out illegal sewage remediation company to protect public health and environmental protection special action notice" (hereinafter referred to as the "notice"), decided in May 2013 to November in the national organization to carry out illegal sewage remediation company to protect public health and environmental protection special action (hereinafter referred to as the "special action of environmental protection).
The person in charge introduced the key tasks of this year's environmental protection special action: first, investigate the environmental problems of air pollution and wastewater pollution, which are strongly reflected by the masses. To strengthen the electric power enterprise (including the enterprise owned power plant) coal-fired units, steel and cement companies and coal-fired boiler dust removal, desulphurization facilities, supervision, thorough investigation of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, smoke (powder) illegal dust emissions exceed the standard. Increase the enterprise's wastewater discharge investigation efforts, thorough investigation of the use of seepage wells, pits (PIT) (ponds), illegal fissures and caves emissions, dumping of wastewater containing toxic pollutants. Strengthen the supervision and inspection of polluting enterprises such as urban sewage treatment plants. Two is to focus on the lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and arsenic emissions of heavy non-ferrous metal mining, smelting, lead batteries, leather tanning and electroplating and other key industries "look back" activities. Focus on the "six uniform" remediation requirements and the implementation of the main responsibility for enterprises. Three is a comprehensive investigation and rectification of the pharmaceutical industry environmental pollution problems. Seriously investigate and punish pharmaceutical enterprises excessive discharge, theft, drain, drain, illegal means to transfer waste water, illegal waste management regulations and other environmental violations. Urge enterprises to operate pollution control facilities, and organize cleaner production audits. Establish and improve the internal hazardous waste management system, strictly manage the storage, transfer and disposal of hazardous waste. Carry out the standardization work of safety production, improve the relevant management system, and implement the responsibility for safety in production.
The official pointed out that the circular calls for the leading group of environmental protection special operations in all localities to further improve the work mechanism of division of labor and coordination, and improve the joint law enforcement mechanism. Increase the focus on regional, industry and enterprise supervision and inspection, investigation and remediation work is not in place, there is no real progress, publicly criticized, interviews with the local people's government or relevant departments of the main person in charge of environmental violations; no investigation, conceal the facts, shielding and abetting illegal acts according to the law according to discipline, serious accountability related personnel to; the masses have strong, bad social impact of major environmental pollution and environmental violations, supervise the handling, supervise the investigation in place, rectification in place, accountability in place; still in place, the rectification of outstanding issues have not been effectively resolved, the implementation of restrictions. Strengthen information disclosure, timely release of environmental protection special action progress, investigate and deal with cases, supervise the handling of cases and other relevant information, public exposure of malicious illegal sewage behavior and typical cases of violations.