China News Service, Hangzhou, July 31 (Qian Chenfei) On July 31, the official Weibo of Xihu District, Hangzhou City, "Xihu Post", notified the follow-up treatment of abnormal tap water incidents in Hubu Village, Shuangpu Town, Hangzhou. The department imposed criminal detention and dismissal of the person responsible for the incident.

Follow-up notification on abnormal tap water incident in Hubu Village, Shuangpu Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou City. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Xihu District Committee

  On July 26, an abnormal tap water incident occurred in Hubu Village, Shuangpu Town. After the incident, the Xihu District Committee and District Government of Hangzhou City immediately set up a special emergency response team, launched an emergency response plan, and invited relevant experts to form an incident investigation team to conduct investigations. It has been preliminarily identified that the incident was caused by the improper operation of the equipment provider and the operator of the Shuangpu perishable waste disposal site during the commissioning of the equipment, which caused sewage to enter the municipal water supply pipeline.

  The operation of the disposal site has now been suspended, and the tap water pipe network of the disposal site has been physically separated from the external municipal tap water pipe network, preventing subsequent pollution incidents. On the morning of July 28, the water quality of the pipe network was qualified after inspection by professional organizations, and normal water supply was restored.

  On July 31, the district released the results of the follow-up treatment of the incident, stating that based on the investigation of the abnormal tap water incident in Hubu Village, Shuangpu Town, the operator of the Shuangpu perishable garbage disposal site was directly responsible for the incident and the property rights of the disposal site The unit, West Lake Environmental Group, is responsible for management. Relevant departments make disposal decisions on relevant responsible persons: The public security department detains the operating method representative and on-site operators of the perishable waste disposal point in Shuangpu Town in accordance with the law; the legal representative and deputy manager in charge of West Lake Environment Group are removed from their posts and transferred to the Commission for Discipline Inspection . (Finish)