China News Service, April 2, "For acts such as stealing emissions and monitoring data fraud, the ecological environment department will maintain a high-pressure situation, crack down on them in accordance with the law, publicly expose illegal acts, and promote the implementation of joint punishment. For suspected crimes, and The judiciary maintains linkages, transfers the case to the public security organs in a timely manner, and investigates criminal responsibility according to law." Qiu Qiwen, deputy minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said on April 2.
The State Council Information Office held a regular briefing on State Council policies on April 2. Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Qiu Qiwen introduced the "Implementation Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Strengthening the Supervision and Management of Sewage Outlets Entering Rivers and Seas" (hereinafter referred to as "Implementation Opinions"). .
A reporter asked at the meeting, how does the Ministry of Ecology and Environment ensure that the identified sewage outlets discharge according to law?
Have you found any fraud in sewage monitoring during the investigation?
How is it handled?
Will stricter regulatory measures be taken for companies that steal and falsify monitoring data?
Qiu Qiwen said that the "Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law", "Water Law", "Marine Environmental Protection Law", etc., for illegal acts such as setting up sewage outlets without approval or not setting up sewage outlets in accordance with regulations, it is clear that they are ordered to dismantle within a time limit and restore to their original state within a time limit. Subsidiary pollutant discharge units shall stop production for rectification and impose fines and other regulations.
In order to implement the relevant legal requirements, the "Implementation Opinions" requires that the environmental law enforcement of sewage outlets should be strengthened. Those who violate laws and regulations by setting up sewage outlets or do not discharge pollutants in accordance with the regulations shall be punished according to law; those who set up privately hidden pipes to connect to other people's sewage outlets should be evaded. Those who supervise and manage the discharge of pollutants through the channel shall be traced to the source to determine the responsible subject, and shall be strictly investigated and punished in accordance with the law.
At the same time, the responsible subjects of sewage outlets are required to strictly implement their responsibilities, regularly inspect and maintain sewage pipelines, and if others are found to be discharging sewage through the channel, they should immediately report to the local ecological environment department and retain evidence.
Qiu Qiwen pointed out that for the clues to environmental violations found during the investigation, he urged local governments to investigate and deal with them in accordance with laws and regulations.
Regarding acts such as stealing emissions and falsifying monitoring data, the ecological environment department will maintain a high-pressure situation, crack down on them in accordance with the law, and publicly expose illegal acts. Similar situations have been exposed many times over the years to promote the implementation of joint punishment.
For suspected crimes, maintain linkage with judicial organs, transfer the case to the public security organs in a timely manner, and investigate criminal responsibility according to law.