2023-10-15 02:01:29
A serious complaint It was known in the last hours, with images and videos, regarding the presence of sewage fluids untreated in the complex facilities Chopped Pineone of the main border crossings of Neuquén, and meters from a snowmelt stream that passes through the place.
The situation became known in the middle of the week, with the publication made by a worker and that showed fecal matter accumulated under some trailerswhich function as offices for customs brokers.
I later added to that post that of a Chilean touristin which he complained regarding the conditions of the passage, and punctually, due to the presence of untreated liquids in the sector parking.
The customs agent who shared the images spoke with Diario RÍO NEGRO, and although she did not want to be identified, she related some of the problems they face in the complex, which she assured, has a “total abandonment.”
As explained, the presence of fecal matter came from winterbut due to the snow, which accumulates in meters at that point in the Neuquén mountain range, mightn’t be seen. “But we felt the smell,” she said.
Once spring has begun, and the corresponding thaw, The spill came to light and flooded part of the facilitieswhere dispatchers from private companies work, a few meters from a stream.
«We not only smell it, But when the wind picks up, these residues mix with soil and we inhale it.“said the dispatcher, in dialogue with this medium.
The woman also revealed that her complaint is not the only one and that other workers in the state sector also They have protested the conditions of the passage, even with the raising of notes to the authorities. However, the complainant explained, «they have always been left in nothing because they are hindered«.
Although an atmospheric truck arrived at the scene and emptied the covered chamber, the discharge into a nearby watercourse keep goingaccording to what the dispatcher indicated.
???? ???? MESSAGE: This happens at the Pino Hachado Border Crossing. Argentine Customs. Everyone is prone to diseases. This is inhumane! https://t.co/LSucPabAkr#Ignites #Neuquen #Chile #LasLajas #PasosFronterizos pic.twitter.com/PZaW7ssSLo
— Urbana Zapala 104.3 (@ZapalaUrbana) October 11, 2023
They report a sewage liquid spill in Pino Hachado: what the authorities said
Sources at the border crossing indicated to this medium that the loss was caused by the action of a motor grader. The machine, they explained, was searching the parking lot when, accidentally, He passed over the chamber and filled it with earth. “Stone came in,” they said.
Finally, following a few days of strong smell and presence of waste, an atmospheric truck cleared the place. «It was a one-time thing, it is not a permanent problem«They added from the complex.
Regarding the alleged discharge of liquids into a stream, it was stated that “It is not like this» and that everything that is thrown «has prior treatment» that prevents any environmental damage, especially in an area like the one where the pass is located.
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