The court forced utility companies to pay for river pollution in Ternopil region

The court forced utility companies to pay for river pollution in Ternopil region shutterstock
Katerina Belousova

The lawsuit was filed in June 2022

The economic court of the Ternopil region ordered the municipal enterprise of Kremenets "Miskvodhosp" to pay more than 960 thousand hryvnias for the pollution of the Ikva river.

Specialists of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office and the Regional Prosecutor's Office worked on the case, reports the press service of the Ternopil Regional Prosecutor's Office.

"Miskvodhosp" discharged polluting substances into the river with return waters exceeding the established norms. Indemnified damages will be sent to budget

It is worth noting that prosecutors filed a lawsuit in June 2022.

As you know, the Ikva is the right tributary of the Styr (Dnieper basin). The river flows within Lviv, Ternopil and Rivne regions.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in April 2022, in the Dubensky district of the Rivne region, in the Ikva River, exceeded indicators of pollutants, in particular, ammonium — by 163 times were recorded. Local residents found a dead fish in the river.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, the court forced the state-owned enterprise "Dubnovodokanal" in the Rivne region to compensate 1.6 million hryvnias for damages for discharge of waste water into the Ikva River. Eco-inspectors discovered the violation in February 2020.

Related
Global water crisis: rivers in Ukraine and the EU have reached record low levels, whilst reservoirs in the US are drying up
Global water crisis: rivers in Ukraine and the EU have reached record low levels, whilst reservoirs in the US are drying up

This is already posing a threat to the energy sector, logistics and the preservation of ecosystems

Invasive fish species are taking over the Dnieper: is it possible to restore the natural balance?
Invasive fish species are taking over the Dnieper: is it possible to restore the natural balance?

Non-native fish adapt well to the aquatic conditions in Ukraine and have a number of evolutionary advantages

Sand was stolen from the state for three years: the traffickers caused damage to the environment amounting to over 48 million UAH
Sand was stolen from the state for three years: the traffickers caused damage to the environment amounting to over 48 million UAH

Those involved in the scheme laundered illegally extracted minerals through companies under their control

Protection of the embankment on the Dnipro has stalled: the Kyiv City State Administration has been postponing a decision for almost a year
Protection of the embankment on the Dnipro has stalled: the Kyiv City State Administration has been postponing a decision for almost a year

The authorities accused the activists, who had previously been presented with a fait accompli, of failing to carry out a survey among local residents