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Catania: Inspection activity at a car wash, 38-year-old reported

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Catania: Inspection activity at a car wash, 38-year-old reported

The Campaign for the prevention and fight against environmental crimes, as well as the protection of naturalistic beauties, started throughout the Etna territory by the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Catania. The initiative is aimed at fight against illegal or irregular disposal of polluting substances, environmental crimes which not only cause damage to the territory, but also threaten public health. In this context, in Catania, the Carabinieri of the Piazza Dante Station, together with the specialized personnel of the Ecological Operations Unit (NOE) and with the support of the Local Police, carried out a thorough check at a car wash located inside a building of approximately 50 square meters in via Plebiscito, a road artery that includes a good part of the populous San Cristoforo neighborhood.

The inspection made it possible to ascertain that the business lacked the necessary authorisations for the discharge of water used for washing cars, and the waste was dumped into the street. However, the industry legislation requires that waste water from a car wash, considered "industrial" waste, must be authorized and flow into special collection tanks. In the continuation of the inspection, the task force found that the owner had no documentation certifying the regular disposal of hazardous special waste, such as mineral oils and chemical substances contained in the detergents used or the sludge produced by the activity.

These omissions pose a serious threat to the environment, as failure to properly dispose of such waste can cause significant damage to the ecosystem. Furthermore, while carefully observing the premises, the Carabinieri noticed a illegal connection to the public water network, to the detriment of the company “Sidra”; in fact, a pipe had been applied to the pipeline that supplied water to the building, bypassing the meter, thus allowing the owner not to pay any bill for the water used.

For all violations found, on the basis of the evidence collected to be verified in court, the owner of the car wash, a 38 year old man local, resident in Gravina di Catania, was reported to the Judicial Authority, while all the premises and equipment used for the car wash were subjected to preventive seizure.

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