Surprise! A Leather Factory In Shangqiu Has Been Polluted For More Than 20 Years.

A heavily polluted leather factory has been producing for more than 20 years in the absence of pollution, which has brought great harm to the surrounding villagers. After receiving reports from the masses, the reporter went deep into the village where the polluting factories were located -- Investigation and understanding of Fu Tang Village, Huanggang Township, Ning Ling county. In December 11th, the reporter drove to Fu Tang Village, and saw the towering chimneys of the leather factory far away from being afraid of thick black smoke. Surrounded by colorful sewage, the factory is pungent. The reporter came to a small river on the west side of the company along the sewage ditch. There was no clear water in the river. The river was filled with pungent sewage and there were piles of leather waste on the bank. When the reporter was taking pictures, a young man came out of the factory and rushed over to grab the camera in the reporter's hand. With the reporter's reprimand, the man did not willingly stop and stood by reporters watching. According to the insider, Liu Qixian, the company's legal representative, is the former village secretary of Fu Tang village. Now Liu Xiang Hai, the village secretary, is his son, and also the person in charge of the factory. Subsequently, the reporter saw Huang Gang Township Government to see Liu Xianghai. When reporters put forward to look at the sewage permit in the factory, Liu Xiang Hai said that he did not understand the specific circumstances, and the EPA should have. He also said that most of the production had stopped in recent years, and only tanning leather was still being produced, and the pollution was not serious. In December 14th, the reporter came to the Environmental Protection Bureau of Ning Ling County, and saw Zhang Fuqiang, the director of environmental protection in the county. Director Zhang said: "Fu Tang Leather Co., Ltd. is the former factory name. Now it is called Fu Tang Leather General Factory. There is no discharge permit in the factory. The EIA report is also made in 2005. In the past, there was a small sewage treatment station in the factory. After enlarging the scale, due to the lack of pollution control requirements, last year, the state and provincial environmental protection special funds were awarded 4 million yuan to prepare a sewage treatment station that meets the requirements. At present, the new sewage treatment station is under trial operation. However, a few days ago, after testing, the sewage discharged from the factory still failed to meet the standards. We have ordered it to be re tested and approved for trial operation after reaching the standard. In the afternoon, reporters went to Fu Tang Leather Co., Ltd. to continue to investigate, met with several staff members of Shangqiu Environmental Protection Bureau. Reporters found that the chimney of the leather factory no longer smokes, and the sewage ditch is cleaner than it was a few days ago.