Xu Caizhen questioned about the piled waste wood on farmland in Yong'an District. The Environmental Protection Bureau said that it has identified 44 operators and has a deadline to clean up by the end of the year.
Quick Look
- Kaohsiung City Councilor Xu Caizhen pointed out that a large amount of waste wood was piled on a farmland in Yong'an District, an area equivalent to six swimming pools, and questioned the lack of supervision.
- Environmental Protection Bureau Director Zhang Ruixun responded that 44 metal workers were identified as perpetrators and required them to complete the cleanup before the end of this year.
- Currently, they have been fined 720,000 yuan according to the Abolition and Abolition Law and 5 million yuan fined under the Air Pollution Prevention Law.
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Why It Matters
Xu Caizhen pointed out that there were still large green spaces and ponds in the area in 2010. In March this year, a large amount of wood and vehicles could be seen on the street scene. She also mentioned that after the Merion Grand Canyon incident, the city government announced that it would strengthen agricultural land variation and satellite monitoring.
Xu Caizhen pointed out that a large amount of waste wood was piled on a farmland in Yong'an District. (Photo provided by Xu Caizhen)
Kaohsiung City Councilor Xu Caizhen pointed out at a parliamentary inquiry on the 23rd that a large amount of waste wood was piled up on a farmland in Yong'an District, with a total area of nearly 6 swimming pools. She criticized Kaohsiung farmland as a garbage dump. Environmental Protection Bureau Chief Zhang Ruixun responded that a total of 44 metal workers have been identified and the improvement is completed by the end of this year.
Xu Caizhen showed an image of the Waste Wood Mountain in Yong'an District at the Parliament today. A large amount of waste wood, waste soil and machinery were piled up on farmland. The waste wood on the site was piled nearly 3 meters high, like a small mountain. Based on cadastral data and AI estimates based on on-site images, the waste wood pile may reach 15,000 cubic meters, which is equivalent to filling six Olympic-standard swimming pools.
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Xu Caizhen pointed out that Google images over the years showed that there were still large green spaces and ponds in the area in 2010, but in March this year, a large amount of wood and vehicles could be seen in the street view. She questioned, "After the Merion Grand Canyon incident, the city government announced that it would strengthen agricultural land variation and satellite monitoring, but why was such a large-scale and long-term accumulation behavior not discovered early?" And from the Environmental Protection Bureau's post, it can be found that a smoldering fire occurred in the area in August this year, and was fined by the Environmental Protection Bureau under the Air Pollution Prevention Act. She questioned why the Environmental Protection Bureau had already known about the crime scene, and the waste wood was still exposed at the site and had not been processed.
Xu Caizhen said that from Meinong Grand Canyon, Xiaogang Tar Mountain to today's Yongan Waste Wood Mountain, the city government has also strengthened the environmental inspection system through organizational adjustments. It should truly implement prevention, monitoring and follow-up cleanup, and cannot wait for problems to arise every time before dealing with them.
In this regard, Environmental Protection Bureau Director Zhang Ruixun pointed out that 44 metal workers were identified as the perpetrators of the case, and the workers have been asked to propose a cleanup plan. The cleanup will be gradual starting from September 15, and the cleanup is required to be completed by the end of this year. At present, a fine of NT$720,000 has been imposed under the Abolition and Clearing Law, and a fine of NT$5 million has been imposed under the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act.
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Open Questions
- Why was this large-scale waste wood accumulation not discovered early?
- When did the EPA become aware of the case?
- Who are the 44 metal workers specifically?
