The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will continue to monitor three operations it had previously sanctioned and others to ensure the owners are taking steps towards safe environmental practices and will step up enforcement activities this year.
In November 2018, the agency served Prohibition Notices to Kishan Dos Santos of Lot 60 Voorzigtigheid, Mahaica; David Sital of Lot 5, Centre View Lusignan and Prem Balmacoon of Lot 198 Phase One Good Hope. Residents had complained of odour nuisance caused by the improper disposal of waste that was generated from the facilities. In a statement, the EPA said that inspections revealed that the swine and poultry rearing operations at the three facilities posed a severe risk to public health and the environment.
The statement said that since the visit, one operator has removed the chickens from his residence while another visited the EPA seeking guidance on implementing compliance measures.
