All of Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) operations will be reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after a number of environmental infringements were observed by an EPA team during a visit, head of the agency Dr. Vincent Adams said yesterday.
“I will be sending in an entire team of environmental officers to review the entire operations over and beyond the biodigester, over at the operation of the distillery and everything. I noticed they are also sending waste openly into the canals, so there are a lot of infringements as far as environmental practices are concerned,” Adams told Stabroek News at the conclusion of his visit to the plant yesterday.
There was no media response by DDL yesterday to Adams’ visit.
Adams, along with three other officers, visited the biomethanation plant to have a firsthand understanding of the existing situation and ensure that the cease order issued on Saturday was in effect.
