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Current Affairs -- 06 April 2010 -- 12:15CEST
Nature Trust (Malta) has welcomed the authorities' quick response to the clean-up of oil at Lunzjata valley over the Easter weekend but it urged the authorities to do all possible to apprehend the culprit.
An estimated 400 litres of used oil or diesel are believed to have been illegally dumped in the public sewer system. When the pumping station in the valley stopped working during the power failure on Friday, the sewage and the dumped oil overflowed into the valley.
The clean-up – most of it manual – was undertaken by Water Services Corporation employees and members of the Civil Protection Department.
NTM said that the overflow was a double concern issue as it affected the ground water as well as the endemic freshwater crab found in this valley.
“This valley is a protected site, whilst the crab is also protected under Maltese law and therefore its protection merits top priority. The NGO calls on MEPA to issue a management plan for this site as well as to take concrete actions in order to stop further damage to the site. Over the years NTM has been reporting traces of sewage overflows into the valley, which have been noticed several times especially when taking tourists and members on nature walks,” the NGO said.
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