He said that the company was expected to correct the anomalies before the unsealing by the agency.
Raheem said that the company discharged of untreated Wastewater/Effluent to the Environment and the non-availability of a Functional Effluent Treatment Plant. He explained the expansion of production and storage facilities without site-specific Environmental Impact Assessment. “Parameters such as pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Appearance were not within NESREA Permissible Standards during the In-Situ Analysis of the Wastewater at the outlet of the Company,” he stressed.He explained that the enforcement exercise was necessitated by the company’s non-compliance with the timeline on the Abatement Notice issued on April 19, 2023.All rights reserved.