Taichung Taiping District Hot Pot Restaurant Reported for Ditch Pollution, Environmental Protection Bureau Inspects and Fines
A hot pot restaurant in Taiping District, Taichung City, was reported for polluting a ditch. The Taichung City Environmental Protection Bureau investigated, confirmed the pollution, and issued a fine under the Waste Disposal Act. The restaurant's staff admitted to discharging cleaning water from a soft-serve ice cream machine.
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(Central News Agency reporter Hao Hsueh-ching, Taichung, 6th) A hot pot restaurant in Taiping District, Taichung City, was reported for polluting a ditch. The Taichung City Environmental Protection Bureau stated today that after dispatching personnel to the scene for inspection and accompanying the business owner to survey the ditch, pollution was indeed found. A fine was immediately issued, which can range from NT$1,200 to NT$6,000.
A citizen exposed online that a hot pot restaurant in Taiping District, Taichung City, was polluting a ditch. After receiving the report, the Environmental Protection Bureau immediately dispatched personnel to the scene for inspection. Accompanying the business owner, they surveyed the ditch and found that there was indeed pollution. A fine was issued on the spot, and the business was required to clean up and improve.
The Environmental Protection Bureau pointed out that the business owner admitted that the images circulating online were indeed taken when a staff member discharged the wastewater from cleaning a soft-serve ice cream machine into the ditch, causing pollution. The Environmental Protection Bureau immediately issued a notice of violation in accordance with the Waste Disposal Act, which can result in a fine of NT$1,200 to NT$6,000, and required the business to clean up and improve. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150506
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(Central News Agency reporter Hao Hsueh-ching, Taichung, 6th) A hot pot restaurant in Taiping District, Taichung City, was reported for polluting a ditch. The Taichung City Environmental Protection Bureau stated today that after dispatching personnel to the scene for inspection and accompanying the business owner to survey the ditch, pollution was indeed found. A fine was immediately issued, which can range from NT$1,200 to NT$6,000.
A citizen exposed online that a hot pot restaurant in Taiping District, Taichung City, was polluting a ditch. After receiving the report, the Environmental Protection Bureau immediately dispatched personnel to the scene for inspection. Accompanying the business owner, they surveyed the ditch and found that there was indeed pollution. A fine was issued on the spot, and the business was required to clean up and improve.
The Environmental Protection Bureau pointed out that the business owner admitted that the images circulating online were indeed taken when a staff member discharged the wastewater from cleaning a soft-serve ice cream machine into the ditch, causing pollution. The Environmental Protection Bureau immediately issued a notice of violation in accordance with the Waste Disposal Act, which can result in a fine of NT$1,200 to NT$6,000, and required the business to clean up and improve. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150506
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