The “environmental contingency” will have a duration of 60 days, after this term, each municipality must present a report on the contingency plan for evaluation at MADES.
The Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES) declares environmental contingency throughout the country for the management of solid urban waste generated in the different municipalities of the country, for the purposes of take all necessary measures of environmental protection.
This, in view of the epidemiological alert due to the increase in cases of dengue, chikungunya and zika in the region.
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Through said resolution, certain environmental impact mitigation measures for health, produced by the lack of adequate management of urban solid waste and deficient processing of household waste, in order to mitigate the proliferation of the mosquito.
In this regard, it is established that the Municipalities must identify inappropriate dumping sites for urban solid waste, and then transport them to sanitary landfills that are in accordance with the regulations.
Also, must properly manage recyclable materialssegregated and hazardous waste, as well as disused tires.
All this, with the aim of preventing the proliferation of vectors that transmit dengue, according to the document.
Likewise, the municipalities declared with dengue epidemiological outbreaks must identify vacant lots with brush and debris and notify by any appropriate means, to owners to proceed to its immediate cleaning.
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The municipalities that have final disposal sites must submit to the environmental authority, within a period of no more than 15 days, their corresponding Environmental Contingency Plans for Integral Management of Solid Wasteso that the pertinent environmental measure is evaluated for its subsequent adoption.
The Directorate of Integrated Environmental Control, the General Directorate of Control of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources, dependent on MADES, They will monitor compliance with all environmental impact mitigation measures for health mentioned above.
The breach of the obligations established in the Declaration of Contingencya, will be subject to sanctions, as well as communication to the Public Ministry.
The Environmental Contingency will last 60 days, After this deadline, each municipality must submit a report on compliance with the Contingency Plan for evaluation by MADES.
