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Currently the lands are contaminated with heavy metals, including mercury and cadmium as well as phosphogypsum, with significant risks to the health of citizens

Citizens Movement Cartagena (MC), the blockage of the plan of decontamination of land formerly Potasas and urban processing having been completed, plans to ask the government team at the next full council on its responsibility, as it has not been taken any disciplinary action against the companies that own after twenty years with contaminated soil without business, resulting in a very serious administrative offense keep it that way, and thereby entrañando significant risks to the health of citizens.

For Jose Lopez, mayor of MC, "the City has with the land of Hondon one negligent attitude that can lead to criminal liability, as it has not lifted a finger or to decontaminate or to penalize companies that own the land, as is For Podecasa, perhaps because some members of the government positions itself there. "

He adds that "we will ask in Parliament unless the government of Mrs. Barreiro is able to guarantee all citizens of Cartagena that contamination is localized and rainwater do not carry pollution to ground and even the port through wadi. "

However, when MC has agreed this week to the site planning of the City, it has been found that have been taken down from this matter relating to the environmental impact of the partial plan Hondon, and therefore wants to know who is responsible for such concealment.

HEAVY METALS

The Partial Plan The Hondon, the revised text is published on November 19, 2009, states that the lands are contaminated with heavy metals, including mercury and cadmium as well as phosphogypsum.

And to this must be added the BORM of July 16, 2005, the Ministry of Industry and Environment, in conjunction with the processing of this record, in particular the environmental impact statement, and stated that the amendment should be ensured in the enforcement of waste and landfills, because it is contaminated areas, obviated all issues in the specific modification number 114 of the General Municipal Urban Plan.

Among the questions the mayor José López formulate next Monday during the plenary, is particularly enlightening about the involvement of the government team with Podecasa, such as "Who among you hold or have held since 2003 positions in society Podecasa ? "

And another city on clear negligence in this matter, as "Solvia owned the land, and Podecasa Ercros awarded to FCC in 2012 cleaning and decontamination, being expected to conclude by the end of 2015, what has been done to follow this project? Could you explain the reasons why it has not done anything? "

Also on the grounds is the Site of the Cabeza de Widow, BIC declared in 2012, and neither has been no action taken.

Source: Movimiento Ciudadano