The Public Prosecutor of Paola, led by the chief prosecutor Domenico Fiordalisi, yesterday ordered the seizure of the purifier located in the “Sottocastello” locality of the Tyrrhenian town. It is the third plant seized over a few days, after those of Fuscaldo, and Verbicaro. The data that emerged at the time of seizure is very worrying: total suspended solids 335.1 mg/l; Free active chlorine 0.82 mg/l; while the allowed limit is 80 and 0.2 respectively. At this point, a real environmental emergency on the Tyrrhenian Cosenza can already be assumed, in the middle of the tourist season. In light of this umpteenth seizure, in fact, the situation concerning the purifiers along the Tyrrhenian coast Cosenza assumes the outlines of a real environmental and judicial emergency. In the last few days, the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Paola, under the direction of the chief prosecutor Fiordalisi, arranging these seizures of purification plants, has, in fact, highlighted a widespread system of malfunctions and irregularities. The last in order of time is, in fact, the “Sottocastello” purifier in Cetraro, but already in the previous days those of the three aforementioned towns had been seized. These interventions are part of a wider investigation, which could involve further structures, considering the extension of the controls and the critical issues found. Although the details of the investigations are not yet entirely known, it is almost certain that the kidnappings are linked to illegal discharges, suspicions of splui splui not treated correctly, with possible damage to the marine ecosystem; failure to maintain; obsolete or non -compliant systems with regulations, with risks to public health; water pollution. If this were the case, therefore, it would be an environmental damage of significant proportions, considering that these structures should guarantee the purification of waste water before they reach the sea. The question does not only concern pollution, but also tourism, vital sector for this part of Calabria. Just locations such as Cetraro, Fuscaldo and Verbicaro live in summer presences and a contaminated sea could have disastrous consequences for the local economy. Already in the past, sections of this coast have been affected by bathing bans precisely because of purification problems. An inefficient purification system risks polluting the sea, threatening biodiversity, as well as damaging the local economy. That of purifiers seized in the province of Cosenza is therefore a story that combines environmental, health and judicial issues. Meanwhile, the mayor Giuseppe Aieta has released a declaration to our newspaper: “I am convinced that the preventive seizure of the sub -cape system goes in the direction of the protection of the environment, which is one of our programmatic objectives”.
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