Salud To Get Tough on
Polluters
The Ministerio de Salud
(Health ministry) said
it has its eyes on a
number of hotles in the
Atlantic, Central
Pacific and Chorotega
for not complying with
the treatment of
wastewater where they
are located.
María Luisa Ávila Agüero,
ministra de Salud, said
that there is already a
complaint field against
the Hotel Sámara Beach
in the regional health
office to determine if
the hotel is in fact
contaminating the
environment due to a
problem with the
treatment plant.
The minister added that
her officials will also
focus on Jacó where
tests will be run to
identify possible
polluters in the area
and apply the respective
legal actions to correct
any problems detected.
"The situation is simple
and consists of applying
the health laws and
regulatgions. If people
know that they cannot
build within the Zona
Marítimo Terrestre (ZMT)
- maritime zone - they
shouldn't. I cannot
believe that an investor
putting out us$1 million
dollars does not know to
that it has to invest
us$200.000 in a good
treatment plant. It
doesn't make sense",
said Avila.
The minister is clear
that municipalities must
strictly enforce their
development plans and to
maintain the maritime
zone limits and protect
the local rivers.
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