“Irresponsible individuals have been dumping farm waste in the Gozo sewer,” the Water Services Corporation has said. “A police report with the gathered evidence has been filed.”

In a statement, the Corporation said that “this happened despite all farmers in Gozo now have access to a state of the art facility developed by the Corporation’s specialists, scientists and engineers through which slurry is processed in an environmentally sound manner.”

It explained that “this revolutionary setup, together with other investments to the tune of hundreds of thousands of euro, has resulted in much cleaner seas to the benefit of the general population and especially the diving industry.”

The Corporation concluded by saying that it will take the strongest possible action at law to safeguard its infrastructure and the well being of its workers and the environment.

Photos: From top left – Wastewater in sewer with visible sludge, View of yard, Manhole in Triq il-Hamsin and illegal gulley in the yard.

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