The municipality of Ohlsdorf (Upper Austria) can look forward to damage of around 800,000 euros. She must pay the polluter of the contamination of drinking water in 2014. This was decided by the Supreme Court, which confirmed the judgment of the higher regional court of Linz.
In the Ohlsdorf area, contaminants of the groundwater were found by pesticides, which can then be found, especially in the building mass II of ASAM’s Kies and Betonwerke GmbH. In extensive administrative authorities it was shown that the substances found came from a regionally based waste removal company. Due to the existing contamination, the landlord was instructed to largely eliminate the stress of pesticides by focusing on cleaning the landfills with activated carbon filters.
Scandal caused enormous costs
Cleaning the landfill is needed for more years. The scandal has caused enormous costs, especially in the public sector. Now the Supreme Court has confirmed the decision of the Linz Higher Regional Court. The municipality of Ohlsdorf receives the costs for the damage that the cause suffered.
“Ultimately, justice wins,” says the Environmental and Climate State Council Stefan Kainer from De Groenen. The case is exemplary and shows that you have to expect hard consequences if you infect our drinking water. “Our drinking water is a high possession. The municipalities, the water suppliers and our department work every day to guarantee the drinking water quality for the higher Austrian population,” said Kinededer. The joy in the municipality of Ohlsdorf, which now receives 770,000 euros plus interest and costs.
Source: Krone
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