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ELTA remembers that most of these streams are canalized, and Girstupis flows openly in the territory of the Lithuanian zoo and in the valley loved by the poet Adam Mickiewicz and then named after him. Periodic attempts are made to determine why the water in a stream where even the trout swam 50 years ago often turns gray at night or on weekends (when environmental “offices” are closed), is green, stinks, and it is cloudy, and sediments of unknown origin are deposited on the coasts. No reason to blame, it’s the zoo, it’s the KTU faculty that has chemistry labs. These accusations have disappeared, but there are still many accusations against the residents of the houses by the streams, which do not have “urban services” – sewage, due to environmental contamination.
A report released by the city council this Thursday says that as only a small section of streams come to the surface, it is particularly difficult to catch people who harm the environment in the city center and who are suspected of turning river channels. in sewers. Therefore, now, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, the municipality has used additional forces and special equipment, specialists from the Lithuanian Geological Service have begun “combing” suspicious areas of the city with a new generation of georadar. This device successfully detects linear engineering objects because their position is precisely determined not only in the plane but also in space.
“Using the georadar available from the Geological Survey, we continue to look for illegal underground sewage pipes, which the owners may have” forgotten “at one time. I invite other municipalities to respond as well, so that we can effectively verify the validity of complaints from the population, “said Environment Minister Kęstutis Mažeika.
The first investigations, which captured objects in the underground depths, were carried out on Taikos Avenue on Wednesday: they searched for illegally installed domestic sewer pipes in the plots of private houses and in one of the garage beds. When the georadar scans the Earth’s surface, an electromagnetic wave is emitted from the ground, which is reflected from the deepest objects, and all the details are displayed on a computer. Communication and sewerage networks, critical points of contamination and other obstacles are recorded even at a depth of 15-20 meters.
Underground reconnaissance specialists promise that the mission in Kaunas will not be a day. The complex but at the same time effective investigation is planned to continue in other areas of the city. Additionally, potential polluters will face unscheduled inspections.
“Pollution of the Girstupis and Gričiupis streams is not a momentary accident, but a deliberate long-term activity that someone is trying to save at the expense of the city. Such an irresponsible approach is not only harmful to the environment, but also to the whole community: people, urban spaces As we have not been able to attract people’s awareness and sense of responsibility, we are taking additional measures that will help to find and punish those people, “said Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis.
The report from the Kaunas city municipality indicates that, in order to identify possible polluters, the municipality has been carrying out selective raids together with specialists from the Department of Environmental Protection and the company Kauno vandenys for some time. They inspect people who live in the stream neighborhood. Some of the owners of their own houses have not entered into contracts to connect to centralized city networks, therefore they must take care of the maintenance of the treatment plants and demonstrate that the local sewer system they use is working properly.
Kauno Vandenai representatives currently know about fifty places where it is possible to detect sources of pollution in streams. These points were identified by summarizing the data collected during the raids and responding to the information provided by the population. When inspecting homes using local sewage systems, specialists apply for contracts for wastewater treatment, analyzing the figures indicated in the documents to see if they do not exceed reality. At the same time, the wastewater treatment plants are inspected.
The invitations to come and provide all the necessary information are prepared for those who cannot get home. More than 4,000 have been shipped this year alone. such letters Kaunas residents are also consulted about the connection to the city’s municipal sewage networks. City of Kaunas administration and cleaning rules stipulate that residents must connect the local wastewater system to the city’s centralized collection networks as soon as the opportunity arises.
Fines are imposed for damages to nature through the operation of illegal sewerage networks and, in some cases, even criminal liability can be imposed. The fine imposed on environmentalists amounts to up to fifteen hundred euros.
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