Another Kulim poultry plant to close over wastewater pollution
KULIM: Another poultry processing plant in the district has been ordered to cease operations immediately for failing to install effluent treatment systems to treat wastewater from chicken slaughtering activities.
Kedah Department of Environment (DoE) director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab said an inspection at the facility, located in Taman Industri Waja yesterday, found that it had been discharging untreated waste into the environment.
She said the facility was issued an equipment operation detention notice under Section 38(1)(a) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.
"This action was taken after the operator failed to install an industrial effluent treatment system for the processing of raw poultry. This was done to immediately halt the ongoing pollution.
"The facility has been ordered to cease operations to allow for remedial measures to be carried out promptly," she said in a statement today.
Sharifah Zakiah said operations would only be allowed to resume once the department is satisfied with the corrective actions taken.
Last week, it was reported that a poultry processing plant in Kulim had also been ordered to shut down following complaints from nearby residents over a foul odour.
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