Gyeonggi Province Water Resources Bureau Conducts Intensive Inspection of Livestock Manure-Related Facilities

The Gyeonggi Province Water Resources Bureau announced on the 16th that it will conduct intensive inspections of livestock manure-related facilities throughout the province from the 20th to the 24th.

This inspection will be conducted jointly by the Han River Basin Environmental Office and relevant municipal and county agencies.

The inspection targets a total of 194 facilities, including 56 collection and transportation companies, 16 liquid fertilizer distribution centers, and 122 recycling companies operating throughout the province.

During this inspection, the province plans to focus on checking whether companies comply with operating standards, abandonment of compost and liquid fertilizer around cattle sheds and farmland, discharge of livestock manure into public water bodies, and shipment of insufficiently composted livestock manure.

Companies found to be in violation will face administrative penalties including fines, penalties, and improvement orders.

Meanwhile, the province's Water Resources Bureau inspected 146 livestock manure-related facilities throughout the province in August of last year, identifying a total of 23 violating facilities including unauthorized and unreported operations and improper management.