Celta de Vigo, in addition to being in the news for its sporting results after the four games played in the first division this season, also attracts attention for the opening of a sanction file for carrying out discharges in the mountains.
The extra-sporting news was revealed: the announcement by the Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation, dependent on the Ministry of Ecological Transition, of the Opening of a sanction file against Real Club Celta de Vigo due to the discharge of waste water from its Sports City of Afouteza de Mos (Pontevedra).
Environmental complaint
As reported by Ecoloxistas en Acción, this file is produced following complaints filed by this group, when wastewater discharges are detected in the communal mountain of Pereiras, in Mos.
The notification from the Hydrographic Confederation assures that this measure is due to a “direct castingwithout prior administrative authorization from the basin organization, wastewater from treatment plants which collect the storm water and runoff of the purification facilities of the Real Club Celta de Vigo at the bed of a stream on May 22, 2024 in Pereiras.
High concentration of fecal matter
The environmentalists stressed that their complaint also includes the results of a commissioned analysis that reflect “a very high concentration of fecal matter and also the presence of several chemical compounds associated with pesticides and organic fertilizers generally used in the upkeep and maintenance of football pitches.
“It is clear that the Mos City Council recognizes that, since the pipeline coming from the Celta installations is a Overflow of a reservoir for collecting rainwater and irrigation wastewater“, explains the environmental entity.
“This collected water leads to fecal matter from organic fertilizers and chemical compounds pesticides used for the maintenance of football fields,” Ecoloxistas en Acción stressed.
Crime against the environment
For the organization, it is a “crime against natural resources and the environment“, as well as against public health, because there are several sources just a few meters from the spill.
“The infiltration of pollutants into the sources can affect the user families and the closure of water catchments, leaving thousands of homes without water», indicated the coordinator of the local group of Ecoloxistas en Acción, Xaquín Passtoriza.
Also chemicals
The organization explains that “this collected water transports fecal matter from organic fertilizers and chemical compounds from pesticides used in the maintenance of football pitches. When the tank is full, it overflows and is discharged through the pipe that flows into the mountain. “This shows that the discharge is not harmless, since it contains polluting wastewater.”
For Ecologists in Action, the discharge of pollutants “is clearly a crime against natural resources or the environmentbut also a crime against public health.
Nearby sources
Ecoloxistas en Acción adds that, in addition, a few meters from the slope of the landfill, there is several water sources which present a serious risk of contamination.
“The infiltration of pollutants into water sourcesThis may affect the families of users and may require the water intakes to be closed.“leaving thousands of homes without drinking water,” says Xaquín Pastoriza, coordinator of the local group Ecologistas en Acción.
Likewise, he also recalls that “in the case of Mos, The town hall does not have a municipal water supply service. to homes to compensate for the closure of neighboring water catchments.
