Operation Jaffa has remedied the vast majority of shortcomings raised by the Ministry of the Environment after accidental fire on the site for the deposit of building materials. The owner would like to recall that her business works in the revaluation of materials which was previously seen as waste.
“34 Subjects The number scares, but that does not show me the severity of the shortcomings that there is in the opinion. There are more shortcomings, but there are more of them like a lack of display, ”nuances the owner of operations Jaffa
Ms. Pouliot specifies that the cause is still indefinite. The other two more serious environmental breaches occurred after the intervention of the firefighters when the extinction water has passed.
“During the fire and the extinction, there was a lot of water. We didn’t want this water to be picked up everywhere around the field. So, we directed the waters to a specific location in the field, but a place that was not planned to receive a quantity of water like this, “says Magalie Pouliot.
The latest shortcomings to correct concern the height of the islets when the company starts its sorting activities to come to a finished product. These shortcomings will be corrected.
“They will decrease. But what we also want to ask the Ministry of the Environment is to change the place where we will have the reception of our material and not to sort. We wanted to take into account all the comments of the citizens. So we want to ask if we can receive the material behind the factory, ”reassures the owner.
Jaffa exploitation wishes to start these activities in a few weeks. The mayor of St-Alphonse continues to put pressure on the Ministry of the Environment so that the company complies completely as quickly as possible.
“It’s been several years since it was supposed to be in force and we do not understand. We never have any follow -up to know when it will really start. We also see nothing that moves on the business side, ”adds the mayor of St-Alphonse-de-Caplan, Josiane Appleby.
The fire had expected dear at the time as much to the company as in the city. The municipality has moped an invoice of more than 200 thousand dollars. The Council is thinking of sanctioning the business. The city of St-Alphonse will consult the population as well as lawyers to make the decision.
