In October 2021, Rosprirodnadzor received an appeal from residents about violations of environmental legislation in the Astrakhan region. Specialists went to the site and found soil contamination in a ravine 15 m from the Small Tsarev river. This is stated in the message of the service.
Laboratory tests have confirmed the excess concentration of hazardous substances on an area of 43 square meters. m. The land plot is located on the territory for which the administration of the Privolzhsky municipal district is responsible. The service appealed to the court after refusing to eliminate the violation voluntarily.
The requirements of Rosprirodnadzor were supported by the district, regional and cassation courts. The district administration is obliged to eliminate pollution. The execution of the decision is under the control of the service.
