After the successful repair of canal damage and pre-treatment of wastewater, the FBiH Water Inspectorate’s inspection of ArcelorMittal in Zenica has been completed. The inspection began in the morning hours of January 31 following a report by activists for the protection of the Bosna River about an incident of the pollution of the river caused by the spilling of wastewater from the ArcelorMittal Steelworks, stated the FBiH Administration for Inspection Affairs.
Upon obtaining the results of the laboratory analysis of the water samples from the Bosnia River, a comprehensive report on the actions and findings of the FBiH inspector, with accompanying documentation, will be submitted to the competent prosecutor’s office for further action in accordance with the provisions of the FBiH Criminal Procedure Code.
Production at the steelworks was temporarily suspended after the incident, and the subject of the monitoring promptly began to rehabilitate the canal, and production was relaunched.
No fish deaths were observed during controls of the Bosna River downstream of the incident, it was stated in the statement of the inspection administration.
On the morning of January 31, environmental activists and citizens of Zenica raised the alarm that something strange was happening with the Bosna River in this city because it had turned red in a part of its course near the ArcelorMittal steelworks complex.
