The Ministry of the Environment indicated that it will monitor the case “in accordance with its powers.”
“Photo of the Montañita river taken this Saturday. Be careful with color. This water goes directly to the sea and pollutes it, hopefully 2022 will be the year in which this problem is solved @Ambiente_Ec ”, was the tweet published by activist Andrés Fernández, current Ecuadorian ocean ambassador, on January 3 .
The image shows a branch of the estuary in the Montañita commune, in the province of Santa Elena. The water has a reddish color.
This publication generated reactions on social networks with various questions. For example, the Internet user Pablo Guerrero indicated that this “is a serious issue” and that the municipal authorities should act.
A team from the SÚPER newspaper came to the site on the morning of Tuesday 4. There it was evidenced that the tributary continued with the same color.
A Colombian tourist urged the authorities to take care of the wastewater treatment.
“Every time there is a holiday, they pump that water from the top of the mountain, that smells horrible,” said the foreigner, who lives in this commune.
Dear thank you very much for sharing your concern, @MAAE_Guayas will carry out the respective follow-up according to its competences. Have a nice evening.
– Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (@Ambiente_Ec) January 4, 2022
In a tweet, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition indicated that Zonal Directorate 5 of that agency will carry out the respective monitoring according to its powers, without offering further details. (I)
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