The appearance of dead fish in the Duero River, next to the Gramido WWTP, in Gondomar, could be related to the ashes from the fires that heavy rains dragged into the water, the Porto Maritime Police reported this Monday.
At the weekend, dozens of fish appeared dead in the river, in Gramido, and, according to the captain of the Douro, Rui Lampreia, This is the third time this has happened at that location. of the Porto district.
In Lusa, Rui Lampreia confirmed that the The Maritime Police “is trying to determine the causes of this situation” that, he said, “It could have to do with the ashes from the fires. [que se fizeram sentir nas últimas semanas de setembro] that the heavy rains [das semanas seguintes] “They will have dragged them into the water.”
“Now is the time to investigate the causes and clean up. There is no evidence of a spill”, said.
Regarding cleaning, the Duero manager pointed out that the Gondomar Chamber is in charge of it.
A source from the municipality led by socialist Marco Martins assured Lusa that the Gramido WWTP “has complied with the discharge conditions imposed in the respective license,” “a fact that can be attested to by the results of the analytical control that are sent to the competent entities each month.”
Source: Observadora
