Problems found in waste water discharge licensing proceduresVietNamNet Bridge - The granting of licenses to Formosa and Lee & Man to discharge waste water appears to have violated the 2015 Environmental Protection Law and the 2013 Water Natural Resources Law. The granting of licenses to Formosa and Lee & Man to discharge waste water appears to have violated the 2015 Environmental Protection Law and the 2013 Water Natural Resources Law. However, later, on December 11, 2015, MONRE released a decision allowing Formosa to discharge waste water to the coastal waters at Son Duong Bay. MONRE, which approved Formosa’s initial report on possible environmental impact in 2008, allowed Formosa to discharge treated waste water to the Quyen River, but directly to the sea. As such, the environmental impact assessment is a tool for licensing agencies to ‘filter’ investment projects.

Source: VietNamNet News July 25, 2016 03:00 UTC