Improvement - an important aspect | Лепельский райисполком

Lyubov Trakhovtsova, chief specialist of the Lepel District Inspectorate for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, spoke at a regular meeting of the presidium of the district council of deputies about the state and measures to improve the environmental situation in the territory of the Kamensky village council.

Significant positive changes have occurred in the village council in recent years. There is more order in the settlements, and the lands adjacent to the settlements have become cleaner. There have also been changes for the better in people's awareness, their level of information, and their attitude towards environmental protection and maintaining order on the land.

A significant number of surface water bodies are located in the territory of the village council - lakes Babcha, Negraza, Dzevochaye, Shkolnoye, Charosovo, Kabak, Ladasna, and others. Dairy farms are located in the water protection zones - in the agro-town of Chareyshchina (water zone of the Ulitsinka stream), in the village of Babcha (water zone of Lake Baba), in the village of Kabak (Lake Kabak), in the village of Myageli (water zone of an unnamed stream), and a calf barn in the village of Kurmelyovka (water zone of Lake Ladasna). During raid inspections, it was established that there was unremoved organic matter at the livestock farms in the settlements of Myageli, Kurmelyovka, Kabak (OAO "Ladasna"), and the livestock farm in the agro-town of Chareyshchina (OAO "Chareyshchina"), which is a violation of Articles 72 and 77 of the Water Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The majority of the settlements in the village council are supplied with drinking water from underground water sources - 13 artesian wells, 12 of which are on the balance sheet of KUVP "Borovka", and one is managed by OAO "Chareyshchina". It is used for water supply to the livestock farm in the village of Zabarye. At the artesian wells on the balance sheet of KUVP "Borovka", the requirements of environmental legislation are fully met (passports are available, sanitary protection zone projects have been developed, and strict regime zones are fenced). At the artesian well on the farm in Zabarye of OAO "Chareyshchina", the fence is broken, and sanitary protection zone projects are missing. In addition, there are six non-operational artesian wells in the territory of the village council (two in Zabarye, as well as in Chareyshchina, Pyaski, Parechcha, and Myageli). The wells have not been plugged, which poses a real threat of groundwater contamination.

Sewage treatment facilities are located in Kamien, Dvor Babcha, Chareyshchyna, Zabaroŭje, Babcha, and Hubina. Due to prolonged operation, most of them require reconstruction and major repairs.
The rural council area hosts one internal quarry, "Hubina," allocated for use by the "Pazemshchyna" peasant farm enterprise by a decision of the district executive committee, with a specified term for its return and restoration of disturbed lands. The quarry boundaries have not been demarcated on-site, an information board is missing, and the quarry depth exceeds two meters, which constitutes a violation of Article 17 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus.

A total of three mini-landfills for solid municipal waste are operational in Kamien, Hubina, and Zabaroŭje. All of them are maintained by KUVP "Baroŭka." The area around the mini-landfill in the village of Hubina was littered with waste, and the refuse was not properly stacked.

Practically all settlements within the rural council are covered by container-based waste collection, carried out by KUVP "Baroŭka" according to an approved schedule. KUVP "Baroŭka" has developed a transport route schedule for settlements to ensure the removal of bulky waste.
Agricultural enterprises need to pay more attention to waste management, as the territory adjacent to the mechanized yard in the agro-town of Chareyshchyna is extensively polluted. In some areas, construction waste, scrap metal, and worn-out car tires are illegally disposed of. Within the mechanized yard of the "Pazemshchyna" peasant farm enterprise in the village of Hubina, scrap metal and worn-out car tires are stored in an unorganized manner. Dedicated sites for their collection and storage are absent.

On the lands of JSC "Chareyshchyna," populations of Sosnowski hogweed are present. This plant is classified as a wild plant species that has a harmful impact and/or poses a threat to biodiversity, human life, and health. Systematic efforts are required for the eradication of this wild plant; however, the control measures are limited to mowing.

To improve the ecological situation and establish proper order within its jurisdiction, the Kamien Rural Executive Committee must utilize all available resources and capabilities, exerting greater influence on the economic entities located within its territory.
Other pressing issues were also discussed at the meeting of the presidium of the district council of deputies, and appropriate decisions were made on each of them.

Sviatlana SILVANOVICH