The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has announced that it has received the final Sino Metals pollution report. According to a statement made available to ZANIS by ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ruth Kamwi, the agency received the final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report from Applied Science and Technology Associates, the consultants engaged to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the pollution incident that occurred at Sino Metals leach Zambia limited on February 18, 2025.Ms Kamwi stated that the report which is a final deliverable under the assessment contract has been submitted on schedule, two and a half months after the consultant was engaged and mobilised on site.“With the foregoing, ZEMA will hold a public disclosure meeting between December 28thand 30th, 2025 at which the consultant will present the findings in the assessment report,” added Ms Kamwi.She noted that the agency is committed to ensuring that the report informs the next steps towards mitigating the environmental and social impacts of the pollution caused by the discharge of acidic leach residue into the surrounding environment, while guaranteeing that the “polluter pays principle” is enforced. According to a statement made available to ZANIS by ZEMA Corporate Affairs Manager Ruth Kamwi, the agency received the final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report from Applied Science and Technology Associates, the consultants engaged to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the pollution incident that occurred at Sino Metals leach Zambia limited on February 18, 2025.
Ms Kamwi stated that the report which is a final deliverable under the assessment contract has been submitted on schedule, two and a half months after the consultant was engaged and mobilised on site.“With the foregoing, ZEMA will hold a public disclosure meeting between December 28thand 30th, 2025 at which the consultant will present the findings in the assessment report,” added Ms Kamwi.She noted that the agency is committed to ensuring that the report informs the next steps towards mitigating the environmental and social impacts of the pollution caused by the discharge of acidic leach residue into the surrounding environment, while guaranteeing that the “polluter pays principle” is enforced. Ms Kamwi stated that the report which is a final deliverable under the assessment contract has been submitted on schedule, two and a half months after the consultant was engaged and mobilised on site. “With the foregoing, ZEMA will hold a public disclosure meeting between December 28thand 30th, 2025 at which the consultant will present the findings in the assessment report,” added Ms Kamwi.She noted that the agency is committed to ensuring that the report informs the next steps towards mitigating the environmental and social impacts of the pollution caused by the discharge of acidic leach residue into the surrounding environment, while guaranteeing that the “polluter pays principle” is enforced.
“With the foregoing, ZEMA will hold a public disclosure meeting between December 28thand 30th, 2025 at which the consultant will present the findings in the assessment report,” added Ms Kamwi. She noted that the agency is committed to ensuring that the report informs the next steps towards mitigating the environmental and social impacts of the pollution caused by the discharge of acidic leach residue into the surrounding environment, while guaranteeing that the “polluter pays principle” is enforced.
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