Intensive Crackdown on Environmental Pollution at Major Construction Sites in Third New Cities and Public Housing Districts

Gyeonggi Province will conduct a two-week intensive crackdown on illegal environmental pollution activities at third new city and public housing district development sites from November 16 to 27.

The inspection will take place at 210 medium and large-sized construction sites across the province, focusing on construction sites in urban areas and those with frequent resident complaints.

Major inspection items include ▲compliance with airborne dust-generating project notification and change notification requirements ▲proper installation of airborne dust suppression facilities such as dust barriers and dust screens ▲implementation of suppression measures such as wheel washing and side sprinkling of transport vehicles ▲proper storage of waste materials.

Failure to report airborne dust-generating projects or implement airborne dust suppression measures may result in fines of up to 3 million won under the Air Quality Preservation Act, while failure to file change notifications may incur administrative fines of up to 1 million won.

Violations of waste disposal standards may result in imprisonment of up to two years or fines of up to 20 million won under the Waste Management Act, while violations of construction waste disposal standards may result in imprisonment of up to three years or fines of up to 30 million won under the Construction Waste Recycling Promotion Act.

Kwon Moon-ju, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Division, stated, "We will conduct intensive crackdown on illegal environmental pollution activities such as improper handling of airborne dust and waste generated at large construction sites to protect the health and comfortable living environment of province residents."