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Bali hotels under scrutiny for polluting sea
Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika has threatened he will not hesitate to close hotels and other enterprises shown to be discharging untreated sewage into the sea
This follows reports in the Bali Post and carried in Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) that beaches in Bali have been polluted by discharge sourced to hotels and other coastal enterprises.
Pastika made the threat at a meeting with the Bali Environmental Agency (BLH) reviewing the state of polluted beaches.
Said Pastika, “We will soon take action against these polluting practices. If it is proven that they are discharging sewage into the ocean this means these companies are breaking the law and can be criminally charged.”
Surveys conducted by the BLH-Bali on water samples made in 2010 found indications of pollution on 13 beaches in Bali.
Most of the polluted beaches are located in the southern part of the island, specifically on Sanur and Kuta beach in Bali’s south, Soka beach in the west at Tabanan and Candidasa on the island’s east coast.
Anak Agung Alit Sastrawan, the chief of BLH-Bali, said that the level of pollution on the 13 beaches identified was still within levels considered safe for swimming and other activities.
“It is in the nature of seawater to be dynamic. Every minute it changes because of the movements of the oceans.
“At low tide the levels (of pollutants) can be high, but at high tide the levels can return to normal.”
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