Philip Morris fined over underground water consumption - server
It said this is a record fine the CIZP has imposed on a company for a violation of the law on underground water protection this year.
Philip Morris, seated in Kutna Hora, central Bohemia, exceeded the allowed consumption of underground water by 50,000 cubic metres in the past three years.
Not even the nearby chemical plant Draslovka faced such a high fine for failing to prevent a leak of extremely dangerous cyanides to the Elbe river this January, the server says.
Philip Morris has paid the fine. Its representatives have admitted breaching the law. To defend themselves they say they had to draw more water as the underground water level threatened the UNESCO-listed historical buildings of a former monastery that are owned by Philip Morris now.
The company asserts that it drew underground water but did not use it for production purposes.
In an updated permit the company has reportedly raised the volume of underground water Philip Morris is authorised to draw.
Another two companies have been fined over the same "misdemeanour" as Philip Morris but in both cases the fines were much lower.
source CTKhttp://www.ctk.cz/zpravy/anglicke_view.php?id=225636
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