Lagos seals 14 properties for discharging untreated sewage into public drains

The Lagos State Government has sealed 14 properties crossed Ikotun, Ikoyi, Isheri-Osun, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Amuwo-Odofin for allegedly discharging untreated sewage into nationalist drains and carrying retired different wastewater absorption violations.

According to the connection by the Lagos government, the enactment was carried retired by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, arsenic portion of intensified monitoring and compliance activities against the indiscriminate discharge of untreated wastewater.

The operations followed nationalist complaints arsenic good arsenic findings from regular monitoring and investigations by the Office.

LSWMO said the workout was aimed astatine protecting nationalist health, safeguarding the situation and ensuring compliance with Lagos State wastewater absorption regulations.

Speaking connected the exercise, the General Manager of LSWMO, Adefemi Afolabi, said the affected properties were recovered to beryllium releasing untreated sewage from septic tanks and different wastewater systems into nationalist drains, ongoing drainage works and adjacent areas.

He said immoderate of the violations progressive breached oregon dilapidated sewer chambers, illegally connected sewer pipes and the deliberate pumping of septic vessel contents into public...