📋 Tender Overview
Entity attached to Minam seeks to reduce environmental risks to health and air quality.In response to complaints from neighbors, the Environmental Evaluation and Supervision Agency (OEFA) maintains supervision of the area degraded by municipal solid waste, called Dump at km 9.5 of the Santana-Chiri highway, and verifies compliance with the work of spreading, leveling, fumigation, compaction and coverage of solid waste by the district municipality.
Jackeline Mencia, head of the Decentralized Office of Ica, reported that this dump has an area of 4.58 hectares and receives approximately 21 tons of municipal solid waste from the district of Paracas per day. In this context, the OEFA ordered four preventive measures for the district municipality of Paracas and required the implementation of strategies aimed at improving solid waste management.
To date, the work carried out by the district authority shows progress in compliance with the administrative measures imposed by the OEFA; However, a sustained effort is required by the local authority to control vectors and rodents, as well as to prohibit the burning of solid waste. The objective is to reduce the levels of environmental impact or risk on the health of the population, as well as the impacts on air quality.
In accordance with Supreme Decree No. 001-2022-MINAM, which modifies the Regulations of the Law on Comprehensive Solid Waste Management, it is the responsibility of the local authority to comply with the minimum technical criteria for the temporary operation of solid waste.
In order to strengthen the actions of the municipality, the OEFA provided technical assistance to officials and authorities of the commune, so that they meet the minimum technical criteria for the temporary operation of the aforementioned dump.
