Among the companies prosecuted, 18 were repeated offenders that received harsher penalties.
SINGAPORE (June 10): The Public Utilities Board (PUB) says it prosecuted 38 companies between June 2018 and May this year for illegal trade effluent discharge offences. These companies were fined a total of $253,700.
The offences were uncovered during site inspections and through PUB’s surveillance of the public sewerage system. The offences ranged from the discharge of trade effluent containing regulated metals or chemical substances exceeding allowable limits, to more serious offences of discharging trade effluent containing dangerous or hazardous substances, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
