With just one sentence, Xing Baohua summoned the heads of the municipal government office and the surrounding counties, towns, and villages.
They discussed wastewater treatment matters behind closed doors.
The city already knew about this, but hasn't taken any action yet.
Let's see what Xing Baohua plans to do first. In their minds, Xing Baohua will definitely try to avoid his own losses.
The battery factory will not stop production, and wastewater will continue to be discharged. As for the people downstream, he will try to find connections to smooth things over and suppress the matter.
Xing Baohua has the ability, and there are even many people with the ability to help him deal with these problems.
No compensation, just suppress the matter and that's it.
But to everyone's surprise, Xing Baohua preferred to shut down his factory and buy new equipment rather than hire someone to smooth things over.
They even went so far as to make a compensation claim.
Go ahead and pay up! With so many people and so much land, you'll go bankrupt from all the losses.
When the people from the city government office came to assist with the matter, they saw that Xing Baohua's attitude was not in line with the instructions given from above to smooth things over.
Let me report the situation first and wait for instructions.
Subsequently, the higher-ups decided that since the company was willing to compensate, then they would. A compensation task force was formed, drawing personnel from various levels of government.
First, conduct a preliminary investigation to assess the extent of the losses.
If the battery manufacturers can afford the compensation, then all the compensation should be handed over to the compensation working group, coordinated by the city, and then allocated to the next level.
After hearing the city's instructions at the meeting, Xing Baohua felt a bit confused, but finally understood. The compensation money ultimately went to the city?
Goodness, no wonder he's so helpful! He saved the company from complicated investigations and tedious compensation issues.
They took care of everything, which is fine, but I really don't know if the compensation will actually go to the villagers who suffered losses.
Peel it layer by layer, like an onion, and you'll probably only get a few pieces left.
After the brief meeting, everyone went about their own business. Xing Baohua now just needed to wait for the report to come out and prepare the money.
An environmental protection unit that had only been established for a little over a year spearheaded the investigation. As for issuing fines to the battery factory, since it wasn't mentioned above, they dared to issue fines arbitrarily.
Furthermore, the manufacturer's proactive cooperation, and even their offer of compensation, demonstrate their sincerity.
A few days later, a section chief from the environmental department arranged a time with Xing Baohua through his secretary.
He brought someone with him to see Xing Baohua.
After an introduction, I learned that the other person worked in environmental protection.
Looking at the introduction on the business card, it seems to have a very impressive background. It's even a joint venture with the United States.
The environmental protection technology is also the most advanced imported product.
Let's hear their plan first. Since they were able to get here, they must have gotten here through connections.
Xing Baohua now has many factories, and many factories that need to treat wastewater, including not only a battery factory, but also a power plant, a lithography factory, and several joint ventures.
Many materials require the use of acids and various chemicals to clean electronic components and even equipment.
Actually, all you need to do is build a large sewage treatment plant!
In addition, our domestic awareness in this area is lacking, and we don't have such advanced equipment for treating sewage, so we can only rely on imports.
That would be a huge expense.
Why do so many companies not want to build wastewater treatment plants? It's because they're too expensive, and the money they earn isn't enough to treat the wastewater.
The visitor gave Xing Baohua two options, one of which was to see how much money Xing Baohua needed to invest.
The first option is very expensive, as the treatment system equipment needs to be imported. As for wastewater storage tanks, filter tanks, etc., they can be manufactured by local equipment manufacturers.
The size of the wastewater treatment plant depends on the approximate volume of wastewater to be processed. Prices vary accordingly. Detailed calculations are required, so a quote cannot be given at this time; most prices range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yuan.
The second most cost-effective option is to treat the wastewater of the entire high-tech development zone for just over one million yuan.
Xing Baohua asked curiously, "The difference is too big! How exactly is the sewage treated?"
"Use high-pressure pumps to inject wastewater underground."
“Wouldn’t that just pollute the groundwater even more? This isn’t solving the problem, it’s committing a sin!” Xing Baohua said, shaking his head.
"How is this a sin? This is the basic way of handling wastewater. In the Great America, this is how they deal with sewage. They inject sewage 500 meters underground to purify the water through the geological environment," the visitor explained.
"How many years will it take to purify the water? Let's not talk about the distant ones, just look at the villages around here. They all rely on wells for their water. Unless we install running water for them all."
Even if we install running water, what about irrigation? That doesn't solve the fundamental problem of wastewater treatment. Besides, wells are now being drilled to depths of one or two hundred meters; can we guarantee that shallow water layers won't be contaminated at five hundred meters?
"Director Xing, we need to look at both sides of the issue. Five hundred meters doesn't seem safe. Six hundred meters, or even below one thousand meters, would be even more difficult. Of course, the cost would increase exponentially, and the difficulty would only increase as we went further down."
"What do you mean by 'feeling unsure'? Is this something to be judged by feelings? Tell me with data. And how many years will it take for the injected water to be purified?" Xing Baohua said impatiently.
The other person smiled slightly, thinking that Xing Baohua wanted to save money, but now it seems that it's not about saving money, but about being environmentally conscious! Has he lost his mind?
With a helpless expression, he said to Xing Baohua, "Then there's no other way, Director Xing. You can only choose to treat the wastewater on the ground. That would be extremely expensive."
"Budget?" Xing Baohua asked.
"Um...it will take some time."
"Go ahead, find my secretary. She'll arrange for someone to tell you about the wastewater treatment plants that need to be built, how much land they need, and how many cubic meters of wastewater they need to process daily. Then you'll know how big a treatment plant to build, right?" Xing Baohua waved his hand, indicating that the other person could leave.
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