Watch: Qawra’s Shallow Waters Filling With Construction Residue Has Locals Deeply Concerned
Residents in Qawra have once again been greeted by the unpleasant sight of murky, concrete and construction residue filled seas on Saturday morning.
“I haven’t seen the dumping directly,” said a witness to Lovin Malta, “however the rain was not that strong, and the stained water is right in front of the same construction site where a crane operator was suspended a few days ago”.
There are no accounts stating that any construction equipment was being placed into the sea.
Still, the end result of rainwater carrying construction residue down into the sea appears to be fairly similar – if not even worse than the initial incident, which resulted in an employee’s suspension.
The construction company operating that crane denounced the actions of their employee completely, giving him full responsibility, and apologised to local residents.
It is unclear who – if anyone – will be held responsible for this incident.
This comes just days after a similar incident in St Paul’s bay, when a resident complained to Lovin Malta about the sea water being tarnished with construction residue being allowed to tumble freely into the water.
Photographs taken in St Paul's Bay earlier this week, when dusty residue spilled from a construction site into the sea below
“I have sent the report to the Environment and Resources Authority,” said the witness to Lovin Malta.
Environmental groups have been severely concerned about unbridled construction in Malta – which they believe is hazardous to our environmental landscapes.
As a result of these concerns, they have organised a National Environmental Protest at the end of this month.
Lovin Malta reached out to the construction company for comment about the legality of allowing construction residue to spill into the sea – but did not receive a response in time for the publication of this article.
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