Alejandro Montás, director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewage Corporation (CAASD) announced the permanent shutdown of operations of the concrete manufacturer, Hormigones América. The company’s operations beside the Ozama River, caused a major breakdown to a 67-inch pipeline bringing water from the Valdesia reservoir to Santo Domingo, and leaving more than 80 sectors in Greater Santo Domingo without the service.
Montás would later reveal the company was operating without the environmental permit to do so. This was also confirmed by Environment Minister Ángel Estévez.
Montás said his department is suing the company for damages in San Cristóbal. Damages are estimated at RD$71 million.
The lawsuit includes company partners Gabino Aroldo Ramos Guzmán, Víctor Ramón Ramos Guzmán, Isaías Ramos Guzmán and Isaías Odalis Ramos Ferreyra, representatives of Hormigones América, according to the business registration service, Registro Mercantil.
Read more in Spanish:
https://elnacional.com.do/cierran-operaciones-de-hormigones-america/
26 February 2019