(1). Overview
Hefei Ahresty Casting Co., Ltd. (AHC) signed the Letter of Responsibility of Hefei Ahresty Casting Co., Ltd. on Soil Pollution Prevention and Control (see Attachment 2) with the Management Committee of Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area according to the requirements of the Notice of Hefei Environmental Protection Bureau on Further Advancing Key Work of Soil Pollution Prevention and Control in 2017 (HHRH [2017] No. 278) (see Attachment 1). The Letter of Responsibility requires that AHC conduct the annual monitoring of the soil environment on the land it uses and that it perform the screening of soil-pollution risks. Rectification plans shall be developed for hidden soil-pollution risks based on the results of such screening.
The progress made in the screening of soil-pollution risks is hereby disclosed along with the screening report.
(2). Work Process
AHC, in January 2018, entrusted Anhui Guozhen Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd. (Anhui Guozhen) with the screening and monitoring of hidden risks.
In February 2018, Anhui Guozhen conducted the preliminary screening at AHC and determined the points with hidden risks of soil pollution.
In March 2018, Anhui Guozhen conducted the sampling of surface soil, deep soil and groundwater as well as the construction of groundwater monitoring wells at AHC.
In April 2018, Anhui Guozhen issued the final report on the screening of hidden soil-pollution risks.
On May 3, 2018, AHC submitted the Report on Hidden Soil-pollution Risk Screening of Hefei Ahresty Casting Co., Ltd. (see Attachment 3) to the Branch of Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area, Hefei Environmental Protection Bureau (see Attachment 4).
(3). Conclusions
According to the sample monitoring results and report conclusions, no excessive heavy metals or VOCs have been found in the soil of the land used by AHC. The quality of groundwater in the plant meets the Class IV water standard in the Quality Standard for Groundwater with no sign of pollution having been found.
