The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) imposed a temporary total closure on the pig farm owned by Pecuaria Peninsular, located in the Santa María Chi district, east of Mérida, for discharging wastewater (sewage) without the corresponding permit from Conagua (National Water Commission).
According to the agency, the company failed to present a valid Wastewater Discharge Permit in its name—for the permanent or intermittent discharge of wastewater—as required by the National Water Law.
Mayan communities had previously reported the megafarm. During the inspection of the megafarm, located half an hour from the municipal capital, a permit belonging to another company was displayed, which, the agency indicated in a statement, constitutes a violation of Articles 88 and 88 Bis, Section I of said law.
Profepa (Profepa) stated in a bulletin that this situation represents a serious environmental risk, as it involves a large-scale facility operating without legal control over its polluting discharges.
This damages the soil, water bodies, and atmosphere and poses a health risk to the residents of nearby communities and their homes in this region of the Yucatán Peninsula.
With the closure, the farm will not be able to increase the number of pigs it reports in stock and is required to present a valid discharge permit issued by the National Water Commission (Conagua), as established by current environmental regulations.
However, it should be noted that Profepa’s closure of the Santa María Chi pig farm is temporary.
“The operation of this mega-farm without a discharge permit violates the law and represents a permanent threat of pollution and to the human health of the community adjacent to this facility,” stated Profepa head Mariana Boy Tamborrell.
This closure adds to other environmental monitoring actions in the region, where the operation of industrial farms has raised concerns about their ecological and social impact.
It should be noted that last December, representatives of the United Nations (UN) visited the Mayan community of Santa María Chi, Mérida, where they spoke with residents who informed them of the pollution caused by a pig farm operated by Grupo San Gerardo, owned by a well-known consortium.
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