The Haifa Bay Municipal Association for Environmental Protection has done an
insufficient job in managing a region that is filled with explosive, flammable
and radioactive toxins, State Comptroller Joseph Shapira argued in a report
released Tuesday.
One section in an overall report examining the affairs
of various municipalities took a close look at the conduct of the Haifa Bay
Municipal Association for Environmental Protection. Established in 1983, the
association serves more than half a million people in nine local authorities:
Haifa, Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Motzkin, Nesher, Kiryat
Tivon, Zvulun Regional Council and the Rahasim Local Council.
The
association is responsible for overseeing air quality control and monitoring,
hazardous materials supervision, noise prevention, environmental planning,
industrial control, radiation monitoring, transportation pollution and
sustainability education.
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