In Novorossiysk pollution from the landfill affected the river and the water area of the Black Sea

The masters of the landfill in Novorossiysk were fined for environmental pollution. Primorsky district court found Vladimir Demin guilty of violating the rules of waste management, which led to pollution of soil and water bodies.

According to the joint press service of the courts of the region, from March 2023 to January 2024, Demin worked as a master of the Terra-N landfill and acted as the head of production. It did not ensure proper maintenance of the drainage system and timely elimination of filtrate overflows.

As a result, the soil in the tract of the Shchelba mountain, the Nameless stream, the Ozereyka river and the Black Sea water area were subjected to pollution. Petroleum products, ammonium ions, iron, arsenic, zinc, copper, cadmium and chlorides were found in the environment.

In court, Demin did not plead guilty. He explained the overflows with heavy precipitation and stated that the enterprise, in his opinion, was not involved in the pollution of the Ozereyka River and the Black Sea.

The court imposed a fine of 150 thousand rubles. The verdict was appealed, but the Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the decision. It has entered into force.

Recall that earlier the court imposed a fine on the 64-year-old pilot for a helicopter accident in Adygea, the damage to the owner of the aircraft was estimated at 121 million rubles. The incident occurred in July 2025 while landing in Maikop district.