The ministry of the environment of el salvador approves the extension of the deadline for presentation of the environmental management program
On November 6 of this year, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources issued a statement informing the owners of activities, works, or projects and natural or legal persons that have an environmental permit that they have not submitted. the Adjusted Environmental Management Program, in the period of one year from the entry into force of the Special Regulation of Residual Water and Residual Sludge Management, so that it can be presented until February 4, 2021.
The presentation of the Adjusted Environmental Management Program, according to article 34 of the aforementioned Regulation, should be presented until November 6 of this year; but, due to the declaration of National State of Emergency of the Pandemic by COVID - 19, the legal terms and deadlines granted in the administrative and judicial procedures were suspended in the period from March 14 to June 10, 2020.
The presentation of said Program is mandatory, if not, the corresponding administrative procedures could be initiated by the Ministry of the Environment, in accordance with the provisions of articles 83 to 96 of the Environment Law and articles 119, 120, and 121 of the General Regulations of the same law.
The Adjusted Environmental Management Program can be presented at Level 1 of the central building, km 5 ½ highway to Santa Tecla, Las Mercedes street and neighborhood (ISTA facilities), San Salvador; or in the online Environmental Assessment system http://seaweb.marn.gob.sv:808/eseapublic/