The Spontaneous Dump of the Village of Chon-Aryk - Kemen-Suu
Longitude 74°011089
Semi-illegal dumps are one of the significant factors of pollution that negatively impact natural components: the atmosphere, water sources, soil, and plant and animal life. By being placed directly on the soil cover, dumps remove a significant portion of land from agricultural circulation and the biosphere, introducing pollutants into them.
When waste placed in unauthorized dumps ignites, poisonous and toxic substances are released into the atmosphere. Atmospheric precipitation washes out heavy metals and other substances from the dump body, which, by contaminating the soil, infiltrate surface waters. With prolonged storage in dump layers, biogas begins to form, the main components of which are flammable methane and carbon dioxide. Unauthorized dumps are breeding grounds for insects and rats, which are active carriers of infection.
Unauthorized dumps occupy a place in the system of ecological monitoring as sources of impact on all components of the environment.
An important feature of this source of environmental pollution is its spatial and temporal variability, both in volume and composition. Dumps are
dangerous sources of environmental pollution, primarily affecting soils, surface and groundwater, as well as animal and plant life.
The greatest danger is posed by dumps located in water protection zones of water bodies, floodplains of rivers, low-lying areas (ravines, gullies), in places where drinking water wells are located, and on agricultural fields.
The size of spontaneous dumps is increasing at a catastrophic rate. They consume land, lead to the death of local flora and fauna, expand to the nearest settlements, and poison people. The irrational, outdated, and immoral policies of local authorities and capital officials in the field of waste collection and disposal have resulted in thousands of semi-illegal dumps operating in Kyrgyzstan. All of them do not meet modern requirements for the organization of such facilities. Dozens of hectares of beautiful and invaluable land have been allocated for dumps.
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