德尔塔电力公司对2022年新南威尔士州发电厂的废氯系统造成的鱼类死亡处以罚款。 Delta Power fined for 2022 fish kill from faulty chlorine system at NSW power plant.

德尔塔电力公司,新南威尔士Vales Point发电站的运营商,被判定犯有在麦克夸里湖造成2022年鱼群死亡的罪行,因为一个有缺陷的氯剂量系统将浓缩的次氯酸钠释放到水中,估计造成15 000头海洋动物死亡。 Delta Electricity, operator of the Vales Point power station in New South Wales, has been found guilty of causing a 2022 fish kill in Lake Macquarie due to a faulty chlorine dosing system that released concentrated sodium hypochlorite into the water, killing an estimated 15,000 marine animals. 土地和环境法院裁定该公司未能妥善维护该系统,导致氧气耗竭。 The Land and Environment Court ruled the company failed to maintain the system properly, leading to oxygen depletion. 新南威尔士州环保局对此案提出起诉,标志着十多年来首次对新南威尔士州燃煤发电站采取此类行动。 The NSW EPA prosecuted the case, marking the first such action against an NSW coal-fired power station in over ten years. 判决听证会定于2025年2月6日举行,最高罚款为100万美元。 A sentencing hearing is set for February 6, 2025, with a maximum fine of $1 million.