"SOLVED."
- The spillover of liquid with foul odor, presumably coming from the old sewerage
lines at intersections of CPG Ave, B. Inting and Del Pilar sts) was virtually
solved when the culverts were re-opened Monday night by a crew from the City Engineers
Office. | | The
drainage problem that has been solved by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) with the help of Gov. Erico Aumentado last December is threatening
once more to pollute Tagbilaran bay.
Without
warning and acting on orders from City Hall, city engineers Pianicita Castolo
and Servando Acedo supervised the unplugging of sewer connections along intersections
at CPG Avenue and B. Inting, M.H. Del Pilar and G. Visarra Streets Monday night. |
These
old sewer lines were among drainage taps disconnected by the DENR and the DPWH
last December 2008 after water samples from the drainage outfall showed high concentration
of coliform polluting the Tagbilaran seawaters.
In
an interview over dyRD's Tagbilaran-by-Nite, Acedo said they already had the sanction
of Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (Penro) Nestor Canda to
remove the concrete slabs plugging the culverts of the old drainage.
Canda
however did not confirm such claim and instead told dyRD reporter Mel Banal that
he will be issuing a statement regarding the re-opened septic connections.
| | | The
Chronicle and dyRD tried to contact Canda several times yesterday but would not
answer his cellphone.
During
the past weeks, motorists and city residents complained on the foul odor coming
from overflowing fluid at CPG Avenue at the intersection of B. Inting, M.H. Del
Pilar and G. Visarra Streets.
The
city engineers suspected the plugged drainage in these intersections have caused
the underground culverts to burst spilling filthy water on the highway. |
Since the
plugging of drainage illegal connections last December, there is still no progress
on the proposed water treatment facility that the city government promised to
construct.
It
was learned by the Chronicle yesterday however that the final designed of the
cesspool to be built at the drainage outfall near the city port area is already
approved by the DENR regional office.
The
cesspool, funded by Rep. Edgar Chatto and the provincial government, can be finished
in two months. This facility will temporarily filter wastewater coming from the
city drainage system while awaiting the construction of the water treatment plant.
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