Posted September 26, 2014
Written
by Alan Palma, Sr.
Boracay
Island Water Company (BIWC) said considerable progress has been made in the
design and construction of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is being built
by Anden Construction in Manoc-Manoc Boracay.
The
BIWC’s Sewer Network Project worth P298 million was started last February
and expected to be completed within three years.
The
report says, “The operations began in Sitio Tulubhan and Sitio Bantud and currently
there has been a 10 percent complete process in the total area of said
barangay.”
The
project aims to be the best option that let the dirty water from households and
establishments in the village to flow directly to STP for treatment before it
returns to the sea.
Although
there are some worries about the STP’s possible impact in Boracay’s coast, BIWC
guaranteed that they are following the highest standards of Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) which includes obtaining all permits particularly
the Environmental Compliance Certificate.
BIWC
added that, “they regularly conduct water sampling to determine whether it is
safe and if it passes according to standards.”
Meanwhile,
the STP is said to be as an important facility to provide an extra level of
protection for environment especially that there has an increase of inhabitants
in the island and the large volume of tourist who did their vacation annually.
Translated
by Gloria Villas
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