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Road
contractor Hanjin Heavy Industries disowns any culpability
on the existing connections of business establishments and
households into the city's ongoing drainage improvement project
that is feared to pollute the seawaters off Tagbilaran City.
Despite
public clamor to clear the wastewater connections coming from
houses and businesses along CPG Avenue, the road contractor
still tolerated violators and ignored the drainage taps.
Most
of the connections are now covered with concrete slabs as
Hanjin is almost finished with the concreting of CPG Avenue.
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There
have been more than 40 businesses and residences identified
by a task force led by Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) District-1 chief Engr. Celestino Adlaon
and city Engr. Moises Millanar having connected into
the drainage network.
In
an interview with the Chronicle, Hanjin project coordinator
Engr. Jeremias Sabugaa said it is up to the DPWH or
the city government to plug the drainage taps as they
are set to turn-over the project to the DPWH before
the month ends.
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However,
in a separate interview with the Chronicle, Engr. Adlaon reiterated
his stand that he will not acknowledge the project as finished
and complete if the drainage network is not cleared from wastewater
connections.
Adlaon
have warned the contractor months ago of their responsibility
to plug the connections that brings wastewater into the drainage
network.
The
drainage is designed for rainwater runoff only and not household
or industrial wastes which would pollute not only the bay
area but also contaminate the city's underground water system.
Sabugaa
explained that most of the water outlets from buildings along
CPG Avenue were already existing when they excavated for the
improvement of the drainage network.
However,
the project coordinator denied any knowledge that these connections
were discharging wastes, hence, they did not disallow the
drainage taps.
Adlaon
assured that they will resolve the issue when the contractor
(Hanjin) and project consultant (Pacific Consultants International)
meets with local officials led by Gov. Erico Aumentado, Rep.
Edgar Chatto and City Mayor Dan Lim on Friday for their coordination
meeting.
WASTEWATER
FILTERING
During
the weekly radio program "The Governor Reports"
last Friday, General Services Officer Engr. Rosalinda Yu bared
that the provincial government will construct a filtering
facility to treat wastewater coming from the Capitol which
also connects to the ongoing drainage network project.
A
design has already been made by a wastewater treatment specialist
company ready to be adopted by Capitol. It will be built at
the Plaza Rizal where the treated water can be used for watering
the plants at the plaza, according to the GSO head.
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