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The National Environment and
Planning Agency (NEPA) wishes to respond to a Gleaner report
entitled “Sandals under sewage discharge probe in St. Ann” which
appeared in that newspaper on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, on Page A4.
The report claims that
investigations are currently underway over allegations of discharge
from the Sandals Dunn’s River Hotel in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, into the
marine environment. It further asserts that, a NEPA officer was
called in and subsequently confirmed that the beach had, in fact,
been contaminated.
We wish to clarify any
misinterpretation of the headline and opening paragraphs by stating
that Sandals Dunn’s River was not under investigation for sewage
discharge, neither did our investigation reveal any evidence of
sewage discharge. Investigations by the Agency revealed that wash
water, not sewage, was being discharged into the storm drains.
The necessary enforcement
action was taken by NEPA to ensure that the matters leading to the
discharge of wash water were rectified by the hotel.
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