Saipan\u2019s environment has been taking a hit with all the development that is going on in the island, said Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality administrator Frank Rabauliman.<\/p>\n
He said that infrastructure improvements are essential to accommodate the needs of the developers. Improvements on the sewer, water, power, and traffic needs are some examples.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen developers come through the major siting permit application, they are required to provide an environmental assessment or impact. [They report] what is the impact on water, traffic, sewer, all of those, and a lot of them have to include the environment,\u201d said Rabauliman. <\/p>\n
Rabauliman uses the upcoming Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort as an example.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have offered to improve the Garapan drainage that goes out next to the Fiesta Resort, and that\u2019s because that drainage would impact the lagoon there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rabauliman recognizes that environmental impacts increase as development increases, and with this, BECQ is doing everything in its power to minimize the effects.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe role of BECQ and all of its sister agencies is to make sure that we minimize those environmental impacts. That is the purpose of all these permits; we provide all these conditions to see that all these impacts are minimized,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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