Tourists allegedly continue to leave their fecal remnants near popular tourist sites up north, according to the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality.<\/p>\n
As tourists continue to return following the devastation of Super Typhoon Yutu, many previous concerns begin to resurface like driving into some of Saipan\u2019s beautiful beaches and defecating at or near the many tourist sites located in the northernmost parts of Saipan.<\/p>\n
According to Eli Cabrera, BECQ administrator and previous Parks & Recreation director, tourists now defecate not just in beaches but other areas too including bushes and roadsides.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you talk with Parks & Recreation, they\u2019ll tell you \u2018yes.\u2019 I was a director there for a while and oh man\u2026Pau Pau beach up north, we were eating in one of the pavilions and a lady just took a crap on the side\u2026even at the entrance by the Marpi, by the flame tree, there\u2019s plenty there, it\u2019s not just the beaches\u2026 Even up at the Mt. Tapochao, they\u2019ll tell me,\u201d Cabrera said.<\/p>\n
A source at the Grotto also mentioned that he witnessed floating feces within the Grotto pool during high tide and couldn\u2019t believe his eyes.<\/p>\n
Cabrera said that one of the reasons that tourists continue to defecate up north is because of the lack of comfort rooms in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is there\u2019s no toilet so these tourists take a crap on the bushes or by the long grass \u2026The road to Marpi, between San Roque and Marpi, there\u2019s no toilet except Last Command Post\u2026then there\u2019s one at Banzai Cliff\u2026and the only other one is the Grotto. Those are the only restrooms in Marpi\u2026sometimes it\u2019s locked because there\u2019s no water\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cabrera said that the Marianas Visitors Authority should consider placing portable restrooms in these areas for tourists to utilize and see if it would solve the problem.<\/p>\n
When asked if Parks & Recreation is responsible for the clean up of feces near tourists spots, Cabrera said it\u2019s not because although their job is to clean these areas, they aren\u2019t trained and equipped to deal with feces which could carry hazardous contaminants.<\/p>\n
Cabrera said that staff of the Division of Sanitation are trained to clean fecal remains from these sights, Parks & Recreation is only responsible for picking up trash and cleaning up the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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