{"id":308225,"date":"2019-09-18T06:06:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=308225"},"modified":"2019-09-18T06:06:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T20:06:33","slug":"over-2-years-needed-to-resolve-garapan-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/over-2-years-needed-to-resolve-garapan-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Over 2 years needed to resolve Garapan flooding\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The drains in Garapan were immediately filled with water after this week\u2019s torrential rains. (IVA MAURIN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Department of Public Works noted yesterday that it might take over two years to completely resolve the Garapan flooding issues\u2014about a year for DPW to come up with the engineering design of the project and about a year and a half to complete construction work.<\/p>\n

And that is assuming that the department gets federal funding for the project.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026It will take approximately two and a half years according to our engineering division,\u201d Lorraine Seman from DPW told Saipan Tribune. \u201cThis includes detail engineer designing, geotechnical testing [ground investigations], environmental assessments, surveys, right-of-way clearing, and historical clearances.\u201d<\/p>\n

The department is right now working with the Office of Planning and Development to secure funding for the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cDPW has provided the information that OPD needs for\u2026grant applications,\u201d said a separate statement from the department after Saipan Tribune reached out to DPW Secretary James Ada. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a team effort that involves government agencies, DPW, and [the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality] to work in partnership with the private sectors and the community as a whole,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

The statement said that relevant government agencies are also working with the private sector so that businesses are given an opportunity to participate in discussions pertaining to a proposed Garapan revitalization project.<\/p>\n

OPD deputy director Chris Concepcion assured that the agency is aware of the knee-deep flooding in some parts of Garapan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw how bad the flooding got last week with just a couple of hours of rain,\u201d he said, noting that the flooding indicates a hazardous, unhygienic, and unhealthy environment. <\/p>\n

\u201cI witnessed tourists walking in the water and filming it, which we can assume will go on social media and spread from there\u2014not a good image to portray to the markets,\u201d Concepcion said in a previous statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are reasonably confident that funding is available for these infrastructure improvements so the [Garapan Revitalization] Task Force will continue to push for these projects to be prioritized by the business community and our leaders on Capital Hill,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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