OIA OKs $777,000 for CUC power plants

Posted on Mar 27 2017

Tag: ATP, Gary Camacho, Insular Affairs, OIA

The Office of Insular Affairs has authorized the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to develop a waste management plan for power plants 1 and 2 in Lower Base in the amount of $777,000.

Special assistant attorney general Teresita J. Sablan informed the U.S. District Court for the NMI last week about OIA’s authorization last March 17.

OIA grants management specialist Keith W. Aughenbaugh informed CUC acting executive director Gary Camacho that OIA has reviewed the memorandum for the waste plan and found it in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, and Department of Interior NEPA Regulations, and Draft Departmental Manual.

Sablan also disclosed that the ATP’s for Environmental Protection Agency and the Engineering and Environmental Management Company management ($204,000) and Tank 103 Repairs ($4,019,000) are forthcoming.

Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter

Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com

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