ANGELES CITY – The slaughterhouse here run by a private firm failed the standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), San Fernando Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio “Ambo” David said on Tuesday.
“Based on the above results, the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of the effluents sample exceeded the DAO No. 35, NPI, Class C Standards,” said a report on water quality monitoring recently submitted to the Sagip Sapang Balen Environmental Advocacy Group (SSBEAG).
“These parameters measured the amount of oxygen required to stabilize the contaminants in the water. Therefore, the higher the BOD and the COD results, the higher the pollutants in the water,” said the report of the CRL environmental corporation based at the Clark Freeport.
The CRL conducted the test from the water samples taken by the SSBEAG from the slaughterhouse in Barangay Pampang here operated by Dealco Farms Inc. (DFI) on November 25.
Results showed that the waste water sample is non-conforming with the BOD and COD standards of the Dao No. 35, NPI, Class C and therefore requires further treatment prior to discharge, said the report.
“Regular monitoring of the water is recommended to ensure the efficiency of the treatment process applied in the compliance to the DENR requirement,” added the CLR report which is set to be submitted to Mayor Edgardo “Ed” Pamintuan this week.
In a phone interview, Pamintuan said he would order the closure of the DFI “once really proven violating the environmental laws.”
“I am just waiting for the report as told to me earlier by Bishop Ambo,” he added.
The mayor and David recently forged an alliance in the management of solid waste and the preservation of major river channels in the city, including the Sapang Balen Creek, which is affected by the pollutants allegedly released by DFI.
For his part, David said he and Pamintuan had been used as “fronts and display” during the blessing of the P2 million waste water facility of the DFI last August.
“Dealco thought my group would simply rest after praising them for finally building a water treatment required by the DENR. What the firm didn’t know is that the SSBEAG would continue monitoring them,” David said.
The Alocoreza family-owned DFI won the contract to operate the slaughterhouse in 2007 during the term of former Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno.
Joyce Alcoreza, DFI executive vice president, failed to reply for her comments. She gave her cellphone number to Punto during the blessing of the water treatment facility. However, she does not reply to calls and SMS text messages since then.
Meanwhile, a pregnant woman who lives near the slaughterhouse said “we smell something bad most of the time and it comes from the slaughterhouse.”
“The slaughterhouse releases pink-colored water which bubbles as it goes out at the back portion of the place,” added the woman who was interviewed on Saturday during an inspection led by the SSBEAG.
“Based on the above results, the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of the effluents sample exceeded the DAO No. 35, NPI, Class C Standards,” said a report on water quality monitoring recently submitted to the Sagip Sapang Balen Environmental Advocacy Group (SSBEAG).
“These parameters measured the amount of oxygen required to stabilize the contaminants in the water. Therefore, the higher the BOD and the COD results, the higher the pollutants in the water,” said the report of the CRL environmental corporation based at the Clark Freeport.
The CRL conducted the test from the water samples taken by the SSBEAG from the slaughterhouse in Barangay Pampang here operated by Dealco Farms Inc. (DFI) on November 25.
Results showed that the waste water sample is non-conforming with the BOD and COD standards of the Dao No. 35, NPI, Class C and therefore requires further treatment prior to discharge, said the report.
“Regular monitoring of the water is recommended to ensure the efficiency of the treatment process applied in the compliance to the DENR requirement,” added the CLR report which is set to be submitted to Mayor Edgardo “Ed” Pamintuan this week.
In a phone interview, Pamintuan said he would order the closure of the DFI “once really proven violating the environmental laws.”
“I am just waiting for the report as told to me earlier by Bishop Ambo,” he added.
The mayor and David recently forged an alliance in the management of solid waste and the preservation of major river channels in the city, including the Sapang Balen Creek, which is affected by the pollutants allegedly released by DFI.
For his part, David said he and Pamintuan had been used as “fronts and display” during the blessing of the P2 million waste water facility of the DFI last August.
“Dealco thought my group would simply rest after praising them for finally building a water treatment required by the DENR. What the firm didn’t know is that the SSBEAG would continue monitoring them,” David said.
The Alocoreza family-owned DFI won the contract to operate the slaughterhouse in 2007 during the term of former Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno.
Joyce Alcoreza, DFI executive vice president, failed to reply for her comments. She gave her cellphone number to Punto during the blessing of the water treatment facility. However, she does not reply to calls and SMS text messages since then.
Meanwhile, a pregnant woman who lives near the slaughterhouse said “we smell something bad most of the time and it comes from the slaughterhouse.”
“The slaughterhouse releases pink-colored water which bubbles as it goes out at the back portion of the place,” added the woman who was interviewed on Saturday during an inspection led by the SSBEAG.
