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New River Recovering, Slowly
posted (September 19, 2019)

The Department of Environment is reporting tonight that they continue to diligently monitor the conditions of the New River. They want to ensure that its current polluted state does not pose not any public health threat to the residents of the Orange Walk District.

They say that they have been conducting tests twice daily to keep track of the water quality and the noxious hydrogen sulfide levels in the river. And, they've noted some slight improvements since the installation of the first mechanical aerator 10 days ago at Maracas Bar and Grill.

That's the similar message that the Environment Minister of State, Dr. Omar Figueroa, delivered at the Prime Minister's Press conference. Here's what he had to say when the PM asked him to give the nation an update on the New River:

A press release from the DOE notes that they have been informed that the management of La Inmaculada R.C. School and the Ministry of Education have initiated phase 1 of their internal plans for the school in response the foul odor from the river that has wafted back unto the school's compound after the recent rainfall.

They remind Orange Walk residents that there is an increased likelihood that stench coming from the river will intensify after a period of moderate to heavy rains.

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