Nogales Molinelli applied to the Cierpo de Ingenieros for the first time to present informed comments

The representative by accumulation Mariana Nogales Molinelli Congratulations to the United States Civil Engineer Corps (USACE, by its seal in English) which extends for 30 additional days the comment period on the Integrated Sustainability and Ambient Assessment Information on Puerto Rico costs.

Nogales, legislator for the Movimidento Victoria Ciuadadana, argued in a press release that if the term of days is not amplified, it will be clear that sectors with an interest in the topic will have the opportunity to participate.

By means of a map taken from the USCE ambient frame jefa, Nogales Molinelli concluded that no case had passed the 28th of December that a report from the Center of Periodism Investigative had known that the document of 231 pages, published only in English and with highly technical language, available for public evaluation. The lawyer indicated that, although the deadline for presenting comments begins on November 20 and, following the USACE web page, was held at an online seminar on December 10, the promotion appears to have been unsuccessful in many sectors with interest, inclusive.

“We are in the midst of a pandemic that has affected our lives and has limited access to information on the dismantling of group activities in which people usually share information and preoccupations,” the legislature should report that all residents of coastal communities such as members of the Scientific Community have made concerns about the impact of the proposed projects and the lack of sufficient time for analysts and commenters.

Nogales Mollineli advises that the plans of the USACE, between them and one that eliminates part of the games of Rincón and in San Juan to protect structures built in front of the sea, has the potential to impact deeply the life and the atmosphere in the aledana communities.

“For a more effective impact assessment, the Corps of Engineers need to create the space to listen to the people who are affected by these projects as well as the costly communities that have climated through their plans to complete with economic criteria. For this we need more time and that we provide the mode of information accessible to the general public, ”said the legislator.