The Public Consultation on Waterloo

Last night the public consultation for the Port Of Belize Expansion Project was held virtually. It was a chance for Belizeans to vent their concerns and get their questions answered concerning the proposed cruise port in the Port Loyola area. The session lasted about 4 hours and there was participation from viewers on Facebook and those who tuned in via Zoom, as well as those who sent their questions on WhatsApp. At the start of the question and answer segment, one of the representatives from Piedroba Consulting Group, Luis Munoz, responded to the letter from BWS in which they said they were concerned about the dredging material that would be placed between their sewer ponds and the Caribbean Sea. They said that the near shore and on shore locations for the placement of dredged material lie directly on top of natural mangrove wetland used as part of the wastewater treatment process and as such, they're expecting a serious disruption of the established treatment process. Munoz explained why they don't believe this will be an issue.