Boracay water firm complies with DENRBy EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZhome/News/Regions/Boracay water firm complies with DENRBORACAY Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) on Friday said it had complied with the government standards after being issued with a temporary cease and desist order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In a statement, the company said its joint water sampling with the DENR in its interceptor and water outfall located in Sitio Lugotan, Boracay Island showed full compliance with the agency’s effluent standards. Following the tests of BTSI’s waste water, it found that fecal coliform has gone down to less than 1 most probable number per 100 millimiters (MPN/100 ml), which was earlier reported at 3,500 MPN/100 ml against an effluent standard of 400 MPN/100 ml. BTSI is one of the two water utility companies in Boracay Island.

Source: Manila Times September 27, 2019 16:30 UTC