NEPA probes discolouration of Outram River in St Mary
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is currently investigating reports of a 'reddish-pink' discolouration of the Outram River that runs through Port Maria in St Mary. NEPA said it visited the site along with the St Mary Municipal Corporation and the St Mary Health Department last Thursday July 25. The agency said the team investigated the possible sources of the discolouration and completed 'ground thruthing' activities along the corridors of the river aimed at identifying possible man-made influences on the river. NEPA's Senior Manager in Environmental Management Richard Nelson explained in a release that, “during the investigation it was noted that the mouth of the river was blocked off from the sea and that there was very little flow of water in the upper sections of the river. “A 'reddish-pink discolouration containing suspended matter was observed. This discoloration had a distinct odour of hydrogen...
