San Juan Bay
Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)
Category:
Wetland
Cost: Not available
Description: A supplememental environmental project (SEP) that will involved
the acquisition of wetlands for conservation was agreed between the PR Electric
Power Authority (PREPA) and the USEPA as part of a settlement for an enforcement
action. PREPA will provide $3,400,000 for the implementation of the proposed
SEP. The lands to be purchased have been proposed for designation as a nature
reserve by the SJBE CCMP.
Outcome: Until March 2001, USEPA and PREPA were reviewing proposals from
various non-profit organizations, to select the one that will be in charge of
implementing the SEP.
Contact: Andrew Praschak, Esq., USEPA Caribbean Environmental Protection
Division. (787) 729-6951
Citation: Civil Action Suit No. 93-2527 CCC
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