DUMAGUETE CITY – Water at the Tambobo Bay in Siaton, Negros Oriental has been found to meet the quality and safety standards set by the government, an official of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday.
Commodore Christopher Auro, commander of the Coast Guard District Southern Visayas (CGDSV), said the results were based on water samples taken by teams from the PCG and Metro Dumaguete Water (MDW) from three locations in the bay on June 2.
“Based on this partnership, this is just an initial monitoring, and so far, the results show that they are within the standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),” Auro said.
Only one parameter, for coliform presence, needs to be tested again.