Environmental Threats
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| Development: Yum Balisi |
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Member Belize Association of Belize Tourism
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Like the proposed Chrysalis Resort, DOE
initially did not require the developer of the proposed Yum Balisi
resort to complete an EIA, even though Schedule 1, Section 8(h) mandates
a full EIA for any resort within a protected area. DOE has now
required a full EIA, but to our knowledge, one has not yet been
submitted.
The proposed Yum Balisi resorts includes 20 resort duplexes (40 units), 20 fishing cottages, lobby/restaurant/office building, an "eco-village" with gift shops, educational center, spa and fitness center, maintenance building, 3500 feet of raised walkways, floating docks (instead of manufactured beaches), sportfishing marina for 32 boats of up to 50 feet and transient marina with 5 tie-ups, rainwater, reverse osmosis and desalinization plant to provide potable water (with the brine discharged directly into the sea), use of an Integrated Membrane Activated Sludge Wastwater Treatment Plant for sewage, and a helipad. Few details on any of this is provided in the Limited Level Environmental Study provided to DOE (and available below), particularly details on garbage disposal, sludge from the sewage treatment plant, size of buildings, etc. Identities of environmental consultant and owners are unknown because not provided in the LLES. Status: According to a letter from DOE to PCSD dated 26 February 2010, DOE requested an EIA from Chrysalis in March 2009. To date, no EIA has been received.
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