Tag: Meagre Bay Pond
Quarry applicant argues Cayman has fill shortage
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has adjourned an application for the excavation of a new quarry in Meagre Bay Pond after developers argued that Cayman has a fill shortage and the policy relating to the country’s aggregate reserves is out of date. The CPA said the policy needs to be revisited, as members questioned the […]
Quarry plan on edge of reserve will need EIA
(CNS): Developers wanting to dig out 2.3 million cubic yards of fill from a site on the edge of Meagre Bay Pond will need to do an environmental impact assessment if the Central Planning Authority goes against its own policy and greenlights the plan. The application is to be heard by the CPA today, but […]
Quarry posing threat to wildlife pond will need EIA
(CNS): The National Conservation Council has confirmed that an environmental impact assessment will be required for a quarry application made by Krock Limited because it poses a threat to the protected area of Meagre Bay Pond in Bodden Town. Department of Environment (DoE) Director Gina Ebanks-Petrie said that a much better understanding of the terrestrial […]
Plan devised for key pond habitat
(CNS): The National Conservation Council has approved a much needed conservation plan for Meagre Bay Pond, one of Cayman’s oldest protected areas. The conservation law provides for management plans to protect important habitat and allow public access. Meagre Bay is in need of help to restore the water quality and the surrounding black mangrove forest, […]
Quarries threaten protected wildlife pond
(CNS): Meagre Bay Pond in Bodden Town, an important feeding site for resident and migratory herons, egrets, waders, ducks and other water birds, is being “adversely affected” by two quarries because access routes between them and the pond are being inundated with water from the quarries, the Department of Environment has warned in detailed submissions […]
