Productive use for mud
Jeremias Andrade Carrera
8 Jan 2010
Ms. Ric:
If the mud is orange-reddish in color, it is indeed difficult to till and not good for growing crops unless soil conditioner is added and mixed in which makes it very expensive.
The eroded material is normally mud or red clay from that part of Pangasinan, which are much better engineering materials than the topsoil they are using for massive backfilling of proposed housing subdivisions. Contractors buys backfill materials for their projects so there is a market for the mud, however it must be removed immediately before the rainy season comes so that the poor farmers can make use of their land.
This is where the politicians and the government must step in to help these farmers to strip, collect and stockpile the mud at various locations for useful and economic purpose just like the lahar.
The problem is when corruption and greed kicks in. Some greedy contractors will instead of paying, charge the poor farmers if these greedy contractors knew that the government will not help.
That is why it is very important that the government (Governor Spin) must immediately swing into action to prevent the greedy contractors from exploiting the poor farmers. There must be accounting of the Governments expenditures in removing the mud and such amount must be charged against the operators of the San Roque Dam if indeed it was caused by their stupid decision.
I believe Governor Spin will be assisting these farmers, not because of the season but because he is a man of action. How about it Governor?
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