DPL is waiting for the final report from Ampro, its contractor which removed unexploded ordnance from the site.
Babauta said Ampro is conducting tests that will determine whether the soil in the area has been contaminated with hazardous materials because of the ordnance.
Without a “clear signal” from the assessment report, DPL cannot determine the future use of the site, he added.
Early this year, DPL reported that over 12,000 pieces of war ordnance were removed from Marpi.
Babauta said DPL is expecting to get the report by May or June this year.
He noted at the same time that large tracts of public lands have been designated as conservation areas because they’re inhabited by endangered species.
“This causes a big dilemma in terms of having public lands in the future for residential areas or economic investment opportunities,” he said.
