Nicky Komanta Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

EPA passes US lab audit

By Journal on September 12, 2024 Edna L. Buchan, Handel Dribo, Melvin Kilma, Moriana Phillip, MWSC, Nicky Komanta, Paul Paul, Richardo Jarom, RMI EPA, Voneric Boktok News Archive

“Three great wins for the Marshall Islands,” is how RMI EPA General Manager Moriana Phillip described the recertification of a team of water quality laboratory staff. She listed the developments in the past few days: The annual Water Quality Audit conducted by US-based Nimbus Environmental Services representative Edna Buchan resulted in the EPA laboratory and […]

Pioneering Laura water study

By Journal on February 10, 2022 Integrated Water Resources Management Project, Jo-Jikum, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Keyoka Kabua, Laura Lens Committee, Majuro Water and Sewer Company, Mark Stege, National Disaster Management Office, National Environmental Protection Act, Nicky Komanta, RMI EPA, Tuvuki Ketedromo News Archive

MARK STEGE Laura village resident Nicky Komanta went house to house mapping and monitoring salinity levels in private groundwater wells in his neighborhood over a seven-month period ending in November. Doing this, he established a baseline of scientific data across 240 private wells that his community leaders can use to demonstrate future impacts of sea […]