About the environment, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) evaluated the property from various points of view.

• Natural Habitat – determined that it is a natural habitat with low potential to become an essential habitat of high ecological value or of ecological value.
• Carso area – issued a “Authorization in the Karst Physiography, Karst Restricted Area and its Buffer Zone”which required a green strip of 35 meters from the cadastral limit of the property and 47 meters from the limit of the restricted zone of the karst, and in it the planting of a live hedge with native trees of Puerto Rico
• Solid waste management – ​​recommended management programs during the construction phase, and the operation phase
• Environmental quality – issued recommendations to be processed and operated
• The Archeology and Ethnohistory Program of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture concluded that the probabilities of impacting an archaeological resource are minimal

• Determination of Environmental Assessment (2022-438233-DEA-009088)
• Construction Permit (2022-438233-PCOC-029741)
• Use Permit (2022-438233-PU-191727)

On land, located in an industrial park with intense activity and where important Puerto Rican companies currently operate, it has several qualifications, including: Heavy Industrial (IP, 72%), Forest (B-Q, 26%), and General Facilities District (DT-G , 2%).

No. Specifically, the plant is located on a 9-cuerda property that borders the Carso Buffer Zone. For this reason, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNRA), which is the agency in charge of implementing environmental public policy and ensuring compliance, recommended that we maintain a distance of at least 35 meters from the cadastral line, where some elements of the project, in accordance with current laws and regulations, including the Carso Regulations.

No. DB Asphalt has been very rigorous and has made all the consultations and evaluations required by the current laws and regulations and has followed the recommendations made by the regulatory agencies. In addition, the company has invested significant resources in the acquisition of a completely new plant with advanced technology and systems to increase efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint.

The property in the Luchetti Industrial Park in the municipality of Bayamón was chosen for several reasons:

• It has a Heavy Industrial qualification, which allows the most intense industrial activities
• It is in an area already impacted by other industries
• A few years ago, a quarry was located there
• It is separated from urbanizations and schools
• It is a good industrial location in the metropolitan area with access to main roads, and it has modern and efficient facilities.

DB Asphalt withdrew from the siting process in Guaynabo several months ago. Currently, the company’s resources and attention are focused on the Bayamón plant, and it has no intention of installing another plant in the metropolitan area in the immediate future.