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CURRENT POLICY RESPONSES TO CURRENT POLICY RESPONSES TO CURRENT POLICY RESPONSES TO CURRENT POLICY RESPONSES TO ATTAIN NATIONAL WATER QUALITY ATTAIN NATIONAL WATER QUALITY TARGET AND FUTURE CHALLENGES: TARGET AND FUTURE CHALLENGES: EXPERIENCES IN THE PHILIPPINESEXPERIENCES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Dir. Juan Miguel T. CunaDir. Juan Miguel T. CunaEnvironmental Management BureauEnvironmental Management Bureau

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EXISTING WATER RESOURCES EXISTING WATER RESOURCES

Inland Freshwater Inland Freshwater Rivers 18 major river basins 421 principal rivers 270 prin. rivers classified as of 2006 Lakes Lakes 79 lakes 10 major lakes

EXISTING WATER RESOURCES (Cont.) EXISTING WATER RESOURCES (Cont.)

Groundwater • Extensive reservoir with an aggregateExtensive reservoir with an aggregate

area of about 50,000 sq km• Recharged by rain and seepage from

rivers and lakes• Favorable groundwater basins are

underlaid by about 100,000 sq km of various rock formations

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EXISTING WATER RESOURCES (Cont.) EXISTING WATER RESOURCES (Cont.)

Marine Waters • Cover an area of about 226 000 sq kmCover an area of about 226,000 sq km,

including bays and gulfs• Coastline stretches to about 17,460 km• Coral reefs cover an area of about 27,000

sq km• 64 of 79 provinces are in coastal areas

MAJOR RIVER BASINS

River Basin Region Drainage Area

(sq. km.)

Cagayan River Cagayan Valley 25,649g y g y y ,

Mindanao River Southern Mindanao 23,169

Agusan River Northern Mindanao 10,921

Pampanga River Central Luzon 9,759

Agno River Central Luzon 5,962

Abra River Ilocos 5,125

Pasig-Laguna Lake Southern Luzon 4,678

Bicol River Bicol 3,771

Abulug River Cagayan Valley 3,372

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MAJOR RIVER BASINS (Cont.)

River Basin Region Drainage Area

(sq. km.)

Tagum-Libuganon River Southeastern Mindanao 3,064,

Ilog-Hilabangan Western Visayas 1,945

Panay River Western Visayas 1,843

Tagoloan River Northern Mindanao 1,704

Agus River Southern Mindanao 1,645

Davao River Southeastern Mindanao 1,623

Cagayan River Northern Mindanao 1,521

Jalaud River Western Visayas 1,503Buayan-Malungun River Southeastern Mindanao 1,434

MAJOR LAKES

Name of Lake Location Area (ha.)

Laguna de Bay Laguna and Rizal 90,000g y g ,

Lake Lanao Lanao del Sur 34,700

Taal Lake Batangas 23,356

Lake Mainit Surigao del Norte/Agusan del Norte 17,430

Naujan Lake Oriental Mindoro 7,899

L k B t S lt K d t 6 134Lake Butuan Sultan Kudarat 6,134

Lake Buhi Camarines Sur 3,800

Lake Labas Cotabato 2,140

Lake Calaungan Mindoro 2,111

Lake Bato Camarines Sur 1,800

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Sources of Pollution - National

Domestic Sources 33%

Agricultural29%

Industrial 27%

Other Sources 11%

RELEVANT LEGISLATIONS AND POLICIES

Republic Act No. 9275

or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

“Policy of the State to protect, preserve and revive the quality of fresh, brackish and marine water”

“DENR as the primary agency in the implementation of RA 9275”

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RA 9275RA 9275

THE CLEAN WATER ACT THE CLEAN WATER ACT IS A MILESTONE IS A MILESTONE

LEGISLATION THAT CAN LEGISLATION THAT CAN DELIVER THE MUCH DELIVER THE MUCH

NEEDED SUPPORT IN NEEDED SUPPORT IN OUR EFFORT TO OUR EFFORT TO

ADDRESS WATER ADDRESS WATER CONCERNS. THIS LAW CONCERNS. THIS LAW

CALLS FOR AN CALLS FOR AN INTEGRATED, HOLISTIC, INTEGRATED, HOLISTIC,

DECENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED AND PARTICIPATORYPARTICIPATORYPARTICIPATORY PARTICIPATORY

APPROACH TO ABATING, APPROACH TO ABATING, PREVENTING AND PREVENTING AND

CONTROLLING WATER CONTROLLING WATER POLLUTION.POLLUTION.

Sustainable Development Framework

H li ti N ti l P

Declaration of Principles and Policies

Holistic National ProgramOperate under an Integrated WQ Framework Self-regulation among industries thru MBIsFocus on pollution prevention With a system of accountabilityWith a system of accountabilityStreamline procedures and processesMobilize/Encourage participation of Civil society and other sectors through education and access to information

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Conceptual Framework Designation of Water Quality

Management Areas (WQMA) Non-Attainment Areas (NAA) Natl. Sewerage and Septage

Management Program

Integrated Water Quality Management Framework

Management Program Classification/

Reclassification Groundwater Vulnerability

Mapping WQ Guidelines Effluent Standards Categorization of Industry Wastewater Charge System Discharge Permits

Water Quality Mgt. Action Plan (WQMAP)

Discharge Permits Financial Liability Programmatic EIA Incentives and Rewards Prohibitions/Sanctions/

Actions

IndustriesHouseholds Other Non-Point Sources

Water Quality Management in all

Coverage

water bodies Abatement & control of pollution

from land-based sources Enforcement of WQ standards,Q ,

regulations and penalties

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WATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

An area covering the same physiographic unit which affects the physico-chemical and biological reactions and diffusion of pollutants in the bodies of water draining the said area.

DESIGNATION OF DESIGNATION OF WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREASWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREAS

Aims for the improvement of water quality to meet the guidelines under which they have been classified or to improve their classification so that it meets its projected or potential use.

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MMO RS WQMA

DESIGNATED WQMAs

LuzonLuzon

VisayasVisayas

(DAO 2008-07)

Iloilo-Batiano RS WQMA (DAO 2009-11)

Tigum-Aganan Watershed (DAO 2006-18)

Areas within LLDA jurisdiction

(RA 9275)

MindanaoMindanao

(DAO 2009 11)

Silway River WQMA(DAO 2010-10)

Sarangani Bay WQMA (DAO 2009-12)

WATER BODY CLASSIFICATION

Classification/Reclassification of Surface Fresh Waters, Coastal and Marine Waters

Philippine waters shall

Forest boundary

Intake for drinking & irrigation

AA

A

B

C

Philippine waters shall be classified based primarily on beneficial uses that are expected to last at least for the next 10 years . Assessment of water quality shall be

Lower Upper boundary of

agricultural area; upper boundary of

built up area

Upper boundary navigable area

* A simple case when wateruses are aligned from higherto lower class

D

undertaken to determine whether the quality of the water is meeting the criteria for the designated class or uses of the waters.

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AA B

Classification of Water Bodies

A

DC SA

SC

SB SD

CLASSIFICATION OF WATERBODIESCLASSIFICATION OF WATERBODIES

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REGULAR WATER QUALITY MONITORING

San Juan River

Marikina River

River

Pasig River

SAGIP ILOG SAGIP ILOG PROGRAMPROGRAM

Linkaging with LGUs, NGOs and other interest Linkaging with LGUs, NGOs and other interest groupsgroups

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• The Linis Estero Program is acollaborative undertaking between

LINIS ESTERO PROGRAM

collaborative undertaking betweenand among the Estero Community,Donor-Partner, Local GovernmentUnit/s and the DENR.

• Goal: To achieve a cleaner, safer andGoal: To achieve a cleaner, safer andhealthier metropolitan environment.

Clean-up of Clogged Creek and Esteros

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Part of the Diliman Creek along EDSA, Quezon City

BEFORE (December 2010) AFTER (August 2011)

INSTALLATION OF BOOMTRAP WITH CONVEYOR TO

TRAP AND COLLECT FLOATING DEBRIS

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• Tugboats and barges used to dredge shallow

ti f th

DREDGING ACTIVITIES

portions of the Pasig and San Juan River

TAPWATCH PROGRAMTAPWATCH PROGRAM

Monitoring of the quality of drinking water in poor barangays/communitiesbarangays/communities

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Monitoring of DOT’s frequently visited beaches by local and foreign tourists

BEACH ECOWATCH PROGRAMBEACH ECOWATCH PROGRAM

COMPLIANCE MONITORING OF COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTSAND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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ENFORCEMENT OF EFFLUENT STANDARDS

DENR AO 35, Series of 1990 Effluent standards are limits in terms of

concentration and/or volume that any wastewater discharge coming from a point sources shall meet

Consist of a set of water quality parameters and their correspondingparameters and their corresponding numerical limits

Each set is prescribed for each of the water classes

APPOINTMENT/DESIGNATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER

DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 1992-26DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 1992 26

Section 3 requires each industrial, commercial and manufacturing establishment and private entity, whose activities are potential and actual sources of water, air, and land pollution to appoint and/or designate a PCO. Likewise, each provincial, municipal and city government is required to appoint/designate a PCO.

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INDUSTRIAL ECOWATCH PROGRAMINDUSTRIAL ECOWATCH PROGRAMA public disclosure program where the industrial and

commercial establishments/firms will be rated with corresponding color in accordance with their environmental

fperformance

•• GoldGold – Outstanding

•• SilverSilver – Excellent

•• GreenGreen – Very Good

•• BlueBlue – Good

•• RedRed – BadRed Red Bad

•• Black Black – Very Bad

Partnership program with industrieswhich aim to support industry self-regulationg

Seeks to provide a package of incentivesand reward mechanisms

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FUTURE CHALLENGES

Investments and availability of funds for effective and efficient enforcement

Building capacity, resources, and information infrastructure for WQ monitoring

Strengthening institutional mechanisms and sustaining multi-sectoral participation in WQ managementmanagement

WQ monitoring information through networking, data sharing and institutional partnership

FUTURE CHALLENGES (Cont.)

Enforcing appropriate land use plans

Protection of water bodies from domestic t t i tiwaste contamination

Management of non-point sources of pollution

Management of solid and hazardous wastes

Coastal area management to avert impacts on coastal ecosystem

Protection of groundwater quality

Rehabilitation of degraded water bodies

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