SEC. J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.DPRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CONCURRENT GENERAL MANAGER OF LLDA

SEC. J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.DPRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

CONCURRENT GENERAL MANAGER OF LLDA

Presentation of

Philippine Clean

Water Act of

2004

as Principal

Author

65,000 hectares

Metro Manila

95,000 hectares

Laguna Lake

NOYNOY AQUINOCORY AQUINO

Why the need for the Clean Water Act?

Low sewerage coverage

Degradation of water quality from domestic wastes

Spread of waterborne diseases

Decline in fish production

Low Sewerage Coverage in 2004

0 20 40 60 80 100

Hong Kong OsakaSeoul

Chengdu Tashkent

Kuala LumpurShanghai

Delhi Karachi

Ulaanbaatar Phnom Penh

Colombo Dhaka

KathmanduHo Chi Minh City

Manila Jakarta

Vientiane

Source: Asian Development Bank. 2004. Water in Asian Cities: Utilities Performance and Society Views. Manila.

Only about 4% of the population had access to sewerage in 2000

Outside Metro Manila, access to sewerage network almost non-existent

4%

Indiscriminate disposal of wastewater is one of

the main reasons for degradation of water quality

Domestic Wastes

*Manggahan Floodway, Pasig River

80% of biochemical oxygen

demand (BOD) loading in the lake

is from domestic sources

- Phil-WAVES report, 2015

Spread of Waterborne Diseases in 2000s

In 1996-2000, 31% of illnesses were from waterborne diseases;

gastroenteritis, diarrhea, typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis

Decline in Fish Production

Fish kills as a result of increase in

BOD levels, sedimentation and

silt pollution

70% of bangus sold in Metro Manila

is from Laguna Lake

Philippine Clean Water Act

R.A. 9275

“An Act Providing for a Comprehensive

Water Quality Management and for

Other Purposes”

March 2004

*Laguna de Bay

Philippine Clean Water Act

R.A. 9275The State shall pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner

Consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality

Of our fresh, brackish and marine waters.

-Declaration of Policy, Section 2 of Philippine Clean Water Act

*Angat Dam, Norzagaray, Bulacan

This Act shall apply to water quality management in all water bodies,

That it shall primarily apply to the abatement and control of pollution

From land based sources, that the water quality standards and

Regulations under this Act shall be enforced irrespective of sources

Of pollution

-Coverage of the Act, Section 3 of Philippine Clean Water Act

Philippine Clean Water Act

R.A. 9275

*La Mesa Dam

Key Definitions

Effluent - discharge which is

passed into bodies of water

Wastewater - wastes in liquid form

containing pollutants

Key Definitions

Septage : sludge from septic tanks,

cesspools (pozo negro)

Key Definitions

Sewage : wastewater from domestic,

commercial, industrial sources

Sewerage : system or network of

pipelines for collection and treatment

of sewage

Sewage Collection, Treatment & Disposal

Section 8 requires residential, commercial and industrial establishments

to connect to a sewage line provided by concessionaires

Discharge Permits

Section 14 regulates effluent discharge to bodies of water

LLDA as regulatory agency monitoring discharges to Laguna Lake

Prohibited Acts

Section 27 prohibits the ff:

Discharging directly or indirectly

into water bodies causing water

pollution

Discharging without valid

discharge permits

Dumping or transporting into

water bodies sewage sludge or

solid waste

Disposing of infectious medical

wastes

Penalties & Enforcement

Fine of not less then Php 10,000 to Php 200,000 per day of violation

Issuance of an ex parte order for closure, suspension or cessation of

operations of violators

Oil Spill in Pandacan, Manila June 2013

Around 1,500 liters of fuel from an oil depot spilled and polluted Pasig River

“The parameters for the Clean Water

Act have been violated by Larraine’s

Marketing.”

Sec. Neric Acosta on the oil spill, June

2013

Oil Spill in Pandacan, Manila June 2013

Cement plant oil spill, Antipolo September 2015

2,000 liters of bunker fuel spilled into Tagbak

River, Antipolo.

“Anything that compromises water

safety, such as sources of hazardous and

toxic substances like oil depots, should

be removed from our rivers and major

bodies of water,”

- Sec. Acosta, Presidential Adviser for

Environmental Protection

Cement plant oil spill, Antipolo September 2013

Sept. 15, 2015, issuance of Ex-Parte Order

to stop operations of Solid Cement

International Coastal Cleanup

September 19, 2015 International Coastal Cleanup in Las Pinas

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