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Philippine clean Water ACT

WATER QUALITYGUIDELINES AND
EFFLUENT STANDARDS
OF 2016.
Effectivity: May 2016

Philippine Clean Water Act
State Policy:
 Art. 1 Chapter 1 (CWA)“THE State shall pursue a policy of
economic growth in a manner consistent
with the protection, preservation andrevival of the quality of our fresh, brackish
and marine waters, using the frameworkof sustainable development”.
The right to a clean, adequate water sources.

Fresh Surface Waters (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc.)(Sec.5 Table 1 . DAO 2016-08)
CLASSIFICATIONINTENDED BENIFICIAL USE

CLASS AA

Public Water Supply Class I.

CLASS A

Public Water Supply Class II. –source of water supply.

Drinking Water Supply. Requires Disinfection Only.to meet
PNSDWDrinking Water Supply. Requires complete treatment.

CLASS B
CLASS C

Recreational Water Supply Class I. Intended for primarycontanct recreation such as Bathing, swimming, skin diving,etc. (tourism purposes)

Fishery Water – for propagation & growth of fish & otheraquatic resources

Recreational Water Class II - (boating, etc.)
For irrigation, agriculture and livestock wateringCLASS D
For navigable water.

Marine Waters(Sec. 5 Table 2 . DAO 2016-08)
CLASSIFICATIONINTENDED BENIFICIAL USE

CLASS SA

Protected Waters

CLASS SB

Fishery Waters Class II – for commercial propagation ofFishery Waters Class I – suitable for shellfish haarvestingfor direct human consumpton

shellfish and intended for spawning areas of milkfish andsimilar species..
Tourist Zone – for ecotourism and recreation
Recreational Water Class I .

CLASS SC

Fishery Water Class III – for propagation and growth offish and other aquatic resources and intended forcommercial and sustenance fishing
Recreational Water Class II

Marshy and/or mangrove areas declared as fish andwildlife saaanctuary

CLASS SD

Navigable Water

Effluent Standard (Sec. 7.2 Table 9. DAO)AB
CD2016-08)
Ammonia
BOD
COD
TSS
pH
Oil/grease
Fecal
Coliform

0.5
2060
70
6.0-9.0
5
4

0.5
30
60
85
6.0-9.0
5
200

0.5
50
100
100
6.0-9.0
5400

7.5
120
200
150
6.0-9.5
15800

EFFLUENT STANDARD
Establishment with Influent BOD of >3000 mg/l
3000 to<65006500 to<10,00010,000 to
30,000>30,000Class C

Class DClass SC

Class SD

1001501001502003002003006001000600100090015009001500

 minimum conditions necessary

to assure the suitability of thewater for its designation use orclassification
 ” A WATER BODY THATSUSTAINS ITS BENEFICIAL USE
HAS A GOOD WATER QUALITY”

SEC. 6 WATER QUALITYGUIDELINES Quality of water bodies needed to be

maintained and preserved based on
intended beneficial usage
 For water resource management

purposes Not for direct enforcement.

GUIDELINES FOR WATER QUALITY(FRESH AND MARINE WATERS) Sec.6.1

Primary Parameters (Table 3) –minimum required water quality parameters to bemonitored.

Secondary Parameters (Table 4 to 6) –other water quality parameters (Organics, inorganics,metals) . For baseline assessment and other waterquality monitoring.

Water Quality Guidelines (Sec. 6.1 Table 3. DAO 2016-08)
Primary Parameter for Marine waters

Parameter

SASBSCSD

BOD
Chloride
ColorDO (min)Fecal
Coliform

n/a
N/a
56
<1.1n/an/a50
6100n/an/a75
5200n/an/a150
2400

Water Quality Guidelines (Sec. 6.1 Table 3. DAO 2016-08)
Primary Parameter for Marine waters
Parameter
Nitrate(NO3H)
pH (range)
PhosphateTemperature
TSSSA
10SB
10SC
10SD
15

7.0‐8.5
0.1
26‐30
25

7.0‐8.5
0.5
26‐30
50

6.5‐8.5
0.525‐3180

6.0‐9.0525‐32100

PROHIBITIONS No person shall discharge, partially,

untreated or inadequately treatedeffluent into receiving body of water
through the use of by‐pass canal or
pumps or other authorized means.

PROHIBITIONS No person shall use submarine outfall or any

underground conveyance to discharge wastewater
except when all of the following conditions are met:a. Effluent is compliant to GES
b. Marine water and to protect the aesthetic
condition of the shorelandc. Sampling port is above ground prior toconveyance.

PROHIBITION
 No person shall build, erect or install any equipment

or any means which will conceal and/or dilute any
effluent and which otherwise constitute any violationof these provision.
 No establishment or any source of water pollution

shall be operated without pollution control facilities
or WTP in good order or proper operations.

Fines ,Damages and Penalties
Any person who commits any of the prohibited
acts or violates any provision of this ActFine- Max. of P100T/ day of violation- subject to the PAB discretion

Gross Violation - Imprisonment - 6 to 10 years
 deliberate discharge of pollutants per RA 6969
 10 or more violations of any of the prohibited

acts w/in 24 mos.
 blatant disregard of PAB orderOur Task
 Conduct and update environment

risk assessment of your company.
 Due diligence in reporting to DENRand management Know the company framework onenvironmental compliance.
 Invest in self improvement onenvironmental concerns.

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN
ENVIRONMENT COMPONENTS TO
BE MONITORED, INCLUDINGMONITORING PARAMETERS

ARE/STATIONS TO BE
MONITOREDFREQUENCY OF
MONITORINGPOSITIONS IMPLEMENTINGMONITORING PLAN

Air Quality

Inside feedmill building &pig farm

Constantly

Pollution Control Officer

Undue noise from equipment

Inside feedmill building

Constantly

Pollution Control Officer

Wastewater
Pig excreta
Solid Waste Sorting & Segregation

Pig farm
Pig farm
Production area/Garbage
Disposal Area
Monthly Reports
Report of fire drill
Farm/Feedmill areas
Maintenance area
Delivery Truck
Factory Office
Personnel records

Daily
Daily
Daily

Pollution Control OfficerPollution Control Officer
Pollution Control Officer

Every 3 months
Once a year
Once a day
Constantly
Once a month
As need arises
Every 6 months

EHS Committee
EHS Committee
EHS Committee
Pollution Control Officer
Security force
Pollution Control Officer
Farm Manager

Safety Program
Fire drills
Good Housekeeping Practices
Spent oil, lubricants, grease
Delivery Trucks
Environmental Permits
Labor Migration

EHS – Environmental Health Safety Officer

EVENTS FLOWCHART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLLUTION CASE
Sampling(Air Emission or
Wastewater Discharge

Laboratory analysis

Issuance of
Notice of Violations(NOV)

Remedial/Mitigating measures
Technical Conference

Sampling
Without ComplianceWith Compliance•Endorsement of thecase with the Pollution
Adjudication Board•Issuance of Cease andDesist Order (PAB)•Endorsement of thecase with the Pollution
Adjudication Board•Imposition of Fines anddismissal of case (PAB)EVENTS FLOWCHART IN THE ADJUDICATION OF POLLUTION CASE

Execution of Ceaseand Desist Order by
the Regional Office

Motion for Issuance ofTemporary Lifting
Order (TLO)
Compliance with TLO Requirements
Issuance of TLO byPAB

Sampling
Without complianceWith compliance• Closure•Impositions of Fines•Forfeiture of bondImpositions of Fines
and Issuance ofFormal Lifting Order