Industrial Wastewater
Management Issue inCambodia
From Group A

Two key implementation barriers ofindustrial wastewater management in
Cambodia● Institutional Issue● Operational Issue

1. Institutional Issue Thisincludes weak law enforcement, weak
manpower /Human resources support toeffectively implement the law, inadequate
networking and information dissemination to
stakeholders, lack of data and information to
support decision making and long term
detailed/specific framework planning processwith time frame and targets

2 Operational/Management Issues
This include the low capacity /capability of theindustry in putting up wastewater treatment
facility in compliance to effluent standard set by
the law in term financial and technology, Lackof consciousness and willingness of theindustries on their responsibility to protect theenvironment

Possible measure to address
the selected barriers andcapacity development needs
to implement identified
possible measures/ policy
toolsGroup A-Team Members
 Facilitator – Dr Vicente B. Tuddao(Philippines) Dr. Sukitha Chrin (Cambodia)
 Rady plain (Cambodia)
 Wasantha Wijesinghe (Sri Lanka)
 Dr. Tangu Kang (Republic of Korea)
 Eisuke Future (Observer from Japan)

Measures to address the Institutional Issue● Identify the gaps and weaknesses of the existing laws
and amend a more effective environmental pollution law.
● Capacitate law enforcers, regulators and government
personnel involved in wastewater treatment evaluation,
design and efficient operation.
● Capacitate technical and operational capability of thegovernment in terms of monitoring technologies,
protocols, methodologies, and financial mechanism
options to sustain effective wastewater management.

Measures to Address Institutional Issue● Implement polluter pay principle through marketbased instruments (Charge system).
● Educate and disseminate information to public andprivate industries.

Measures to Address Institutional Issue● Strengthen networking and cooperation andparticipation among stakeholders and industries.
●Database augmentation and management through research, and cooperation of the industry sector , academic
institution and other government entities.
● Develop relevant and responsive action plan consistent
with development goal of Cambodia.

Measure to address operational/Management
Issues Provision of incentives system in form of tax holidays

to support compliance by the industries onwastewater effluent standards for the first three to fiveyears. (Principle of sustainable development) Promote Corporate Social Responsibility. (CSR)

Measures to address Operational/ManagementIssues
 Promote the allocation of environmental and social

funds and strictly comply with endowment fund/trust fund by industries to be used in the event ofenvironmental damage due to disposal of untreatedwastewater.

Measures to Address Operational/Management
Issues Promote the allocation of environmental and social

funds and strictly comply with endowment fund/trust fund by industries to be used in the event ofenvironmental damage due to disposal of untreatedwastewater.
 Install Decentralized wastewater treatment facility toserve industry needs in economic zones administeredby the government with corresponding service feesfrom the industries.

Capacity Development needs
 Training of Government Personnel on laws andregulation on industrial wastewater management.
 Technology development and application for industrial

wastewater management and operations.
 Review and testing of water quality effluent standards.
 Creation and mobilization of a multi-sectoral

governance of water quality management areas.
 Development of more effective monitoring tools andstrategies.
 Training on value formation among the stakeholder tobe responsible citizen to protect the environment.

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