Updates of Water Environment
Governance in Cambodia
By: Mr. Phin Rady, Directorof Water Quality
Management Department
The 15th WEPA Annual Meeting
7 February 2020
BangkokFacts and statistics of water quality• Commonly, the values of BOD, COD
are ranged in the standard, except
few locations of which the values ofTN and TP were identified to slightly
increase.
• Sap River TN=2.95mg/l TP =0.35mg/l,• Tonle Sap Great Lake TN=3.33mg/l
TP = 0.35mg/l,• Bassac River TP = 0.42mg/l

Facts and statistics of domestic wastewater
management••

Domestic wastewater is 760 375 m3/d
(80% of water supply) were treated by: Central Wastewater Treatment
Plants 34000 m3/d,
 Onsite treatment plant at
Commercial Building, Sub city and Septic tank at individual house.
Central Wastewater Treatment

Plants :Battam bang city:1000m m3/d,Siem Reab City city:8 000m m3/d,
Preah Sihanouk City :25 000m m3/d

Facts and statistics of Industrial wastewater
management
Statistic of factories in Cambodia
N0Type of Factories

Number1

Garment407

2

Garment and Washing

693Bag and Shoes

67

4Printing

435

Jean washing

236Animal food107

Electrical Material

98Cigarette

89Beverage

610

Medicine

511

Other497

Total

1, 144

Sources: Department of Law enforcement and Inspection (2018)

 High potential pollution sources (99Factories) were control byInspection team of General
Directorate of Environmental
Protection.
 6 Factories were fine by discharging
treated wastewater excess effluentstandards.
 Compare to 2018 , the violation
against effluent standard is about
3% decrease.

Legislative framework for water
environmental governance Laws on Environmental Protection and Natural
Resources Management (1996)
 Laws on Water Resources Management(2007)
 Sub-decree on Solid Waste Management(April27, 1999)
 Sub-decree on Environmental Impact Assessment(August 11, 1999)
 Sub-decree on the Management of Sewage andWastewater Treatment System(25 Dec. 2017)

Legislative framework for water
environmental governance• Draft Law on Sewerage System In Cambodia (MoPWT)

Objective: To manage, develop and use of sewage filtration stationand sewage discharge system to ensure their quality, safety,
effectiveness and sustainability in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

• Final draft undemand of Sub-decree on Water PollutionControl (Apri6, 1999):• 8 articles• 4 Annex:• Effluent standard• Classification of pollution sources• Environmental quality standard (surface water quality standard andhuman health protection standard)Institutional framework for water
environmental governanceMinistry of Water Resources and Meteorology(MWRAM), based on the Law
on Water Resources Management, are paying more attention on
monitoring watercourses (in terms of quantity and quality) in Cambodia.

Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) is a governmental
institution operating under the direct supervision of the Ministry ofMWRAM .



Ministry of Environment, in complying the Environmental Law and Subdecree are paying more attention on monitoring environmental quality (interms of water, soil and air) in Cambodia.

Water quality monitoring framework Officers of MoWRAM base on Water Quality Monitoring Network(MRC Program) collect water samplings monthly at primary,secondary and other stations (19) and analysis at the MoWRAM’s LAB(19 parameters: T 0C, pH, EC, Alkalinity/Acidity, DO, COD,BOD, T-P, T-N,NH3-N, NH2-3-N, Feacal coliform, TSS, Ca, Mg, Na, K, SO4 , Cl.) Officers of MoE, in complying the Environmental Law and related SubDecrees, conducts:
 Monthly monitoring and analyzing water quality at the MoE’s LAB(those water samples are taken from Mekong River, Bassac River,Tonle Sap River, Tonle Sap Great Lake, their tributaries, andmarine water), in order to identify the implication of pollution
and water environment.

Enforcement instruments for water
environment management• Department of Inspection and Law compliant under the directsupervision, is a core function to facilitate among technicaldepartment under General Directorate of Environmental Protection
and provincial department of environment lead in monitoring,inspection all kind of environmental pollution sources in Cambodia.
• Working group monitoring the environmental pollution on Special
Economic Zone( Co chair by under secretary from CDC, MoE) is
responsible for:

 Facilitate all required document follow the existing legislation
 Strengthening the effectiveness of the implementation of environmental planand contract
 Consult and provide technical advisory on solid, liquid waste and airmanagement
 Control and sold the confect related to environmental protection

Future targets/plans, issues and challengesof water environment governance Cooperation with country in the region, ater Quality
Monitoring Station will be installed in someprovinces.
 Cooperation with development partners, central
sewage treatment plants at some cities (PhnomPeng, Battambang city, Serei soporn city, Poy Petcity, Stoeng Sen city, Bavet city ) are on the process.

Future targets/plans, issues and challenges
of water environment governance Environmental violation still happen, especiallydischarging wastewater from factories without
treatment or treating not comply to effluent
standard Lack of budget, technical equipment, and humanresources (both quantity and quality) Suggest WEPA to support the proposal from
Cambodia.

Thank you for you
kind attention