“ Water Environment and Wastewater Management ”
CAMBODIA
13 December, 2017in Yangon city, Myanmar

Mr. LIM SAY
Deputy Director of Water Quality Management Department
Ministry of Environment, Cambodia.
E-mail: saylimmoec@yahoo.com or limsay70@gmail.com

Contents
1. New Reform Structure of Ministry of Environment
2. Role and Responsibility of DWQM
3. Current and future challenges of water environment andwastewater management in CAMBODIA
4. Opinions on the draft action items of AWaP
5. Other ideas and expectation for the action items of AWaP
6. Ideas for Effective Collaboration between WEPA and AWaPNew Reform Structure of Ministry of Environment
MinisterSecretary of State
Under Secretary of State
Department ofAudition

General Departmentof Administration,Finance, Personnel

General Departmentof Inspection

General Directorateof Environmental
Protection

General Secretariat
of National Council
for Sustainable
Development
General Departmentof Environmental
Knowledge andInformation

Administration Department
General for Natural
Conservation andProtection

Dept. of Administration, Planning & Finance
Office of Administration
Dept. of Water Quality Management (DWQM)
Dept. of Solid Waste Management

Office of Water Quality Monitoring

Dept. of Hazardous Substances Management

Office of Industrial Wastewater Management

Dept. of Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Office of Urban Sewage Management
Dept. of Air and Noise Quality Management
Office of Marine Pollution Management

Dept. of Inspection
Dept. of Laboratory

Role and Responsibility of DWQM
Develop draft of Policy, Planning and Budget;
Develop technical guideline, and standards for water
environmental protection;
Control, monitoring and evaluation of state of water quality;
Control wastewater treatment facility and pollution sources;
Disseminate to pollution source’s owners about
environmental legislations;Prepare technical standards for sewage treatment plant’sconstruction,

Role and Responsibility of DWQM
Review and command the application form for wastewater
discharging permit;
Study, research and dissemination to publics about the release oftype, dose and theirs danger of pollutant water environmental
quality;
Collect and compile data on pollution sources, water quality andpollutant, released to public water areas;
Prepare report on the state of water environment;
Prepare monthly, three monthly, and annual report.

Current and Future Challenges of Water
Environment and Wastewater Management
Institutional reform and roles are responsible
Over the past few years, the Ministry of the Environment hasmodernized the institution;
Identified roles and responsibilities that bring positive andnegative consequences;
Lack of human resources and skills yet to respond to roles, duties
and workload
It takes time to improve and develop skills in line with work
criteria and responsibilities
However, it is still constrains overlap responsibility between
organizations, concerned ministries as well.
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Current and Future Challenges of Water
Environment and Wastewater Management (cont.)
Legal Instrument
In Cambodia, water reused and desalination technology have notwidely disseminated and applied in the industrial sector yet.
Legal instrument in placed does not response to the current
industrial development (Ex: special economic zone and as well as
industrial factory construction area regulation )The Sub-decrees on Water Pollution Control in 1999 Needed to Be
Improved, Respond to Growth, Textile Industry
The Sub-decrees depend on the national strategy plan andguidelines which have to be established as soon as possible
It is imperative to establish additional sub-decrees and legal
provisions for response mechanisms, gaps and constraints.
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Current and Future Challenges of Water
Environment and Wastewater Management (cont.)∗ Legal instruments is not enough response to industrial and Municipal
development, especially for decentralization and deconcentration fromNational Level to Provincial and Local Level∗ Based on these challenges, MoE cooperated with inter-ministries, andNGOs to propose New Law Environmental Code as well as Subdecrees on Electronic Waste Management, Sub-decrees on Plastic Waste∗ Sub-decrees on Municipal Waste Management and Sewage System andSewage Treatment Management, the aim of these sub-decrees to push
the reform decentralization and deconcentration implementation.

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Relevant legislation/Strategy/ Policy &Action Plan, including International
Agreement, Conventions, etc.

Policy & Relevant Legislation forEnvironmental Management
Constitution
Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Management
Sub-Decree on
Water
Pollution Control

Sub-Decree on
Solid Waste
Management

Sub-Decree on
EIA Process

Sub-Decree on
Air Pollution,
Noise
Disturbance andVibration

Related Statutes
Environmental/Naturalresources Management and/or
ProtectionNational
Environmental Action
Plan & Environmental
Strategic Plan

Current and Future Challenges of Water
Environment and Wastewater Management (cont.)
Resources
Shortage of controlling equipment for monitoring
MoE Laboratory capacity is still limited (we need to be improveand develop it)
Shortage of financial constraints for operating works (fieldmonitoring)
Insufficiency of experts, especially, in the field of water
environment and wastewater management,
Raising awareness to public and private participation
Lacking of WWTP and the use of combined sewer system

Current and Future Challenges of Water
Environment and Wastewater Management (cont.)
Network and Participation
Requirement of technical support/cooperation from international
communities and other donor, including technological transfer,internal and external networking and experience exchange;
Local and international networking, for instance, data andinformation dissemination and exchange is limited;
Advocate to gain insight and support in public participation fromthe private sector in managing the water environment andindustrial wastewater is very limited.

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Opinion on the draft action items of AWaP
∗ Components of the strategic action plan for Asia Wastewater
Management Partnership (AWaP)∗ I: Participating countries handled the need to further the implementationof the Framework Program, particular on the following areas:
1. Policies and legislation;
2. Sub-regional coordinating mechanism;
3. Information sharing system;
4. Capacity building;
5. Research and development;
6. Sustainable financing and7. Partnerships with stakeholders
8. Set up National and Sub-regional AWaP Action Plan linked withWEPA Action Plan
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Opinion on the draft action items of AWaP
(cont.)∗ II. Given the above concerns, strategy goals have beendeveloped within seven SAP components, as follows:∗ Strategic Goal 1: Enhance Policy and Regulatory Environment
for wastewater management∗ Strategic Goal 2: Strengthen Sub-regional CoordinatingMechanism∗ Strategic Goal 3: Promote Wastewater Management Planningfrom Sub-regional to Local Level∗ Strategic Goal 4: Strengthen Information and Resource Sharing
System∗ Strategic Goal 5: Implement a Comprehensive CapacityDevelopment Program∗ Strategic Goal 6: Promote Joint Research and Development∗ Strategic Goal 7: Promote Collaborative Arrangement andPartnership∗ Strategic Goal 8: Increase Access to Sustainable Financing
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Opinion on the draft action items of AWaP
(cont.)∗ Vision: Establishment of Asia Wastewater Management Partnership(AWaP) and the Partner Countries and other stakeholders workingtogether, and committed to a Partnership aimed at enhancing nationaland sub-regional capacities to prevent, control, combat and mitigate
water pollution and to promote technical cooperation and collaboration.

∗ Mission: To enhance national and sub-regional capabilities
concerning Water Pollution prevention, technology transfer, exchangeof information, joint research and development projects, training,mutual assistance in response, collaborative arrangements, partnershipbuilding and implementation

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Opinion on the draft action items of AWaP(cont.)∗ Guiding Principles: Take a cooperative and shared approach
Strengthen partnership among governments, industry players and otherstakeholders in building sub-regional, national and local capacity inthe aspect wastewater management.

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Other Ideas and Expectation for the Action items ofAWaP∗ 1. Information Sharing and Networking through meeting:
It should be more focus on Raising Awareness andCapacity Building for Provincial and local level (National Reform
Policy for Decentralization and Deconcentration);

2. Provide Practical Knowledge and know-how throughInformation Platform:
Online capacity building to improve awareness andknowledge and technology transfer on wastewater management;

3. Conduct Co-Projects to Tackle with Common Issues:
Sharing experiences and lesson learnt visa
visiting successful countries.
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Ideas for Effective Collaboration between WEPA
and AWaP∗ It should be parallel roadmap between WEPA and AWaPfor Collaboration;∗ Learn about the needs of each country and exchanging
experiences;∗ Strengthen and raise awareness of wastewater management
techniques

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Ideas for Effective Collaboration between WEPA
and AWaP (cont.)∗ Should provide opportunities for Asian countries to carryout pilot projects on wastewater management ( fromindustries and municipal sewage)∗ Annual meeting AWaP contact point members with WEPA
and ASEAN to update and adopt action plan

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Activities of Water Quality Monitoring

Monitoring Activity at Pollution Sourcesសូមអរគុណ!
Thank you!