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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOEL MAYO Z. ALMARIO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to regulate car wash facilities nationwide with the end goal
of safeguarding the health of the general populace and protecting the
environment.

Car wash facilities are flourishing nationwide, with customers coming in
weekly or even on a daily basis. Unfortunately, this creates wastewater that
negatively impacts the environment if not properly managed and discharged.

Contaminants in wash wastewater contain oil and grease composed of
hazardous materials like benzene, lead, zinc, chromium, arsenic, and other metals.
These chemicals may soak into the ground and contaminate the soil and
groundwater. The detergents used in car washes, even those labeled
biodegradable, and other chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid and ammonium
biflouride products, and solvent-based solutions are harmful and poisonous to
both land and water living organisms and animals. Debris from car washes may
also clog sewer inlets and grates, thereby causing flooding due to blocking of the
drainages to the sewer. Additionally, not all sewerage systems in the country are
equipped with the necessary treatment facilities that remove pollutants. In such
cases, car wash wastewaters are released untreated to surface water bodies which
can be harmful to humans, plants, and animals,

With the passage of this bill, it is hoped that the ill-effects of unregulated
car washes will be curbed for the well-being of our citizens and our environment.

Support for this bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. pans

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOEL MAYO Z. ALMARIO

AN ACT
MANDATING THE REGULATION OF ALL CAR WASH FACILITIES
NATIONWIDE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the “The Car Wash
Regulation Act of 2019."

SECTION 2. Scope - All car wash facilities and establishments, whether
operating independently, or attached to a gas station, car dealer, car service
centers and other similar establishments, are mandated to construct a water
recycling system and a water treatment facility within its premise as a
prerequisite to the granting of a permit to operate. It is likewise mandated that

only non-hazardous cleaning compounds may be used in all car wash services.

Existing car wash establishments with permits to operate are given twelve
(12) months from the approval of this Act to comply with the provisions hereof.

SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations - Within ninety (90)
days from the enactment of this Act, the Department of Environment shall
promulgate the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) necessary for the full
implementation of this Act.


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SECTION 4. Separability Clause - The invalidity, unconstitutionality or
unenforceability of any provision of this Act shall in no way affect the validity or

enforceability of any other provisions hereof.
SECTION 5. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general

circulation, whichever comes earlier.

Approved.