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The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace

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Contents<br />

4 List <strong>of</strong> tables<br />

5 Def<strong>in</strong>ition <strong>of</strong> terms<br />

8 Abbreviations and acronyms<br />

10 Introduction<br />

11 I. Surface <strong>water</strong> and ground<strong>water</strong> <strong>resources</strong><br />

13 II. Quality <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> <strong>resources</strong><br />

A. Water quality classification<br />

B. Water quality assessment<br />

C. Ground<strong>water</strong> quality assessment<br />

D. Pollution hotspots<br />

E. Health and environmental impacts<br />

F. Efforts to address problems on <strong>water</strong> quality<br />

26 III. Status <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> use and supply<br />

A. Lead<strong>in</strong>g consumers or users <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong><br />

B. Access to dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g <strong>water</strong><br />

C. Water shortage and scarcity<br />

D. Major problems concern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>water</strong> use and scarcity<br />

E. O<strong>the</strong>r threats to <strong>water</strong> availability<br />

32 IV. Legal and policy framework relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>water</strong> quality control,<br />

use and management<br />

A. policies perta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to <strong>water</strong> use and management<br />

B. Laws perta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to <strong>water</strong> quality control<br />

C. Ambient <strong>water</strong> quality standards<br />

D. Standards for waste<strong>water</strong> emissions<br />

E. Government agencies <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> regulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>water</strong> use, <strong>water</strong><br />

quality control and management<br />

F. Issues <strong>in</strong> enforcement<br />

42 V. Status <strong>of</strong> clean production <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

43 VI. List <strong>of</strong> major reports on <strong>water</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

45 List <strong>of</strong> references<br />

GREENPEACE | <strong>The</strong> <strong>state</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es 3

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