The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace

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List of tables 12 Table 1. Water availability (in MCM) 14 Table 2. Number of classified inland surface water bodies 18 Table 3. Pollution from key potential sources 21 Table 4. BOD generation per region 33 Table 5. Laws pertaining to water use and management 34 Table 6. Laws pertaining to water quality control 36 Table 7. Effluent standards: toxic and other deleterious substances 37 Table 8. Effluent standards: conventional and other pollutants affecting aesthetic and oxygen demand in protected waters 37 Table 9. Effluent standards: conventional and other pollutants affecting aesthetic and oxygen demand in inland waters 38 Table 10. Interim effluent standards for BOD applicable to old and existing industries producing strong industrial wastes 38 Table 11. Effluent standards for new industries producing strong industrial wastes GREENPEACE | The state of water in the Philippines 4
Definition of terms Aquifer - a geologic formation that will yield water to a well in sufficient quantities to make the production of water from this formation feasible for beneficial use; permeable layers of underground rock or sand that hold or transmit groundwater below the water table Beneficial use - use of the environment or any element or segment thereof conducive to public or private welfare, safety and health; and shall include, but not be limited to, the use of water for domestic, municipal, irrigation, power generation, fisheries, livestock raising, industrial, recreational and other purposes. Use of water for domestic purposes - utilization of water for drinking, washing, bathing, cooking, or other household needs, home gardens and watering of lawns or domestic animals; Use of water for municipal purposes - utilization of water for supplying water requirements of the community; Use of water for irrigation - utilization of water for producing agricultural crops; Use of water for power generation - utilization of water for producing electrical or mechanical power; Use of water for fisheries - utilization of water for the propagation of culture of fish as a commercial enterprise; Use of water for livestock raising - utilization of water for large herds or flocks of animals raised as a commercial enterprise; Use of water for industrial purposes - utilization of water in factories, industrial plants and mines, including the use of water as an ingredient of a finished product; and Use of water for recreational purposes - utilization of water for swimming pools, bath houses, boating, water skiing, golf courses, and other similar facilities in resorts and other places of recreation. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) - rate at which organisms use the oxygen in water or wastewater while stabilizing decomposable organic matter under aerobic conditions. BOD measurements are used as a measure of the organic strength of wastes in water; the greater the BOD, the greater the degree of organic pollution. Classification/Reclassification of Philippine Waters - categorization of all water bodies taking into account, among others, the following: (1) existing quality of the body of water; (2) size, depth, surface area covered, volume, direction, rate of flow, and gradient of stream; (3) most beneficial existing and future use of said bodies of water and lands bordering them, such as for residential, agricultural, aquacultural, commercial, industrial, navigational, recreational, wildlife conservation, and aesthetic purposes; and (d) vulnerability of surface and groundwater to contamination from pollutive and hazardous wastes, agricultural chemicals, and underground storage tanks of petroleum products. Clean Production - a way of redesigning products and product systems so that they are in harmony with natural ecological cycles Coliform - a type of bacteria. The presence of coliform-group bacteria is an indication of possible pathogenic bacteriological contamination. The human intestinal tract is one of the main habitats of coliform bacteria. Coliform may also GREENPEACE | The state of water in the Philippines 5
Page 1 and 2: G The state of water resources in t
Page 3: Contents 4 List of tables 5 Definit
Page 7 and 8: Surface water - all water which is
Page 9 and 10: NCR NPC OA PRRP POPs PNSDW PBE PRIM
Page 11 and 12: I. Surface water and groundwater re
Page 13 and 14: II. Quality of water resources The
Page 15 and 16: The EMB report on monitoring of DO
Page 17 and 18: The Marilao River was the subject o
Page 19 and 20: As stated in the EMB report, domest
Page 21 and 22: In addition, the Philippines has al
Page 23 and 24: In another study conducted on banan
Page 25 and 26: health (for example, malignant tumo
Page 27 and 28: Based on 2003 data, 63 percent of g
Page 29 and 30: The Greenpeace report Crisis or Opp
Page 31 and 32: E. Other threats to water availabil
Page 33 and 34: Laws Republic Act No. 8041, Nationa
Page 35 and 36: C. Ambient water quality standards
Page 37 and 38: Parameter Unit Protected Waters Cat
Page 39 and 40: copper, nickel, tin, vanadium and z
Page 41 and 42: infrastructure development with res
Page 43 and 44: Chloride (PVC) from their new mobil
Page 45 and 46: References Abanto, Arnel. 2001. Phi
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