The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
The state of water resources in the Philippines - Greenpeace
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Def<strong>in</strong>ition <strong>of</strong> terms<br />
Aquifer - a geologic formation that will yield <strong>water</strong> to a well <strong>in</strong> sufficient quantities<br />
to make <strong>the</strong> production <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> from this formation feasible for beneficial use;<br />
permeable layers <strong>of</strong> underground rock or sand that hold or transmit ground<strong>water</strong><br />
below <strong>the</strong> <strong>water</strong> table<br />
Beneficial use - use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> environment or any element or segment <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong><br />
conducive to public or private welfare, safety and health; and shall <strong>in</strong>clude, but<br />
not be limited to, <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for domestic, municipal, irrigation, power<br />
generation, fisheries, livestock rais<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>dustrial, recreational and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
purposes.<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for domestic purposes - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g, wash<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
bath<strong>in</strong>g, cook<strong>in</strong>g, or o<strong>the</strong>r household needs, home gardens and <strong>water</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />
lawns or domestic animals;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for municipal purposes - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for supply<strong>in</strong>g <strong>water</strong><br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> community;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for irrigation - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for produc<strong>in</strong>g agricultural crops;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for power generation - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for produc<strong>in</strong>g electrical<br />
or mechanical power;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for fisheries - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for <strong>the</strong> propagation <strong>of</strong> culture <strong>of</strong><br />
fish as a commercial enterprise;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for livestock rais<strong>in</strong>g - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for large herds or flocks<br />
<strong>of</strong> animals raised as a commercial enterprise;<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for <strong>in</strong>dustrial purposes - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> <strong>in</strong> factories, <strong>in</strong>dustrial<br />
plants and m<strong>in</strong>es, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> as an <strong>in</strong>gredient <strong>of</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>ished<br />
product; and<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for recreational purposes - utilization <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> for swimm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pools, bath houses, boat<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>water</strong> ski<strong>in</strong>g, golf courses, and o<strong>the</strong>r similar<br />
facilities <strong>in</strong> resorts and o<strong>the</strong>r places <strong>of</strong> recreation.<br />
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) - rate at which organisms use <strong>the</strong> oxygen <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>water</strong> or waste<strong>water</strong> while stabiliz<strong>in</strong>g decomposable organic matter under aerobic<br />
conditions. BOD measurements are used as a measure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> organic strength <strong>of</strong><br />
wastes <strong>in</strong> <strong>water</strong>; <strong>the</strong> greater <strong>the</strong> BOD, <strong>the</strong> greater <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> organic pollution.<br />
Classification/Reclassification <strong>of</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Waters - categorization <strong>of</strong> all<br />
<strong>water</strong> bodies tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to account, among o<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g: (1) exist<strong>in</strong>g quality<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> body <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong>; (2) size, depth, surface area covered, volume, direction, rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> flow, and gradient <strong>of</strong> stream; (3) most beneficial exist<strong>in</strong>g and future use <strong>of</strong> said<br />
bodies <strong>of</strong> <strong>water</strong> and lands border<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>m, such as for residential, agricultural,<br />
aquacultural, commercial, <strong>in</strong>dustrial, navigational, recreational, wildlife<br />
conservation, and aes<strong>the</strong>tic purposes; and (d) vulnerability <strong>of</strong> surface and<br />
ground<strong>water</strong> to contam<strong>in</strong>ation from pollutive and hazardous wastes, agricultural<br />
chemicals, and underground storage tanks <strong>of</strong> petroleum products.<br />
Clean Production - a way <strong>of</strong> redesign<strong>in</strong>g products and product systems so that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are <strong>in</strong> harmony with natural ecological cycles<br />
Coliform - a type <strong>of</strong> bacteria. <strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> coliform-group bacteria is an<br />
<strong>in</strong>dication <strong>of</strong> possible pathogenic bacteriological contam<strong>in</strong>ation. <strong>The</strong> human<br />
<strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al tract is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> habitats <strong>of</strong> coliform bacteria. Coliform may also<br />
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