January 31, 2013 - EMB

ADOPT-AN-ESTERO/WATER BODY 2012 ANNUAL REPORTPrivate Sector Partner with Logo: Manila North Tollways Corporation (MNTC)Address: NLEX Compound, Balintawak, Caloocan CityContact Person(s):1) Raul Ignacio – Vice-PresidentContact Number: (632) 479-3000Email Address: corpcomm@mntc.com2) Allan Jeffrey Ang – Manager, Environment Safety & Health,Operations & Maintenance ServicesContact Number: (632) 479-3054Fax Number: (632) 330-8820Mobile: (0920) 945-1417Email Address: ajnang@mntc.comAdopted Water Body (See attach map): Portion of NMTT RiverLength of water body: 1000 meters (250 meters downstream and 250 meters downstreamfrom Mindanao Avenue bridge) + 500 meters (from 250 meters downstreamfrom Mindanao Avenue bridge to Tulay na Bato Bridge)Geographic Position (Coordinates) of water body:1. Upstream : N 14º 41’ 37.96” / E 121º 01’ 28.36”2. Downstream : N 14º 41’ 31.01” / E 121º 01’ 02.00”Barangays Covered:1. Ugong, Valenzuela City2. Talipapa, Quezon CityPresence of Materials Recovery Facility/ Systems in the Barangay(s):Other Project Partners: LGU of Valenzuela and Quezon City,1. LGU of Valenzuela City2. LGU of Quezon CityI. BackgroundIn 2010, MNTC turned its focus on a portion of the heavily polluted Tullahan Riverwhich was traversed by the newly constructed NLEX Mindanao Avenue Link.Date of MOA signing: September 2010. Duration of the Partnership: One (1) yearExtended to another one more year (September 2012).

II.Responsibilities (of the Donor-Partner)1. Cause the immediate surface clean-up of, and installation of the recommendedengineering solutions at, the Pilot Site;2. Assist in the information and education campaigns and community mobilizationactivities of the DENR, Valenzuela, and Quezon City Government, to fosterharmonious relations with, and solicit the community participation, cooperation,and support, for the program;3. Assist the DENR in training community leaders in (a) solid waste management and(b) mobilizing their fellow residents to implement the Tullahan River EnvironmentalImprovement Program; and4. Coordinate with local government units, relevant government agencies, advocacypartners, and the affected communities in order to streamline efforts and ensurethe smooth flow of the program.III. Summary Reports of Efforts [Narrative discussion, and before and after photos (injpeg format, resolution not lower than 100 pixels) on the same site with caption(s)].A. Reports of Efforts (Donor-Partners):A.1. Activitiesi. Photo of the Adopted Water Body (Before and After with identified dates):ii. Water Quality Monitoring Results (if any): Noneiii. Installation of Engineering Interventions, if any, (trash traps, etc.) with volumes ofgarbage taken out, etc.:3.1. Installation of garbage restrainer (September 2011)Two flexible garbage restrainers were installed at strategic points along thepilot area --- one upstream near Bicol Compound (250m from MindanaoBridge) and another downstream near Maceda Bridge. (See map below).The garbage restrainers were made out of heavy-duty fish net and nylonropes. This flexible type of trash trap is recommended for relocationadjustments and for isolating and identifying areas that are considered “hotspots” for garbage dumping.

MNTC personnel installing the flexible garbage restrainer near Maceda Bridge

3.2. Installation of garbage restrainer (December 12, 2011)Another garbage restrainer was installed at the Tulay na Bato Bridge for theadditional 500 meters stretch of the Tullahan River Section. This extends furtherdownstream the existing clean-up program to 1km.Additional garbage restainer is being installed near Tulay na Bato Bridge.The garbage restrainer is functioning and the total garbage collected from 13 toDecember 19, 2011 is about 100 sacks. This covers 70% of the additional 500mstretch. Proper disposal is temporarily conducted by the designated contractorfor a period of 30 days.MNTC Contractors are collecting garbage from the restrainer.3.2. River Clean-up using garbage restrainer (January 1 – June 30, 2012)Regular maintenance (MWF) is still on-going for the 1.0km Tullahan Riverstretch. The table below shows the quantity of garbage collected.Quantity of garbage collected using Garbage Restrainer (January 1-30, 2012)LocationQuantity of GarbageCollected, sacksRestrainer 1 Mindanao Avenue 500Restrainer 2 Maceda Bridge 850Restrainer 3 Tulay na Bato 600Total 1,950

Garbage Restrainer Skimming Garbage CollectionThe garbage trapped by the restrainer are placed in the sacks.As of June 30, 2012, a total of 2,500 sacks of garbage were collected by therestrainer.Tullahan River as of June 30, 2012.

iv. Dredging and Desilting: Nonev. Solid Waste Management Program:1. Barangay Material Recovery Facility / System: None were reported2. Segregation, Composting, and Segregated Collection ActivitiesThe Local Government of Quezon City is implementing its own segregation,composting, and segregated collection activities. The City Ordinance No.SP-1707, S-2006, requires the segregation at source of all households,institutional, industrial and commercial wastes and/or garbage into wet orbiodegradable, and dry or non-biodegradable, pursuant to RA 9003.The “Hiwa-hiwalay na Basura sa Barangay” Program took effect on July 1,2011 in the entire City except in Barangay Holy Spirit, which has beenimplementing their own solid waste management program even before theenactment of R.A. 9003.The following are being implemented in all Barangays:1. segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes in eachhousehold. The biodegradables are collected every Mon-Tue-Fri-Satand Wed & Thu for non-biodegradables.; and2. door to door dedicated collection of segregated wastes.Trucks were marked with biodegradable or non-biodegradable tarpaulins toindicate the type of waste to be collected upon arrival at the Barangays .For Barangays that are already advance in the implementation of their ownsolid waste management programs, the City deployed trucks marked withresidual tarpaulins indicating that only residual wastes will be collectedduring the specified date of collection.

vi. Community Mobilization:1. The Clean-up: September 2010River cleanup operations are implemented on a thrice weekly (i.e. M-W-F)schedule. An initial haul of 1,200 sacks of garbage were collected in the first week;by the end of September 2010, a total of 4,500 sacks had been collected.Regular cleaning efforts coupled with increased community awareness have led toa noticeable decrease in the amount of garbage collected: as of July 2011 themonthly collection was down to 650 sacks.2. Information and Education Campaign2.1) TourTapped Core Group of community leaders, Homeowners’ AssociationsOfficers and volunteers and brought them to KILUS Foundation (Ugong,Pasig), Nagkaisang Nayon (Novaliches, Quezon City) and in NLEX Tour.

Vermicomposting set-ups outside Core Group leaders' homes in M. Salazar,Brgy. Talipapa and Duhat. Brgy. Ugong2. Micro-entrepreneurship:In partnership with CCT Credit Cooperative, a faith-based microfinanceorganization assisting low-income communities nationwide.CCT orientation for community residents, Oct. 2010viii. Other interventions, if any (greening, coco matting, riprapping): Noneix. Organization of River Management Council (or its equivalent) and the regularconduct (Quarterly at the minimum) of meetings.: None were reported.

B. Reports of Efforts (EMB-NCR)i. Photo of the Adopted Water Body (Before and After with identified dates):Maceda StationBefore (August 2010) After (September 2011)12 March 201216 August 2012

Tullahan Station:12 March 2012 08 May 2012Tulay na Bato Station05 June 2012 16 August 2012ii. Water Quality Monitoring ResultsBaseline2011Ave.Q1 Ave2012Q2 Ave2012Q3 Ave2012Q4 Ave2012BOD , mg/L 66 32 43 63 28 56Dissolve Oxygen , mg/L 0 * 0 0 0 0Total Suspended Solids, mg/L 45 29 35 45 30 43**pH 7.56 7.57 7.58 7.24 7.89 7.28**Temperature * 24.81 25.91 28.59 27.15 25.56**TDS * 0.305 0.360 6.894 0.242 0.242**Turbidity * 47.8 91.1 52.23 32.83 92.3**Salinity * 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1**Conductivity * 0.407 0.563 0.900 0.587 0.384Oil and Grease, mg/L 5.05 6.4 4.5 4.7 3.3 4.7Phosphate-Phosphorus, mg/L 15.3 11.23 13.4 12.7 11.4 18.7Nitrate-Nitrogen, NO 3 -N, mg/L 9.2 9.4 7.5 9.4 8.9 10.6Total Coliform, MPN/100mL 5.4E+09 1744993 * 704840407 * *Fecal Coliform, MPN/100mL * * * 236643191 * *Lead,Pb, mg/L * * 0.0359 * * *Zinc, Zn, mg/L * * 0.0406 * * *Cadmium, Cd, mg/L * * 0.0079 * * *Nickel, Ni, mg/L * * 0.0675 * * *

VI. Map of the Adopted Water BodyMap of Tullahan RiverPortion adopted byMNTC