Republic of the Philippines < Department of Environment and Natural Resources ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU — — DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diiman, Quezon City 1116 Telephone Nos.: 927-15-17, 928-20-96 —=— Email: emb@emb.govph Visit us at hitpliwwamb.gowph SEP 09 2016 ENGR. MANUEL I. GLORIA JR. President & Chief Wastewater Engineering Consultant ‘Aquatreat Environmental Systems, Inc. Unit 12-D Bellamaja Ground Floor 411 Aglipay Street Mandaluyong City Dear Engr. Gloria: In reference to your letter dated 11 August 2016 regarding your query on DENR. ‘Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2016-08 or the Water Quality Guidelines and General Effluent Standards of 2016, we wish to clarify the following issues: 1. The applicable Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) effluent standards of establishments with influent BOD of 23,000 mg/L are as follows: Influent BOD | pie | Class | Class | Class | Class | Class | Class | Class (mg/L) : A B c D SB sc sD 3000106500 | me | 20 | 30 | 100 | is0 | 30 [ 100 | 150 S500 10,000] me | 20 [30 | 200 | 300 | 30 | 200 | 300 70,000t0 30,000 | mg | 20 | 30 | 600 | 1,000 | 30 | 600 | 1,000 330,000 mgt [20 | 30 900 1,300 | 30 900 | 1,500” Ie ot vom unig, Protect the environment... Protect life2. Industries will be monitored by EMB on the significant parameters for the specific industry category. The significant parameters specific to the process of an establishment as mentioned in Table 8 (Significant Effluent Quality Parameters per Sector) of DAO 2016-08 will be monitored and included in the Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR). 3. Monitoring will be done on either Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) or Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) for treated industrial effluents and not both at the same time. As stated in Table 8 (Significant Effluent Quality Parameters per Sector) of DAO 2016-08, establishments will be monitored for either BOD or COD (in addition to other significant parameters assigned to the specific sector), except for PSIC Code 13 (Manufacture of Textiles), 4. Parameters applicable to industries like desiccated coconut production, coconut milk/cream production, coconut water production, and coconut flour production. This type of industry can be categorized under PSIC Code 107 (Manufacture of other food products (except sugar) and the significant parameters are temperature, BOD, total suspended solids, oil and grease. ‘We hope that we have clarified your concerns. Very truly yours, GILBERT C. GONZALES irector EArt eneoonn NN ition suey wowace,