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    The Philippine Clean Water Act aims to protect the country's fresh, brackish, and marine waters from pollution through comprehensive water quality management. It establishes Water Quality Management Areas based on physiographic units like watersheds. All owners discharging wastewater must obtain permits from the DENR or LLDA, and pay wastewater charges. The Act prohibits direct discharge of pollutants into water bodies and groundwater, and operating facilities without permits. Its goals are to prevent water pollution, promote environmental stewardship, and encourage public participation in management through information and education.

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    Clean Water Act

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    R.A 9275

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    The Philippine Clean Water Act aims to protect the country's fresh, brackish, and marine waters from pollution through comprehensive water quality management. It establishes Water Quality Management Areas based on physiographic units like watersheds. All owners discharging wastewater must obtain permits from the DENR or LLDA, and pay wastewater charges. The Act prohibits direct discharge of pollutants into water bodies and groundwater, and operating facilities without permits. Its goals are to prevent water pollution, promote environmental stewardship, and encourage public participation in management through information and education.

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    Philippine Clean Water Act OF 2004

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    The Philippine Clean Water Act aims to protect the country's fresh, brackish, and marine waters from pollution through comprehensive water quality management. It establishes Water Quality Management Areas based on physiographic units like watersheds. All owners discharging wastewater must obtain permits from the DENR or LLDA, and pay wastewater charges. The Act prohibits direct discharge of pollutants into water bodies and groundwater, and operating facilities without permits. Its goals are to prevent water pollution, promote environmental stewardship, and encourage public participation in management through information and education.

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    R.

    A 9275
    PHILIPPINE
    CLEAN
    WATER ACT

    The state shall pursue


    economic growth in a manner
    consistent with the
    protection, preservation and
    revival of the quality of our
    fresh, brackish and marine
    waters.

    Act providing for a


    comprehensive water
    quality management

    This act aims to protect the


    countrys from pollution from
    land-based sources

    The general approach is creation of:

    WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREAS


    (WQMA)

    Using physiographic units such as


    watershed, river basins or water
    sources regions
    watershed- a basin-like landform
    defined by highpoints and
    ridgelines that descend into lower
    elevations and stream valleys

    How will discharges of


    wastewater be controlled?
    All owners or operators are required
    to get a permit to discharge from the
    DENR or the Laguna Lake
    Development Authority
    How will the discharge of
    wastewater be discouraged?
    Anyonedischargingwastewaterintoaw
    aterbodywillhavetopayawaste
    watercharge

    Salient Features of RA
    9275

    Processes and procedures in the


    prevention of water pollution
    Promote environmental resources
    Formulate an integrated water quality
    management framework
    Promote products that are environmentfriendly and energy-efficient
    Encourage cooperation among citizen
    and industries through incentive
    market-based instruments

    Focus on pollution prevention


    Promote public information and
    education to encourage the
    participation of public in water
    quality management
    Encourage civil society and other
    sectors, especially labor and
    business undertaking
    environmentally-related activities
    in their effort to organize,
    eradicate and motivate the

    PROHIBITED ACTS:
    a) Discharging, depositing or
    causing to be deposited
    material of any kind directly
    or indirectly into the water
    bodies or along the margins
    of any surface water which
    could cause impede natural
    flow in the water

    b) discharging, injecting, or
    allowing to seep into soil or sub-soil
    any substance in any form that
    pollute groundwater
    c) Operating facilities that
    discharge regulated pollutants
    without the valid required permits
    or any violation of any condition
    therein
    d) Disposal of potentially infectious
    medical waste into sea water by

    Diseases caused by Water


    Pollution
    1. Cholera
    2. Amoebiasis
    3. Dysentry
    4. Diarrhea
    5. Hepatitis
    6. Lead Poisoning
    7. Malaria
    8. Polio
    9. Typhoid
    10.HIV

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