The document summarizes the key aspects of the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, which was presented by Sec. J.R. Nereus Acosta. The Act aimed to address water pollution issues like low sewerage coverage, waterborne diseases, and declining fish production. It established regulations for sewage collection and treatment, discharge permits, prohibited acts of pollution, and penalties for violations. The Act applies to all water bodies and prioritizes controlling land-based pollution sources. It highlights some pollution incidents that violated the Act, like oil spills into rivers.

1. SEC. J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.D
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CONCURRENT GENERAL MANAGER OF LLDA

2. SEC. J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA, Ph.D
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CONCURRENT GENERAL MANAGER OF LLDA
Presentation of
Philippine Clean
Water Act of
2004
as Principal
Author

3. 65,000 hectares
Metro Manila
95,000 hectares
Laguna Lake

6. NOYNOY AQUINOCORY AQUINO

7. Why the need for the Clean Water Act?
 Low sewerage coverage
 Degradation of water quality from domestic wastes
 Spread of waterborne diseases
 Decline in fish production

8. Low Sewerage Coverage in 2004
0 20 40 60 80 100
Hong Kong
Osaka
Seoul
Chengdu
Tashkent
Kuala Lumpur
Shanghai
Delhi
Karachi
Ulaanbaatar
Phnom Penh
Colombo
Dhaka
Kathmandu
Ho Chi Minh City
Manila
Jakarta
Vientiane
Source: Asian Development Bank. 2004. Water in Asian Cities: Utilities Performance and Society Views. Manila.
 Only about 4% of
the population
had access to
sewerage in 2000
 Outside Metro
Manila, access to
sewerage
network almost
non-existent
4%

9. Indiscriminate disposal of wastewater is one of
the main reasons for degradation of water quality

10. Domestic Wastes
*Manggahan Floodway, Pasig River
80% of biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) loading in the lake
is from domestic sources
- Phil-WAVES report, 2015

13. Spread of Waterborne Diseases in 2000s
In 1996-2000, 31% of illnesses were from waterborne diseases;
gastroenteritis, diarrhea, typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and hepatitis

14. Decline in Fish Production
Fish kills as a result of increase in
BOD levels, sedimentation and
silt pollution
70% of bangus sold in Metro Manila
is from Laguna Lake

15. Philippine Clean Water Act
R.A. 9275
“An Act Providing for a Comprehensive
Water Quality Management and for
Other Purposes”
March 2004
*Laguna de Bay

16. Philippine Clean Water Act
R.A. 9275
The State shall pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner
Consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality
Of our fresh, brackish and marine waters.
-Declaration of Policy, Section 2 of Philippine Clean Water Act
*Angat Dam, Norzagaray, Bulacan

17. This Act shall apply to water quality management in all water bodies,
That it shall primarily apply to the abatement and control of pollution
From land based sources, that the water quality standards and
Regulations under this Act shall be enforced irrespective of sources
Of pollution
-Coverage of the Act, Section 3 of Philippine Clean Water Act
Philippine Clean Water Act
R.A. 9275
*La Mesa Dam

18. Key Definitions
Effluent - discharge which is
passed into bodies of water
Wastewater - wastes in liquid form
containing pollutants

19. Key Definitions
Septage : sludge from septic tanks,
cesspools (pozo negro)

20. Key Definitions
Sewage : wastewater from domestic,
commercial, industrial sources
Sewerage : system or network of
pipelines for collection and treatment
of sewage

21. Sewage Collection, Treatment & Disposal
 Section 8 requires residential, commercial and industrial establishments
to connect to a sewage line provided by concessionaires

22. Discharge Permits
 Section 14 regulates effluent discharge to bodies of water
 LLDA as regulatory agency monitoring discharges to Laguna Lake

23. Prohibited Acts
 Section 27 prohibits the ff:
 Discharging directly or indirectly
into water bodies causing water
pollution
 Discharging without valid
discharge permits
 Dumping or transporting into
water bodies sewage sludge or
solid waste
 Disposing of infectious medical
wastes

24. Penalties & Enforcement
 Fine of not less then Php 10,000 to Php 200,000 per day of violation
 Issuance of an ex parte order for closure, suspension or cessation of
operations of violators

25. Oil Spill in Pandacan, Manila June 2013
Around 1,500 liters of fuel from an oil depot spilled and polluted Pasig River

26. “The parameters for the Clean Water
Act have been violated by Larraine’s
Marketing.”
Sec. Neric Acosta on the oil spill, June
2013
Oil Spill in Pandacan, Manila June 2013

27. Cement plant oil spill, Antipolo September 2015
2,000 liters of bunker fuel spilled into Tagbak
River, Antipolo.

28. “Anything that compromises water
safety, such as sources of hazardous and
toxic substances like oil depots, should
be removed from our rivers and major
bodies of water,”
- Sec. Acosta, Presidential Adviser for
Environmental Protection
Cement plant oil spill, Antipolo September 2013
Sept. 15, 2015, issuance of Ex-Parte Order
to stop operations of Solid Cement

29. International Coastal Cleanup
September 19, 2015 International Coastal Cleanup in Las Pinas

30. L.A.H.A.T.
LUPA
ARAW
HANGIN
TUBIG
AT
TAO

31. L.A.W.S.
LAND
AIR
WATER
AND
SUN

32. Understand
Value
Protect
Ecosystems. Life.