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DENR Administrative Order No. 15 of 2013 on the Guidelines on the Operationalization of the Area Water Quality Management Fund (AWQMF) under Republic Act No. 9275.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Water supply Water abstraction Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Special fund Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication.
Abstract

This Administrative Order, consisting of 21 sections, establishes the Guidelines on the Operationalization of the Area Water Quality Management Fund (AWQMF) under Republic Act No. 9275. This Order shall set forth the procedures to be followed in the operationalization of the AWQMF designated for each WQMA. This Order shall cover all the AWQMF to be designated in all WQMA to support the maintenance, management and protection of water bodies within the WQMA. It aims at protecting and preserving the country's fresh, brackish and marine waters, through the following: a. streamlining of the processes and procedures in the prevention, control and abatement of pollution; b. formulating an integrated water quality management framework through proper delegation and effective coordination of functions and activities; c. formulating and enforcing an accountability system for short and long-term adverse environmental impact of a project, program of activity; d. designating of Water Quality Management Areas (WQMAs) for effective integrated management of physiographic units such as watersheds, river basins, or water resource regions; and e. establishing AWQMF to be used in accordance with Section 10 and its utilization for the most cost-effective strategies to achieve such objective.

Full text
English
Website
www.denr.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implements

Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9275).

Legislation | Philippines | 2004

Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater pollution, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Water quality standards, Authorization/permit, Inland waters, Offences/penalties, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX