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Memorandum Circular 006 Series of 2013 Guidelines for Water Quality Management Area Action Planning and Local Government Units Compliance Scheme.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Classification/declassification Enforcement/compliance Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental planning Freshwater pollution Monitoring Potable water Recreational water use Recycling/reuse Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Pollution control Industrial water use Policy/planning
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The text provides guidelines with the purpose of setting up a process for formulation and implementation of Water Quality Management Area Action Planning and Local Government Units Compliance Scheme, pollution reduction and control, and protect investment in pollution programs. The text covers issues of water use, water classification, wastewater, discharge, potable water, ecological sanitation, effluent standards and environment management. The text consists of 6 Sections as follow:(1) Policy; (2) Objectives;(3)Definition of Terms;(4) Procedure;(5) The LGU Compliance Scheme;(6)Technical Outline of the WQMA Action Plan.

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