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Memorandum Circular No. 006 Series of 2015 Guidelines for Recreational Waters Monitoring Program.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Access-to-information Classification/declassification Freshwater pollution Monitoring Recreational water use Data collection/reporting Tourism Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Abstract

The Memorandum Circular is drafted in line with the governmental policies for prevention, control, and abatement of pollution of the country's water resources; promote public information and education; and encourage the public in water quality management and monitoring. For the purposes of this Memorandum , recreational waters shall be monitored using the primary water quality parameters and supplemented by secondary water quality parameters. The Memorandum further provides tables on parameters for primary and second water quality criteria. The text consists of 6 Sections and refers to the issues of applicable water quality parameters, identification, monitoring and reporting, and institutional arrangement for establishing Inter-Agency Technical Committee. The text has 4 Appendixes.

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