Water Code of the Philippines, Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations, 2005. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Separate publication from the National Water Resources Council. Subject Water Keyword Water rights Authorization/permit Institution Irrigation Water supply Well sinking/boreholes Water charges Water shortage/drought Waterworks Water conservation zone Flood Policy/planning Dispute settlement Access-to-information Court/tribunal Servitude Effluent waste water/discharge Groundwater Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Rules and Regulations (94 sections) regulate the appropriation and utilization of waters, including permit procedures for various water uses, the control, conservation and protection of waters, watersheds and related land resources and the administration and enforcement of the Rules and Regulations. Included in the Regulations are the functions and powers of the Inter-Agency Flood Plain Management Committee and the Committee on Arbitration. Full text English Website www.nwrb.gov.ph References - Legislation Implements Presidential Decree No. 1067 - The Water Code of The Philippines. Legislation | Philippines | 1976 (2000) Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Priorities, Water rights, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction, Servitude, Water shortage/drought, Flood, Waterworks, Water supply, Water conservation zone, Recreational water use, Irrigation, Rainwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Ecosystem preservation, Court/tribunal, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX