Environmental Laws

Flashcards for Environmental Law Review

Practice Mind Mapping

Associating with everything you review to remember keywords.

Practice Mind Mapping

Associating with everything you review to remember keywords.

International Laws

First time for countries to exchange environmental issues.

Sweden

Charged for environmental programs.

Brundtland Commission

Relationship between development and environment.

Earth Summit

Largest gathering to reaffirm Stockholm Conference.

Principle 1

Humans are the center of sustainable development.

Brazil

Acknowledges shared resources and green horse gases.

Agenda 21

Mother of SDG

Agenda 21 Timeframe

Set by 15 years, check every 5 years and mid-term.

20 Years After Earth Summit

Extended because MPG cannot be achieved; extension of 15 years.

Waste Dumping

Toxic waste from developed countries gets dumped in developing countries.

Dirty Dozen

C12 chemicals that are volatile and affects humans.

Dirty Dozen Example

Example: DDT (for lamok or Malaria problem).

Senate Bill

Senate version for bills.

Department Administrative Order (DAO)

Act of a Cabinet or Department Secretary which implements rules pursuant to his/her duties as administrative head of government.

Ordinance

A local law passed by the local legislative body.

Article I (National Territory)

Comprises the Philippine archipelago.

Article II, Section 15

The State shall protect and promote the right to health.

Article II, Section 16

The State shall protect and advance the right to a balanced and healthful ecology.

Article XII, Section 2

All lands of the public domain, waters, minerals, etc., are owned by the State.

Article XII, Section 5

State shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to their ancestral lands.

Article XIII, Section 7

The State shall protect the rights of subsistence fishermen.

PD 1151 (Philippine Environmental Policy)

Right to a Healthy Environment, Approved: June 6, 1977

PD 1152 (Philippine Environment Code)

Establishing specific environment management policies and prescribing environment quality standards, Approved: June 6, 1977

PD 1586 (Establishment of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System)

Projects which require the submission of EIS, Approved: June 11, 1978

Proclamation 2146

Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs)

ECA - Environmentally Critical Area

Area as environmentally sensitive such that significant environmental impacts are expected.

ECP - Environmentally Critical Project

Project or program that has high potential for significant negative environmental impact.

Environmentally Critical Areas Examples

National parks, Tourist Spots, Endangered Tribes…

Environmentally Critical Projects

Heavy Industries, Resource Extractive Industries, Infrastructure Projects, Golf Course

Infrastructure Projects - Power plants

Power generating plants, transmission and distribution systems

DENR Administrative Order No. 34, Series of 1990

Revision of water usage and quality criteria.

DENR Administrative Order No. 35 Series of 1990

Revision the Effluent Regulations of 1990

"BOD"

Approximate quantity of dissolved oxygen required by bacteria to stabilize organic matter.

"Coastal Water"

Open body of water along the country's coastline up to the 200-meter isobath or three-kilometer distance.

"Effluent"

Wastewater flowing out of a plant.

"Inland Water"

Interior body of water with beneficial usage other than public water supply or primary contact recreation.

"Mixing Zone"

Place where effluent mixes with receiving body of water.

"Primary Contact Recreation"

Form of recreation where there is intimate contact of the human body with the water, such as swimming, water skiing, or skin diving.

"Protected Water"

watercourse classified as sources of public water supply and etc.

"Strong Water"

Wastewater whose initial BOD value before treatment is equal to or greater than 3,000 mg/L.

Visual Comparison Method (Platinum Cobalt Scale)

Color method of analysis

Use of Mercury-filled Thermometer

Temperature method of analysis

Objectives of the WQG and GES

Provides guidelines for classification of water bodies, determination of time trends, and evaluation of stages of deterioration.

Scope of WQG

Apply to all water bodies in the country (freshwaters, marine waters, and groundwater).

Scope of GES

Apply to all point sources of pollution.

Class AA

Public Water Supply Class 1- Intended primarily for waters having watersheds

Class A

Public Water Supply Class II- Intended as sources of water supply requiring conventional treatment

Class B

Recreational Water Class I - Intended for primary contact recreation (bathing, swimming, etc.)

DAO 34

Water Quality Guidelines vs General Effluent Standards

Coastal and Marine Waters - Class SD

Marshy/Magrove areas

Secondary parameters

limits used for baseline assessment as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment

GES and Industrial Classification

Requires industries to monitor only significant effluent quality parameters.

GES values

limits are maximum allowable limit.

General Effluent Standards categories

Category I (Protected Waters), Category II (Inland Waters) raw wastewater

WQG

Used for classifying water bodies; determining time trends; evaluating stages of deterioration.

WQG: Scope

Apply to all water bodies in the country

GES: Scope

Apply to all point sources of pollution

4.2 Updated WQG and GES for Boron

Table 2 presents the updated WQG and GES for Boron for all water bodies.

4.1 Updated WQG and GES for Ammonia as NH3-N

Table 1 presents the updated WQG and GES for Ammonia as NH3-N for all water bodies

4.3 Updated WQG and GES for Copper

previous value is updated to Total Copper.

DENR AO 2021 - 19

Water Quality Guidelines (WQG) and General Effluent Standards (GES) for Selected Parameters