PHILIPPINE WATER RESOURCES

5 million

number of people that lack access to safe water

9 million

number of people that lack access to improved sanitation

2010;

In ___, the **government of the Philippines developed a road map to achieve universal water and sanitation services coverage by 2028**. Water.org is workiong to support this goal.

EFFLUENT

IS IN THE FORM OF *RAW SEWAGE, DETERGENTS, FERTILIZER, HEAVY METALS, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, OILS, AND EVEN SOLID WASTE*

• NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION,

• CENTRAL LUZON,

• SOUTHERN TAGALOG,

• CENTRAL VISAYAS

THE **FOUR URBAN CRITICAL REGION**S IN TERMS OF WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY

36 PERCENT

JUST OVER A THIRD OR _____ OF THE COUNTRY’S RIVER SYSTEMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS **SOURCES OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY**

58 PERCENT

UP TO ______ OF G**ROUNDWATER SAMPLED** IS **CONTAMINATED WITH COLIFORM AND NEEDS TREATMENT**

31 PERCENT

APPROXIMATELY ______ OF **ILLNESS MONITORED FOR A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD WERE CAUSED BY WATER-BORNE SOURCES**

2\.2 MILLION METRIC TONS; 48 PERCENT; 37 PERCENT; 15 PERCENT

NEARLY ___________ OF ORGANIC POLLUTION ARE PRODUCED ANNUALLY BY **DOMESTIC** (_____), **AGRICULTURAL** (_____), AND **INDUSTRIAL** (_____) SECTORS.

DOMESTIC; INDUSTRIAL

IN THE FOUR WATER-CRITICAL REGIONS, **WATER POLLUTION IS DOMINATED BY** __________ AND __________ SOURCES

412; 119; 19

THE PHILIPPINES HAS ___ **PRINCIPAL RIVER BASINS** IN ___ **PROCLAIMED WATERSHEDS;** OF THESE, ___ ARE CONSIDERED **MAJOR RIVER BASINS**

THE AGNO AND PAMPANGA

THE PASIG

THE BICOL

IMPORTANT RIVERS IN LUZON

RIO GRANDE DE MINDANAO; PULANGI AND THE AGUSAN

THE **PRINCIPAL RIVER OF MINDANAO** IS THE _________________, WHICH **RECEIVES THE WATERS OF THE** _______________

266,000 KM²; 1,934,000 KM²

**BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS COVER AN AREA** OF ____________, WHILE **OCEANIC WATERS COVER** ____________.

36,289 KM

THE **TOTAL LENGTH OF THE COASTLINE** IS ___________

IRREGULAR

THE PHILIPPINE COASTLINE IS __________, WITH NUMEROUS BAYS, GULFS, AND ISLETS

60 PERCENT

ABOUT ____________ OF **PHILIPPINE MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES ARE COASTAL**, WITH **10 OF THE LARGEST CITIES LOCATED ALONG THE COAST**. THESE COASTAL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE **INHABITED BY ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION**

MANILA BAY

A **SHELTERED HARBOR**, IS THE **COUNTRY’S BUSIEST COMMERCIAL HUB;** THE **LARGEST HARBOR IN THE COUNTRY** WITH PRIMARY PORT SERVICES CATERING TO BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRAFFIC.

1,830 KM²; 72

LAKES OCCUPY _____ (0.61 PERCENT OF TOTAL AREA). THERE ARE **ABOUT ____ LAKES IN THE COUNTRY**

LAKE TAAL

**56KM SOUTH OF MANILA**, OCCUPIES A **HUGE VOLCANIC CRATER AND CONTAINS** **AN ISLAND** THAT IS ITSELF A VOLCANO, WITH ITS OWN CRATER LAKE

LAKE LANAO

THE **LARGEST LAKE IN MINDANAO**, WHICH IS A **MAJOR SOURCE OF HYDROPOWER**

LAGUNA DE BAY

**ONE OF THE LARGEST LAKES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA** AND THE LARGEST AND **ONE OF THE MOST VITAL INLAND BODIES OF WATER IN THE PHILIPPINES**

GROUNDWATER

IT **CONTRIBUTES 14 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL WATER RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE PHILIPPINES**

REGION X; REGIONS I AND VII

______ HAS THE **LOWEST POTENTIAL SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER** COMPARED TO ITS SURFACE WATER POTENTIAL, WHILE _____________ H**AVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL.**

50 PERCENT

GROUNDWATER IS **USED FOR DRINKING BY ABOUT** ________ **OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.**

49 PERCENT; 32 PERCENT; 15 PERCENT; 4 PERCENT

BASED ON THE **WATER RIGHTS GRANTED BY THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BOARD (NWRB**) SINCE 2002, ________ OF **GROUNDWATER IS CONSUMED BY THE DOMESTIC SECTOR**, AND THE REMAINING SHARED BY **AGRICULTURE** (_____), INDUSTRY (_____) AND **OTHER SECTORS** (________)

60 PERCENT

ABOUT ________ OF THE **GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION IS WITHOUT WATER-RIGHT PERMITS**, RESULTING IN INDISCRIMINATE WITHDRAWAL.

86 PERCENT

A HIGH PERCENTAGE (______) OF **PIPED-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS USES GROUNDWATER AS A SOURCE**

• Angat Watershed (Norzagaray-San Jose del Monte, Bulacan)

• Magat Watershed (Ifugao, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya)

• Pantabangan-Carrangalan Watershed (Nueva Ecija, Nueva Viscaya, Aurora)

• San Roque Watershed (Pangasinan, Benguet)

• Upper Agno River Watershed (Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Nueva Viscaya)

Watersheds in North Luzon

• Buhi-Barit Watershed (Albay and Camarines Sur)

• Caliraya-Lumot Watershed (Cavite, Kalayaan, Lumban and Paete, Laguna)

• Makiling-Banahaw Watershed (Laguna, Batangas, Quezon)

• Tiwi Watershed (Albay and Camarines Sur)

Watersheds in South Luzon

• Lake Lanao Agus River Watershed (Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur)

• Pulangi Watershed (Bukidnon)

Watersheds in Mindanao

1,019; 791; 228

THE **ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU PROJECTED A CLASSIFICATION OF** _____ **WATER BODIES IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO BENEFICIAL USE** BY CY 2019. ____ OF THESE **ARE ALREADY CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO BENEFICIAL USE** AND ____ **ARE TARGETED TO BE CLASSIFIED UNTIL CY 2019**.

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCATION

THE I**DENTIFICATION OF THESE ONE THOUSAND NINETEEN (1,019) WATER BODIES IS LISTED ACCORDING** **TO** ___________________ BY PROVINCE

WQMA ACTION PLAN

SHALL BE PREPARED IN ORDER TO **ADDRESS WATER QUALITY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN THE AREA** AND LATER RESULT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OR BETTER WATER QUALITY OF THE SAID WATER BODY.

37

TO DATE, THERE ARE _____ **OFFICIALLY-DESIGNATED WQMAs**, INCLUDING THE AREAS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF LLDA WHICH WAS DESIGNATED AS ONE MANAGEMENT AREA BY VIRTUE OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT

DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NUMBER 2016-08

THE WATER QUALITY IS ASSESSED BASED ON THE SET BENEFICIAL USE AS DEFINED IN ________________________ **(WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES AND GENERAL EFFLUENT STANDARDS).**

CLASS AA

**Public Water Supply Class I** - ***Intended*** ***primarily for waters having watersheds***, which are uninhabited and/or othenwise declared as protected areas, and which require only approved disinfection to meet the latest PNSDW

CLASS A

**Public Water Supply Class II** - ***Intended as sources of water supply requiring conventional treatment*** (coagulation, sedimentation, fitration and disinfection) to meet the latest PNSDW

CLASS B

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

CLASS C

1\. **Fishery Water for the propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic resources**

CLASS D

navigable waters for freshwater

CLASS SA

1\.**Protected Waters -** ***Waters designated as national or local marine parks, reserves, sanctuaries and other areas established by law***

CLASS SB

1\. **Fishery Water Class II-** ***Waters suitable for commercial propagation of shellfish and intended as spawning areas for milkfish (Chanos chanos) and similar species***

CLASS SC

1\. **Fishery Water Class III** - ***For the propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic resources*** and intended for commercial and sustenance fishing

CLASS SD

navigable waters for marine water

CLASS C

2\. **Recreational Water Class II -** ***For boating, fishing or similar activities***

CLASS C

3\. **For agriculture, irrigation and livestock watering**

CLASS SA

2\.**Fishery Water Class I -** ***Suitable for shellfish harvesting for direct human consumption (Presidential Proclamation 1801 and other existing laws), and/or declared as such by appropriate government agency, LGUS, etc.***

CLASS SB

2\. **Tourist Zones -** ***For ecotourism and recreational activities***

CLASS SB

3\. **Recreational Water Class I** - Intended for ***primary contact recreation (bathing. swimming skin diving, etc ) [marine water]***

CLASS SC

2\. **Recreational Water Class II** - ***For boating. fishing or similar activities (marine water)***

CLASS SC

3\. **Marshy and/or mangrove areas** declared as fish and wildlife sanctuaries