Lecture 7: Water Quality and Effluent Standards Flashcards
DENR
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
WQG
Water Quality Guidelines
GES
General Effluent Standards
When was DAO 2016-08 WQG and GES approved?
May 24, 2016
Section 1
Basic Policy
Section 2
Objectives
Section 3
Scope and Coverage
Section 4
Definition of Terms
Section 5
Classification of Water Bodies
Section 6
Water Quality Guidelines
Section 7
General Effluent Standards
Section 8
Modification of WQG and GES
Section 9
Periodic Review
Section 10
Grace Period
Section 11
Prohibitions
Section 12
Fines, Damages, and Penalties
Section 13
Separability Clause
Section 14
Repealing Clause
Section 15
Effectivity
The basic policy was taken from _____
RA 9275
The State shall pursue a _____ of ____ growth
policy; economic
WQMA
Water Quality Management Area
The scope of the WQG was defined to apply to ___ water bodies in the country
All
be used for classifying water bodies; determining ____ trends; evaluating stages of _____ or _____ in water quality
time; deterioration; enhancement
The scope of the GES was defined to apply to all point ____ of ____, regardless of ____, that discharge to receiving body of water or land and be used regardless of the ____ category.
sources; pollution; volume; industry
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
US EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
SA EPA
Southern Australia Environmental Protection Agency
The classifications of ______ and ______ were generally adopted from ______ and ______, respectively with some changes.
freshwater; marine waters; DAO 1990-34; DAO 1997-23
Change of classification of waters used for agriculture, irrigation, and livestock watering from Class __ to Class __
D; C
Removal of Industrial Water Supply from Class __, Class __, and Class __
C; D; SD
Defining Class __ and __ for navigable waters
D; SD
are required minimum water quality parameters to be monitored for each water body
Primary parameters
are other water quality parameters to be used in baseline assessment as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment and other water quality monitoring purposes
Secondary parameters
The WQG shall be applied to ____, ____, and ____
freshwaters; marine waters; groundwater
____ used for _____ and other agricultural purposes shall conform to the Department of Agriculture Administrative Order ______
Effluent; irrigation; 2007-26
with this, industries shall only be required to monitor effluent quality parameters determined to be significant to them
Significant Effluent Quality Parameters
GES values are ____ allowable limit
Maximum
In consideration for establishments with influent BOD greater than or equal to ______ mg/L, separate effluent standards were set but applicable only for establishments discharging to Class __, Class __, Class __, and Class __ water bodies
3000; C; D, SC; SD
Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9275
Designated Uses
WQG Values
Significant Effluent Quality Parameters per Sector and GES Values
The said request for modification shall be submitted to the _______
DENR Secretary
Review of the WQG and GES was defined as ______ and its _____ shall be necessary
periodically; amendment
A grace period of not more than ____ years is provided
5
Fines, damages and penalties was linked to Section ___ of RA 9275
28
____ was provided that in cases where a section of provision is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court, the other sections or provisions shall remain to be in force
Stipulation
Color - changed unit to ___ from ___
TCU;PCU
Nitrate - changed expression to Nitrate as ____ from ____
NO3-N; N
Copper - changed expression to ____ from _____
Dissolved Copper; Total Copper
Cyanide - changed to ____ from ____
free cyanide; total cyanide
TCU
True Color Unit
PCU
Platinum Color Unit
Organophosphate as Malathion - change expression to _____; changed unit from ____ to ____
Malathion; mg/L; ug/L
PCBs - clarified to be the sum of the ______ and _____
9 Aroclors; 19 Congeners
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls
PNSDW
Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water
Parameters which became stringent:
Arsenic
Cadmium
Chromium
Lead
Mercury