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MIDTERM ENVI
philippine clean water act of 2004
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one of the most serious ecological threats we face today. | Water pollution |
| “Water pollution happens when toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the quality of water.” ____________ | (World Wildlife Fund) |
| defines water pollutions as any alteration of the physical, chemical, biological, or radiological properties of a water body resulting in the impairment of its purity or quality. | The Philippine Clean Water Act |
| According to Dr. Ken Rubin, there are Two General Categories of water pollution sources: | Direct Contaminant Sources Indirect Contaminant Sources |
| Include effluent outfalls from factories, refineries, waste treatment plants etc.. that emit fluids of varying quality directly into urban water supplies. | Direct Contaminant Sources |
| - Include contaminants that enter the water supply from soils/groundwater systems and from the atmosphere via rain water. Soils and groundwaters contain the residue of human agricultural practices (fertilizers, pesticides, etc..) and improperly dispos | Indirect Contaminant Sources |
| As early as 1996, monitoring of the country’s rivers showed that only ___% of the classified rivers still met the standards for their most beneficial use. The rest were already polluted from domestic, industrial and agricultural sources. | 51 |
| Most studies point to the fact that domestic wastewater is the principal cause of organic pollution (at ____) of our water bodies. Yet only ___ of investments in water supply and sanitation were going to sanitation and sewage treatment. | 48% ; 3% |
| A recent World Bank Report pointed out that Metro Manila was ___ in sewage connections among major cities in Asia and less than 7% compared to 20% for Katmandu, Nepal and 30% for Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thirty-one percent of all illnesses in the country are | second to the lowest |
| -means both natural and man-made bodies of fresh, brackish, and saline waters, and includes, but is not limited to, aquifers, groundwater, springs, creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lagoons, water reservoirs, lakes, bays, estuarine, coastal and marine water | WATER BODIES |
| do not refer to those constructed, developed and used purposely as water treatment facilities and / or water storage for recycling and re-use which are integral to process industry or manufacturing. | WATER BODIES |
| means discharge from known sources which is passed into a body of water or land, or wastewater flowing out of a manufacturing plant, industrial plant including domestic, commercial and recreational facilities. | Effluent |
| means the sludge produced on individual onsite wastewater disposal systems, principally septic tanks and cesspools. | Septage |
| means water-borne human or animal wastes, excluding oil or oil wastes, removed from residences, building, institutions, industrial and commercial establishments together with such groundwater, surface water and storm water as maybe present including su | Sewage |
| The DENR, in coordination with _____________ (NWRB), shall designate certain areas as water quality management areas using appropriate physiographic units such as watershed, river basins or water resources regions. | National Water Resources Board |
| The areas within the jurisdiction of th____ shall be designated as one management area under the administration of LLDA in accordance with___ , as amended: Provided, However, That the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act and wastewater charge system | e Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) R.A. No. 4850 |
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