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Preliminaries Final 2013 Edited.Pub MESSAGE GGG reetings of Peace! This State of the Brown Environment Report represents the output of the one-year collaborative efforts of every employee of Department of Environment and Natural Resources –Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Regional Office XII in accomplishing on and beyond the yearly targets set during planning-workshops. It is also a concrete manifestation of the earnest involvement and commitment of everyone to pursue our programs, projects and activities with renewed vigor and dedication, all for the good of Mother Nature, the environment and ultimately for the people. Kudos and Congratulations also to the industries, companies and other stakeholders in their continuous commitment to comply with Environmental Laws, rules and policies promulgated by our Department. To the readers and researchers, as we try to make this report more comprehensive for your own benefit and understanding, may this book report be useful to you. Finally, to all the employees and support staff of DENR-EMB XII, who joined hands and collaborated in achieving our avowed mandate and made this report possible, congratulations for a JOB WELL DONE! Remember though that the challenge before us to continue our labor for a better and healthful environment continues. MA. SOCORRO COLINA-LANTO OIC-Regional Director iii 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report PREFACE This 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report or SoBER is published to update the readers/researchers and the public for the status of air quality, water, solid waste management, and other environmental concerns under the mandates of Environmental Management Bureau XII. It does not include the other environmental agenda— “green” and “blue” which depict concerns on land use, biodiversity and resource management; and coastal and marine resources issues, respectively. This report is written comprehensively and shown assessments for the implementation of major environmental laws focusing on Clean Air, Clean Water, Ecological Solid Waste Management, Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes, and Environmental Impact Assessment. It also highlights information, education, and communication (IEC) campaign and advocacy efforts of EMB XII towards environmental protection catering all kind of audiences, like local government units, academe, and other partners in the region. This report also tackles environmental issues and concerns with recommendations which aims to address environmental problems. It was prepared in accordance with the guidelines set by the Environmental Management Bureau since 2007 to harmonize the preparation of regional SoBER to facilitate the consolidation in coming up with the national report. iv 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report DENR-EMB XII would like to express its heartfelt gratitude for the inputs provided by the following: ♦ Department of Environment & Natural Resources Office (DENR) XII ♦ Mines and Geosciences Bureau XII ♦ South Cotabato Airshed Governing Board and its Technical Working Groups ♦ North Cotabato Geothermal Airshed Governing Board and its Technical Working Groups ♦ Silway River Water Quality Management Area Governing Board and its Technical Working Groups ♦ Sarangani Bay Water Quality Management Area Governing Board and its Technical Working Groups ♦ Land Transportation Office - Regional Office XII ♦ Technical Education Skills Development Authority XII ♦ National Food Authority - General Santos City ♦ Local Government Units of General Santos City, Koronadal City, Municipalities of Tupi and Polomolok, South Cotabato Province ♦ South Cotabato Provincial Environment Management Office ♦ Energy Development Corporation ♦ Commission on Higher Education (CHED) XII ♦ National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) XII ♦ Department of Agriculture (DA) XII ♦ Department of Education (DepEd) XII ♦ Department of Interior and Local Government ♦ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) XII ♦ Department of Health (DOH) XII-Center of Health Develop- ment ♦ Boy Scouts of the Philippines ♦ Pollution Control Association of the Philippines Region XII Chapter ♦ National Statistics and Coordinating Board (NSCB) XII ♦ National Statistics Office XII And to all who in one way or another have helped in the prepara- tion of this report. v 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report ABBREVIATIONS A&D Alienable and disposable lands ALRI Acute lower respiratory infection APCF Air Pollution Control Facility APSF Air Pollution Source Facility AQM Air Quality Management ASBU Anti-smoke Belching Unit AURI Acute Upper respiratory infection BOD Biochemical oxygen demand Brgy Barangay CAMS Continuous Ambient Monitoring System C.O. Capital outlay CCO Chemical Control Order CDPWQM Capacity Development Project on Water Quality Management CHED Commission on Higher Education City ENRO City Environmental and Natural Resources Office CMVR Compliance Monitoring and Validation Report CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage CO Carbon monoxide DA Department of Agriculture DAO DENR Administrative Order DepED Department of Education DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DO Dissolved oxygen DOAS Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy DOH Department of Health drm Drum DTI Department of Trade and Industry E.O. Executive Order ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECM erosion control measure EcoGov2 Philippine Environmental Governance 2 ECP Environmentally Critical Project EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMAP Environmental Monitoring and Audit Plan EMB Environmental Management Bureau EMF Environmental management fee EE Environmental Education ESWM Ecological Solid Waste Management FMS Forest Management Service gal Gallon GASS General Administration and Support Services geo geometric GIS Geographical Information System GPOA General Plan of Action GRDP Gross Regional Domestic Product GSC General Santos City Ha Hectares H2S Hydrogen Sulfide HWG Hazardous Waste Generator IEC Information, Education and Communication JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JPIChE Junior-Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers kg Kilogram vi 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report km Kilometer KRAs Key Result Areas L/sec liters per second LGUs Local government units L Liter LMS Land Management Service LTO Land Transportation Office m Meter max Maximum MGB Mines and Geosciences Bureau min minimum MIS Management Information System MMT Multipartite Monitoring Team MOO Manual of operation MSU Mindanao State University MT Metric tons NAAQGV National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values NCGA North Cotabato Geothermal Airshed NCM Normal cubic meter NDMU Notre Dame of Marbel University NEPC National Environmental Protection Council NGAs National government agencies NGOs Non-government organizations NIA National Irrigation Administration NO 2 Nitrogen dioxide NOVs Notice of Violations NPCC National Pollution Control Commission NSDW National Standards for Drinking Water NSO National Statistics Office NSWSR National Solid Waste Status Report ODS Ozone-depleting Substances P.D. Presidential Decree PAB Pollution Adjudication Board PATLEPAM Philippine Association of Tertiary Level Educational Institutions in Environmental Protection and Management PCAPI Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc. PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls PCD Pollution Control Division PCL Priority chemicals list pcs pieces PEMO Provincial Environment Management Office PETC Private Emission Testing Center PhP Philippine Peso PICCS Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances PIChE Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers PM 10 Particulate matter with diameter equal or lesser than 10 microns PNOC-EDC Philippine National Oil Company-Energy Development Corpora- tion POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants Prk. Purok vii 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report R.A. Republic Act SAMPs sampling and measurement protocols SLF Sanitary landfill SM Settleable matter SO 2 Sulfur dioxide SOBER State of Regional Brown Environment Report SoCot South Cotabato SOCSARGEN South Cotabato, Sarangani and General Santos City SOCCSKSARGEN South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City sq km. Square kilometer SQI Small Quantity Importation TA Technical Assistance TCT Traffic Citation Tickets TDS Total dissolved solids temp Temperature TMG Traffic Management Group Tot. col. Total coliform Tpd Tons per day TS Total solids TSD Transport, Storage, and Disposal TSP Total suspended particulates TSS Total suspended solids Turb Turbidity TWG Technical working group UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WDP Wastewater Discharge Permit WFP Work and Financial Plan WQM Water Quality Management WQMA Water Quality Management Area WQSR Water Quality Status Report viii 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report Executive Summary This 2013 Region XII State of the Brown Environment Report summarizes all the major efforts of the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau XII. It was prepared following the guidelines for the preparation of a harmonized regional state of brown environment report. This report is a review of the state of the quality of air, water, solid wastes, toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes, environmental impact assessment and environmental education in the region. It relates the existing issues and concerns on our environment and hopes to give recommendations to address environmental
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