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LLDA Is Doing? a Presentation by • Flagship Programs CASIMIRO A Outline of the Presentation • Introduction to Laguna de Bay Region The State of Laguna de Bay: • Current State of the Lake and its Tributary Rivers Conditions, Trends & Interventions • Water quality • Reclamation and Encroachment of Shoreland • What LLDA is doing? A Presentation By • Flagship Programs CASIMIRO A. YNARES III, M.D. • Other Management Measures General Manager Laguna Lake Development Authority • The Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation (LISCOP) and To the Management Association of the Philippines Carbonshed Projects 39th Regular Meeting 14 November 2006 Manila Polo Club, Makati City • Strategic Interventions • Conclusion and Final Statement QUICK FACTS Laguna de Bay 2 The largest and most Surface Area: * 900 km Average Depth: ~ 2.5 m vital inland water body Maximum Depth: ~ 20m (Diablo in the Philippines Pass) Average Volume: 2,250,000,000 m3 Watershed Area: * 2,920 km2 18th Member Shoreline: * 285 km of the Biological Resources: fish, mollusks, plankton World’s Living Lakes macrophytes Network (* At 10.5m Lake Elevation) 1 NAPINDAN CHANNEL The Pasig River is an important component of the lake ecosystem. It is the only outlet of the lake but serves also as an inlet whenever the lake level is lower than Manila Bay. Sources of surface recharge 21 Major Tributaries 14% Pagsanjan-Lumban River 7% Sta. Cruz River 79% 19 remaining tributary rivers Only Outlet Napindan Channel connects the lake to Manila Bay •The lake is life support system Laguna de Bay: multi-use resource to about 13 million people •3.5 million of whom live in 29 lakeshore municipalities and cities Fisheries 2 It is the major source of freshwater fish in Dominant use for fishery . Metro Manila and the surrounding municipalities, and cities. OpenOpen waterwater AquacultureAquaculture EXISTING LAKE USES EXISTING LAKE USES Irrigation Industrial Hydro power Cooling generation Transport Route Flood Water Reservoir Recreation and nature appreciation 3 It is being eyed as the next major source of potable water for Metro Manila Pediastrum sp. Eichhornia crassipes Therapon plumbeus Provides genetic resources. More than 400,000 people in Metro Manila are already Nymphaea Najas graminea suffering from water shortage A private water company already draws approx. 300,000 m3 of water per month Corbicula manilensis Pistia stratiotes LAGUNA de BAY IS EXTREMELY Major Findings from Recent STRESSED Studies 4 … On WATER QUALITY MONITORING Water Quality LagunaLaguna dede BayBay StationsStations –– 55 LakeLake EarlyEarly WarningWarning StationsStations –– 44 TributaryTributary RiverRiver StationsStations -- 1515 Current Situation… Current State of the Lake… Laguna de Bay is extremely stressed. Is Laguna de Bay a safe source of water for This is characterized by: drinking? • Increasing trend in BOD primarily due to domestic (close to 80%) and industrial wastes (some 11.5%), and as a result of Pasig River backflow. Nevertheless, the Lake’s BOD concentration is still within the criterion. (Laguna de Bay Environment Monitor, 2005) • The Lake provides safe drinking water with appropriate treatment. (LLDA Case Study on • Seasonal fluctuations in nitrate and phosphate concentration. Lack of centralized or localized sewage treatment perpetuates inflow of nitrogen Drinking Water Supply with LdB as Raw & phosphorous which brings about eutrophication. (Millennium Philippine Sub-Global Assessment, 2005) Water Source; Netherlands funded Sustainable Development of LdB • There are some traces of heavy metals in Lake water and sediments, Environment Project, 2000-2003) although concentration is still within prescribed safe levels. (LLDA-UP NIGS Study on Sedimentation Pattern, 1999) • Decreased counts of aquatic plants. (LLDA Monitoring Sampling Data) • The Lake is undergoing rapid shoaling. Average depth is 2.5m in 2003 as compared to 2.78m in 1973. (LLDA-UP NIGS Study on Sedimentation Pattern, 1999; Sustainable Development of the LdB Environment Project, 2000-2003) 5 Current Situation… Laguna de Bay as an adequate source of bulk The Lake has become the repository of human and raw water for drinking industrial wastes from Metro Manila and other surrounding localities. • The Lake has an average volume of 2.25B m3 (SOGREAH Report, 1973) • 1000MLD* (400 MLD for water supply & current 600 MLD for irrigation & other uses) is projected to decrease water level by only 1.1 mm/day or 13.3 cm during dry months (Jan-April). This is only 9.5% of total annual average water inflow from tributaries. (Sustainable Development of the LdB Environment Project, 2000 -2003) • Different alternative engineering schemes have already been drawn where the Lake and Pagsanjan River are considered as probable raw water sources. (Study on Engineering Alternatives for the 300 MLD Bulk Water Supply Project, September 2000; Sustainable Development of the LdB Environment Project, 2000 -2003) • Existing MWSS water supply sources are insufficient to meet the requirements of its service areas. - In April, 2004 MWSS solicited proposals for the delivery of 400 MLD treated bulk water to its concessionaires, without limiting the source to LdB (MWSS Consolidated FS on 400 MLD Bulk Water Supply Project; NEDA Report). - MWSS is yet to await DOJ - OGCC opinion whether to proceed with the supply of 300 MLD thru BOT *Million Liters per Day Organic Waste Profile in the Lake 2005 Water Mondriaan’s Monthly Summary Assessments of the Laguna de (As of 2004) Bay’s Overall Water Quality Status* Agriculture Forest 9.8% 0.8% Industry 11.5% Domestic 77.9% 6 Critical Areas that need Intervention Sapang Baho River … On Indiscriminate Reclamation And Encroachment of Shoreland Areas MangangateRiver Tunasan River San Pedro River TCC – Total Coliform Count BOD-Biochemical Oxygen Demand DO – Dissolved Oxygen N Proclamation No. 704 • Issued by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos on Nov. 28, 1995 • Reserved 80 has. of shoreland areas of Lupang Arenda for socialized housing development for disposition to: -squatter families along Pasig River/tributaries -poor families of Taytay, Rizal TAYTAY ANGONO • Transferred to National Housing Authority the BINANGONAN PASIG CARDONA BARAS TAGUIG development of the area for socialized housing; while TANAY LUPANG ARENDA SUCAT environmental management and control remains PILILLA TAYTAY, RIZAL MUNTINLUPA with LLDA. SAN PEDRO SINILOAN BIÑAN • DENR to undertake boundary, topographic and MABITAC STA. ROSA PAETE subdivision survey. CABUYAO KALAYAAN LUMBAN STA. CRUZ PILA VICTORIA CALAUAN BAY CALAMBA LOS BAÑOS 7 Institutional and Legal Context The squatters colony of about 25,000 informal settler-families in Brgy. Arenda in Taytay, Rizal • LLDA : Planning, regulatory and developmental now occupies 175 hectares of the buffer zone mandate over entire watershed (between 12.50-10.50 meter elevation). • DENR : national line agency • 2 Regional ENR offices: decentralized regulatory responsibilities • Over 30 other water-related agencies • 66 LGUs with environment-related functions (1991 Local Government Code) LLDA exercises its policy making functions through its Board of Directors RA 4850 (1966). .to promote and accelerate the DAO 2004-61 development and balanced growth….with due ECC/CNC issuance regard for environmental management …. EO 349 (1996) Adoption and LLDA implementation LLDA of Laguna de PD 813 (1975) Bay Master Plan MANDATE AND FUNCTIONS Expanded the mandate of LLDA to address EO 149 (1993) environmental protection Placed under DENR including the power to issue for administrative permit for the use of surface supervision and policy waters coordination EO 927 (1983) - Classified LLDA as Class A Corporation - Authorized to modify its organization - Granted water rights over Laguna de Bay and other water bodies within the region - Granted power to control and abate pollution within the region - Authorized to collect fees for the use of lake water 8 THREE KEY FUNCTIONS LLDA Key Functions LLDA Core Mandate POLICY AND PLANNING** REGULATORY*** Develop Lake with due regard to Establish and enforce water quality environment and prevention of standards for industrial, agricultural “ o promote and accelerate the ecological imbalance and municipal use T Conduct comprehensive survey/studies Issue and revoke permits for use of development and balanced growth of the Laguna Prepare comprehensive plan to conserve surface waters within the lake region Lake area within the context of national and and utilize resources Approve development plans proposed Exercise water rights within Laguna Lake by regional plans and economic development to Prepare a water quality management LGUs, private persons or enterprises carry out the development of the Laguna de Bay program Collect fees for use of Laguna Lake Coordinate policies with other resources for all beneficial purposes Region with due regard and adequate provisions government agencies and Compel compliance for environmental management and control, stockholders INFRASTRUCTURE AND preservation of the quality of human life and RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT* ecological systems and the prevention of undue Prepares and implement infrastructure projects such as river works, flood ecological disturbances, deterioration and control and sewerage Reclaim portions of the Lake pollution. “ Undertake re-adjustments, relocations or resettlement of populations Finance Infrastructure projects Collect reasonable fees and toll charges Develop water supply from groundwater or Lake water sources Engage in fish production and other aquaculture projects LLDA’s IWRM Approach LLDA’s Administrative Jurisdiction
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