23/07/2021
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
In line with the implementation of Discharge Permitting System under RA 9275, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, the following are the clarifications in the issuance of discharge permit for multiple outfalls:
I. One (1) Discharge Permit shall be issued per outfall/outlet to identify the Significant Effluent Quality Parameters (SEQP) per Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) Code under the Water Quality Guidelines and General Effluent Standards.
II. For unsewered areas, establishments/industries are required to install a septic tank or an onsite sewage treatment facility.
a. Establishments/industries generating domestic wastewater shall be regularly desludged by an accredited desludger of the Department of Health (DOH). A certificate of treatment or receipt from the desludger must be secured from the desludger for the approval of Discharge Permit.
b. Establishments/industries generating commercial and industrial wastewater shall be treated and shall conform with the general and significant effluent quality parameters per sector as listed of Table 8 of DENR DAO 2016-08.
III. Establishments/industries located in areas serviced by an operational wastewater treatment facility shall be required to connect to the sewer line. Wastewater to be discharged into the sewer line must be treated in accordance with the criteria set by the operator of accepting wastewater treatment facility. A certificate of interconnection/connection shall be the conditional requirement in the issuance of a Discharge Permit.