523
series of 2017
Adoption of DAO No. 2016-08 as the New Effluent
Standards for the Continuous Implementation of the
EUFs and the WQ Guidelines for Surface Waters within
the LDBR and for other purposes
WQG applies to
all water bodies
to maintain its
beneficial uses.
Parameter WQG
Parameter GES
(Class C)
(Class C)
BOD, mg/L 7
BOD, mg/L 50
Chloride, mg/L 350
Chloride, mg/L 450
Color, TCU 75
Color, TCU 150
pH (range) 6.5 – 9.0 GES applies to pH (range) 6.0 – 9.5
Phosphate 0.50 all point sources
of pollution. Phosphate 1
TSS, mg/L 80
TSS, mg/L 100
Water Quality Guidelines
(WQG)
Under the new DAO, water quality guidelines are set for
each type of water body (fresh, marine and ground water)
water)..
For instance, a river classified as Class A, intended for a
public water supply, must have a BOD of 3 mg/L and a
minimum dissolved oxygen level of 5 mg/L, among other
parameters..
parameters
A seawater body for swimming and bathing falling under SB
category should have a fecal coliform level of 100
MPN/100
MPN/ 100mL
mL only, among other parameters
parameters..
General Effluent Standards
(GES)
pH range 6.5--9.0
6.5 6.0--9.5
6.0 more lenient
Tot. Coliform
Coliform,, MPN/100mL 10,000 10,000 no change
Chromium (hexavalent
(hexavalent),
), mg/L 0.10 0.02 stricter
32 Aquaculture (excluding fish BOD, Total Suspended Solids,Ammonia, Nitrate, Phosphate, Sulfate
pens)
6 Extraction of crude pH, Total Suspended Solids, Sulfate, Flouride, Barium, Chromium,
petroleum and natural gas, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Mercury, Oil and Grease, Phenol & Phenolic
and support activities Substances, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes, Benzo(a)
pyrene
7100 Mining of iron ores Color, pH, Total Suspended Solids, Nitrate, Manganese, Iron,
Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead
722 Mining of precious metal ores
Gold ore mining pH, Total Suspended Solids, Nitrate, Cyanide,
Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Mercury, Lead
17012 Pulp milling including Color, Temperature, pH, COD, Nitrate, Phenol & Phenolic
manufacture of pulp, paper Substances, Sulfate, Phospate, Ammonia
and paperboard
17013 Paper and paperboard Color, Temperature, pH, COD, Total Suspended Solids,
milling Nitrate, Phospate, Ammonia, Barium, Boron, Chloride,
Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Cpper, Lead, Mercury, Zinc