Additional List of Classified Water Bodies

January 17, 2013

DENR MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 003-13

 

Pursuant to DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 34, Series of 1990 (Revised Water Usage and Classification/Criteria Amending Section Nos. 68 and 69, Chapter III of the 1978 NPCC Rules and Regulations) and in accordance with the Manual of Procedure for Water Classification, the following water bodies are hereby officially classified as follows: ASDCaI

	Name	Station	Location	Class
Region 2
1.	Apagonan River		Appari, Cagayan	C
2.	Diora River		Sta. Ana, Cagayan	C
3.	Upper Magat River*		Nueva Viscaya	C
Region 3
4.	Bagac Bay		Bagac, Bataan	SB
5.	Maasim River		San Rafael, Bulacan	C
6.	San Miguel River		San Miguel, Bulacan	C
Region 4-A
7.	Balaybalay River	Brgy. Kakawit, Lucban to	Mauban, Quezon	B
		Balaybalay, Mauban,
		Quezon (Upstream)
		Brgy. Balaybalay,	Mauban, Quezon	C
		Mauban to Lamon
		Bay (Downstream)
8.	Calibuyo River		Tanza, Cavite	C
9.	Haboling River		Indang, Cavite	B
10.	Maapon River*	Luisiana to Brgy.	Sampaloc, Quezon	B
		Bilucao, Sampaloc
		(Upstream)
		Brgy. Bilucao,	Mauban, Quezon	C
		Sampaloc to
		Lamon Bay
		(Downstream )
11.	Obispo/Caisobo		Indang, Cavite	B
	River
12.	Sahing/Cayalinmang		Tanza and Naic,	C
	-Alemang/		Cavite
	Kay-Alamang
	River
Region 4B
13.	Babuyan River		Puerto Prinsesa City,	B
			Palawan
14.	Bacuit Bay		El Nido, Palawan	SB
15.	Calapan River		Calapan, Oriental	C
			Mindoro
16.	Coron Bay		Coron, Palawan	SB
17.	Ipilan River		Brooke's Point,	C
			Palawan
18.	Maasin River	Maasin/Calasaguen	Brooke's Point,	B
		Dam and Maasin	Palawan
		Hanging Bridge
		(Upstream)
			Maasin Bridge and	C
		River Delta
		(Downstream)
19.	Mambalot River		Brooke's Point,	C
			Palawan
20.	Montible River		Puerto Princesa	A
			City, Palawan
21.	Nagsaguipi River		Puerto Princesa	A
			City, Palawan
22.	Puerto Princesa Bay		Puerto Princesa,	SB
			Palawan
23.	Tamlang River		Brooke's Point,	B
			Palawan
24.	Tigapalan River*		Brooke's Point,	B
			Palawan
25.	Sabang Bay		Puerto Galera,	SB
	(Coastal Area)		Oriental Mindoro
Region 5
26.	Gogon River		Virac, Cantaduanes	C
Region 6
27.	Aguisan River		Himamaylan and	C
			Binalbagan, Negros
			Occidental
28.	Hinigaran River		Hinigaran, Negros	C
			Occidental
29.	Leganes and	From Sitio Bat-os,	Dumangas, Iloilo	SB
	Dumangas	Brgy. Bacay,
	Coastal	Dumangas, Iloilo to
	Water	Sitio Buol, Brgy.
		Sapao, Dumangas,
		Iloilo
		From Global Business	Dumangas, Iloilo	SC
		Power Corp. to Brgy.
		Nanding Lopez,
		Dumangas, Iloilo
30.	Mandalagan		Bacolod City	C
	River
31.	Bacolod	From Paraiso Beach	Brgy. Puntataytay,	SB
	Coastal	Resort to Palmas	Bacolod City
	Water	del Mar
		From Villa Esperanza to	Brgy. Banago,	SC
		Sibucao Fish Market	Bacolod City
Region 8
32.	Calbayog River		Calbayog City,	C
			Western Samar
33.	Camotes Sea**		Baybay City &	SC
			Albuera, Leyte
34.	Dupong Bay		Isabel, Leyte	SC
35.	Matlang Bay		Isabel, Leyte	SC
36.	Mawo River*		Victoria, Northern	B
			Samar
37.	Catarman River*		Catarman, Northern	C
			Samar
38.	Gamay River*		Gamay, Northern	C
			Samar
39.	Jibatang River*		Calbayog City,	C
			Western Samar
40.	Ponso River		Barugo, Leyte	C
41.	Salog River		Hindang, Leyte	C
	(Tagbaoto River)
42.	Salug River*	Stations 3-4	Hilongos, Leyte	B
		Stations 1-2	Hilongos, Leyte	C
43.	Silaga River*		Sta. Rita, Samar	B
44.	Ugayon River		Bato, Leyte	C
Region 12
45.	Libungan River*		Libungan, North	C
			Cotabato
46.	Matingao River		Brgy. Ilomavis,	B
			Kidapawan City
47.	Marbel River		Brgy. Ilomavis,	B
			Kidapawan City
CARAGA Region
48.	Carrascal Bay	Stations 1-13	Carrascal, Surigao	SB
			del Sur
		Stations 14-37	Carrascal, Surigao	SC
			del Sur
49.	Dahican Bay	Stations 1-10	Carrascal, Surigao	SB
			del Sur
		Stations 11-14	Carrascal, Surigao	SC
			del Sur
50.	Hinadkaban Bay		Claver, Surigao del	SC
			Norte
51.	Ga-as Inlet		Dinagat Islands	SC

 

Legend:
* — Principal River
** — Reclassified from Class SD to Class SC
The classes of water bodies are defined as follows:
a)	Fresh Surface Waters (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc.)
Class AA	Public Water Supply Class I. This class is intended
	primarily for waters having watersheds which are
	uninhabited and otherwise protected and which require
	only approved disinfection in order to meet the
	National Standards for Drinking Water (NSDW) of the
	Philippines.
Class A	Public Water Supply Class II. For sources of water
	supply that will require complete treatment
	(coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and
	disinfection) in order to meet the NSDW.
Class B	Recreational Water Class I. For primary contact
	recreation such as bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc.
	(particularly those designated for tourism purposes).
Class C	1)	Fishery Water for the propagation and growth
		of fish and other aquatic resources;
	2)	Recreational Water Class II (e.g., Boating, etc.);
		and,
	3)	Industrial Water Supply Class I (For
		manufacturing processes after treatment).
Class D	1)	For agriculture, irrigation, livestock watering,
		etc.;
	2)	Industrial Water Supply Class II (e.g., cooling,
		etc.); and,
	3)	Other inland waters, by their quality, belong to
		this classification.
b)	Coastal and Marine Waters (as revised by DENR Adm. Or. No. 23, s. 1997)
Class SA	1)	Waters suitable for the propagation, survival
		and harvesting of shellfish for commercial
		purposes;
	2)	National marine parks and reserves established
		under existing laws and/or declared as such by
		appropriate government agency; and,
	3)	Coral reef parks and reserves designated by law
		and concerned authorities.
Class SB	1)	Tourist zones and marine reserves primary used
		for recreational activities such as bathing,
		swimming, skin diving, etc. established under
		existing laws and/or declared as such by the
		appropriate government agency;
	2)	Recreational Water Class I (Areas regularly used
		by the public for bathing, swimming, skin
		diving, etc.); and,
	3)	Fishery Water Class I (Spawning areas for
		Chanos chanos or "Bangus" and similar species.
Class SC	1)	Recreational Water Class II (e.g., boating, etc.);
	2)	Fishery Water Class II (Commercial and
		sustenance fishing); and,
	3)	Marshy and/or mangrove areas declared as fish
		and wildlife sanctuaries.
Class SD	1)	Industrial and Water Supply II (e.g., cooling,
		etc.); and,
	2)	Other coastal and marine waters, by their quality,
		belong to this classification.

Henceforth, all industrial establishments, business, commercial and agricultural firms, local government units, government-owned or controlled corporations and other similar entities and instrumentalities, including persons discharging liquid wastes into the said water bodies are hereby required to comply with the foregoing classification. SAHIaD

For reclassified water bodies, all existing dischargers are given five (5) years within which to phase their compliance with the reclassification of the water body.

This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and upon acknowledgment of receipt of a copy thereof by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR).

(SGD.) RAMON J.P. PAJESecretary

Published in The Philippine Star on January 23, 2013.

Acknowledgment: ONAR, U.P. Law Center on January 24, 2013.