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    CHAPTER 2

    Article 2
    Water Pollution Permits and Charges

    SEC. 13. Wastewater Charge System. – The Department shall implement a wastewater charge system in all
    management areas including the Laguna Lake Region and Regional Industrial Centers through the collection of
    wastewater charges/fees. The system shall be established on the basis of payment to the government for discharging
    wastewater into the water bodies. Wastewater charges shall be established taking into consideration the following:

    (a) To provide strong economic inducement for polluters to modify their production or management processes or to
    invest in pollution control technology in order to reduce the amount of water pollutants generated;
    (b) To cover the cost of administering water quality management or improvement programs;

    (c) Reflect damages caused by water pollution on the surrounding environment, including the cost of rehabilitation;
    (d) Type of pollutant;
    (e) Classification of the receiving water body; and

    (f) Other special attributes of the water body.

    The fee shall be based on the net waste load depending on the wastewater charge formula which shall be
    established with due public consultation within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act: Provided, That net waste
    load shall refer to the difference of the initial waste load of the abstracted water and the waste load of the final effluent
    discharge of an industry: Provided, further, That no net waste load shall be lower than the initial waste load: Provided,
    finally, That wastewater charge system shall not apply to wastewater from geothermal exploration. Industries whose
    water effluent are within standards promulgated pursuant to this Act, shall only be charged with minimal reasonable
    amount which shall be determined by the Department after due public consultation, giving account to volumetric rate
    of discharge and the effluent concentration.

    SEC. 14. Discharge Permits. – The Department shall require owners or operators of facilities that discharge regulated
    effluents pursuant to this Act to secure a permit to discharge. The discharge permit shall be the legal authorization
    granted by the Department to discharge wastewater: Provided, That the discharge permit shall specify among others,
    the quantity and quality of effluent that said facilities are allowed to discharge into a particular water body, compliance
    schedule and monitoring requirement. As part of the permitting procedure, the Department shall encourage the
    adoption of waste minimization and waste treatment technologies when such technologies are deemed cost effective.
    The Department shall also develop procedures to relate the current water quality guideline or the projected water
    quality guideline of the receiving water body/ies with total pollution loadings from various sources, so that effluent
    quotas can be properly allocated in the discharge permits. For industries without any discharge permit, they may be
    give n a period of twelve (12) months after the effectivity of the implementing rules and regulations promulgated
    pursuant to this Act, to secure a discharge permit. Effluent trading may be allowed per management area.

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