Contents
Environmental Impact Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 3
1. EMB MC 2014 – 005: EIA Project Threshold ............................................................................................ 4
2. EMB MC No. 2022 – 06: Amended Project Threshold For Resorts And Other Tourism/Leisure
Projects ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Toxic Substances And Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................................... 16
DAO 2013 – 22: Revised Procedure and Standards for the Management of Hazardous Wastes .... 17
I. Classification of Hazardous Wastes ........................................................................................................ 17
II. Exempted Waste ........................................................................................................................................ 23
III. Categories of Hazardous Waste Generators...................................................................................... 23
IV. Prohibited Acts and Penalties ............................................................................................................... 25
Clean Air Act ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
1. DAO 2000 – 81: Implementing Rules and Regulation ......................................................................... 27
I. National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values ...................................................................................... 27
II. National Emission Standards for Source Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP) ...................................... 28
III. NAAQS for Source Specific Air Pollutants from Industrial Sources/Operations ............................ 30
IV. EMB MC 2007 – 003 – Policy on Compliance and Permitting for Industrial Facilities .................. 31
V. EMB MC 2016 – 008 – Clarificatory Guidelines on Stack Emission Tests ......................................... 31
2. EMB MC 2020 – 17: Exempted of PTO....................................................................................................... 32
3. EMB MC 2022 – 003: PTO for Standby GenSet ....................................................................................... 33
Clean Water Act........................................................................................................................................................ 34
1. Water Quality Classification ...................................................................................................................... 35
2. DAO 2016 – 008: Revised WQG and GES............................................................................................... 41
I. Water Quality Guidelines for Primary Parameters ................................................................................. 41
II. Water Quality Guidelines for Secondary Parameters (Inorganics and Metals) ................................. 42
III. Water Quality Guidelines for Secondary Parameters (Organics) .................................................... 43
IV. Effluent Standards .................................................................................................................................. 44
V. Effluent Standards for Strong Wastewater ............................................................................................. 47
3. DAO 2021 – 19: Updated WQG and GES ................................................................................................ 47
I. Updated WQG and GES for Ammonia as NH3-N .................................................................................. 47
II. Updated WQG and GES for Boron .......................................................................................................... 47
III. Updated WQG and GES for Total Copper .......................................................................................... 48
IV. Updated WQG and GES for Fecal Coliform ....................................................................................... 48
V. Updated WQG and GES for Phosphate as Phosphorus (Total, Reactive) ........................................ 48
VI. Updated WQG and GES for Sulfate .................................................................................................... 49
VII. Updated GES for Strong Wastewater for BOD .................................................................................. 49
VIII. Official Classification of Water Bodies in Central Visayas ................................................................ 50
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Environmental Impact
Assessment
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1. EMB MC 2014 – 005: EIA Project Threshold
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2. EMB MC No. 2022 – 06: Amended Project
Threshold For Resorts And Other Tourism/Leisure
Projects
Toxic Substances And
Hazardous Waste
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DAO 2013 – 22: Revised Procedure and Standards for
the Management of Hazardous Wastes
I. Classification of Hazardous Wastes
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II. Exempted Waste
III. Categories of Hazardous Waste Generators
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IV. Prohibited Acts and Penalties
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Clean Air Act
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1. DAO 2000 – 81: Implementing Rules and
Regulation
I. National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values
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II. National Emission Standards for Source Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP)
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III. NAAQS for Source Specific Air Pollutants from Industrial Sources/Operations
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IV. EMB MC 2007 – 003 – Policy on Compliance and Permitting for Industrial Facilities
V. EMB MC 2016 – 008 – Clarificatory Guidelines on Stack Emission Tests
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2. EMB MC 2020 – 17: Exempted of PTO
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3. EMB MC 2022 – 003: PTO for Standby GenSet
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Clean Water Act
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1. Water Quality Classification
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2. DAO 2016 – 008: Revised WQG and GES
I. Water Quality Guidelines for Primary Parameters
II. Water Quality Guidelines for Secondary Parameters (Inorganics and Metals)
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III. Water Quality Guidelines for Secondary Parameters (Organics)
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IV. Effluent Standards
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V. Effluent Standards for Strong Wastewater
3. DAO 2021 – 19: Updated WQG and GES
I. Updated WQG and GES for Ammonia as NH3-N
II. Updated WQG and GES for Boron
III. Updated WQG and GES for Total Copper
IV. Updated WQG and GES for Fecal Coliform
V. Updated WQG and GES for Phosphate as Phosphorus (Total, Reactive)
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VI. Updated WQG and GES for Sulfate
VII. Updated GES for Strong Wastewater for BOD
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VIII. Official Classification of Water Bodies in Central Visayas
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