Track 3: PROVIDING ADEQUATE

WATER SUPPLY FOR

GROWING COMMUNITIES

1 LUIS S. RONGAVILLA

National Water Resources Board

Xavier Sports and Country Club, Cagayan de Oro City

September 13, 2018

I. Philippines’ Water Resources

II. The NWRB’s Role

III. Water Supply Issues and

Challenges

IV. Programs and Initiatives for

Sustainability Water Supply

V. Way Forward

SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

I. Philippine Water Resources Situation

Average Rainfall

2,400 mm per

year

421 principal rivers

79 Lakes

Surface Water

125.8 billion m3

Groundwater

20.2 billion m3

Total Water Resources

146 billion m3

I. Philippines’ Water Resources

Water available

per capita per day=

1,377 M3=

18 drums/p/d

Population=106 M

Potential Water Resources=

146 BM3

I. Philippine Water Resources Situation

I. Philippines’ Water Resources

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CAGAYANR IVER BASIN

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ABU LUGRIVER BASIN

A = 3 ,36 2 sq . km s.

ABRARIVER BASIN

A = 5,1 25 sq. km s.

AGNORIVER BASIN

A = 5,9 52 sq. km s.

PAMPANGARIVER BASIN

A = 9,7 53 sq. km s.

PASIG-LAGUNA L AKERIVER BASIN

A = 4 ,67 8 sq . km s.

B ICOLRIVER BASIN

A = 3,7 71 sq. km s.

PANAYRIVER BASIN

A = 1,8 43 sq. km s.

JALAURRIVER BASIN

A = 1,5 03 sq. km s.

ILOG-HILABANGANRIVER BASIN

A = 1,9 45 sq. km s.

AGUSANRIVER BASIN

A = 10,921 sq. kms.

TAGUM -LIBUGANONRIVER BASIN

A = 3,0 64 sq . km s.

DAVAORIVER BASIN

A = 1,6 23 sq. km s.

BUAYAN -MALUN GANRIVER BASIN

A = 1,435 sq. kms.M IND AN AO

RIVER BASINA = 23,169 sq. kms.

AGUSRIVER BASIN

A = 1,6 45 sq. km s.

CAGAYANRIVER BASIN

A = 1,5 21 sq. km s.

TAGOLOANRIVER BASIN

A = 1,7 04 sq. km s.

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Ilog-Hilabangan RB

Jalaur RB

Mindanao RB

Pampanga RB

Panay RB

Pasig-Laguna Lake RB

Tagum -Libuganon RB

Tagoloan RB

Provincial boundaries

LEGEND:

18 MAJOR RIVER BASINS

Major rivers

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Scale in K ilometers

Note: List of Major River Basins from the largest to smallest (Area at least 1,400 sq. kms).

Major River Basins

Abulog RB

Cagayan

RB

Pampanga RB

Bicol RB

Tagoloan RB

Agusan

RB

Tagum -

Libuganon RB

Abra RB

Agno RB

Pasig-Laguna

Lake RB

Panay RB

Jalaur RB

Ilog-Hilabangan

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Cagayan de Oro

RB

Agus RB

Mindanao

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Buayan-Malungon RB

Davao RB

Cagayan River Basin the largest

25,649 sq.km drainage area

Mindanao River Basin the 2nd largest

23,169 sq.km. drainage area

Agusan River Basin the 3rd largest

10,921 sq.km drainage area

Buayan Malungon River in Mindanao with

a drainage area of 1,434 sq km

(smallest).

8 in Mindanao

3 in Visayas

7 in Luzon

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WRR VIII

WRR VII

WRR V

WRR III

WRR XII

WRR XI

WRR II

WRR VI

WRR IV

WRR I

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Davao City

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MASBATE

• Metro Cebu

• Bacolod City

• Iloilo City

• Davao City

• Cagayan de

Oro City

• Zamboanga

City

• Metro Manila

• Baguio City

• Angeles City

JICA Master Plan on Water

Resources Management in the

Philippines, 1998

Water Stressed Cities:

PD 424 creating the NWRC

(March 28, 1974)

PD 1067 The Water

Code of the Philippines

(1976)

PD 1206 assigned the

residual functions of the

Board of Waterworks

and the defunct Public

Service Commission to

NWRB (1977)

EO 124-A renamed

NWRC to NWRB;

transferred technical

function to DPWH/BRS

(1987)

EO 123 reconstituted the

NWRB Board; transferring

NWRB to DENR and

transferring regulatory

functions of LWUA to

NWRB (2002)

Policy Formulation and

Coordination

Resource Regulation

Economic Regulation

EO 860 “Redefining the

Composition and Powers of

the NWRB”; Change the

membership of the NWRB

Board”; regulatory function of

WDS back to LWUA;

transferred NWRB to DENR

(2010)

National

coordinating and

regulating agency

on water resources

management and

development

II. NWRB’s Legal Mandate

Composition of the Board

Chair Secretary, Department of Environment

and Natural Resources

Vice Chair

Director-General, National Economic

and Development Authority

Members

Secretary, Department of Justice

Secretary, Department of Science and

Technology

Executive Director, UP - National

Hydraulics Research Center

NWRB Secretariat

3 Major Functions

The formulation of policies and plans for

the Philippine water sector within the

framework of Integrated Water

Resources Management (IWRM) through

the coordination and integration of

development programs, projects and

activities.

1. Policy & Coordination

The NWRB Mandate

Regulated

No Water

Supply

Unregulated

2. Resource Regulation

The conservation and

protection of all water

resources by regulating

their utilization and

allocation based on

policies consistent with

beneficial use and

sustainable development.

Water

For Livelihood Water

As a Resource

The NWRB Mandate

3. Economic Regulation

The protection of

consumers and the

economic viability of

water utilities by

determining service

standards and targets,

tariff levels and schemes,

monitoring and measuring

company performance,

enforcing compliance, and

imposing sanctions

Viability of

Utility Consumers

Water Districts

Local Government Systems

Rural Water Associations

Cooperatives

Private Sector Utilities

Bulk Water Suppliers

Informal Settlers

Water Peddlers

NWRB Mandate

National Water Resources Board

Water Providers

LGUs

Water Districts

RWSAs

BWSAs Coops

Private Sector

LWUA

CDA

NWRB

MWSS

DOH

Declining Potential Water Availability

(Cubic meter per capita per year)

Increasing Demand vs Constant Supply

YEAR POPULATION (M) AVAILABLE

2000 77 1,900 (26 drums/p/d)

2010 94 1,500 (20 drums/p/d)

2016

2018

103

106

1,400 (19 drums/p/d)

1,377 (18 drums/p/d)

III. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

o Rapid urbanization and industrialization

o Indiscriminate land use and development

o Increasing volume of solid wastes,

pollutants and hazardous wastes

o Unabated extraction of groundwater

o Inadequate Water Supply, Sewerage and

Sanitation facilities

oWatershed degradation

Depleting Water Availability and

Deteriorating Water Quality

National Water Resources Board

Philippines is very much vulnerable to climate change

Visited by an average of

19 to 20 Tropical cyclones

EVERY YEAR

Highly susceptible to typhoon-

Located in the Pacific Typhoon Belt Area

Threats of Climate Change

Shortage of water in some areas in the country

during droughts (El Niño)

Flooding incidence and water related disasters (La Niña)

Insufficient water for irrigation

Reduced Streamflow

Typhoon Sendong , 2011

Water Rationing

Typhoon Ondoy, 2009 Habagat, 2012 Typhoon Yolanda, 2013

Fragmented and Sectoral Management

Approach

o Numerous NGAs/institutions working on water

resources management

o Lack of coherence in assigning water related

functions and accountabilities to national

government agencies

o Unclear linkages among water-related national

government agencies, and between various levels

of government

o Perceived overlapping and unclear mandates and

accountabilities relative to water resource

management and development

National Water Resources Board

BFAR

Fisheries

Research

NAPC-WASCO

DOF-CDA

DBP DAR

DPWH MWSS

LWUA-WDs

PTA HUDCC

DILG-PMO

PEZA LGUs

Water Supply

NIA DA

BSWM

Irrigation

DOE PSALM

NPC PEMC

Hydro Power

DOST-

PCAFNRRD

ERDB

PAF BSWM

Cloud Seeding

EMB DOH

BRL EHS

LGUs MWSS

LWUA-WDs

Water Quality &

Sanitation

FMB BSWM

NIA NPC

PAWB

Watershed

Management

NWRB BRS

NAMRIA LWUA

MGB PAGASA

MWSS NIA

Data

Collection

DPWH-PMO

OCD-NDCC

PAGASA

MMDA

Flood

Management

LLDA RDCs

BOI PEZA

RBCO

Integrated Area

Development

NEDA

Policy Making

NWRB

Coordination / Regulation

DENR

NEDA

DOJ

DOST

NHRC

Regional, Provincial

LGUS

Academic Institutions

Private Sector, NGOs/CSOs

National

Institutional Structure in the Water Sector

Enhancement of Science-based decision support tools towards improved regulation of water use:

Conduct water resource assessment and studies taking into consideration climate change impacts.

Prepared Groundwater Management Plan and Construction of Monitoring Wells

Streamlining of Water Permit processing

IEC campaign

IV. NWRB’s Programs and Initiatives

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Proposed Legislative/Executive Agenda

Legislative :

o HB 4597 An Act Instituting Reforms in the Water Industry, Rationalization, Allocation and Distribution of Service Areas, provision of incentives for infrastructure development or for new, clean, efficient and ecological technologies, reorganizing the national water resources board, creating local water supply and sanitation

o Water Regulatory Commission and Water Reform Act

o HB 6505 An Act Instituting a New Water Code and Amending PD 1067

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Institutional Reforms and Initiatives

V. Way Forward

V. Way Forward

Legislative :

o HB 2457 entitled “AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT OF THE WATER SECTOR, CREATING THE

DEPARTMENT OF WATER, SEWAGE AND SANITATION, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES”-Inclusion of DPWH Bureaus

introduced by Rep Arthur Yap.

o HB No. 4995 creating “DEPARTMENT OF WATER

RESOURCES AND SERVICES”–inclusion of NWRB, LWUA, NIA,

LLDA, PRRC and EMB, introduced by Rep. Estrellita

Suansing.

o HB 8068 entitled “DEPARTMENT OF WATER, IRRIGATION,

SEWAGE AND SANITATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT”

introduced by Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

V. Way Forward

Executive:

o Creation of a National Water Resources Management Office to address institutional fragmentation and improved science-based decision making.

The need to create a National Master Plan for Water

“We need a water master plan so we can control water, instead of water controlling us.”-Dr. Ernesto Ordonez

V. Way Forward

Approved NWRB Board Resolutions (recent)

Moratorium on Acceptance of WPA in Boracay

Light-Handed Regulation and its IRR

1. Practice and advocate

water conservation, water

stewardship and other

water management best

practices

2. Develop water

infrastructue through the

PPP.

3. Support legislative actions

e.g. Amendment of the

Water Code of the

Philippines, Creation of

the Dept. Of Water, etc.)

Together, we can make a difference

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Telephone (02) 920-2714 Telefax Nos. (02) 920 2641 /(02) 920 2654 /(02) 920 2724

Website: www.nwrb.gov.ph Email address: nwrbphil@gmail.com

“Each of us has

opportunities to make a

difference for our

future.”