WHEREAS, confirmed reports reveal that certain industrial, commercial, residential and other establishments covered by LLDA Pollution Management Implementing Rules and Regulations pursuant to R.A. 4850 as amended, are disposing their untreated or treated wastewater through service providers;

WHEREAS, the afore-stated service providers oftentimes are mere unlicensed! unregistered haulers of siphoned wastes, or service providers operating without necessary environmental clearance! permits;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article V. Section 27 of Board Resolution No.33, Series of 1996 Approving the Rules and Regulations Implementing the Environmental User Fee System in the Laguna de Bay Region, "No person, natural or juridical, shall throw, run, drain or otherwise dispose into any of the water and/or land resources in the Laguna de Bay Region, or cause, permit, suffer to be thrown, run, drain, allow to seep, or otherwise dispose thereto, any organic or inorganic matter or any substance in liquid form that shall cause pollution thereof';

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the above premises and consistent with the provisions of R.A. 9275, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, the Authority hereby adopts and issues the following policies and guidelines:

1. Wastewater disposal through service providers shall be clearly stated in the Discharge Permit (DP) Application. For this purpose, service providers shall refer but not limited to the following:

a)     Haulers! transporters of wastewater

b)     Treater of wastewater

c)      Hauler/transporter-treater of wastewater

d)     Disposal area  

2. Only registered service providers with valid clearance/ permits issued by duly authorized government agencies shall be considered.

3. If the hauler/transporter is not the treater itself, a separate registration, clearance/ permit to operate shall be required.

4. There shall be proper disclosure of the designated disposal area subject for verification by the LLDA.

5. The following documents shall be submitted with the DP application:

a) Proof of registration of service providers; b) Valid service contracts; c) Permit to operate;

d) Location map of designated disposal area;

e) Permit to dispose at specified disposal area issued by appropriate government agencies;

f) List of clients of service providers for the last three (3) years subject for validation by the LLDA; and

g) Other documents as may be required by the LLDA.

Any violation of this Memorandum Circular shall be dealt with administratively without prejudice to criminal prosecution under existing laws.

These policies and guidelines shall form part of the LLDA Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. 4850 as amended and shall take effect immediately.

For strict compliance.