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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT |
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THE GENERAL MANAGER |
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J.R. Nereus Acosta, PhD
Secretary/Presidential Adviser
for Environmental Protection |
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LLDA MANDATE |
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The Laguna
Lake Development Authority was established in 1966 as a
quasi-government agency that leads, promotes, and
accelerates sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay
Region. Regulatory and law-enforcement functions are carried
out with provisions on environmental management,
particularly on water quality monitoring, conservation of
natural resources, and community-based natural resource
management.
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THE LAGUNA DE BAY |
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 Laguna Lake is a multi-resource body of water. Primarily, major
use of this lake is for fisheries and aquaculture. Fishing is
the major source of livelihood of the residents along the lake
particularly along the lakeshore towns and barangays. Laguna de
Bay is a home to variety of organisms that comprise its
biodiversity pool like fishes, planktons and macrophytes and
habitat for different species of birds. It also serves as
transport route within and around the lake’s region. It also
acts as flood reservoir against flooding including the Metro
Manila area. Other functions of the lake are water irrigation,
industrial cooling, recreation and power generation.
Presently, lake is now a source of potable water for Manila
residents through Maynilad and MWCI water providers. This is now
a major resource that will supply the domestic water supply
requirement of the nearby towns along the lake.
Basic facts about Laguna de
Bay
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Surface Area |
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900 km2* |
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Average Depth |
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2.5 m |
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Maximum Depth |
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20 m (Diablo Pass) |
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Average Volume |
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2,250,000,000 m3* |
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Retention Time |
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8 months |
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Shoreline |
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286 km* |
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Watershed Population |
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6 Million (NSO 2000) |
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Biological Resources |
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Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, plankton,
macrophytes |
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