Republic of the Philippines
Province of La Union
MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
Section 1111.05. Water Resource Management Plan. A comprehensive water resource management plan shall be formulated and adopted. Apart from satisfying the immediate demand, the plan shall aim for long range planning of balancing water source availability with the increasing demand for potable water. It shall integrate sectoral programs for sustainable development of industries affecting water and coastal resource use such as tourism, human settlements, agriculture, ports and navigation, fisheries and waste disposal.
Section 1111.06. Inventory, Classification and Mapping of Water Resources. The Municipal Government shall undertake an inventory, classification and mapping of water resources under its jurisdiction in order to generate an accurate data base on which policy decisions on the best use of the resources as well as the appropriation of waters and issuance of water utilization permits shall be based.
Section III1.07. Water Sources. The Municipal Government shall identify existing and potential water sources for domestic and municipal uses within its territorial boundaries to ensure that there shall be sources of water to satisfy the needs of the present and future.
For the purpose, the following shall be undertaken by the Municipal Government:
A. Identify surface creek, stream, brook and spring sources along with subsurface aquifer systems. Data bases shall be established for these water sources along with adequate information on quantity and quality. Interim plans shall be established on how there water sources shall be accessed, tapped and developed. The data inventory of the water resources shall include their physical characteristics, location and types and shall be maintained and undated by the Municipal Government for future assessment. This data shall be stored and collated in a dynamic system where the information can be easily accessed and updated.
B. Identify the watersheds within its territorial limits, declare them along with lands adjacent to such watersheds as protected areas, and incorporate them in the zoning plan. It shall adopt appropriate strategies of protection, conservation, utilization and enhancement in view of sustainable development. Measures/regulations to curb human and economic activities from damaging the prestine nature of water resources and the necessary reforestation measures shall be instituted to minimize land use threats to watersheds.
C. Determine the contaminated water resources in the Municipality such as saltwater intruded areas and chemically contaminated areas as part of the environmentally affected areas. These areas shall be constrained in terms of utilization and exploitation and an advisory notice shall be issued. In the overall strategy, these areas shall be targeted for either containment or rehabilitation.
Section III1.08. Water Budget. The Municipal Government shall establish its own water budget on a periodic basis to determine its water needs and potentials. The approach shall be holistic enough to include all the major users of water and comprehensive enough to determine possible cause and effect scenarios of water utilization.
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