Republic of the Philippines
Province of La Union
MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
A. Adopt the full implementation of the provisions of the Building Code and Sanitary Code of the Philippines on the treatment and disposal of liquid wastes.
B. Adopt and promote wastewater reduction measures and require residences, business establishments, subdivisions, hospitals, industries, sanitary facilities and other sources of liquid wastes to establish means and measures to control wastewater production, and install and maintain appropriate wastewater treatment facilities prior to disposal.
C. Require establishments such as but not limited to commercial establishments healthcare facilities and industries to submit a copy of their ECC or CNC, whichever is applicable, when applying for Business Permit and subject their wastewater treatment facility or septic tanks to inspection/evaluation.
D. Implement wastewater reduction process based on the "Beginning of Pipeline Approach" concept.
E. Prevent, control and regulate raw and inadequately treated wastewater and hazardous wastes discharge from hospitals and sanitary facilities into land, coastal and inland bodies of water like ponds, creeks, brooks and springs.
F. Require residences, business establishments, subdivisions, hospitals, industries, sanitary facilities and other sources of liquid wastes to regularly desludge their septic tanks and only by a person or entity authorized to do the same in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Sanitation Code and other applicable national laws. Sludge from septic tanks shall not be emptied into open fields, ditches or bodies of water and mandatory inspection of septic tanks during construction shall be conducted.
G. Build a Municipality-owned operated and managed wastewater treatment plant at the Market and the Slaughterhouse, and encourage adjacent residences and business establishments to connect to the Municipality-owned, operated and managed wastewater treatment plant when these are already operational.
H. A "User's Fee" shall be collected for the use of the municipal wastewater treatment plant to cover the operation and maintenance costs.
I. The Municipal Government, through the MHO and the MENRO, shall conduct an inventory and monitoring of all point and non-point sources of wastewater discharges into the environment either by land spreading, injection or dilution in natural bodies of water
J. The Municipal Government, through the Office of the Municipal Mayor, shall create an inter-agency and multi-disciplinary Social Marketing Arm that shall provide continuous and integrated development approach education, advocacy and information program on wastewater pollution.
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