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๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR) 12 through its Licenses, Patents, and Deeds Division (LPDD) had inventoried Fourteen (14) on-site water users and identified water sources in partnership with the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Matalam in the municipality of Arakan, Cotabato on March 07-09, 2023.
The team headed by DENR - 12 LPDD Chief Emily Ampatuan emphasized to the applicants the importance of water regulation aside from the process of issuance of water permits. LPDD clarified its role in water use regulation as a National Water Resources Board (NWRB) deputy under the Water Resources Utilization Section (WRUS).
โAlong with inventory of water users and identification of water sources, we also conducted information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns. This is really a need to inform the public on the importance of water regulation and for the issuance of permits.โ Regional WRUS Chief Forester Maisara D. Batuampar said.
As provided under NWRB Resolution No. 15-116, DENR-12 shall only perform the acceptance/verification of water permit applications (WPAs)โ; conduct a continuing inventory of water users; identify water sources; conduct information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns; conduct re-echo training with Provincial/Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (P/CENROs) and meeting with other deputized agencies; and perform other related activities as may be specifically assigned in accordance with the Presidential Decree (PD) 1067 known as the Water Code of the Philippines that may be agreed by parties.
The approval and issuance of water permits shall be performed by the NWRB as it is the national regulating and coordinating agency on water resources management and development and was mandated to implement the Water Code of the Philippines. They were also called upon to conduct monitoring and enforcement activities all over the country.
To date, DENR - 12 already accomplished fifty (50) water permit applications for the first quarter out of the expected 180 targets for this year which shall be endorsed to the NWRB. This activity started after the creation of WRUS in 2015 as a result of the departmentโs Rationalization Program.
Further, WRUS was created to deputize DENR-12 and other regional line agencies as a response to the NWRBโs lack of personnel and field offices constraining its monitoring and enforcement activities in the state. DENR-12 LPDD along with its other deputy functions focuses also on the monitoring of non-compliant water users for legal actions and on reminding the public of their responsibilities because all waters belong to the state as provided under Article 3 of P.D. 1067. (๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐๐๐๐-12 ๐๐๐๐) | ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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- Published: 13 March 2023