DENR Administrative Order No. 16 of 2013 on the designation of the Lake Buhi Watershed Water Quality Management Area and the Creation of its Governing Board.

This Order, consisting of 13 sections, aims at protecting and improving the water quality of Lake Buhi Watershed to make it a sustaining resource for the people of Buhi, Camarines Sur, consistent with the following water quality management objectives: a. improving the water quality of Lake Buhi and thereby contribute to the enhancement of Buhi and its communities and serve the best interest of the stakeholders; b. formulating a WQMA programme on water quality management which recognizes that water quality management issues are inherently related and cannot be detached from concerns on water sources, ecological protection, water supply, public health and quality of life; c. mobilizing, encouraging and supporting civil society and other sectors, including the academe and business undertaking environmental-related activities, in their efforts to organize, educate and motivate the people in addressing pertinent environmental issues and problems in the WQMA. d. supporting current environmental protection initiatives and efforts of organizations like the Save Lake Buhi Movement; e. promoting inter-LGU and stakeholder collaboration and cooperation through coordinated efforts in protecting and sustaining acceptable quality of water in Lake Buhi; and f. To harness locally available resources to support rehabilitation and protection efforts for the Lake Buhi Watershed. The Lake Buhi Watershed WQMA shall cover the Lake Buhi and its tributaries that are within the WQMA boundary including the land embraced by the hydrologic unit identified. The WQMA covers a total of 15, 511.5 hectares, 1,335 hectares of which is the lake area. This Order includes the geographic coordinates of the Lake Buhi Watershed WQMA.