DENR Administrative Order No.2013-08 Adoption of the Integrated Water Quality Management Framework.

The Policy is drafted in line with the coherent direction towards water quality protection and improvement goal and by laying out water quality management strategies, formulating an implementation plan, and presenting a mechanism for institutional and organizational capacity and coordination that will build consensus among implementers and stakeholders. The Integrated Water Quality Management Framework (IWQMF) applies to all natural and man-made bodies of fresh, brackish, and saline waters, and includes, but is not limited to, aquifers, groundwater, springs, creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lagoons, water reservoirs, lakes, bays, estuarine, coastal and marine waters. The text consists of 7 parts as follow: Legal Framework of IWQMF (1); Context of IWQMF (2);Integrated Water Quality Management Framework (3); Water Quality Management Strategies (4); Financing Mechanism (5); Monitoring and Review (6); Institutional Coordination Mechanism (7).