Resolution No. 96-33 on rules and regulations implementing the Environmental User Fee System in the Laguna de Bay Region.

This Resolution prescribes the rules and regulations implementing the Environmental User’s Fee System in the Laguna Bay Region aimed at reducing pollution loading into the Bay and its tributaries. It enjoins all dischargers of liquid wastes to internalize the cost of environmental degradation and its enhancement into their business decisions or actions.
The Resolution stipulates that all development projects, installations and activities that discharge liquid waste into the Laguna de Bay Region shall apply for a discharge permit to the Laguna Lake Development Authority. Procedures and requisites for applying for a discharge permit and annual fees imposed by the Authority are set out in the text.
The Resolution further provides for: submission of monitoring reports containing information on the quality and quantity of wastes discharged daily or periodically; monitoring inspections; acts or activities prohibited within the Laguna de Bay Region; penalties; etc.