Environmental User Fee

The Environmental User Fee is the fee levied on the dischargers for the use of the lake or its tributary rivers and streams for waste disposal purposes according to each unit of discharge.

The EUF was initially implemented in the Laguna de Bay Region in 1997. It is a market-based instrument that applies the "polluters pay principle". It serves as an economic means to force polluters to reduce/abate water pollution while instituting remedial measures within their establishment.

In this article, learn about:

The legal basis for the EUF
How the EUF is computed
Where to pay the EUF
How the EUF is spent.

EUF Fees

In Sections 24 to 26 of LLDA Board Resolution No. 33 Series of 1996 are the schedules of fixed fees, variable fees and provisions for fee rate adjustments.
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Discharge Permit

The discharge permit is a clearance or legal authorization granted by the Authority to discharge liquid waste or wastewater of specified concentration and volume into any sewer system or any water body that directly or eventually drains into the Laguna de Bay for a specified period of time.

Article II of LLDA Board Resolution 1996-33 contain the rules related to the implementation of the discharge permit in detail, including:

Its requisites
Processing, approval and issuance
Assessment of user fees
Surcharges and credits
Payment scheme
Disapproval of application and appeals
Renewal
Suspension or revocation and effects thereof
Posting of permit
Transfer of permit
Period of validity

Penalties

Article VI of LLDA Board Resolution No. 1996-33 prescribe the penalties for failure to comply with EUF regulations, including: General administrative fine Penalty for failure to abate pollution Penalty for violating prohibitive acts Penalty for refusing entry into the establishment Payment for damages Non-payment of fines
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