DENR Administrative Order

No. 35
Series of 1990

Revised Effluent Regulation of

1990,Revising and Amending the Effluent
Regulations of 1982
Christopher N. Fernandez
EMB9
April 23,2012
 Revised Effluent
Regulation of 1990
• These rules and regulations shall
apply to all industrial and municipal
wastewater effluents
 Definition of terms
BOD-(Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
 a measure of approximate quantity of dissolved oxygen that
will be required by bacteria to stabilize organic matter in
wastewater or surface water.
 A semi-quantitative measure of the organics that are
oxidizable by bacteria
 It is also a standard test in assessing wastewater strength.
Effluent means discharges from known source which is
Coastal Water- an passed
openinto a water
body bodyalong
of water or land,
theorcountry’s
wastewater
flowing
coastline starting from theout of a manufacturing
shoreline plant,industrial
and extending outward up plant
including domestic,commercial and recreational
to 200 meters isobath or three kilometer distance,
facilities
Effluent- is a general term denoting any wastewater, partially
or completely treated, or in its natural state, flowing out of a
manufacturing plant, industrial plant or treatment plant.
CWA
 Definition of terms
Inland Water-means an interior body of water or watercourse
such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers,streams, creeks,etc, that has
beneficial usage other than public water supply or primary
contact recreation.Tidal affected rivers or streams are
considered inland waters.

Primary Contact Recreation-any form of recreation where

there is intimate contact of the human body with the water
such as swimming, water skiing or skin diving.

Protected Water-a watercourse or a body of water, or any

segment thereof, that is classified as a source of public water
supply,propagation and harvesting of shell fish for commercial
purposes,or spawning areas for chanos chanos and similar
species, or primary contact recreation, or that is designated as
tourist zone,national marine park and reserve, including coral
reef park.

Strong Waste-refers to wastewater whose initial BOD value

Table 1: Effluent Standards: Toxic
and Other
Deleterious Substances
PARAMETERS UNITS Protected Protected Inland Marine Marine
Waters Waters Waters Waters Waters
Category I Category Class C Class Class
(Class AA II SC SD
& SA)NPI (Class A,B
& SB)NPI
Arsenic mg/L (b) 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5
Cadmiun mg/L (b) 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2

Chromium mg/L (b) 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5

(hexavalent)

Cyanide mg/L (b) 0.1 0.2 0.2 ----

Lead mg/L (b) 0.1 0.3 0.5 ----

Mercury (Tot.) mg/L (b) 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01
PCB mg/L (b) 0.003 0.003 0.003 ----

Formaldehyde mg/L (b) 1.0 1.0 --- -------

(b) (b) Discharge of sewage and /or trade effluents

is prohibited or not allowed
 Table 2A-Effluent Standards: Conventional
and Other Pollutants in Protected Waters Category I & II and
Inland Waters Class C

PARAMETERS UNITS Protected Protected Inland

Waters Waters Waters
Category I Category II Class C
(Class AA (Class A,B
& SA)NPI & SB)NPI
Color PCU (b) 100 150 (C)
Temperature ˚C rise (b) 3 3
(max. rise in degree
Celsius in RBW)
pH (b) 6.0-9.0 6.5-9.0

COD mg/L (b) 60 100

Settleable Solids mg/L (b) 0.3 0.5

(1 hour)
5-Day 20˚C BOD mg/L (b) 30 50
Total Suspended Solids mg/L (b) 50 70

Total Dissolved Solids mg/L (b) 1.000 ---

(c) Discharge shall not cause abnormal

(c) discoloration in the receiving waters
outside of the mixing zone
 Table 2A-Effluent Standards: Conventional
and Other Pollutants in Protected Waters Category I & II and
Inland Waters Class C
continuation

PARAMETERS UNITS Protected Protected Inland

Waters Waters Waters
Category I Category II Class C
(Class AA (Class A,B
& SA)NPI & SB)NPI
Surfactants (MBAS) mg/L (b) 2.0 5.0
Oil/Grease (Petroleum mg/L (b) 5.0 5.0
Ether Extract)
Phenolic Substances mg/L (b) 0.05 0.1
as Phenols

Total Coliforms MPN/ (b) 3,000 10,000

100mL
 Table 2B-Effluent Standards: Conventional
and Other Pollutants in Inland Waters Class D, Coastal Waters
Class SC and SD and other Coastal Waters not yet Classified
PARAMETERS UNITS Inland Coastal
Waters Waters Class SD
(CLASS (CLASS
D)NPI SC)NPI
Color PCU ---- (c) (c)
Temperature ˚C rise 3 3 3
(max. rise in degree
Celsius in RBW)
pH 6.0-9.0 6.0-9.0 5.0-9.0

COD mg/L 200 200 200

5-Day 20˚C BOD mg/L 120 100 120

Total Suspended Solids mg/L 150 150 (f)
Total Dissolved Solids mg/L 1,500 (h) ----- -----

Surfactants (MBAS) mg/L ---- 10 ---

Oil/Grease(Petroleum mg/L ----- 10 15

Ether Extract)
Phenolic Substances Mg/L ------ 0.5 (i) 1.0
as Phenols
Total Coliform MPN/ (j) ------ ------
100mL
 Table 3A-Interim Effluent Standards for BOD Applicable to
Old or Exisiting Industries Producing Strong Industrial Wastes
(1990-1994)
Industry Maximum Allowable Limits in mg/L, according
Classification to
Based on BOD of Time Period and Receiving body of Water
Raw Wastewaters
Produced
Effectivity date-Dec 31, 1991 Jan. 1,-Dec 31, 1994
Inland Waters Coastal Waters Inland Waters Coastal
(Class C &D) (Class SC & SD) Waters
(Class C & D) (Class SC&
SD)
1.Industries 320 mg/L or 650 mg/L or 200 mg/L or 320 mg/L or
producing BOD 95% removal 90% removal 97 % removal 95%
within 3,000 to removal
10,000 mg/L
2.Industries 1,000 mg/L or 2,000 mg/L 600 mg/L or 1,000 mg/L
producing 95% removal or 97% removal Or
BOD within 10,000 90% removal 95 %
to 30,000 mg/L removal

3.Industries 1,500 mg/L or 3,000 mg/L 900 mg/L or 1,500 mg/L

producing BOD more 95 % removal or 97 % removal 95 %
than 30,000 mg/L 90 % removal removal
Table 3B- Effluent Standards for New Industries Producing
Strong Wastes upon Effectivity of these Rules and
Regulations and for all Industries Producing Strong Wastes
starting January 1, 1995

Industry Maximum Allowable Limits in mg/L,

Classification according to
Based on BOD of Time Period and Receiving body of
Raw Wastewaters Water
Produced
Inland Waters Coastal Waters
(Class C &D) (Class SC & SD)
1.Industries 130 mg/L or 200 mg/L or
producing BOD 98% removal 97 % removal
within 3,000 to
10,000 mg/L
2.Industries 200 mg/L or 600 mg/L or
producing 99% removal 97% removal
BOD within 10,000
to 30,000 mg/L
3.Industries 300 mg/L or 900 mg/L or
producing BOD more 99 % removal 97 % removal
than 30,000 mg/L
MIXING ZONE REQUIREMENTS

In discharging hot effluents from power plants,

mineral ore milling and similar generators of
large volume of liquid wastes the permissible
size of the mixing zone shall be determined
through modelling taking into consideration the
size, hydraulic and hydrological data of the
receiving body of water and the design and siting
of the wastewater outfall.
 TABLE 4-Approved Methods of
Analysis
PARAMETERS METHODS OF ANALYSIS
Arsenic Silver Diethyldithiocarbamate Method
(Colorimetric)
BOD5 Azide Midification (Dilution Technique)
Boron Carmine Method (Colorimetric Method)

Cadmium Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry,

(wet ashing with concentration HNO3
+ HCl)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Gas Chromatography (ECD)
Chromium (Hexavalent) Diphenyl Carbazide Colorimetric Method
Color Visual Comparison Method (Platinum
Cobalt Scale)
Cyanide Specific Ion Electrode Method
Dissolved Oxygen Azide Modification (Winkler Method)
Membrane Electrode (DO meter)
Fecal Coliforms Multiple-Tube Fermentation Technique or
Membrane Filter
Lead Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Nitrate as Nitrogen Bruccine Method for Saline Waters,
specific Ion Electrode meter for Fresh
Table 4-Approved Methods of
Analysis
continuation
PARAMETERS METHODS OF ANALYSIS
Oil and Grease Gravimetric Method (Petroleum Ether
Extraction)
Organo Phosphorous Compounds Gas Chromatography (FPD)
Polychlorinated Byphenyl (PCB) Gas Chromatography (FCD) pH Glass
Electrode Method
Phenolic Substances Chloroform Extraction Method
Phosphate as Phosphorous Stannous Chloride Method
Settleable Soilds Imhoff Cone Method
Surfactants (MBAS) Mathylene Blue Method (Colorimetric)

Temperature Use of Mercury-Filled Thermometer

Total Coliform Multiple Tube Fermentation Technique or
Membrane
Total Mercury Cold Vapor Technique, (Mercury, Analyzer,
AAS)
Total Suspended Solids Gravimetric Method