Laguna de Bay Provinces and Municipalities Covered

This CAC will service the assistance needs of the hog farms in the Laguna de Bay Region, including:

• Rizal Province
• Laguna
• Cavite Province: four municipalities (Tagaytay, Silang, GMA and Carmona)
• Batangas Province: three municipalities (Sto. Tomas, Malvar and Tanauan)
• Quezon Province: Lucban

• Relevant Environmental Laws
  • Clean Water Act
  • Republic Act 4850
  • Executive Order 927
• Relevant Environmental Regulations and Standards
  • DENR Administrative Order No. 34
  • DENR Administrative Order No. 35
• Relevant LLDA Resolutions, e.g.,
  
  • Board Res. No. 33, series of 1996 (Environmental User Fee)
  • LLDA Memorandum Circular No. 2006-3, series of 2006 (Policies and Implementing Guidelines on the Disposal/Discharge of Wastewater Through Service Providers and for Other Purposes)
  • Relevant Guidelines from the Dept. of Agriculture / Bureau of Animal Industry Guidelines
• LLDA Forms (e.g., Self-Monitoring Reports)
• Suggested Environment Improvement Technologies
• Manuals on Good Housekeeping; Best Environmental Management Practices; Good Manufacturing Practice

The Environmental Management Bureau of the DENR implement the laws nationally and develop standards to address all facets of the environment, including air, water, and other natural resources.

The LLDA is mandated to develop and protect the Laguna de Bay and its watersheds by coordinating and cooperating with existing governmental agencies in enforcing water quality standards established for agricultural, municipal and industrial waste discharges into the lake and using, among others, an Integrated Water Resources Management Framework.

The LLDA is a member of the Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN) with a project of establishing Compliance Assistance Center (CAC) designed to assist industries such as hog farms to comply with environmental laws, policies, regulations and standards.

The Baras Business Council (BBC) is a stakeholder of, and located within, the watershed of the Laguna de Bay, the BBC has expressed commitment to the protection and sustainable development of the Laguna de Bay. Among the members of the BBC are businesses engaged in hog farming.

 Selecting a CAC Host Agency

 A few of the criteria for the selection of the CAC host are:

1. willingness to be a CAC
2. Has the capacity to sustain operations of the CAC
3. commitment for continuous environmental improvement among hog farms
4. familiar with the operations of hog farms

How the CAC is Administered

This CAC, along with other Centers involving the LLDA, is managed through partnership with host institutions, e.g., NGOs, industry associations, academic institutions, etc.

The Hog Raising CAC is jointly established by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the Baras Business Council, with the support of the Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN).

LLDA continues to assist the CACs by providing information on newly adopted rules or proposed regulations, discussion of issues/concerns, links to LLDA website, technological development, etc.

The Compliance Assistance Center for Hog Farms is expected to have basic facilities, personnel and budget support for its operations.  ts personnel  are trained on the rationale, objectives, tasks and mechanics of a Compliance Assistance Center.