The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has granted an Environmental Compliance Certificate for the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project in Rizal and Quezon.
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the department, through its Environmental Management Bureau, will strictly monitor the compliance of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System with the conditions stipulated in the ECC.
EMB issued an ECC for the Kaliwa Dam project after it satisfied the requirements of the Environmental Impact Statement System under Presidential Decree 1586 and its implementing rules and regulations.
With the ECC issuance, Cimatu said the MWSS is expected to “implement the measures presented in the EIS intended to protect and mitigate the project’s adverse impacts on community health, welfare, and the environment.”
He reminded MWSS to ensure that appropriate environmental and social safeguards are met in the implementation of the Kaliwa Dam project.
“Environmental considerations shall be incorporated in all phases and aspects of the project,” Cimatu said. “We expect the MWSS, as project proponent, to ensure that all activities related to the project are environmentally and socially sound and sustainable,” he added.
“Any serious violation or non-compliance with the conditions will result in the cancellation of the ECC,” he warned.
The ECC granted to MWSS covers the construction and operation of a gravity dam on Kaliwa River in Teresa and Tanay in Rizal and Gen. Nakar and Infanta in Quezon. (Ellalyn Ruiz)
