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Agricultural water management in the Philippines is primarily focused on irrigation. The country has 3.126 million hectares of irrigable land, 50% (1.567 million hectares) of which already has irrigation facilities. 50% of irrigated areas are developed and operated by the government through the National Irrigation System (NIS). 36% is developed by the government and operated by irrigators ...
Sevillo D. David Jr. Ph.D, Executive Director. Parent department. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Website. www .nwrb .gov .ph. The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) is an agency of the Government of the Philippines working on water resources and potable water. It has policy-making, regulatory and quasi-judicial functions. [2]
Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the movement of the fluids. This area of civil engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges ...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System [1] (Tagalog: Pangasiwaan ng Tubig at Alkantarilya sa Kalakhang Maynila), [5] formerly known as the National Waterworks and Sewerage System Authority (NAWASA), is the government agency that is in charge of water privatization in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of Cavite and Rizal in the Philippines.
Category: Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines. 1 language.
Developing sustainable water supply systems is a growing trend, because it serves people's long-term interests. [16] There are several ways to reuse and recycle the water, in order to achieve long-term sustainability, such as: Gray water re-use and treatment: gray water is wastewater coming from baths, showers, sinks and washbasins. If this ...
Membrane bioreactors are combinations of membrane processes like microfiltration or ultrafiltration with a biological wastewater treatment process, the activated sludge process. These technologies are now widely used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. [ 1] The two basic membrane bioreactor configurations are the submerged ...
Pages in category "Water in the Philippines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P.