CE 190 Undergraduate Research

Midterm Presentation
November 16, 2016

Tracking Sources of Pollutants and Assessment of

Water Quality in Marikina River in Aid of Developing a
Water Quality Management Plan

Lipato, Glaiza Marie; Malenab, John Daniel

BS Civil Engineering
Environment and Energy Engineering Group, Institute of Civil Engineering

Adviser: Dr. Augustus C. Resurreccion

Co-adviser: Prof. Reygie Macasieb
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INTRODUCTION Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

• Marikina River Basin has a total area of 69,826 hectares. Composed of two main
basins: (1) Upper Marikina Watershed Protected Landscape and (2) Lower
Marikina Watershed
• Length of Marikina River ≈ 31 km
• In 2004, the prevailing land use in the whole Marikina River Basin are arable and
cultivated land while there is a big amount of built-up area in the lower part of
the basin
• Marikina River is a tributary of Pasig River. Before it gets to Pasig River, it meets
the gates of Manggahan Floodway which diverts the water to Laguna de Bay to
prevent flooding in Metro Manila
• Pollutants from business establishments, communities, and manufacturing
industries particularly leather goods mostly contribute to the river pollution
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Figure 1. Marikina River Basin

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SCOPE OF THE STUDY Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

Figure 2. Scope of the Study: Bagong Silangan, Quezon City to Manggahan, Pasig City

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

• What method/s can be used to systematically identify point and non-point

pollution sources along the Marikina River?
• To what extent does the amount of pollution in the Marikina River affect the
lives of the people living within the river basin?
• How can the polluted Marikina River be remediated?
• How can the wastewater discharge coming from pollution sources be quantified?
• How will the output of the study (water quality management plan) be
implemented? Is it feasible?

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

• Rehabilitation of the polluted Marikina River could be easier if we control the

discharge of pollutants from the source.
• Identifying the point and non-point sources of pollution of Marikina River will
help the local government construct efficient policies to lessen the pollutant
discharge and eventually improve river water quality.
• With the fast-growing population of our country, we need more clean water
resources.

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INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
Journal Title/Book Chapter
1. Estimating Point and Non-Point Sources of Pollution in Biñan
River Basin, the Philippines
Amaya, F. L., Gonzales, T. A., Hernandez, E. C., Luzano, E. V., Mercado,
N. P. (2012)
2. Tracking Sources of Pollutants in Bued River using GIS
Lubrica, N. A., Valdez, C. S., Aquino C. S., Luma-ang, R. P. (2013)
3. National Water Quality Status Report 2006-2013
Department of Environment and Natural Resources -Environmental
Management Bureau (2014)
4. DENR Administrative Order No. 2016-08: Water Quality
Guidelines and General Effluent Standards of 2016
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2016)
5. Formulation of an Integrated River Basin Management and
Development Master Plan for Marikina River Basin
Berkman International Inc. for the River Basin Control Office
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2015)
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Relevance to the study
The method of estimating point and non-point sources of pollution in this study can
be used in our research.
The intensive application of GIS in pollution sources mapping and modeling in this
study is similar to the objective of our research.
In this report, Marikina River was classified as Class A in upstream and Class C in
downstream. The parameters mentioned in the report shall be adopted for our study.
The water quality was assessed using DAO 1990-34 but we now have an updated
guideline which is DAO 2016-08 so we will use it instead.
And we shall look into the sectors of point source pollutants for our research.
The significant effluent quality parameters per sector (industry category) were listed.
This will be the parameters that should be used for the study.
This report includes significant information about the Marikina River Basin. It also
includes relevant maps which can be used as basis of the study.
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OBJECTIVES Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

• To trace pollution sources (point and non-point) along the Marikina River using a
GIS-based mapping software
• To quantify wastewater generated and discharged from various sampling points
(pollution sources) into the Marikina River
• To analyze different scenarios of rehabilitation through GIS modeling
• To properly design a water quality management plan using the best rehabilitation
scenario

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RESEARCH FRAMEWORK Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

INPUTS

Physical Data
PROCESSES

Meteorological Data Data plotting

Environmental Data
Integration
OUTPUTS

Modeling Pollution load apportionment

Evaluation Water quality management plan

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METHODOLOGY Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

1. Obtain resource maps

2. Establish ground control points
3. Coordinate with barangays
4. Perform ground truthing
5. Update maps with the actual structures on the site
6. Perform ocular inspection and resident interviews
7. Get samples from selected control points
8. Perform on-site and laboratory test
9. Input and process data using GIS
10. Simulate different rehabilitation scenarios
11. Develop a Water Quality Management Plan

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METHODOLOGY Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

Obtain resource
maps

Establish ground
control points

Coordinate with
barangays

Perform ground Get samples from selected

truthing control points

Update maps with the Perform on-site and Develop a Water Quality
actual structures on the site laboratory test Management Plan

Perform ocular inspection Input and process Simulate different

and resident interviews data using GIS rehabilitation scenarios

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RESOURCES & EQUIPMENT Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

• Researchers’ own equipment:

• Laptops (with softwares needed)
• GPS
• Camera
• Resource Maps from different government agencies
• Transportation from U.P. Diliman to Marikina Riverbanks and vice versa
• Equipment for field sampling (onsite analysis and laboratory testing):
• Containers
• Thermometer
• Etc.

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TIMELINE Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

December January February March

Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Preliminary site visit
Send request to LGUs to conduct
study
Follow up request
Conduct data
gathering/surveying (point and
non-point source)
Testing of water samples from
diff. sampling points
Input and processing of data
using GIS
Evaluation

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REFERENCES Marikina River in Aid of Developing a Water Quality Management Plan

Amaya, F. L., Gonzales, T. A., Hernandez, E. C., Luzano, E. V., & Mercado, N. P. (2012). Estimating Point
and Non-Point Sources of Pollution in Biñan River Basin, the Philippines.

Lubrica, N. A., Valdez, C. S., S., A. C., & Luma-ang, R. P. (2013). Tracking Sources of Pollutants in Bued
River using GIS.

Resources, B. I. (2015). Formulation of an Integrated River Basin Management and Development Master
Plan for Marikina River Basin. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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