CHAPTER THREE: STUDY AREA

Baseline Information and Environmental Settings

Introduction

The proposed project (road widening and rehabilitation of the road drainage) site lies in
the intersection of the buklod and brgy san Antonio San Jose, Camarines Sur. The topography of
the municipality is characterized as level to gently rolling and sloping. About 91.96% is
characterized as having a generally flat terrain with a slope 0-3% which is described to be level
to nearly level. It practically covers the entire land area of the town except
barangay Adiangao which is located along the mountain range of Caramoan Peninsula which has
an undulating to rolling terrain with 8.04% portions of steep slopes.
The elevation of the municipality is roughly 92.55% low to very low with a mean
elevation from 0–100 meters above sea level. Hence, low elevation is about 5.72% ranging from
100–300 meters above sea level as well as 1.73% with moderately high elevation ranging from
300–500 meters above sea level.
The rainfall distribution in the municipality is greatly influenced by the air streams,
tropical cyclones, the Intertropical Convergence Zone, shorelines, easterly waves and other
rainfall-causing weather patterns. The rainfall season occurs from June to December with high
rainfall intensity of 285.06mm to 474.22m and less rainfall intensity of 245.30mm to 224.06m
from January to the month May which at the same time is the onset of effective rainfall with 75%
probability and it would terminate in February of the following year which consequently during
this period the mountainous areas receive higher intensity of rainfall. But the trend of monthly
rainfall is unimodal (having one peak) and the maximum rain period is from October to
December. On the other hand, the monthly average rainfall varies from 125.86mm to 594.56mm
with a mean annual rainfall of 298.54mm.

GEOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA

The major part of the municipal area is composed of Alluvium River Terraces which is
particularly described as fluvicatile lacustrine alluvium composed of unsorted loosely consolidated
pebbles, gravel, silt, coral debris and clay that can be found in flooded plains, riverbanks, sand bars,
beaches, and tidal flats. It is notable that river terraces along the Lagonoy River and its tributaries
which include also the Rangas River that practically originating from the foot of the Mount
Isarog account for about 90.69% or 4,264.9826 hectares of the total land area of the municipality
while the rest is of igneous and metamorphic rock origin of which volcanoclast alluvial fans cover
about 0.19% or 8.94 hectares. These are specifically found in barangays Catalotoan and Salogon.
Note that volcanoclast is a thick and extensive pyroclastic material consists of ashes, cinder lapili,
tuff agromerate and volcanic debris while alluvial fans consists only of worked pyroclastics.
Waste Management

Waste handling companies have been contracted by the residents of the area to handle
their solid wastes. Liquid waste in the area is mostly managed by the Local Government Unit of the
municipality of San Jose Camarines Sur.

Waste Water Disposal

The proponent will connect the premises to an existing sewer line that will hold the waste
generated
 CHAPTER FOUR: POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Noted : Attachment of the ordinances and policy in environment and road assessment by
municipal mayor of san jose, Camarines Sur Hon Antonio Chavez
 CHAPTER FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING AND ANTICIPATED IMPACTS

ANTICIPATED IMPACTS:

The impacts of the proposed project on the environmental elements are both positive and
negative. The magnitude of each impact is described in terms of being significant, minor or
permanent, short-term or long term, specific (localized) or widespread, reversible or irreversible.
Most of the impacts have been addressed in the proactive design of the project and other
mitigations can only be guaranteed through active and responsible management committed to the
propositions of the environmental management plan.

PREDICTED IMPACTS

Environmental  impacts  are  caused  by  environmental  aspects  and  can  have  a 
direct Impact  on  the  environment,  contribute  indirectly  to  a  larger 
environmental change, or be cumulative.  

IMPACTS OF DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASES

NEGATIVE OR ADVERSE IMPACT

LAND ENVIRONMENT

 Change of existing profile pattern of the land

 Loss of agricultural land due land acquisition for residential development
 Generation of solid waste in the form of construction spoils

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

 Sanitation and health hazards due to inflow of construction of labour

 Improved economic activities and trade in the region

WATER ENVIRONMENT

 Impact on the local water source due to use of construction water

 Water Pollution due to sediment load in construction water and waste water forom
construction camps
POSITIVE IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION PHASES

 Employment opportunities: recruitment of local laborers

 Trading opportunities
 clean up operations

IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASES

NEGATIVE

Land environment

 disposal of solid waste

Water Environment

 disposal of sewage

MITIGATION MEASURES