Mondriaan Aura College

Industrial Engineering Society

Bldg. H-8931 Former SubCom Area, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Tel # (047) 252-3808
TeleFax # (047) 252-3801

Root Cause Analysis

of Smelly River of
Olongapo City

Pentecostes, Xyra Mariz G.

BS in Industrial Engineering -4th year
 SMELLY RIVER OF OLONGAPO CITY

Problem Possible root cause Solution

Symptom Actual root cause

DD
Presence
Foul Discolored of Floating
Odor Water Debris

Improper
Untreated Industrial Sedimentation Industrial Algal Waste Absence of
due to soil
Sewage Discharge erosion Pollution Blooms Management
Vegetation
Practices

Industrial Combined Lack of Proper Poor

Wastewater Sewer Deforestation
Discharge of Agricultural Waste
Sanitation
Discharge Management
Overflows Untreated Activities Facilities
Infrastructure

Short-Term Solutions: Long-Term Solutions:

Clean-up Campaigns Sustainable Development
Wastewater Treatment Ecosystem Restoration