The Governing Board and Its Multi-sectoral Group Hold Their 1st Quarter Meeting for 2017
The Tumaga River Water Quality Management Area Governing Board held its first quarter board meeting last February 21, 2017 at LM Metro Hotel, Tetuan, Zamboanga City. Twenty one members were present during the meeting. Engr. Joselito H. Ventura, chief of the Ambient Monitoring Section of the Environmental Management Bureau Region IX, acted as the Presiding Officer.
The Board conducted its annual election of officers starting from the Board Secretary. The following are the Governing Board Officers for 2017 after the election:
2017 Governing Board Officers
Chair : EMB 9 Regional Director Edgardo S. Callanta
Co-chair : Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle G. Climaco
Board Secretary : ZCWD represented by Engr. Anne Aubrey DG. Bugtong
Assistant Board Secretary : DOH represented by Engr. Jennifer Malayo
Treasurer : Barangay Tumaga represented by Hon. Jacqueline J. Lim
Assistant Treasurer : Barangay Guiwan represented by Hon. Samuel N. Natividad
Auditor : DOST represented by Ruben M. Lim, Jr.
Public Relations/Info. Officer : DepEd represented by Atty. Shalendra T. Mistul /
Dr. William E. Peralta
The Board also approved a resolution that calls for the Barangay Council of Tetuan to provide a drainage system to the residents in Barangay Tetuan who are tapping the drainage system of a private bottling company located in the said barangay.
Eighteen members of the Multi-sectoral Group (MSG) of the Governing Board conducted their 1st quarter meeting for 2017 right after the board meeting. Hon. Agustin E. Graciano, Jr. of Barangay Tugbungan presided over the meeting. The MSG was updated on the results of the 2016 water quality monitoring of the Tumaga River.
The Tumaga River is monitored for pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), total coliform and fecal coliform at the thirteen (13) monitoring stations of the river. The annual average values for pH showed compliance with the water quality guidelines (WQG) provided under DENR Administrative Order No. 2016-08. On the other hand, the DO concentrations exceeded the WQG at the downstream section and one (1) station at the midstream section. For BOD, exceedance resulted in the downstream section (except for one station) and one (1) station at the midstream section. The report indicated that the BOD concentration at the downstream section from 2011 to 2016 is increasing. The TSS concentrations exceeded the guidelines at the midstream section. High concentrations were noted in all stations for total coliform. Under the new WQG, there is no more criteria for total coliform. For fecal coliform, the concentration exceeded the guideline values in all stations. Further, the concentration from 2011 to 2016 at the downstream and midstream sections show a decreasing trend.
