Component 2: Water quality standards and investment program for watershed area.
This component is aimed at defining maximum effluent discharges and water quality for the
rivers and tributaries within MM. The component will assess medium and long-term allowable
pollution loads that would bring the Laguna Lake-Manila-Bay-Pasig River watershed area into
compliance with the national Clean Water Act standards. Appropriate functional uses and water
quality standards, taking into consideration ecological and socio-economic factors, will be
established. The agreed standards would provide the basis for the development of a coordinated
and integrated pollution control investment program in the watershed.