OLONGAPO CITY CONDUCTS WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION STUDY
By Sara Jane delos Santos
April 30, 2012
The Olongapo City government has started its watershed characterization study with the assistance of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Subicwater, operator of the water system in the city.
A watershed is an area of land from which all runoff drains or “sheds” to the same river, lake, or other body of water.
City Supervising Agriculturist Jhobal Sebarrotin explained that through watershed characterization, primary and secondary data in relation to the watersheds’ socio-economic, biological and physical factors will be studied to come up with an integrated watershed management plan.