Photo by Flynn S. Ayugat
Engr. Richard Wangag of the Environmental Management Bureau – Cordillera Administrative Region preparing specimen bottles beside the Amburayan River in Poblacion, Kibungan, Benguet for the water sampling conducted on May 5, 2015.

Informed Decision-making in Resource Management

The establishment of the Amburayan River as a Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) will help in its protection and aid in establishing a governing body for the river. Water Quality Testing is one of the major requirements needed for WQMA designation. This would provide information regarding the state of the river and guide project partners in making decisions and policies for its protection and management.

Twenty water sampling stations have been established along the Amburayan River in Benguet, Ilocos Sur and La Union. Water sampling will be conducted every month for 10 months with different project partners and community members. Stakeholders will have the chance to visit various project sites and gain first-hand experience of the possible impacts of this project.

Protecting and Defending the Amburayan River Basin and Watershed through Good Governance and Active People’s Participation is a project funded by the USAID through the Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF) and is implemented by the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc. (JVOFI).