In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course:

Natural Resources and Environmental Law

Atty. Maria Paz Luna
De La Salle Lipa – College of Law

A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE WASTES AND WASTEWATER OF POULTRY

FARMS IN BRGY. MARILAG, ROSARIO, BATANGAS

Lupac, Lenette C.
JD2 1st Semester, AY 2020-2021
 I. Introduction

The Municipality of Rosario, Batangas mainly in Barangay, Marilag is

known for having a poultry farm according to the annual report of the
Department of Social and Technology. As a part of owning a poultry farm,
it is the duty of the owner and its employees on how to properly disposed
the wastes and wastewater. This is in accordance with Solid Waste
Disposal of EO 248 and under the provisions of Chapter XVIII – Refuse
Disposal of the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines (PD 856).

II. Background of the Problem

As a resident of Barangay, Marilag, there are a lot of poultry farms here as

their source of living. However, it displeases me whenever the owner is not
responsible for the wastes and wastewater coming from their poultry farm. As
I’ve been here for a long time, the foul smell of the wastes and where the
wastewater flow is my concern.

It is provided in PD 856 for the Solid Waste Disposal mainly the storing and
drying of manure and Drainage System that the drainage from refuse/solid
waste disposal shall be handled as sewage and shall be disposed in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII Sewage Collection and
Disposal, Excreta Disposal and Drainage.

However, even if there is already an existing law that support my proposal

there is still a need to implement this within our Barangay. The implementation
of this project proposal would be of a great help to our environment. To put this
into action, with the assistance of the Owners of Poultry Farms and upon the
request of the Sangguniang Barangay, shall draft ordinances for more effective
 and efficient enforcement and compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal in
Poultry Farms.

III. Solution

Based on the presented problem, I am recommending to create a policy

which will result into a reduction of global climate change by converting the
manure into methane gas as source of renewable energy, reduction of the
operational cost of the farms in terms of electricity and fuel gas
consumption, minimization and control of the environmental pollution
through proper disposal of the farm waste in compliance to LGU / DENR
requirements and contribution in the protection of bodies of water in the
locality.

IV. Concerned Authorities

1. Owners of Poultry Farms
2. Barangay Officials of Brgy. Marilag, Rosario, Batangas

V. Actions Taken / To be Taken

DATE ACTIONS TAKEN / TO BE TAKEN

November 3, 2020 Had a talk with the owners of the poultry farms with
regards on how much manure, syringes and feeds
they consumed every day and if they do have a
drainage system for the wastewater.
 November 8, 2020 Scheduled appointment for consultation with the
barangay officials.

November 15 – Approval of the proposed project and the drafting of

December an ordinance.

Progress Report:

November 16, 2020 – I had a talk with our barangay captain and officials if they are active
with regards to Solid Waste Management and if they are complying with the rules and
regulations and proud to say that they abide and strictly implementing it to our barangay,
but somehow there are still certain people who do not comply with it that is why this
became my topic for this research. In addition, they also told me that they have Material
Recovery Facility in which the dirt that comes from the poultry separates out recyclable
materials through manual and mechanical sorting, and those that can be processed were
sent to market and those that are not are sent to landfill or another disposal facility. With
their compliance with the Solid Waste Management and their access to Material Recovery
Facility, I asked them if we could amend their policy in order for all the household of our
barangay to take this project seriously since it is all about our environment and how can
we take care of it during this time of pandemic since our environment is changing and we
need to protect it in order for the next generation to have the kind of environment that they
deserve and to protect us from all the disease that is coming.

After 1 month of thorough study made by our Barangay Captain it approved for my
amendment of the policy in order for our Barangay to have a better regulation in terms of
poultry and piggery farming.
Lupac, Lenette C.

JD2-NARELAW

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE POLICY IN THE WASTES AND WASTEWATER

OF POULTRY FARMS IN BRGY. MARILAG, ROSARIO, BATANGAS

WHEREAS, the drainage from refuse/solid waste disposal shall be handled as sewage

and shall be disposed.

WHEREAS, the manure should be converted into methane gas as source of renewable

energy in order to lessen the cost of the electricity in farms.

WHEREAS, the dirt that comes from the poultry should separate the recyclable materials

from non-recyclable. The former through manual and mechanical sorting and can be sent

to market, and the latter, those that cannot be processed can be sent to landfill or another

disposal facility.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED, as it is hereby enacted by the Sangguniang

Barangay by virtue of the powers vested in it by law:

Section 1. Title:
 This ordinance shall be known as the “Wastes and Wastewater of Poultry

Farms in Rosario, Batangas.”

Section 2. Purpose:

The purpose of this ordinance as embodied in our Constitution, it is the declared

policy of the State to protect and promote the health of the people and instill health

consciousness among them and to protect and advance the right of the people to a

balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of the nature. In

pursuance of this policy, this ordinance is enacted for the purpose of regulating the

piggery in Brgy. Marilag, Rosario, Batangas.

Section 3. Objectives:

1. To ensure that the piggery in Brgy. Marilag, Rosario, Batangas are in

compliance with all the existing pertinent laws, rules and regulations,

particularly those issued by the Department of Environment and Natural

Resources.

2. To protect public health and safety and promote the general welfare, with

particular focus on minimizing, if not eliminating, foul odor, fly infestation and

water pollution.

3. To assist the growth of piggery business and activities in Brgy. Marilag,

Rosario, Batangas through regulated management and administration.

Section 4. Scope and Coverage:

1. The Ordinance shall be enforced within the jurisdiction of the Barangay.

2. The provision of this ordinance shall apply to all applications to establish, put

up and operate piggery and poultry farms in Brgy. Marilag, Rosario, Batangas.

Existing poultry and piggery farms shall be enjoined to comply with this

provision.

Section 5. Definition of Terms:

1. Animal wastes – means a material composed of excreta, with or without

bedding materials, collected from poultry farms.

2. Manure – it is an organic matter which is used as an organic fertilizer in

agriculture.

3. Wastewater – it is any water that has been contaminated by human use. It is

the combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities.

4. Commercial Farms – shall refer to a parcel of land devoted to the raising or

breeding of animals used for commercial purposes. It is generally managed

and operated by the owner or tenant.

5. Inspection – it is an act by an official inspector to ensure compliance with the

rules and regulations including but not limited to quality assurance program,
 hygiene and sanitation program, sanitation and standard operating procedures

and hazard analysis control program.

Section 6. Regulated Acts:

1. It shall be unlawful to directly discharge animal wastes in any canal, river,

riverbanks or any body of water.

2. All poultry and piggery farms must use such diet for their animals that

minimizes foul odor in their waste and discharge.

3. Existing poultry and piggery farms shall be obliged to use chemical control

of flies to minimize source of pollutants.

Section 7. Penalties:

All owners of poultry and piggery farms caught in violation of this Ordinance

shall be penalized:

1. For first offense – A fine of P1,000.00

2. For second offense – A fine of P2,000.00

3. For third offense – A fine of P2,500.00 and/or closure of the poultry and

piggery farm or imprisonment of not exceeding six (6) months upon the

discretion of the Court.

Section 14. Repealing Clause:

 All ordinances, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are

inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed,

amended or modified accordingly.

Section 15. Separability Clause:

If for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance is declared illegal or

unconstitutional, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected shall

continue to be in full force or effect.

Section 16. Effectivity Clause:

This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its approval and complete

publication in a newspaper of local or general circulation. This Ordinance shall likewise

be posted in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the Municipality of Rosario in

compliance with the posting requirement mandated by the Local Government Code.
INTRODUCTION

We all know that poultry meat and eggs provide affordable and quality products

that are consumed by most people in worldwide. However, despite the good service that

our poultry and piggery farms provide to us, there are still some issue related to

environment, human health and the quality of life for people living near to or distant from

poultry and piggery farms that make waste management a critical consideration for the

long-term growth and sustainability of poultry production in larger bird facilities located

near urban and peri-urban areas, as well as for smaller commercial systems.

Further, there are a lot of potential pollutants and issued related to poultry

production such as the production of poultry results in hatchery wastes, manure, the

processing of poultry results in additional waste materials, including offal feathers, entrails

and organs of slaughtered birds, processing wastewater and biosolids. Most of these by-

products can provide organic and inorganic nutrients that are of value if managed and

recycled properly, regardless of flock size.

However, they also give rise to potential environmental and human health

concerns as the sources of elements. Managing these poultry by-products as potential

pollutants centers on water and air quality concerns, and in some cases on soil quality
and air quality issues. In addition, the greenhouse gas emissions and health effects

associated with nuisance odorants are also emerging and/or relevant issues, owing to

global climate change and increasing human populations in close proximity to poultry

operations, respectively.

In order for the owner or tenant to lessen the issues with regards to poultry farming

and piggery, there are options and considerations for poultry management, such as the

planning, construction and operation of poultry meat and egg operations of any size must

consider issues associated with storing, managing and utilizing potential waste by-

products. In terms of the use of manure, poultry manure and litter contain organic matter

that can be converted into bioenergy under certain processing technologies which can be

used as a source of power in order to lessen the use of electricity.

In addition, one of the most common approaches for poultry excrement managed

by water flushing it means that it is anaerobic digestion, which yields biogas, a gas mixture

with varying concentrations of combustible methane. The biogas can be used as an on-

farm energy source for heat or as a fuel for various engines that generate electricity. An

additional advantage is that, depending on processing conditions, anaerobically digested

manure solids and liquids are further stabilized and more acceptable and safer for use as

a fertilizer or feed supplement.

It also provides for the traditional disposal methods for solid hatchery waste include

land fill, composting, rendering, and incineration. Most of the hatchery waste is sent to

land fill or composting, which costs the chicken meat industry millions of dollars each year

in disposal costs. Some of the hatchery waste is rendered. The methods for wastewater

disposal include sending it to land fill, using it for irrigation, disposing it directly into the
sewer or into a wastewater lagoon. Some hatcheries use a wastewater treatment system.

Land fill hatchery waste will break down naturally and produce methane which escapes

to the atmosphere. Capturing and using the methane to prevent its release to air is

beneficial to environment since methane has 21 times more global warming capacity than

CO2.

Poultry litter and dry manure can be incinerated for on-farm production of heat in

small furnaces, or transported to central locations where they are combusted on a large

scale for the generation of electricity. For both approaches, the amount of energy

produced depends on the efficiency of the equipment utilized and the moisture content of

the manure or litter burned. Operational feasibility and emission issues also affect this

process, especially for on-farm small conventional furnaces.

Gasification technology is a way of producing bioenergy that is receiving renewed

interest for small on-farm systems and central electric power stations in some regions.

The process involves incomplete combustion in a limited-oxygen environment. As noted

for both anaerobic digester technology and incineration units, economic costs and

returns, operational feasibility and emission issues have an impact on the implementation

of this technology, but some Poultry Industry has overlooked using anaerobic digestion

as a means of treating hatchery waste. It is by far the most popular process used to treat

organic wastes in a number of other organic waste industries.

The biosolids remaining after the digester process can be sold as a high-quality

fertilizer. It is demonstrated that there are two stages of anaerobic process for effluent

from piggeries and abattoirs will produce methane and the nutrients can be also

recovered from the waste to grow algae, zooplankton and fish. The treatment system has
clear advantages in cost and environmental benefit due to recycling of waste. The

benefits also include income from the sale of electricity generated through biogas and

fertilizer to produce bioproducts such as algae, zooplankton and fish as livestock feed.

Anaerobic digestion involves the degradation and stabilization of an organic waste

under anaerobic conditions by microbial organisms to produce methane and inorganic

products. However, increasing energy costs, environmental policy related to mandated

renewable energy production goals in some regions, and the evolving carbon credit

market are stimulating interest in all technologies for processing poultry and other waste

products that yield bioenergy and reduce greenhouse emissions.

CONCLUSION:

Wherefore, through this policy we are able to protect our environment by providing

ways, rules and regulations in order for those persons who owns a poultry farm and

piggery farms that in building such commercial or backyard farm they are mandated by

the laws and with the help of our Barangay to disseminate information with regards to

those existing ones and for those who wanted to build up their own commercial farm. In

addition, it also gives us the idea on how to convert such wastes and wastewater that are

coming from the poultry farm as a source of power and without the need of such electricity

since it is also one of the sources of the downgrading of our environment. Through this

research, we aim that this policy should also be mandated to other barangays, cities or

municipalities since it would be a help to others who were suffering from such foul odor

coming from the poultry farm and piggery farms and also to remind those owners or

tenants to be mindful and be responsible for all the problems and consequences that they

may face if they violated such rules and regulations since it is for the benefit of all and

also a help to our environment in order for the coming generations to see what the beauty

of our environment is and for us not to get worried that our future kids can’t live properly

if we did not take an immediate action.