- Location
- Davao City
- Client
- Sub contractor of Ove-Arup and Partners Hongkong Ltd
Project overview
Work shaped by place and purpose.
The Panigan–Tamugan Watershed is a 13,988-hectare subwatershed within the Davao River Basin, characterized by varied topography ranging from flat and gently undulating terrain to moderately steep and very steep slopes. Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. (AAII) engaged Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. – Philippines Branch (Arup) to undertake environmental and social assessments, identify watershed-related risks, and develop a practical, long-term framework for watershed preservation and management. Arup was approved by the Watershed Management Council (WMC) to conduct the Watershed Baselining Study through Resolution No. 04, Series of 2020. Galerio Environmental Consultancy (GEC), serving as Arup's sub-consultant, was assigned to undertake field investigations and technical studies within the watershed. The technical study involved gathering and assessing primary and secondary data across multiple environmental and socio-economic disciplines. Its findings provided the technical foundation for the preparation of the Panigan–Tamugan Watershed Management Plan, supporting informed decision-making, watershed protection, and sustainable resource management.
Our contribution
Services provided
- Technical Capabilities:
- Watershed baseline environmental assessment
- Socio-economic and health assessment
- Land use assessment
- Biological and ecological assessment
- Water source assessment
- Geological hazard assessment
- Pollutant source identification and assessment
- Surface water quality assessment
- Groundwater quality assessment
- Stakeholder engagement
- Primary and secondary environmental data collection
- Multidisciplinary watershed technical studies
- Technical inputs for watershed management planning
- Approach:
- Review existing watershed information, available technical reports, and relevant secondary datasets.
- Conduct field investigations to collect primary environmental and socio-economic baseline information.
- Assess existing land use, biological resources, and environmental conditions within the watershed.
- Investigate water sources, surface water quality, and groundwater quality.
- Identify geological hazards and potential pollutant sources affecting watershed conditions.
- Gather socio-economic and health-related information relevant to watershed communities.
- Undertake stakeholder engagement to document local concerns, perspectives, and watershed management considerations.
- Consolidate and evaluate multidisciplinary study findings to provide technical inputs for the Watershed Management Plan.
- Regulatory Context:
- The Watershed Baselining Study was authorized by the Watershed Management Council (WMC) through Resolution No. 04, Series of 2020, approving Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. – Philippines Branch (Arup) to undertake the study.
- The technical assessment supports watershed protection, environmental risk identification, sustainable water resource management, and long-term watershed planning within the Davao River Basin.
- Galerio Environmental Consultancy participated as Arup's sub-consultant for field investigations and watershed technical studies.
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