PROBLEM

biologically dead

These problems have been bringing about destruction of farmlands leading to economic displacement,
poor aesthetic view, scouring of river banks, declaration of the river as unfit for habitation of aquatic
organisms creating ecological imbalance and loss of biodiversity, flooding, loss of life and property,
decreased hydro-electric power production, compromised natural resource, poor health, and poor
water quality

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
There are people who are disposing oil, toxic chemicals that we cannot monitor anytime

Increasing human population, housing, and commercial establishments and the lack of supervision by
the local government units

causing the river’s degradation are constriction of the river; erosions; siltation; destruction of flora and
fauna; increasing commercial activities; pollution due to indiscriminate dumping of solid, liquid, and
agricultural wastes; lack of discipline; and indifference of people.

STEPS/RECOMMENDATIONS/IMPLEMENTATIONS
scientific intervention

Information Education Campaigns [IEC].

We are doing all of this where people have to understand cleaning up the Balili River is not purely
picking up the waste it is already on the level where we have booked in scientific interventions, there
are certain species of plants that can help clean up the river. There are people who are disposing oil,
toxic chemicals that we cannot monitor anytime.”

to revitalize it through the Balili River System Revitalization Coalition (BRSRC).

exploration of phytoremediation geared towards its rehabilitation.

weekly clean-up with groups’ in-charge in both sides of the river

without the participation of the community and Baguio City, the goal to reach the full rehabilitation of
the ailing river by 2030 cannot be achieved.

Among the solutions sought to address the problems are planting more trees like bamboos and other
plants along the river banks, placing permanent delineation of metes and bounds, targeting community
compliance with laws on sewage disposal and solid waste management, conducting regular clean-up
and monitoring to reduce pollutants along the river, removing illegal structures and stabilizing river
banks and beds, conducting studies to improve the physical formation of the river, prioritizing flood
control projects by de-silting the river, developing mitigating measures to decrease biodiversity loss,
and establishing a recreational park by practicing green space management to make Balili River a
potential eco-tourism area.
Problem/s:
 Balili River biologically dead
 Destruction of farmlands
 Economic displacement
 Poor aesthetic view
 Ecological imbalance
 Loss of biodiversity
 Flooding
 Decreased hydro-electric power
 Compromised natural resources
 Poor health
 Poor water quality

Contributing Factor/s:
 Increasing human population
 Increase in housing
 Increase in commercial establishments
 Lack of supervision by the government
 Constriction of the river
 Erosion and siltation
 Indiscriminate dumping of wastes
 Lack of discipline

Step’s used:
 Information Education Campaign
 Balili River System Revitalization Coalition
 Planting more trees and bamboos
 Community compliance on sewage disposal and garbage management
 Clean-up and monitoring along the river
 Removing illegal structures
 De-silting and flood control projects
 Establishing recreational park

Concept/s applied:
 Scientific Intervention