City Ordinance No. 604 - Bacolod City

City Ordinance No 604
• September5,2012
Section 1, TITLE. This ordinance shall be otherwise known as the t t e f l H I
Creek, Water Ways tmd Constat Ordinance ofBacotod City",
Section 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS. These words shall be deteed^H
Ordinance as follows:
a| Rivet - a natural collection of waters, arising from springs or fount: ma
flow in a bad or canal of considerable width and length, towards the sea.
b) Tributaries - a stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of l^H
c} Creek - a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often ti
river
Coastal water - includes the area from a line approximating the mean h#l
water along the mainland or island as far out as sixty (60) nautical mats
including the bays, harbors, and sounds,
e) Coastal area an area of land that is affected in various ways by its closeness
to the sea together with the area of sea that is affected by being close t*
human activities on and from the land.
f) Water Code of the Philippines - a decree instituting a code that governs Wm
ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, conservation
and protection of water resources.
g) Barangay Ecological Precincts - a group that shall convene and uphold the
given functions under Section 5 of this ordinance.
h) Water Ways - is any navigable body of water Water ways can include rivers,
lakes, seas, oceans and canals, in order for the water way to be navigable, it
must meet several criteria:
• The water way must be deep enough to allow the draft depth of the vessels
using it;
• The water way must be wide enough to allow passage for the beam width
of the vessels using it;
* The water way must be free of barriers to navigation such as waterfalls and
rapids or have a way;