1. ASEAN WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (AWGWRM)
Feed back from ASEAN Working Group for
“ASEAN Water Data Management & Reporting System”
Updated July 2010

2. Contents Part 1 Introduction Part 2
Overview of ASEAN Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities
Part 3
Existing ASEAN Water Quality Standards & River Classification
Part 4
Selection Criteria for Water Quality Parameters and River Basins to be Monitored
Part 5
Proposed Model of Data Collection Program
Part 6
Data Sharing and Protocol
Part 7
Funding Assistance
Part 8
Estimated Project Cost

3. Part 1: Introduction
ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Water Resources Management includes action on building a long-term water quality database for planning and strategic management of rivers
Project Concept 4:
ASEAN Water Data Management & Reporting System

4. Project Objective
Designing a limited, agreed, and affordable water quality data collection programme that requires national water management agencies to measure, assess and report on a regular basis
Making full use of existing monitoring programmes (to maximize cost effectiveness)
Maximizing national consistency in monitoring related to water quality and river management
Building the initial programme in a way that is capable of future expansion

5. Part 2: Overview of ASEAN Monitoring Capabilities
Ten ASEAN Countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
Various government agencies collecting data, monitoring and reporting

6. Part 2: Overview of ASEAN Monitoring Capabilities (cont.)
To suit needs for control of water quality issues
Various water quality parameters being monitored
No long-term consistent database
Base line set of data yet to be established

7. River Water Quality Monitoring Stations
ASEAN Members
Country
River Basins
River Water Quality Monitoring Stations
Brunei
4 1
n/a
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
189 2
2,173 3
Myanmar
9 4
Philippines
234 (> 1000 km2)
Singapore
nil
Thailand
25 5
Vietnam
86 (> 10,000km2)
1,250 6
Source:
Brunei, Environmental Health Country Profile, World Health Organization (WHO), November 2004i
JPS Malaysia, National Register of River Basin, KTA Tenaga Sdn Bhd (2003)
Water Quality Monitoring Manual, MIHP (2007) : DID-107; DOE-1,106 ; MOH-658 ; DMG-302 Nos.
State of Water Resources Management in ASEAN Report, October 2005
Thailand: Thailand Environment Monitor 2001(DOE)
Vietnam: Vietnam Environment Monitor 2003 (DOE)

8. Part 3: Existing ASEAN Water Quality
Part 3: Existing ASEAN Water Quality Standards & River Classification (cont.)
No coherent set of water quality standards being adopted among ASEAN
Malaysia is working on an Interim National Water Quality Standard based on a formula of 6 parameters (DO, BOD, COD, Amm-N, SS, pH) to classify water quality index (WQI) into 5 classes

9. Water Quality Standards
ASEAN
ASEAN Working Group on Water Resource Management (AWGWRM)
ASEAN River Classification and Long Term Water
Quality Goals
Malaysia
Department of Environment (DOE)
Interim National Water Quality Standards (NWQS)
Ministry of Health (MOH)
National Standards for Drinking Water Quality (NSDWQ)
International
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality

10. Part 4: Selection Criteria for Parameters and Rivers
Choice of Water Quality Parameters to be measured :-
Importance of parameters to users
Availability of existing data in ASEAN countries
Complexity of data collection process
Costing of data collection
Future development of database

11. Part 5: Proposed Model Water Quality Data Collection Programme
Proposed set of nine (9) basic parameters to be monitored
(1) pH
(2) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), mg/l
(3) Chemical oxygen demand (COD), mg/l
(4) Ammoniacal Nitrogen, mg/l
(5) Total suspended solids (TSS), mg/l
(6) Dissolved oxygen (DO), mg/l
(7) Faecal coliform, counts/100ml
(8) Turbidity, NTU
(9) Temperature (°C)

12. Decision of Last Meeting
The Meeting agreed that before this proposal can be finalised for implementation, member countries need to provide their feedback and agreement on the following:
Type of parameters to measure the water quality and quantity to be included in the proposal – the draft proposal addresses 9 parameters.
Frequency of monitoring and measuring – the draft proposal calls for twice a month (fortnightly) measurements and reporting.
The appointment of lead agency in each member country which will be responsible for this project and to provide the data required.
Member countries’ commitment and agreement to implement the system, in particular to share the country data on a regular basis.
Member countries’ requirement for international funding for implementation.

13. Parameters agreed to be measured by ASEAN MemberspH
BOD
COD
Amm-N
TSS DO
Faecal Coliform
Turbidity
Temperature
Others
Unit
Country
(PH)
(mg/l)
(counts/100ml )
(NTU )
(oC )
Malaysia √
River flow
River velocity
Myanmar
N/a
Singapore X
Brunei
MPN/100 ml
Cambodia No
Respond
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam

14. Malaysian River Selection
No.
River
Total Length
(km)
Total Basin
Area (km2)
Frequency of Data Collection 1
Selangor River
120
1,820
Twice monthly 2
Bernam River
187
3,335 3
Langat River
1,815 4
Muda River
180
4,300 5
Muar River
288
6,595 6
Padas River
376
8,726 7
Sarawak River
2375

15. Singapore River Selection
No.
River
Total Length
(km)
Total Basin
Area (km2)
Frequency of Data Collection 1.
Singapore River
N/a
 monthly reporting 2.
Kallang River

16. Myanmar River & Stations SelectionNo
Station
River
Drainage Area
(sq. km)
Annual Runoff
(106 m3)
Annual Rainfall (mm)
Frequency of Data Collection 1
Myitkyina
Ayeyarwady
41803
1,13,000
2173
Twice monthly 2
Bhamo -
2806 3
Katha
77942
1,67,000
(yr-2001) 4
Mandalay
120193
1,98,000
2308 5
Nyaung Oo
309248
3,17,000
860 6
Magway
335567
688 7
Aung Lan
340390
3,55,000 (yr-2000)
825 8
Pyay
346225
3,78,000
925 9
Hinthada
348064
2447

17. Frequency of Data Collection
Myanmar River & Stations Selection (Cont.) No
Station
River
Drainage Area
(sq. km)
Annual Runoff
(106 m3)
Annual Rainfall (mm)
Frequency of Data Collection 10
Maubin
Toe -
(yr-2001)
Twice monthly 11
Homalin
Chindwin
43124
1,11,700 (yr-2000)
3042 12
Kalawa
72848
1,33,000 13
Monywa
110350
1,56,000
2174 14
Phaan
Thanlwin
295270
18,600
1637 15
Mawlamyine
(yr-2000)
784 16
Tounggo
Sittoung
14660
4238 17
Madauk
26758
38,300
3465 18
Pathein
Ngawun
(yr-1999)
2904

18. Data Sharing and Protocol
Malaysia will enable data to be shared electronically by modern information technology among ASEAN countries
Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia and Lao PDR data are restricted access with certain parameters classified and its open to all member countries.
Cambodia and Philippines have no respond.

19. Funding assistance
Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Brunei need the funding assistance.
Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia fund the project using their own country resources.
Lao PDR have no respond on item 3.
Cambodia and Philippines have no respond on the questionnaire

20. Estimated Project Cost
Country
Activities
Cost
Malaysia
Installing new water Quality stations together with equipment & sampling tests for 200 US$ 10,000.00/year x 2 yrs
USD 4,000,000.00
Consultancy services for 2 yrs
USD 1,500,000.00
Salaries, travelling, accommodation and subsistence allowance of project management staff for 2 yrs ( 3 persons )
USD 200,000.00
Office administrative and meeting organization expenses and evaluation budget.
USD 50,000.00
Total Cost
USD 5,750,000.00

21. Estimated Project Cost Cont.
Country
Activities
Cost
Myanmar
Water Quality Tests (9) Parameters, 2 times a week, for 2 years costing per station.
Cost USD in clouding 20% import clearance and sales tax (Say 30,000 USD/station)
30,000 USD/ per station
Total Cost (for 18 stations)
USD 540,000
Brunei, Vietnam
Not submit their estimated project cost -
Singapore
Cambodia
Indonesia

22. Estimated Project Cost Cont.
Country
Activities
Cost
Lao PDR
Not submit their estimated project cost -
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam