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The National Building Code (P.D. 1096)

CHAPTER 9

SANITATION

SECTION 901. General Requirements

Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Civil Code of the Philippines on Property,
Ownership, and its Modification, all buildings hereafter erected, altered, remodeled, relocated or
repaired for human habitation shall be provided with adequate and potable water supply, plumbing
installation, and suitable wastewater treatment or disposal system, storm water drainage, pest and
vermin control, noise abatement device, and such other measures required for the protection and
promotion of health of persons occupying the premises and others living nearby.

SECTION 902. Water Supply System

(a) Whenever available, the potable water requirements for a building used for human
habitation shall be supplied from existing municipal or city waterworks system.
(b) The quality of drinking water from meteoric, surface or underground sources shall
conform to the criteria set in the latest approved National Standards for Drinking Water.
(c) The design, construction and operation of deepwells for the abstraction of groundwater
shall be subject to the provisions of the Water Code of the Philippines.
(d) The design, construction and operation of independent waterworks systems private
housing subdivisions or industrial estates shall be governed by existing laws relating to local
waterworks system.
(e) The water piping installations inside buildings and premises shall conform to the
provisions of the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines.

SECTION 903. Wastewater Disposal System

(a) Sanitary sewage from buildings and neutralized or pre-treated industrial wastewater shall
be discharged directly into the nearest street sanitary sewer main of existing municipal or city sanitary
sewerage system in accordance with the criteria set by the Code on Sanitation and the National
Pollution Control Commission.
(b) All buildings located in areas where there are no available sanitary sewerage system
shall dispose their sewage “Imhoff” or septic tank and subsurface absorption field.
(c) Sanitary and industrial plumbing installations inside buildings and premises shall conform
to the provisions of the National Plumbing Code.

SECTION 904. Storm Drainage System

(a) Rainwater drainage shall not discharge to the sanitary sewer system.
(b) Adequate provisions shall be made to drain low areas in buildings and their premises.

SECTION 905. Pest and Vermin Control

(a) All buildings with hollow and/or wood construction shall be provided with rat proofing.
(b) Garbage bins and receptacles shall be provided with ready means for cleaning and with
positive protection against entry of pest and vermins.
(c) Dining rooms for public use without artificial ventilation shall be properly screened.

SECTION 906. Noise Pollution Control

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