• Local communities are seldom consulted on Water Rights Applications
  

• Insufficient knowledge/technical capability of Barangay officials/representatives re hydrology/aquifer data
  

• Lack of knowledge on the Barangay officials on the legal procedures re water rights and monitoring of permits
  

• No NWRB Field office at the local level, DCWD is deputized by the NWRB but authority is vague
  

• Water permits are not regularly monitored to assess whether the conditions are met or not

2. Lack of information on water extraction

• Insufficient data on ground water recharge and discharge of the Talomo-Lipadas watershed
  

• Insufficient information on the actual count of non-DCWD wells and extraction rate
  

3. Diversion of natural waterways

• Use of rivers, creeks and other natural water ways for irrigation