National Sewerage and Septage Management Program

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� Clean Water Act requires DPWH to developNSSMP to promote septage and sewerageinfrastructure for the urban cores of citiesand municipalities.

� NSSMP is part of the National SustainableSanitation Plan (NSSP), a broader plancovering the full spectrum of sanitationissues faced by LGUs.

� More than 90% of the sewage generatednationwide is not treated properly

� About 28 million Filipinos (33% of population)do not have sanitary toiletsdo not have sanitary toilets

� Many septic tanks are improperly designedwith open bottom (leaching) contaminatinggroundwater

� When septic tanks are desludged, septageusually dumped illegally with no treatment

� Most effluent from closed bottom septictanks are not collected or treatedtanks are not collected or treated

� Less than 10% of the population have accessto piped sewerage systems

� About 85% of the people in MM use septictanks

� Economic losses exceeding Php78 billion peryear (health, fisheries, tourism, increases costof safe drinking water)

� More than 55 deaths per day� More than 55 deaths per day

� Domestic waste is largest source of organicpollution (48%) compared to agricultural(37%) and industrial (15%)

� Up to 58% of groundwater sampled iscontaminated with coli form and needstreatment

� Loss of dignity for those practicing open� Loss of dignity for those practicing opendefecation, security of women

� Damage to ecosystems and biodiversity

� High costs coupled with a lack of space forsewerage systems and treatment

� Low level of awareness by government andcitizens, low demand for servicescitizens, low demand for services

� Low capacity to develop and implementinfrastructure and promotion campaigns

� Overall lack of enforcement

� No dedicated national budget, not included inLGU’s comprehensive land use plans, priorityprojects, Key Result Areas, budgetsprojects, Key Result Areas, budgets

� Two national sanitation summits held,growing awareness among government

� MWSS privatization of water supply andsanitation services in Metro Manila. Bothsanitation services in Metro Manila. Bothconcessionaries increasing sewerage andseptage management.

� LGU-water district/utility partnership inMarikina City, Dumaguete City and Alabel inSarangani

� Low-cost treatment plants in 5 public� Low-cost treatment plants in 5 publicmarkets, 2 Gawad Kalinga sites, severalhospitals, many sanitation plans developed

NATIONAL SEWERAGE AND SEPTAGE

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

GoalGoalGoalGoal: Improve water quality and public healthin urban areas of the Philippines

ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives: Enhance the ability of localimplementers to build and operateimplementers to build and operatewastewater treatment systems for urbancenters and promote the behavior change andenabling environment needed for systems tobe effective and sustainable

Scope

� The NSSMP targets local implementers (LGUs, waterdistricts, small scale water providers)

� Where Water Quality Management Areas (WQMAs)exist, LGUs and WDs can develop their programswithin the WQMA plan and also request funding fromthe WQM Fundthe WQM Fund

� Focusing on septage and sewerage but includes someinformation on the other sanitation interventions

� Programs to address open defecation, provisions oftoilets will be included in other parts of the NationalSustainable Sanitation Plan

� 60 LGUs have developed local sanitation plans

� 76 septage and sewerage projects have beenbuilt by LGUs or Water Districts

9,877,000 people living in urban areas have� 9,877,000 people living in urban areas haveaccess to improved sanitation (sewerage andseptage treatment facilities)

� Php13.4 billion has been spent on sanitationimprovement projects

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� Nationwide training and promotions campaign toroll out NSSMP

� Detailed Guide with tools for local implementers� Detailed Guide with tools for local implementers(Annex to NSSMP)

� Information office in DPWH

� National counterpart funding fromDENR/DOH/DPWH

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� Use NSSMP Guide to undertake astakeholder-driven, bottom-up planningprocess to develop infrastructure supportedprocess to develop infrastructure supportedby effective promotion campaigns, policies,enforcement and user fees

NEDA INFRACOMSub-committee on Water

Resources

RegulatoryFramework:

DENRDOHDILGNSSMP

Office

(DPWH)

NSSMP Committee

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LWUARDC,

Province

LGU cluster or regionally important

projects

Water Districts

City or Municipalityor cluster of LGUs in a

WQMA

DOHCenters for Health

Dev’t.

Mainly septage projects

Private Service

Providers

DPWH(with DENR/DILG)

Mainly sewerage/ intercepter projects

MWSS

Metro Manila concessionaires

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