1.5 How do you decide what type of effluent management is suitable? - Humanitarian Sanitation Hub

1.5 How do you decide what type of effluent management is suitable?

Video: https://youtu.be/NsfdJ3BxxbQ

As presented in the video above, the Sanitation Quality Standards for Emergencies guide the establishment of treatment objectives. It offers a rationale to define the treatment objectives based on local disposal options and specific end-use or disposal goals. This process is illustrated below.

Please note that the standards do not only provide the rationale for defining the treatment objective but also indicators and critical actions.

Rationale for Effluent Management (WASH Cluster, 2021)

Exercise:

Please research if national reuse or discharge standards are available in your country.

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