Sustainability of the Lilo-an's Wastewater Treatment Facility
Pilot and Demonstration Activity: Philippines
Enhancing Sustainability of the Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility at the Lilo-an Public Market
This follow-up PDA will ensure the financial sustainability of the decentralized wastewater treatment facility in Lilo-an municipality that was built through a prior PDA in 2006.
| Project site | Lilo-an, Cebu, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Cost | US$ 25,000 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Approval date | July 2007 |
| Completion date | - |
| Category | Urban Services |
| ADB officer |
Paul van Klaveren |
| Partner | Lilo-an Municipal Government and Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
The PDA on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility for the Lilo-an Public Market, completed in 2006, helped construct a Decentralized Water Treatment Facility to treat wastewater from the public market that was directly discharged into the town’s coastal waters. It also helped develop the capacity of the Lilo-an Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative to operate and maintain the facility. Overall, the PDA has reduced, if not totally removed, pollution along the Lilo-an coastline.
Since the PDA’s completion in March 2006, Lilo-an has been facing issues and challenges on the facility's sustainability. As a follow-up, this PDA will help the Lilo-an Municipal Government in formulating and implementing concrete sustainability measures to operate and maintain the facility.
- A sludge management system, including the installation and operation of a sludge filter press
- Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility's training center
- Developed capacities of the Lilo-an Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative for proper bookkeeping and financial management
- Sources of income for the cooperative, including revenues from the new training center’s programs
- Sale of sludge as compost to farmers
- Proposal [ PDF ]
- Pilot and Demonstration Activity: Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility for the Lilo-an Public Market
- Water Champion Maria Sevilla on Decentralized Wastewater Management: Big Results from Small Solutions
- Country Water Action: Smart Sanitation Cleans Lilo-an’s Coast (February 2007)
- Photo Essay—Philippines: Rescuing Lilo-an’s Coastline (June 2006)
- Know more about PDA principles.
- Read about the Application Process.
- Know the PDA Proposal Guidelines.
- Download the Application Form.
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