Sanitation Technology

Overview

Non-sewer as well as sewer-base sanitation is becoming a more and more state-of-the-art technology. As cities are exponentially growing, traditional sewer-base solutions to provide good sanitation for all, do not suffice. Instead new approaches, such as City Wide inclusive sanitation, are been used to fill up this gap.

While being at MSc level, the Sanitation Technology course at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education has a professional practical orientation. The course gives the participants a review on the basis for the technology design of non-sewer and sewer based sanitation technology solutions.

Learning objectives

• Discuss the state-of-the-art of the sanitation chain components: toilet interface; storage; transport; treatment
• Explain the main processes applied occurring for sewage and sludge treatment
• Describe the most used approaches in urban drainage and sewerage
• Critically discuss the inputs and outputs of common sanitation technologies
• Create a complete and sustainable sanitation chain for a variety of situations and to make informed choices