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Sector Overview
Sanitation interventions (usually construction of facilities such as latrines) that improve management of excreta; onsite facilities such as toilets and septic tanks
Sewerage the entire system of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal; pipe networks to off-site treatment and disposal
Sector Overview
Indiscriminate disposal of wastewater is one main reason for degradation of water quality
Adverse effects:
Health: Spread of disease-causing bacteria & viruses
Aquatic ecosystem: Decline in fishery production due to pollution Aesthetics: Poor quality of water makes water unfit for recreation
Sector Overview
Health In 1996-2000 approximately 31% of illnesses monitored were attributed to waterborne sources
Fish yields reported to have declined by 30%- 5% due to sedimentation and silt pollution;
Aquatic ecosystem
Tourism
Decline in occupancy (e.g. Boracay island in 1997 due to high levels of coliform); Damage claims due to environmental degradation (e.g. income and livelihood)
Others
Sector Performance
Access to Sanitary Toilets, 2004
All families 86%
93%
Access rates compare favorably with neighboring countries BUT does not necessarily reflect access to satisfactory sanitation
70%
Sector Performance
Sewerage Access, Selected Asian Cities, 2001/2002
Vientiane Jakarta Manila Ho Chi Minh City Kathmandu Dhaka Colombo Phnom Penh Ulaanbaatar Karachi Delhi Shanghai Kuala Lumpur Tashkent Chengdu Seoul Osaka Hong Kong
0 20 40 60 80 100
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Only about 4% of the population had access to sewerage in 2000 Outside Metro Manila, access to sewerage network almost non-existent
Percent
Source: Asian Development Bank. 2004. Water in Asian Cities: Utilities Performance and Society Views. Manila.
2004
MWSS Provision of sewerage systems in Metro Manila through MWCI and MWSI
LWUA Development of water districts to plan and implement municipal sewage or sewerage systems
LGUs Enforcement of anti-pollution regulation from domestic wastewater; provision of sanitation services
Institutional fragmentation
At utility level: proliferation of provider models and their small sizes At national level: fragmentation of oversight responsibilities
44% Level 3
10% Level 2
25% Level 1
LGU/CBO - 35%
without a distribution system Level 2 =a piped system with communal faucets Level 3 =a piped system with individual household taps
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Water, 97%
Source: C. Ancheta (2000), WPEP: Urban and Sanitation - 3 Years of Experience and Lessons
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Population (in million) 2005 2015 55.58 (60%) 37.06 (40%) 92.64 (100%)
Service Coverage (in million) 2005 9.77 (20%) 17.69 (50%) 27.46 (33%) 2015 27.79 (50%) 18.53 (50%) 46.32 (50%)
Investment requirement (in PhP B) 2005 55.69 50.42 106.11 2015 158.40 52.81 211.21
Program Support
3.91
6.28
11.12
6.58
Total
130.09
256.37
12 Notes: Investment requirement was computed based on constant 2002 rates. Support activities were estimated at 13% of the Capital Cost. Source: ADB, 2001
Main Issues
Recommendations
Allocate funding from the government to provide incentives for LGUs and utilities in sewerage investments
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