A Comprehensive Compendium on Liquid Waste Management Technologies

The Comprehensive Compendium on Liquid Waste Management Technologies is designed as a user-friendly planning, reference and capacity-building resource for liquid waste management in rural India. It recognises the importance of appropriate liquid waste management solutions for protecting human and environmental health and provides an overview of technologies suited to different geographical and climatic conditions.For each technology, the document provides information relevant to feasibility, technical requirements, components, site conditions and financial aspects. It also provides decision matrices for selecting technologies based on factors such as water-table conditions and village population. The document is specifically intended to support informed decision-making rather than serve as a detailed engineering design manual.The target users include sanitation field workers, villagers, engineers, WASH professionals, capacity-building agencies and government representatives. The compendium can be used to develop, evaluate and redesign suitable liquid waste management system configurations in consultation with communities.