1. Faecal Sludge and Septage Management in Urban Local Bodies
Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department
Government of TamilNadu

2. Urbanization in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu - one of the most urbanized states in India
TN Population : 72 million (2011)
Urban population : 35 million (48%)
Total no. Of ULB : 664
City Municipal Corporations : 12
Municipalities : 124
Town Panchayats : 528

3. Existing scenario in Tamil Nadu
Net work (UGSS)
Non Network
Completed - 31
Faecal Sludge collection from Septic tank through tanker Lorries and Disposal
Ongoing - 25
Proposed - 16
Installed Capacity : MLD Utilization : Average 58%
House Service Connection:413199Nos.(Previous Year: Nos.)
A target of effecting 2.00Lakh Numbers of HSCs has been fixed for the current financial year

4. Need for Faecal Sludge/Septage Management (FSM)
Pollution of Ground water due to un planned disposal of de-sludge.
Disposal of untreated waste water into water bodies resulting into faecal contamination
No standardization of practises.
Virtually all poor people use on-site sanitation or have no access to improved sanitation
Moreover, households have invested already in septic tanks
Septic tanks are not cleaned regularly and drain out into the open storm water drains. In cases where septic tanks do not exist, the faecal matter is let out into the drains, Nallahs etc., leading to direct contamination.

5. Need for Faecal Sludge/Septage Management (FSM)
Inadequate formalized de-sludging services
Legal Framework
Smaller ULBs like Grade II Municipalities and Town Panchayats do not have the capacity to create and manage assets for treatment of liquid waste as these involve large investment and long gestation periods & under utilization of STP.
Recognizing the need to provide guidelines and regulations to manage faecal sludge in non-networked areas. TamilNadu has issued Septage Management guidelines in the year 2014

6. Septage Management Operative Guidelines

7. Strategy
The strategy of the State is to provide conventional Under Ground Sewerage System in the area with high population density and septage management in area with low population density Those conventional Under Ground Sewerage System and Septage Management are run parallelly in ULBs, the former in high density area and the later in low density area.

8. Salient Features Design & Construction of Septic Tanks
Septic Tank Pumping &
De-Sludging
Septage
Transportation
Treatment & Septage Disposal
Fees/Charges for Collection, Transportation & Treatment
Information Education & Communication
Record Keeping &
Reporting (MIS)

9. Design and Construction of Septic Tanks
Evaluate existing septic tank designs
Survey of insanitary latrines
Converting them into sanitary latrines
Conversion of septic tanks into standard septic tanks as per CPHEEO norms
Out of Nos. of Insanitary latrines, have been converted as sanitary latrines in the last 2years.

10. Converted Insanitary latrines connected to UGSS

11. Converted Insanitary latrines connected to septic tank

12. Converted Insanitary latrines as Sanitary latrine

13. Pumping and De-Sludging
Periodic De-Sludging of septic tank.
Collection system for cluster Local Bodies

14. Tiruchirapalli Corporation – De-Sludging operation - By Using Corporation Lorry
- By Using Private Lorry

15. Pumping and De-Sludging
Number of Clusters – 30
Number of ULBs Covered
Corporations : 8
Municipalities : 17
Town Panchayats : 30
Panchayat Unions : 55

16. Example Clusters Thanjavur Dindigul Agaram Thadikombu Coimbatore
Sarkar Samakulam
Vedapatty
Vellalur
Irugur
Perur
Thanjavur
Vallam
Thiruvaiyaru

17. Septage Transportation
Selection Process
Licensing the operator
Training in operation and safety procedure
Operator Permit
211Nos. of operators
registered so far

18. Treatment & Final Disposal
Decanting facility design based on expected volume of cluster of ULBs
Quality checks for input sewage
Planning for next 5 years

19. No of Sewerage Collection Tankers available
Status of Implementation of Septage Management with Existing STPs
Septage Management
S. No
Name of the ULB
No of Sewerage Collection Tankers available
Capacity of tank in Lit
No of Trips/Day
Remarks 1
Kancheepuram 8
9000 2
 Discharged in the ULB’s STP
Maraimalai Nagar 6 3
Chengalpattu 4
3000
Maraimalainagar STP
Cuddalore 5
6000
Nellikuppam
4000
Cudalore STP
Pallavaram
Perungudi STP 7
Tambaram
12000
Anakaputhur 9
Pammal 10
Sembakkam
7500 11
Avadi
8000
Koyembedu STP 12
Poonammallee 13
Tiruvannamalai
Discharged in the Respective ULBs’ STP 14
Villupuram 15
Ramanathapuram
5000 16
Kumbakonam 17
Mayiladuthurai 18
Tiruvarur 19
Pudukkottai 20
Perambalur 21
Namakkal 3 
4000   5 22
Dharmapuri 2 
 5000  2 23
Udumalaipet 24
Udhagamandalam  4
 3000  1 25
Madurai  6
9000  26
Coimbatore 27
Tiruchy 28
Tiruppur  7
 9000 29
Dindigul
5000  30
Vellore

20. Decanting arrangement provided at Anna Stadium Pumping Station in Trichy Corporation

21. Decanting arrangement provided at STP in Namakkal Municipality

22. Information, Education and Communication
ULB Staff
Commissioners, Executive officers, Engineers, Health Officers, Sanitary Inspectors, Sanitary Workers Trained in safe & best practices
Regular training on collection & disposal
Periodic inspections
Quality safety standards
Residents
Residents Welfare Associations, Community Organizers, Self Help Group, General Public Health hazards associated with septage
Illegal dumping
Illegal discharge
Procedures & facilities available for safe disposal
Operators
Septage Transporters / Private Vendors Safety norms for operation
Safe collection and transportation
Vehicle Design
De-Sludging
Use of safety gears & safe disposal

23. Fees/Charges for De-Sludging, Transportation & Treatment
Fees for De-Sludging to be collected from residents.
Transport charges should be determined based on market rates.
For treatment, the on-going rate of Rs can be charged for 9000 liters of waste collected.
Periodic revisions for the charges to be effected based on revisions in costs involved.

24. Record Keeping & MIS Information Related to Septage Generation
Insanitary Latrines
Septic Tanks
Disposal
Vehicle Tracking with GIS
Web and Mobile Applications

25. Plan of Action

26. Salient Features of Draft Bye-Laws
Designed as a template for ULBs to adopt and enact
Covers various aspects of the Septage Management
Salient Features
Responsibility of the residents
Conversion to Sanitary Latrines
Maintain Septic Tanks
Allow inspections at reasonable times
Responsibility of ULBs
Undertake survey and inspections
Issue notices
Implement and Supervise implementation of the bye-laws
Conduct IEC campaigns
Undertake investigations and levy penalties

27. Salient Features of Draft Bye-Laws
Selection & Responsibilities of Operators
As per Tender Transparency Act
Operators to comply with all applicable legislations
Not transport industrial waste
Employ only trained personnel
Responsible for safe disposal of septage at specified locations
Penalties & Appeals
Owner / Occupier: Rs. 5,000 in the first instance, upto 25,000
Operator: Rs. 50,000 and upto Rs. 2,00,000 | Cancellation of License
ULB to constitute an Appelate body
Right to appeal within 30 days
Standard Formats provided for Licenses to be issued

28. Way Forward Micro Level Planning Capacity Building
CSP
Pilot Execution
Capacity Building
ULB Staff
Operators
Customizing IEC Program

29. Government have issued operative guidelines for implementation of Septage Management in Urban Local bodies vide GO.MS No 108 MA&WS dept (MA3) dated
MOC Signed with Bill and Melinda Gates foundation(BMGF) on
BMGF will support Government of Tamilnadu for total sanitation.

30. Appointment of TSU to provide support for improved sanitation through the following program components that will be implemented at the State level and in at least two cities.
Improved enabling environment and governance:
Engineering and Planning:
Implementation Support:
Behaviour Change and Communication:
Enterprise Development:
Capacity Building and Training:
Knowledge Management:
Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation

31. Septage Management Improvement Plans and Strategy
Draft Recommendations for changes in building rules.
Draft framework for pilots in three Urban Locations for improved de-sludging and safe disposal.
Identification of Vulnerable areas in respect of ground water
Treatment of Grey water and safe disposal.
Waste stabilization ponds study (Trichy)
Behaviour change and Communication.

32. As a pilot project, the following Urban Local bodies have been identified to implement the Septage Management.
1. Karunkuzhi Town Panchayat along with Madhuranthagam Municipality in Kancheepuram District.
Work order issued on Leveling work under progress.
2. Periyanaickenpalayam and Narasimmannaickenpalayam
Town Panchayats
3. Trichy Corporation (uncovered area of the UGSS).

33. Thank You