SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT

Project Background
What is NSSMP?
National Sewerage and Septage Management Program
 “NSSMP is part of the National Sustainable Sanitation
Plan (NSSP) and Philippine Sustainable Sanitation
Roadmap (PSSR), which are broader, overarching
frameworks that include the full spectrum of
sanitation challenges such as ending open defecation
and treating sewage from markets, agriculture,
industry and other point and non-point sources of
water pollutants.”
Project Background
 RA 9275 also known as the Philippine Clean Water
Act of 2004 requires the DPWH to lead the
preparation of the NSSMP as part of the integrated
framework for water quality management.
 The DPWH commissioned the International Technical
Consultants (ITAC) through the World Bank to
generate a Program Implementation Plan (PIP) and
prepare a Program Operations Manual (POM). The
POM was approved last March 2013.

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Policy Requirements
• Under the Implementing Rules and
Regulation of Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 6.
states that “The LGU’s shall prepare and
implement contingency plans and other
measures including relocation, whenever
necessary, for the protection of health and
welfare of the residents within potentially
affected areas”.
Policy Requirements
 According to Section 7 of the Act,
• “Such program (NSSMP) shall include a priority
listing of sewerage, septage and combined
sewerage-septage projects for LGUs based on
population density and growth, degradation of
water resources, topography, geology, vegetation,
programs/projects for the rehabilitation of existing
facilities and such other factors that the (DENR)
Secretary may deem relevant to the protection of
water quality.”
Policy Requirements
 Each LGU shall appropriate the necessary land,
including the required right-of-way/road access to the
land for the construction of the sewage and/or septage
treatment plant facilities.
Policy Requirements
 According to Section 7 of the Act,
• Each LGU may raise funds to subsidize necessary
expenses for the operation and maintenance of
sewerage treatment or septage facility servicing in
their area of jurisdiction through local property
taxes and enforcement of a service fee system. It
may enact ordinances adjusting local property taxes
or imposing a service fee system to meet necessary
expenses for the operation and maintenance of
sewerage treatment or septage management facility
servicing their area of jurisdiction.
Policy Requirements
 According to Section 7 of the Act,
• The LGUs shall submit to DPWH a priority listing of
their projects based on realistic assessment of
resources, including proposals for counterpart
contributions. Such counterpart proposals shall be
considered by the DPWH in prioritizing projects for
implementation.

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Current Situation
 Improper dumping of
desludged sewage

 Open defecation is
widely practiced in both
rural and urban areas
Current Situation
Current Situation
 Many homes with toilets
have no or improperly
designed septic tanks
Open Bottom Chamber

Sealed bottom Chambers

Current Situation
 More than 20 million
Filipinos do not have
access to improved
sanitation

 Less than 10% of

population has access to
piped sewerage systems
Current Situation
 Only 15% of the Metro
Manila population has
access to fully piped
sewerage
 Virtually no infrastructure
for wastewater treatment
and disposal and even
basic drainage systems in
other cities

Valenzuela Fishkill September

2014
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Importance of Sewerage and Septage
Management (SSM)
Importance of SSM
When water is contaminated, the water cycle in
our daily lives as well as the natural
environment itself is affected.

What
happens
when
water gets
polluted? If there is no
water, life could
not be sustained
Water becomes considering that
undrinkable our bodies are
made up of 60%-
80% water.
Pollution of
rivers and
Fish in rivers and
oceans become oceans has a
inedible major effect on
Fish can no longer Groundwater our lives and on
becomes
live in rivers and
contaminated that of other
oceans
living creatures.

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Why do it? Total economic
losses of more
Cases of diarrhea, thanP78 billion
cholera, hepatitis every year Effect on welfare &
and dysentery tourism, resulting
to P4.3 billon per
year
More than 55
deaths daily Estimated loss for
Proper Sewerage fish production is
& Septage P531.3 million per
Management year
4.2 billion kilograms
per year of untreated
Aggregated access
feces and 33.9 Total economic cost of drinking
million cubic meters losses of P17.8 water attributed
of equivalent black billion every to sanitation is
water are discharged year for water estimated to
to water bodies resources P6.45billion per
year

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Philippine Diarrhea Outbreak
• July 1, 2014 Lake Sebu, South Cotabato — Local health authorities
have undertaken steps to contain the outbreak of diarrhea in the
remote villages of Barangay Ned here which killed two children and
downed more than 200 others
• May 13, 2014 North Cotabato, Alamada vice-mayor Samuel Alim said
deaths due to diarrhea totaled to seven and more than 100 people
were hospitalized
• April 4, 2013 COTABATO CITY, Philippines --- Health authorities are
trying to prevent the further outbreak of dysentery cases in an island
five kilometers off Maguindanao where more than 40 people fell ill
the past three days after drinking water from wells made murky by
last week’s heavy rain
• April 17, 2013 ARMM’s health secretary, Dr. Kadil Sinolinding, said
only few of the 67 patients from Bongo Island in Parang town remain
at the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) in Cotabato
City.
Philippine Diarrhea Outbreak
• January 7, 2012 Diarrhea kills 3, affects 60 others Saturday, TACLOBAN CITY
• March 25, 2012 At least 11 die in Lanao diarrhea outbreak (philstar.com)
• May 23,2012 Diarrhea kills 4, downs 70 in Cam Sur Posted at 2:49 AM
• March 30 to April 19 2012 At least four children died in a diarrhea outbreak that
hit areas of General Santos City from
• June 2012 At least 18 people has died while more than 3,000 remained ill due to
a diarrhea outbreak in the Northern Philippine province of Catanduanes The
total diarrhea cases in the Province of Catanduanes from January 1 to June 9 this
year reached 3,034 (1,689 validated cases) with 18 reported deaths, majority
coming from Brgy Sto Domingo resettlement site.
• September 26, 2012 - 3 die, 194 down with diarrhea in Misamis Oriental
• March 3, 2011 Isabela City Health Officer Dr. Rafael Cabug said they initially
recorded minimal incidence of diarrhea since February 6, and it suddenly
surged to 213 cases since last week until Thursday.
• April 4, 2011 - 17 feared dead as diarrhea hits Palawan
• April 06, 2011 Diarrhea death toll in Palawan rises to 23
• July 7, 2008 Diarrhea outbreak as cases rise to 1,027 Iloilo Province
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 What can we get from it?
Gain of P5 million
and cost reduction
of P17.8 billion per
year (improved Improved water Economic
toilet access) quality, health and losses
sanitation attributed from
fish
production,
Proper Sewerage & diseases,
Septage tourism, etc.
Management will be reduced
as well
Cost reduction of
P20 billion per year
from water resources
(Improved
treatment and
proper disposal)
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Targets
 By 2020
I. All LGUs have developed septage management
system and the 17 highly urbanized cities
(HUCs) have developed sewerage and septage
system,

II. Approximately 43.6 million people have access

to septage treatment facilities and about 2.3
million will have access to sewerage treatment
facilities,
Targets
III. Php26.3 billion has been invested in sanitation
improvement projects, and

IV. About 346 million kg of BOD is diverted from

the environment per year as a result of
sewerage and septage management projects.

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NSSMP Section’s Role
Coordinating NSSMP activity with other
Government Agency

Providing advice and support to LGUs

and other interested parties
NSSMP Section’s Role
Targets local implementers

Offers 40% of the total project cost on

sewerage and septage projects through
gov’t. subsidy
Provides technical assistance for the
conduct of feasibility studies
NSSMP Section’s Role
Provides technical assistance for
preparation of financial statement and
analysis
Provides assistance in the conduct of
public consultation

Provides assistance for acquiring

financial support from public, private
and commercial financing institutions
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 Local Implementers’
Role/Mandate
LGUs Prepare and implement contingency
plans and other measures including
relocation, whenever necessary.

Shall appropriate the necessary land, including

the required right-of-way/road access to the
land for the construction of the sewage and/or
septage treatment plant facilities.
 Local Implementers’
Role/Mandate
LGU may raise funds to subsidize necessary
LGUs expenses for the operation and maintenance of
sewerage treatment or septage facility. It may enact
ordinances adjusting local property taxes or
imposing a service fee system to meet necessary
expenses for the operation and maintenance of
sewerage treatment or septage management facility.

Submit to DPWH a priority listing of their

projects based on realistic assessment of
resources.

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 Local Implementers’
Role/Mandate
WDs Coordinate with LGUs in developing
sewerage/sanitation plans

Prepare feasibility studies in relation to

sewerage and septage projects

Manage and operate wastewater

collection, treatment and disposal
facilities
 Local Implementers’
Role/Mandate
WDs Persuade buildings to be connected
to the sewer located less than 35m

Collect the prescribe rates and charges

Connect sewage lines to sewerage

systems
 Local Implementers’
Role/Mandate
WDs Coordinate with NSSMP Office for
information on NSSMP incentives
(financial, technical assistance, etc) and
process of availing of incentives

Report progress to the NSSMP Office

Proposed Amendments to NSSMP:
 Broaden the scope of the NG cost share/grant to
include septage projects;
 Expand eligibility to non-HUCs and
municipalities; and
 Allow Water Districts (WDs) to directly apply for
the NG share/grant through the Local Water
Utilities Administration (LWUA).
 HOW TO AVAIL OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
COST SHARE (40%)?
• Septage Design Flow - Economic Evaluation
• Trucks and Equipment - Financial Analysis
Project FS
Preparation • CAPEX & OPEX

• Page 155 of the POM

Prepare
Documentary
Requirements

• File Application to NSSMP Office using the application form

which can be downloaded at DPWH website
Apply for (www.dpwh.gov.ph)
NSSMP
Subsidy
 Funding Sources of 60%

• Available Financing Institutions

• ADB
• World Bank
• USAID
• JICA
Apply for Loan • MDFO (Municipal Development Fund Office under DOF)
• LWUA (Local Water Utilities Administration)
• Other Local Commercial Banks (DBP, PNB, Land Bank, etc.)

Prepare • Bank Documentary /Financing Requirements

Documentary • Project Feasibility Study
Requirements
• Bank Loan Terms and Conditions
 LGU/WDs apply for DPWH will review
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NSSMP Subsidy the Submitted
- Documentary Project Proposal
Requirements
- Project FS
Preparation

If No? DPWH
approval
NSSMP Process Flowchart or non-
approval

If Yes?

Prepare budget Prepare MOA

RO/DEO will
request to DBM to between the
release fund to
be released to DPWH
the Project
DPWH concerned (RO/DEO) and
Proponent
Office (RO/DEO) Proponent

Monitor work Conduct Site

Implement progress and Inspection, Submit summary NSSMP Office
Project review submitted Validation of the progress report to will monitor the
(Proponent) report by the project NEDA Operation
proponent accomplishment