Abstract:Decentralized sanitation facilities like pit latrines, conservancy tanks, septic tanks or even decentralized wastewater treatment plants accumulating organic sludge hazardous to ground water resources and public health. Many municipalities around the world are challenged with the collection and environmental disposal of this urban sewage sludge or so called septage. The paper presents the frame condition and challenges of septage disposal in Indonesia and introduces a new treatment system with up to 4 years op… Show more
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