Title : Takeover of the FSM sector by the municipality of yaounde
Abstract:
Yaoundé is a city of 3 million inhabitants with autonomous sanitation dominating at 95%. The wastewater management strategy recommends the gradual transition from on-site to collective sanitation by 2035, but its implementation has not found funding. Since 2016, the municipality has initiated an awareness for the structuring of the management of fecal sludge. With the help of international partners, a fecal sludge treatment plant has been built with a capacity of 260 m3 per day, based on the principle of a thickening basin - sludge drying beds - anaerobic basin and optional lagoon. A smart GPS tool has been put in place to track the activities of vacuum trucks.
The station has been in operation since October 2021 and receives nearly 300 m3 per day. The effluent is regularly analyzed in the laboratory and its quality is not satisfactory. Research into solutions is underway to improve it, either by using floating aquatic plants on the optional lagoon, or by adding a final aerobic lagoon or evaluating the purifying capacity of the swamp into which the effluent. Experiments in the agricultural use of dried sludge are also underway.
Audience Take Away:
- To see how the issue of sanitation was resolved in a city with limited financial means.
- The proposed solution requires further research to improve it.
- This solution actually provides a practical solution that can help city managers in their work.
- An example of inclusive work where all stakeholders have been involved.
