Executive Education – Wastewater Management

Wastewater Management

The training will allow participants to:

Know the institutional and strategic aspects of managing the wastewater service in terms of governance, planning/programming, funding and cost recovery.

Know the composition and types of wastewater systems.

The Courses

1. General Concepts / Reminder:

- Definition of the field of wastewater treatment
- Global challenges: the role of wastewater sanitation at the level of international bodies, some figures, sustainable development goals (SDGs), etc.
- National and African Issues

2. Institutional and Strategic Components:

- Institutional aspects: governance, organisation, regulation, etc.
- Strategic aspects: National Shared Sanitation Program (Morocco case)

3. Technical Component:

- Composition of wastewater systems: collection, transfer, purification
- Types of Sanitization Systems
- Collection
- Purification / Wastewater Treatment
- Reuse of clean wastewater
- users and industry stakeholders, communication/awareness

4. Pricing of Water and Sanitation Services:

- Reminder of the basics: different methods of definition and calculation of the cost price…
- Pricing Policy
- Tariff Components: Production, Distribution (Fixed, Variable)
- Remediation Tariff Component
- Other costs: Connection, etc.

Summary

This course deals with wastewater management. The importance of this "missing" link in the small water cycle is well established, especially for the countries of the South.

Description

The sanitation of wastewater is primarily a mission of prevention and protection of public health. It is then intended to protect the environment and water resources in particular. This is essential in the context of water scarcity, aggravated by climate change experienced by the majority of African countries.

Key benefits

The training will allow to Have a global vision on the challenges of the Sanitation of the wastewater on a global, Regional (Africa) and national scale.

Who should attend

This module is dedicated to all actors working in the water sector in general, and those working in sanitation in particular. It is intended for technical profiles at all levels, as well as for financial and managerial staff responsible for the planning and programming of projects.