Septage Management And Waste Water Disposal Practices Among Household Concessionaires Of Water District In Laguna, Philippines
Septage Management And Waste Water Disposal Practices Among Household Concessionaires Of Water District In Laguna, Philippines
Date
2021
Authors
Novillos, Elizaldy O.
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Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the current sewage or
wastewater/septage disposal system practices of the residential areas serviced by
the Calamba Water District, the level of awareness of concessionaires (residential)
on specific rules in septic tank construction as stipulated in the National Plumbing
Code as well as their level of compliance on said rules and the attitude about
septage treatment plant service and their willingness to pay for it.
The researcher used descriptive design to describe the current sewage or
wastewater/septage disposal system practices of the residential areas serviced by
the Calamba Water District. Simple statistical analyses such as frequency and
percent were used in the analysis of the results.
The families living on the house hold have common kitchen and toilet.
Majority of the respondents had an average income of Php 50,001 and above. The
respondent dwell on single detached and owned the house. The practice of the
respondents in discharge the greywater is thru the owned septic tank and piped
sewer system. Members of the household usually use flush in their own septic
tank.
Majority of the respondents have two chambers of septic that has a manhole
to insert the desludging pipe. The location of the septic tank is accessible for
desludging. Majority of the respondents are not aware of the septage
management program of the LGU.
The benefits of the septage management program were indicated by the
respondents including the lessening of water pollution, reducing occurrence of
water-borne diseases and preventing the overflow of septic tanks. The
respondents are willing to avail and pay for the regular desludging services of
septic tanks that will be offered by the Water District. Recommendations were
given in the study.
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Keywords: septage management, waste water, household