Managing Fecal Sludge Trucks Through Mobile Technology

Managing fecal sludge trucks through mobile technology

Martin Albrecht Water and Sanitation Specialist Spotlight on Indonesia

Population: 240 million Economic growth: 5.3% Poverty rate: 11.4% GDP/capita: $3,557

Access to safe water supply: 84% Access to safe sanitation: 59% Open defecation: 58 million people ~75% of urban population use septic tanks or pit latrines Only 4% of septage properly treated Sanitation service chain

Reuse/ Containment Emptying Transport Treatment disposal

Sewerage

Water Sewer network Treatment Reuse/ closet Pumping stations plant disposal

Fecal Sludge Management for on site systems

Vacuum truck Latrine or Treatment Reuse/ septic plant disposal tank Primary Transfer emptying Fecal sludge collection through vacuum trucks

Current collection system: • Household initiates septic tank emptying request • Sludge truck empties septic tank, gets paid full fee • Often truck disposes sludge into environment, not treatment plant  Low incentive for household to request emptying  Low incentive for truck to dispose at treatment plant

Challenges: • No information on market, customer base, running costs, revenues • Bad management

Mobile phones to scan locations

Android-based application

Dispose of sludge Client to be serviced at treatment plant

Base

Data processing Payment to Service Provider (Private Sector) Improved management

Verification and validation processes Verification process Household with Schedule Tag @ Office Data PDAM Planner Regular base De- Work Repor Connection Tag @ Client sludging Order t Private Schedule Monitori Sector Tag @ IPLT ng Data Android application

Verification and banking processes Account Payable Improved management through: • Preventing illegal dumping of sludge • Asset management Payment to Private • Validated customer database Sector • Regular service schedule • Plannable revenues

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