Summary now available for download

By Sven Meyer, BORDA Germany

The guidebook "Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems and Sanitation in Developing Countries – A practical guide" addresses to Urban Service Providers or National and local governments as well as to academic institutions, international NGOs or local community-based organizations.

A short summary of the guidebook is now available for download.

The demand for reliable, efficient and low-cost wastewater treatment systems is increasing world wide especially in densely populated urban regions where adequate wastewater treatment systems do not exist and uncontrolled discharge of wastewater endangers environmental health and water resources. DEWATS is designed to be an element of a comprehensive strategy for city-wide planning and sustainable infrastructure development. It is dimensioned in such a way that treated water meets requirements stipulated in environmental laws and regulations.

The guidebook not only explains technical requirements for efficient treatment of wastewater in locations with a special geographic focus in developing countries. It also includes socio-economic conditions and steps for community action planning.

Summary of Contents
• Towards Comprehensive Wastewater and Sanitation Strategies;
• DEWATS – Sustainable treatment of wastewater at the local level, concept and good practices
• Mainstreaming DEWATS – Strategic Planning and Implementation of Sustainable Infrastructure
• Community Based Sanitation (CBS) – Programme Planning and Implementation
• DEWATS Components and Design Principles - parameters, components and spreadsheet calculation
• System malfunction – symptoms, problems, solutions

A short summary of the guidebook is now available for download.

The complete guidebook (368pp) is edited by BORDA and published by the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University, UK.


Price and Dispatch Conditions
The price of the DEWATS-Guidebook is EURO 48.75 plus postal charges (within Germany: EURO 2.20, within: Europe EURO 6.00, other countries: EURO 12.00). There is no additional VAT as BORDA, being a non-for-profit organization, is exempt from any sales tax. All customs charges that may be incurred are to be borne by the client.


You can order your full copy at schwentuchowski@borda.de and transfer the total amount of EURO 48.75 plus postal charges to the following account:

Bank name: Die Sparkasse Bremen
Account holder: BORDA e.V.
Account number: 1080084
Bank code: 290 501 01
IBAN: DE62290501010001080084
Swift-Code: SBREDE22

IMPORTANT: Please indicate as reason for payment "your name" according to your order and the keyword "DEWATS-Book".

Delivery will be effected to the address stated in your order immediate after receipt of your payment. The invoice and payment receipt will be included.