Dear Claire and friends of WIN,
 
Thank you for sharing information on Integrity Talk 9: Citywide Inclusive Sanitation - Better Projects through Integrity. It is interesting the focus on integrity and the emphasis on this point to promote sustainability of systems.
 
I read the summary of the key points and find the CWIS approach to promoting sanitation by applying a range of solutions between centralized, decentralized and on-site sanitation with an accurate view on the alternatives that best fit each context very striking.
 
I am very interested to know how the CWIS approach could be complemented with the Shit Flow Diagram tool , do you consider that this tool could strengthen the CWIS approach? 

I share with you two experiences that could be in line with the CWIS approach in Bolivia:
 
The first operates in the municipality of El Alto, in the department of La Paz. Dry ecological toilets have been implemented in some pilot neighborhoods in that municipality. The waste is collected by the service provider EPSAS. Then is transported to a urine treatment plant, where a solid fertilizer high in nitrogen is obtained as a by-product of the treatment. The feces are treated in a worm composting process. The resulting product is nutrient-rich soil/compost.

EPSAS is avery large company that provides water and sanitation services in La Paz and is incorporating green sanitation technologies into its service offering. I share ashort video with English subtitles about this case
 
The second experience is in the municipality of Montero, department of Santa Cruz. In the department of Santa Cruz approximately 60% of the population uses septic tanks as a sanitation solution. This characteristic makes it necessary to find solutions that fit the context.
 
A fecal sludge treatment plant was built in Montero, and COSMOL, the company providing the service, offers a new service for emptying and cleaning septic tanks, transporting and treating the recovered sludge. As a result of the treatment, they obtain a solid fertilizer that can be used to improve soils. If you want to know a little more about this project, you can watch this video (unfortunately only available in Spanish)
 
On the other hand, COSMOL and Unicef have a very interesting pilot project of Family Sanitary Modules (MOSAFA) with this project they implemented dry toilets, COSMOL is in charge of the collection and treatment of feces to turn them into compost. You can find more information about this project here
 
These experiences respond to the CWIS approach and I believe that it is very important to strengthen service providers and municipal governments so that they always take into account the variety of sanitation alternatives that exist and that they can choose the most suitable for their context.
 
To this end, I would like to share with you a series of very interesting documents:
 
SEI -Sustainability assessment of urban and peri-urban sanitation systems relevant in the Bolivian context.
English.
 
SNV -Treatment technologies in practice, On-the-ground experiences of faecal sludge
and wastewater treatment
English
Spanish
Portuguese
 
 

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Estimada Claire y amigos de WIN,
 
Gracias por compartir información sobre la Integrity Talk 9: Citywide Inclusive Sanitation – Better Projects through Integrity. Es interesante la atención a la integridad y el énfasis que se hace en este punto para promover la sostenibilidad de los sistemas.
 
Leí el resumen de los puntos clave y me parece muy llamativo el enfoque de Saneamiento inclusivo en toda la ciudad (CWIS) de promover el saneamiento aplicando un abanico de soluciones centralizadas, descentralizadas e in-situ con una visión acertada sobre las alternativas que mejor se ajustan a cada contexto.
 
Me interesa mucho saber cómo el enfoque CWIS podría complementarse con la herramienta de Diagrama de Flujo de Excretas , ¿ustedes consideran que esta herramienta podría fortalecer el enfoque CWIS? 
 
Comparto con ustedes dos experiencias que podrían estar en línea con el enfoque CWIS en Bolivia:
 
La primera funciona en el municipio de El Alto, del departamento de La Paz. En algunos barrios piloto de ese municipio se implementaron baños ecológicos secos. El recojo de los residuos está a cargo de la empresa prestadora del servicio EPSAS. Los residuos son transportados a una planta de tratamiento de orina, donde se obtiene un fertilizante sólido alto en nitrógeno como producto del tratamiento. Las heces son tratadas en un proceso de compostaje con lombrices. El producto que se obtiene es abono rico en nutrientes.
EPSAS es una empresa muy grande que brinda el servicio de agua y saneamiento en La Paz y está incorporando tecnologías verdes de saneamiento en su oferta de servicios. Les comparto un video corto sobre este caso.
 
La segunda experiencia se encuentra en el municipio de Montero, departamento de Santa Cruz. En el departamento de Santa Cruz aproximadamente el 60% de la población utiliza cámaras sépticas como solución de saneamiento. Esta característica obliga a encontrar soluciones que se ajusten al contexto. En ese sentido, en Montero se construyó una planta de tratamiento de lodos fecales y COSMOL, la
empresa prestadora del servicio, ofrece un nuevo servicio de vaciado y limpieza de cámaras sépticas, transporte y tratamiento de los lodos recuperados. Producto del tratamiento, obtienen un abono sólido que puede utilizarse para mejorar los suelos. Si desean conocer un poco más sobre este proyecto, pueden ingresar a este video.
 
Por otra parte, COSMOL y Unicef tienen un proyecto piloto muy interesante de Módulos Sanitarios Familiares (MOSAFA) con este proyecto se implementaron baños secos, COSMOL se encarga de la recolección y tratamiento de las heces para convertirlas en abono.
Pueden encontrar más información sobre ese proyecto acá
 
Estas experiencias responden al enfoque CWIS y creo que es muy importante fortalecer a las empresas prestadoras de servicio y gobiernos municipales para que siempre tengan en cuenta la variedad alternativas de saneamiento que existen y que puedan elegir
las más convenientes a su contexto.

Con esta finalidad,les comparto una serie de documentos muy interesantes:
SNV - Tecnologías de tratamiento en la práctica, Experiencias sobre el terreno del tratamiento de
lodos fecales y aguas residuales 
Inglés
Español
Portugués
 
SEI - Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de saneamiento urbano y periurbano pertinentes
en el contexto boliviano
Inglés


 

Thanks to all who joined the webinar on integrity for CWIS.
We had a interesting discussion and it was useful to consider how integrity and the CWIS framework actually overlap and reinforce each other.
Some key takeaways:

• CWIS is a powerful and useful framework – it makes it possible to reframe sanitation in a positive and innovative manner, without stigma. Its flexibility and focus on principles, rather than solutions, make it particularly adaptable.
• It is however not straightforward to implement. It requires long-term commitment and investment. Above all it requires new ways of thinking and doing sanitation work, along with adequate new capacity and dedicated people working collaboratively across the sector.
• Integrity is an important component of CWIS work and is embedded in CWIS functions (particularly under accountability, resource planning, and management). It is especially needed to:
  • define clear responsibilities for all stakeholders and build accountability along the entire sanitation value chain;
  • ensure that poor integrity and shadow systems don’t undermine impressive developments in regulatory work;
  • safeguard available resources and attract new ones;
  • build community trust and engagement, ensuring acceptability.

Full summary and recording is available here:
www.waterintegritynetwork.net/post/cwis-integrity-talk-9

Dear members,
I just wanted to bring more attention to this event taking place tomorrow. Also note we have one of the GSC members, Rohini speaking at the event.

Regards
paresh 

Integrity Talk 9: Citywide Inclusive Sanitation – Better Projects through Integrity
Wednesday, November 29 at 2pm CET, online on zoom
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G7ZsF3DnQ82nBAxIPCcKnA

At this upcoming integrity talk, we will discuss key challenges for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS), including how to keep services affordable and how to better regulate non-sewered sanitation, especially where enforcement and regulatory capacity are limited.
Our esteemed guest speakers are:
Christoph Luthi of EAWAG;
Claire Grisaffi of WSUP;
Tanvir Ahmed of ITN-Buet;
Rohini Pradeep of CDD Society; and
Bill Twyman of Aguaconsult

We look forward to the discussion with you all. Feel free to reach out with questions about the event or advance questions for the panel.
Have a nice day