Department
Liquid Waste Management
The city sewer network, sewer connections, the Wupa Wastewater Treatment Plant and sludge evacuation.
The Department of Liquid Waste Management maintains the Federal Capital City’s central sewerage network and regulates the treatment and disposal of wastewater.
Functions & responsibilities
- Management and maintenance of the city central sewerage network.
- Connection and supervision of the linkage of built-up properties to the city sewer line.
- Operation and management of the Wupa Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
- Management of mini treatment plants and aerators within the Federal Capital City.
- Evacuation of wastewater and sludge where necessary, and regulation of the same.
Strategic plans and programmes
- Periodic desilting and relief of sore sewer spots within the city.
- Deployment to treat sewage complaints within 48 hours, working towards a response time of under 24 hours.
- Comprehensive rehabilitation and repair of damaged sewer lines.
- Enforcement of sewer reticulation within newly built estates to prevent groundwater pollution from indiscriminately located septic and soak-away tanks.
- A consultant-led integrity survey of the city sewers, including CCTV-mounted vehicle monitoring and GPS plotting of all sewer manholes.
- Ensuring that over 90% of built-up properties within the FCC connect to the sewer line within the next eight years.
- Working with FCDA Engineering Services to ensure all missing links along the sewerage network are fully connected.