Model Terms of Reference: Planning Urban Sanitation and Wastewater Management Improvements

Abstract

ADB has produced an approach and methodology for planning urban sanitation and wastewater (WW) management improvements. The material is in the form of a consultant Terms of Reference (TOR) for a project preparation technical assistance (PPTA). The breadth of technical and institutional options is a standout feature of the TOR. Governments and city leaders tend to favor conventional sewerage systems. But these systems are expensive, technically and organizationally difficult to operate, and they rarely benefit the poor. Poorly planned and operated conventional sewerage damages the environment and misses the opportunity to recycle valuable nutrients and organics. The TOR directs the project preparation consultant to review a comprehensive range of sanitation and wastewater management options.