The Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) project for Muhanga Town aims to address critical sanitation challenges faced by its 245,663 inhabitants, who currently rely heavily on on site sanitation systems with limited options for safe emptying, transport, treatment, and disposal of faecal sludge. The absence of a dedicated treatment facility contributes to environmental pollution, groundwater contamination, and public health risks. The project aligns with Rwanda's national sanitation targets under NST2 and the SDGs, which aim for 100% access to safely managed sanitation services by 2050.
At the core of the intervention is the construction of a 240 m³/day Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) dedicated to Muhanga Town. This facility will include:
• Sludge reception and screening,
• Sedimentation and digestion via an Imhoff Tank,
• Unplanted drying beds for dewatering,
• Long term storage facilities for dried sludge, and
• A multi stage liquid treatment line consisting of an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, two stage Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland, and Maturation Pond.
The construction of the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Muhanga Town is designed to address the growing need for effective and sustainable faecal sludge management by providing a dedicated facility for the safe treatment and disposal of sludge generated from on-site sanitation systems. The plant will have a treatment capacity of 240m3/day and will incorporate modular treatment technologies, such as screening, grit and grease removal, sludge thickening, liquid phase treatment, and solar drying beds, ensuring flexibility to accommodate future increases in sludge volumes as the town's population grows.
Key infrastructure components will include access roads, waste sorting areas, composting units, leachate collection and aeration systems, and support facilities like changing rooms and toilets, all aimed at minimizing environmental impact and promoting resource recovery through by-products such as compost and treated water. This project is expected to increase access to sanitation services for 245,663 in Muhanga, which will in turn improve sanitation services in urban areas of Muhanga from the current 80% basic sanitation services to 100% safely managed sanitation services for the town by 2050.
The Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) project for Muhanga Town aims to address critical sanitation challenges faced by its 245,663 inhabitants, who currently rely heavily on on site sanitation systems with limited options for safe emptying, transport, treatment, and disposal of faecal sludge. The absence of a dedicated treatment facility contributes to environmental pollution, groundwater contamination, and public health risks. The project aligns with Rwanda's national sanitation targets under NST2 and the SDGs, which aim for 100% access to safely managed sanitation services by 2050.