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The website provides a comprehensive number of factsheets on DEWATS installed by the Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society in India.
https://cddindia.org/publications/#wastewater [Accessed: 04.05.2023]This Manual is intended for use by the operators/caretakers and maintenance personnel, to facilitate them to carry out the routine specific and critical tasks.
CDD (n.y.) Operational and Maintenance Tasks for the Upkeep of Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS). India: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society. URL [Accessed: 04.05.2023] PDFThis book contains information and guidelines regarding the management of faecal sludge and septage, referring to low- and middle-income countries, with details about the available technologies for the treatment of the solid and the liquid part of faecal sludge.
TAYLER, K. (2018): Faecal Sludge and Septage Treatment: A Guide for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Rugby, UK: Practical Action Publishing URL [Accessed: 03.05.2023] PDFWebsite describing the main characteristic of Planted Drying Beds.
https://akvopedia.org/wiki/Planted_Drying_Beds [Accessed: 03.05.2023]This book intends to provide basic knowledge about the technology to non-technical project managers, help the technical specialist to understand where technical simplification is required in order to disseminate the technology in its typical decentralised context, and is designed to assist senior development planners who need to understand the specifics of decentralised wastewater treatment technology sufficiently in order to select or approve appropriate strategies for its dissemination.
SASSE, L. (1998): DEWATS Decentralised Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries. Delhi: Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA). URL [Accessed: 03.05.2023] PDFOn-line course on FSM by Linda Strande (EAWAG) and other experts, including a lecture on Planted Drying Beds.
https://www.coursera.org/lecture/faecalsludge/3-4-planted-drying-beds-sBNBJ [Accessed: 03.05.2023]This handbook is prepared with the motive of providing basic guidance to decision makers at the state and city level in India to assess and plan for decentralised sanitation modules where on-site sanitation system is being practiced.
NIUA (2017): Handbook on Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Module. Delhi: National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). URL [Accessed: 03.05.2023] PDF