CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVED ONSITE DOMESTIC WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA

Urbanisation in Nigeria has led to the emergence of unplanned neighbourhoods because the capacity of urban planning institutions to control urban growth in most cities has been outstripped. This has made the provisions of basic services challenging which have resulted into poor domestic wastewater management and severe pollution. While several studies have been carried out on domestic wastewater management system in developing countries, gap exists on a context specific framework to an improved domestic wastewater management in developing countries. It is against this backdrop that this study seeks to suggest a framework which will serve as a guide to attaining an improved onsite domestic wastewater management in developing countries. An extensive review was carried out on various approaches to improved domestic wastewater management. Considering the aim of the study, a conceptual framework for improved domestic wastewater management was suggested.