Known as International Standards Organisation (ISO) PC 305 and ISO PC 318 on Sustainable non- sewered sanitation system and Community scale resource oriented sanitation treatment system; the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is planning the standards. Reports indicate that ISO 305 gives assurance to manufacturers of non-sewered sanitation systems, governments, regulators and end users that the non-sewered facilities they use are safe, reliable and of good quality. “ISO PC 318 Community scale resource oriented sanitation treatment systems has just been formed. The final draft Standards elaborated will be further circulated for comments and final voting to establish the Standards. The SON DG declared that the committee has a dual functions, as a National Mirror Committee and Technical Committee on Sustainable non sewered sanitation system and community scale resource oriented sanitation treatment systems.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2018 03:00 UTC