Method of Sewage Disposal as A Catalyst to Environmental Pollution in Damaturu Metropolis of Yobe State

Abstract

This study investigated the sewage waste management in Damaturu, Yobe state. The methods employed in this study are critical observation, questionnaires and oral interviews. Analysis of the data reveal that all the functional elements of sewage waste management system in the Damaturu, Yobe state as practiced by existing institution of Damaturu sewage waste management are engulfed by fundamental problems which have been the main reason why institutions are unsuccessful in the efficient management of sewage wastes control and the reason for rapid outbreak of cholera, dysentery ,typhoid fever and vomiting with diarrhea occurring almost every year especially during raining season in the state, the various problems were identified, analyzed and discussed. Pragmatic means of solving problems such as the encouragement of sewage recycling and treatment. The provision of adequate fund and the active participation of the private sectors in sewage wastes management were recommended which if strictly adhered to and properly implemented would provide the much-needed
solutions to the problems.