​​​​Unlike conventional models, condominial sewerage uses simplified piped sewerage, shallower pipe depths; and alternative layouts . Community participation plays a vital role. Neighborhoods are grouped into blocks, and each block is considered one unit (the equivalent of one household with conventional sewer technology). A block administrator is elected to be the communication link with the organization installing the system.  ​ In very poor neighborhoods, full participation from the community has been used, including paying for the system, planning, digging ditches and maintenance (often done by the block administrator). The role of participation has been refined, especially in larger scale urban applications, where participation is now generally in the form of residents giving feedback during the planning process of pipe layout and paying for their connections to the system.