Sanitation at Old Tafo

Table of Contents Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 Chapter 2 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2 Chapter 3 3.0 BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT 3 Chapter 4 4.0 OBJECTIVE 4 Chapter 5 5.0 SCOPE OF WORK 5 Chapter 6 6.0 DESIGN CRITERIA 6 Chapter 7 7.0 METHODOLOGY 6 7.10 FIELD Reconnaissance 7 7.20 COLLECTION of data 7 7.30 DESK study 8 Chapter 8 8.0 EXISTING SITUATION 8 8.10 SURVEY RESULTS 8 8.20 HOUSEHOLD AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 11 8.30 ETHNICITY 11 8.40 SANITARY AREA 2 12 Chapter 9 9.0 SANITARY AREA 1 21 9.1 SANITARY AREA 3 25 9.2 SANITARY AREA 4 28 8.60 SANITARY AREA 5 32 9.3 SANITARY AREA 6 36 9.40 SANITARY AREA 7 40 9.50 SANITARY AREA 8 42 Chapter 10 10.0 ENGINEERING DESIGN 45 10.1 AQUA PRIVY (bomber latrine) 45 10.2 KVIP 45 10.30 SQUATTING W.C / TIPPING BUCKET 46 Chapter 11 11.0 CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF SEPTIC TANKS 46 Chapter 12 12.0 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 48 12.10 SULLAGE DISPOSAL 48 12.20 SEWER SIZING 50 Chapter 13 13.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS 50 13.10 LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 50 13.20 IMPACTS 50 13.30 MITIGATION MEASURES 51 13.30 SOAKAWAY DESIGN FOR THE OLD TAFO COMMUNITY 52 13.40 RECOMMENDATIONS 56 13.50 CONCLUSION 56

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The present sanitation condition in Old Tafo is unsatisfactory. Almost all the public toilet facilities are unsightly due to poor maintenance. The structures housing these facilities have also deteriorated to the extent that they have become death traps.Waste water from the various