Palestine: Gaza's sewage system in crisis
Design errors, a fast growing population, the halting in recent years of
development projects, and restrictions on imports have rendered the Gaza
Strip's sewage system incapable of handling the enclave's waste, experts
said.
The result is the pumping of partially treated or untreated sewage directly
into the sea, and the seepage of dirty water into the ground and
groundwater.
While exact statistics are unavailable, 30,000-50,000 cubic metres of
partially treated waste water and 20,000 cubic metres of raw sewage end up
in rivers and the Mediterranean Sea. Some 10,000-30,000 cubic metres of
partially treated sewage end up in the ground, in some cases reaching the
aquifer, polluting Gaza's already poor drinking water supply.
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=77443 |
Source of information | © IRIN. All rights reserved |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/countries/fol749974/country608613 |
Geographical coverage | Palestine |
News date | 25/03/2008 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |