Can we get some suggestions on how to construct safe pit latrines in flood prone areas?
We know that pit latrines are simple to design and economic but they are very problematic during rainy season. Most of the time they create sanitation-related diseases in the rainy season due to heavy rains.This is a common but serious problem in Kano plains of the Kenya.
I would like to get some suggestions from you people about how to construct safe pit latrines in flood prone area so that all the problems related to these latrines can be prevented.
Geraldine is correct. above ground is the best. the sides should be like a dike. rise over run of 0.5 on both sides. with water proofing on the outside. inside throw in some rocks the size of soceer balls and the HRT should large. the rocks will provide geobacters. have vents to allow methane to escape. use them with occasional additions of saw dust. if you can add vent fans, even better. if you want bioaugmentation, try biosix biobuddy. only $600 and it will last 10 years.
The answer can be yes but also not. I start with not. I privilege the individual but especially biological cleansing for three reasons: it gives a sense of responsibility the users of the habitat who will want to have a biological water to sprinkle their vegetable garden it is of financial costs largely lower than that of the collective cleansing financial damping can be done over a small period what is with dimensions social the very interesting one. Yes but. any connection with a collective increases the cost of general treatment of waste waters. it will also increase the cost of the palliative treatments (treatment of muds) If the performance épuratoire of the biological process is of 98%, that of the collective is quasi worthless close to zero certain establishments of the process can be made on the collective to precisely reduce it its costs of infrastructure and management. but that must be done with much reserve. Conclusion the individual cleansing is largely more advantageous with everyone.
Best low cost option would be an above ground double pit composting (preferably including Urine Diversion). Have a look at the very useful information provided by the Organisation Engineering for Change (http://www.engineeringforchange.org
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It is unfortunately the problems of all the current systems of cleansing. They are not impermables. It is not with the lack of will of all the services of cleansing, but simply by their design which is limited to being receptacles without any function. lyseconcept invented a device of treatment of the waste waters which not only has a function to him but in more this function is powerful in completely tight configuration of water infiltration coming from outside by flood, run-off. It is the process “Biological Pit " lyseconcept of which you can get all documentation by a request made at the address enamel following: lyseconcept@gmail.com. We are already present on 19 African country but not yet at Kénia. Another advantageous praticularity of the process “Biological Pit " lyseconcept it is that it does not produce muddy residues, thus suppirmant the obligation of draining. The icing on the cake: The water of rejection is recycled to be used for watering of the vegetable garden, of the pleasure garden but also on a greater scale for a farm.