Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
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Entry from Directory of Selected Palestinian Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | Subsurface Drainage Technique Project AUTHOR(S): Save the Children Federation (SCF) |
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| PUBLISHER: | SCF |
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| PUBLICATION DATE: | 1992 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | English |
| ABSTRACT: | Over the past 2 years, the SCF has assisted in the construction of more than 275 subsurface drainage systems in the eight, mostly rural communities in the Gaza Strip. In this report, a comprehensive evaluation of the subsurface drainage technique has been done. The evaluation covered health, agricultural, technical, as well as managerial aspects. A comparison between different small scale sewage treatment systems such as soaking pits and barrels is included in the report. The proposed technique has two phases primary one which takes place in a septic tank where the solids settle down, and a secondary phase in which the effluent flows from the tank into a field where it is drained from perforated pipes below the surface. The sewage is treated as it seeps through the soil surrounding the pipes. Recommendations are being made regarding the efficiency of the proposed system. |
| ADDRESS FROM WHICH THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED: | SCF, Jerusalem. |
| AVAILABILITY OF REPORT: | A copy of the abstract is available at the Palestinian Water Authority library, P.O. Box 891, Ramallah, West Bank. Tel: (02) 5747311/2. Fax: (02) 5747310 |
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