How to keep your groundwater drinkable: Safer siting of sanitation systems

Feb 9, 2015
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Infrastructures- technologies
Sanitation
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Methodology
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groundwater
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This document serves as an introduction to the criteria for siting sanitation systems in order to reduce the risk of adversely affecting groundwater quality.

The present document aims at providing a broad initial overview to engineering and geological professionals, planning officials, government officials who are involved in the planning and construction of sanitation systems or developing water safety plans (WHO, 2005) or sanitation safety plans.

 

Reference:

Wolf, L., Nick, A., Cronin, A. (2015). How to keep your groundwater drinkable: Safer siting of sanitation systems - Working Group 11 Publication. SuSanA