Essay On Water Supply And Sanitation

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Water supply and sanitation in Senegal is characterized by a relatively high level of access compared to the average of Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the features is a public-private partnership that has been operating in Senegal since 1996. It does not own the water system but controls it on a 10-year lease contract with the Senegalese government. Between 1996 and 2014, water sales doubled to 131 million cubic meters per year and the number of household connections increased by 165% to more than 638,000. Another interesting feature is the national sanitation company in charge of sewerage, wastewater treatment and storm water drainage.

In 2004 76% of the population of Senegal had access to an improved water source and 57% had access to sanitation. Concerning water supply, there is a significant gap between urban areas (92% access) and rural areas (60%). For sanitation, access rates display an even starker gap between urban (79%) and rural (34%) areas.

The largest water resource in the country is the Senegal River in the North. Its average flow is 37 billion cubic meters per year. The Lac de Guires is an important water reservoir in the Upper Delta of the Senegal River on its left bank with a storage volume of …show more content…

Since standards of water quality are dependent upon the techniques used in the laboratory, there used be specific methods. " Standards" should be applied to the suggested criteria of water quality. The problems of standards of quality for a safe and acceptable water supply, and of approved methods for the examination of water, should be discussed with matters of water sanitation. Great improvement in water quality can be achieved throughout the world if various treatment processes are made. Further, outbreaks of water-borne disease could be avoided through stricter control by the responsible water supply and health authorities of the quality of water distributed for drinking

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