NewsWhore
03-17-2011, 05:00 PM
Despite Santo Domingo's expansion since 1966, only a few parts of the city have a proper sewer system. The result is that most areas have turned to the use of septic tanks. During El Caribe's Economic Breakfast Meeting, representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commented on the environmental implications. The fact that the 20% of the city with sewers is the oldest part of the city and the rest of the area depends on septic tanks represents a serious issue for the experts. In the first place, individual septic tanks are not economic solutions, in the second place they are an environmental threat and finally, the penetration of fecal materials into the subterranean water has produced highly polluted well water around the city. The USAID program for Environmental Protection works to strengthen institutions, promote bio-diversity, bio-diversity directed at the marketplace and support to the private sector.
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