Kampala springs dirty
Dec 02, 2005
NINETY-Nine percent of springs in Kampala are contaminated due to a big number of pit latrines, a study has shown.
By Florence Nakaayi
NINETY-Nine percent of springs in Kampala are contaminated due to a big number of pit latrines, a study has shown.
The Kampala Sanitation Masterplan study, concluded in 2004, says out of 160 springs surveyed, 47 were closed due to contamination with fecal matter.
Out of the 160 springs, only five complied with World Health Organi-sation drinking water quality parameters, the survey, done by Chemiphar (U) Ltd, reveals.
Kampala Urban Sanitation Project (KUSP) co-ordinator Dan Twebaze at a sanitation advocacy workshop at the Grand Imperial Hotel on Wednesday, said the sampling was done in three rounds, two in a dry season and one in a wet season, to assess the impact of seasonality changes.
The project, which started in 2002 and ends this month, was funded by the French Government through KCC.
Twebaze said following the survey, KUSP protected 85 springs, installed a 25km water main, provided 350 public water stand pipes and 34 water tanks to schools and health centres to 35 parishes in the city.
Besides, 172 tanks have been constructed in Makindye, Central, Kawempe, Rubaga and Nakawa divisions.
The report indicated that 62% households lack sanitation facilities.
Eighty percent of the inhabitants in urban poor parishes obtain domestic water from springs.
NINETY-Nine percent of springs in Kampala are contaminated due to a big number of pit latrines, a study has shown.
The Kampala Sanitation Masterplan study, concluded in 2004, says out of 160 springs surveyed, 47 were closed due to contamination with fecal matter.
Out of the 160 springs, only five complied with World Health Organi-sation drinking water quality parameters, the survey, done by Chemiphar (U) Ltd, reveals.
Kampala Urban Sanitation Project (KUSP) co-ordinator Dan Twebaze at a sanitation advocacy workshop at the Grand Imperial Hotel on Wednesday, said the sampling was done in three rounds, two in a dry season and one in a wet season, to assess the impact of seasonality changes.
The project, which started in 2002 and ends this month, was funded by the French Government through KCC.
Twebaze said following the survey, KUSP protected 85 springs, installed a 25km water main, provided 350 public water stand pipes and 34 water tanks to schools and health centres to 35 parishes in the city.
Besides, 172 tanks have been constructed in Makindye, Central, Kawempe, Rubaga and Nakawa divisions.
The report indicated that 62% households lack sanitation facilities.
Eighty percent of the inhabitants in urban poor parishes obtain domestic water from springs.