In the community of Fatima in Desamparados, Costa Rica, the residents currently discard untreated wastewater in the Quebrada Padre. This has caused the water quality in the river to degrade. Our first goal was to assess the residents' perceptions of the river conditions and their wastewater disposal methods through interviews and a site assessment. Results indicated that residents had mixed perceptions of the river and may not know how their wastewater is disposed. We then evaluated wastewater management options based on maintenance, cost, constructability, durability, safety, and effectiveness. We recommend that the existing household infrastructure be connected to the existing municipal sewer to improve the quality of the Quebrada Padre.

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Creator

• Dias, John Donald
• Esa, Stephany
• Machamer, Lindsey Rose
• Fitton, Katherine Cassandra

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121411-150335

Keyword

• Recycling (Waste, etc.)
• Water--Pollution
• Sewage disposal
• Water resources development

Advisor

• Plummer, Jeanine D.
• Skorinko, Jeanine LM

Year

• 2011

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Integral Development Association of Fátima

Date created

• 2011-12-14

Location

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-03