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Use of wastewater in agriculture in St. Kitts

Country flag. Use of wastewater in agriculture in St. Kitts. Mr. Ian Chapman Mr. Dennison Paul Mr. Gerry Moise Mr. Alexander Riley. Author/s:. 1 Production, collection and treatment. The wastewater production for irrigation is done at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel

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Use of wastewater in agriculture in St. Kitts

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  1. Country flag Use of wastewater in agriculture in St. Kitts Mr. Ian Chapman Mr. Dennison Paul Mr. Gerry Moise Mr. Alexander Riley Author/s:

  2. 1 Production, collection and treatment • The wastewater production for irrigation is done at the St. Kitts Marriott Hotel • The water at the sewage plant at the St. Kitts Marriott is treated for its effluent • There is little or no anaerobic treatment of wastewater.

  3. 2 Use and/or discharge • The St. Kitts Marriott Hotel uses its wastewater to irrigate the golf course • The disposal of wastewater is mainly done though a collection system of the sewage from houses and commercial business • The St. Kitts Marriott Hotel requires 236 396. 68 m3 to irrigate it’s golf course and they produce 272 765.4 m3 giving them a surplus of 36 368.72 m3 .

  4. 3 Policies and institutional arrangements • The Ministry of Health is responsible for the management of the wastewater in St. Kitts • There is no national strategy to manage wastewater • The Ministry of Health adopts the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Latin America and the wider Caribbean region

  5. 4 Research and development • With respect to the research projects and the developing projects to date there is none to report on this current time.

  6. 5 Capacity development needs • There is an urgent need for capacity building in the area of wastewater management and its safe use in the irrigation of crops. • Public awareness campaign to educate the public • Pilot project to demonstrate the safe use of wastewater

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