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Practice: Urine diverting, low flush toilets . Implemented for: Developing a Model for Sustainable Water and Waste Management for Rural Areas in Bulgaria .

Overview

Name Urine diverting, low flush toilets for Developing a Model for Sustainable Water and Waste Management for Rural Areas in Bulgaria

Practice Urine diverting, low flush toilets

Project Developing a Model for Sustainable Water and Waste Management for Rural Areas in ...

Beneficiary country: N

Region: Central and Eastern Europe Danube-Black Sea

Details

Description: Complete removal from the water cycle of nutrients, bacteria, viruses and eggs from excreta; The ecosan system in the cultural centre consists of 2 UDD toilets, 2 urinals, hand-washing facility; soil filter; experimental garden for urine application.

Comments: Bulgaria

Implementation start date: 2005-01-01

Implementation end date: 2007-12-31

Link to project documents: Project documents http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2008/07/matra-bulgariafinal.php

Results

Other outcomes: The technological potential exists to meet the requirements of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for settlements smaller than 10,000 p.e. and to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive; The introduction of pilot new technologies and the building of local capacity to duplicate the pilot projects — for example, urine-diverting toilets, planted soil filters and small-scale constructed wetlands.

Finance

Total GEF/WB investment: USD 0.538197 million

Contacts

Project Manager: Diana Iskreva

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