EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the EU Sanitation Policies and Practices in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation2008 International Year of Sanitation

Sustainable Sanitation Sustainable Sanitation for Rural Bulgariafor Rural Bulgaria

Diana Iskreva-IdigoDiana Iskreva-IdigoEarth Forever, BulgariaEarth Forever, Bulgaria

Brussels, 29.01.08

Centralized water supply Centralized water supply in in 96% 96% of the villages in of the villages in the country;the country;

No sewer, no working No sewer, no working mechanism for mechanism for wastewater management wastewater management in 98% of the villages in in 98% of the villages in the country;the country;

No solid waste collection No solid waste collection in 70% of the villages.in 70% of the villages.

Bulgarian VillagesBulgarian Villages

Management of human wastesManagement of human wastes

Very few households produce Very few households produce wastewater – only greywater;wastewater – only greywater;

Soakaways for wasteSoakaways for waste / / greywater;greywater; Emptying of the soakways;Emptying of the soakways; Discharge in the garden;Discharge in the garden; Discharge in the neighbor’s Discharge in the neighbor’s

garden;garden; Discharge along the street;Discharge along the street; Discharge in the nearby gully.Discharge in the nearby gully.

Management of wastewaterManagement of wastewater / / greywatergreywater

Sanitation – the remaining 2% of the Sanitation – the remaining 2% of the villagesvillages

WastewaterWastewater PParcial arcial sewersewer. No wastewater . No wastewater

treatment facilites;treatment facilites; Illegal discharge of the Illegal discharge of the

sewers.sewers.

Villagers;Villagers; Local authority;Local authority; Regional authorities;Regional authorities; National authorities;National authorities; Special approach to elder youth and women.Special approach to elder youth and women.

Multistakeholders in a village sanitation Multistakeholders in a village sanitation projectproject

Events / Media InvolvementEvents / Media Involvement

EcoSan for Bulgarian VillagesEcoSan for Bulgarian Villages UDD toilets, plusUDD toilets, plus Waterless urinal, plusWaterless urinal, plus Greywater treatment facility: vertical planted Greywater treatment facility: vertical planted

soil filter, mulch filter, plussoil filter, mulch filter, plus Sanitizing of ecosan products, incl. Sanitizing of ecosan products, incl.

composting, vermicomposting, pluscomposting, vermicomposting, plus Reuse of ecosan sanitized products to improve Reuse of ecosan sanitized products to improve

soil facility for more efficient agriculture.soil facility for more efficient agriculture.

The UDD toilet from insideThe UDD toilet from inside

CompostingComposting

Re-use of Sanitized EcoSan ProductsRe-use of Sanitized EcoSan Products

No applicationNo application

Urine applicationUrine application

BeforeBefore

NowNow

BeforeBefore

NowNow

Design public sanitation systemDesign public sanitation systemand Information Centerand Information Center

Stara Zagora SpaStara Zagora Spa

Design Design of the of the

interiorinterior

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