• Tri – Island State, two dependencies being Carriacou and Petit Martinique

• 133 Square Miles

• Population = 102,632

AUTHORITY – National Sewage and Water Authority (NAWASA)

Type of System – Gravity Fed. 95 % Rivers 3 - 5% Springs and Wells

Built around the 1950’s

Pipe Laying

Contamination

Weathering

Soil Slippage

Fallen Trees

Displaced Huge Rocks & Stones

Vulnerability Assessment conducted

Mitigation same for both Rural and Urban Areas

¶ Importation of water from other Islands

¶ Low Cost Option

Two Sewer Systems in Grenada

Not Designed with full scale Sewage Treatment

Authority involved in Partial or Preliminary Screening

Traditional Septic Tank Soak Away System

Waste sometimes partially treated and pumped out to sea (MARINE OUT FALL)

Some Measures are in place

Sometimes difficult to Implement

Coastal Monitoring

Standby Trucks and Pumps in cases of disasters or disruptions

NAWASA

Ministry of Health

NAWASA now seeks to have exclusive authority over all wastewater management and designs of other systems.

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