HONDURAS

HONDURAS
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATERS AND SOLID WASTES IN LAKE YOJOA’S WATERSHED

CLIENT
Canadian International Development Agency / AMUPROLAGO

LOCATION
Lake Yojoa’s Watershed,, Honduras

DURATION
2003-2004

SERVICES RENDERED
Within the context of this project, Experco International had the responsibility of administrating, planning, coordinating and conducting the following activities:

	Diagnosis of the current situation relating to the environmental management of the Lake Yojoa’s watershed;
	Identification of the environmental issue linked to wastewater rejects and the disposal of solid wastes (two main sources of contamination of the lake’s waters);
	Identification of solutions following a participative model and in collaboration with involved municipalities;
	Preliminary design of sanitation structures (wastewater treatment systems and regional solid waste disposal site);
	Elaboration of a sanitation program for the rural sector (management of wastewaters and solid wastes coming from isolated residences and communities);
	Environmental assessment of chosen infrastructures and environmental management plan;
	Training program for municipal staff;
	Implementation plan for the management of new services by municipalities and assistance to the administration of these services;
	Search for funds.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Lake Yojoa’s watershed has reached a development level generating such a contamination that the lake’s natural purification capacity is exceeded. This results in an increase in the contamination of Lake Yojoa’s waters and an acceleration of the euthrophication process.

This level of development of the lake’s watershed continues to increase and the absence of structures for the treatment of residual waters and adequate management of solid wastes see to it that it is urgent to intervene so that necessary structures are built in order to better control the situation and help the lake recuperate its natural purification capacity.

This project is part of a vast program set by AMUPROLAGO for the elaboration of a Sustainable Development Plan of the Lake Yojoa’s watershed and its final objective is to elaborate and implement a Sustainable Tourism Plan.

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