Design and assessment of a domestic wastewater treatment system based on a constructed wetland with subsurface flow in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic

Abstract

A diagnosis, carried out as part of the conception of the National Sanitation Strategy of the Dominican Republic, states that 75% of the population does not have sewerage services, and just around 10% of the wastewater generated receives some treatment. Furthermore, the discharge of sewage from more than a million septic tanks in the country constitutes the largest source of diffuse pollution. Regarding the above mentioned, "Plan Yaque" (Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Yaque del Norte River Basin) has implemented a relatively cost-effective solution in "El Dorado," a small peri-urban settlement in Jarabacoa municipality.