Wastewater management: a case of reducing wastewater release into environment in Mathare North, Nairobi County

Abstract

This project reinforces waste water management in a holistic manner in order to have a minimal impact of waste water to the environment. This includes sources of water for use to disposal of used water in Mathare North and link between wastewater management in Mathare North in relation to Nairobi as a whole and globally in order to develop mechanisms to help address wastewater management. The project also explores potentials and challenges of wastewater management in Mathare North with respective to Nairobi in its entirety. The project then considers policies, legislative and institutional framework when it comes to wastewater management in Kenya. Waste water management requires incorporation of all the issues that influence wastewater generation in which 75% of it ends up in the environment to help in planning and development of waste management initiatives. All stakeholders‘ involvement is crucial to getting and implementing views of different sectors of the population. There are different types of wastewater which require different technologies to manage to help reduce cost of realizing wastewater management. In addition, there are different purposes for wastewater management which must be considered and addressed which are regarded as components wastewater management. Theoretical framework of the project incorporates planning, participation, advocacy and funding with regard to consideration of environmental impacts of the activities. The project embraces investigate research where primary and secondary data has been collected and collated to develop mechanisms that addresses wastewater