Water resources policy and administrative management

The project aims to reduce the threat of pollution to the Otse aquifer posed by waste water disposal at Camphill through waste water treatment by a constructed wetland. The treated effluent will be used for irrigation. The project will have the additional benefit of reducing the stress placed on the aquifer and hence prolonging its lifetime as water abstractions will go down due to waste water recycling. The project will introduce an affordable and environmentally sound technology to limit contamination of a water body. Inadequate waste water management and handling currently places the Otse aquifer under serious pollution threat that could render it useless for human consumption due to introduction of pollutants such as nutrients, pathogens and organic matter. The project will empower Camphill community to effectively manage their waste water resources through pollution prevention and waste water recycling. As Camphill community is largely people with disabilities, the skills acquired from the project are very crucial in the economic generating activities of the centre.

Botswana