1. Sustainable Sanitation in Armenia March 2004 IST Dan Retz

3. 4 Requirements for Human Civilization Clean Water Food Security Sanitation Shelter

4. Sanitation Is Practiced to Prevent Disease and Promote Health. Practiced Successfully, the Result Would Be Healthy People and a Healthy Environment. Sanitation Access to water Attitudes Safe Disposition Of Excreta Solid and Industrial Waste mgmt. Education

6. No single measure would do more to reduce disease and save lives in the developing world than bringing safe water and sanitation to all. Kofi Annan UN Secretary General

9. Non-Functioning Sewage Treatment Plant

10. Leaking Broken Sewer Pipes Within 3 meters of the sidewalk (health disaster due Disease vectors and Pollution!) Not to mention the Stink!

11. Raw Sewage from broken pipes

12. * * System Comparison * Depending on operation = Best = Worst = Fair Composting Sewer System Pit Latrine Sustainable Odor Water Use Pollutes ground water Comfort (inside or not) Nutrient Recycling Cost

13. What is Composting? Bacteria Protoplasm C 5 H 7 0 2 N + CH 4 Methane NH 3 Ammonia H 2 S Hydrogen Sulfur PO 4 Phosphates H 2 0 Water C, O, H, N, P, S Anaerobic Aerobic C, O, H, N, P, S Bacteria Protoplasm C 5 H 7 0 2 N +0 2 enzymes enzymes CO 2 Carbon Dioxide H 2 0 Water NO 3 Nitrates PO 4 Phosphates S0 4 Sulfates +

21. 2 nd Floor Exhaust Pipe W/ fan 25 cm Water pipe Laundry Tub Recycled Wine barrel 1 st Floor

23. Option #1

24. Option #2 Fan Ventilation

25. Composting Chamber

26. Composting “Bag”

30. Society Needs to Face Their Responsibility for Taking Good Care of the Most Precious Resources: Water and Fertile Soil. Contact info: Dan Retz (66) 2 – 37 –61 or dan_retz@yahoo.com