Ecodess: an alternative sanitation in Peru

Thanks go to Mr Juan Carlos Calizaya for sending us the presentation of the ECODESS system designed by Peruvian organization CENCA - http://www.chez.com/cenca/

The ECODESS system (Ecology and Development with Sustainable Sanitation): an ecological sanitation system from individual homes to the quarter.

Technically:

- Each home is equipped with complete sanitation services (eco–toilet, urinary, wash basin and shower), a wash-house and a waste water collection network.
The eco–toilets take the form of a toilet bowl with a urine separator, with chambers or containers underneath for storing excreta, to which a drying agent is added.

- At the level of the quarter, a second external collection network retrieves the treated waste water from all the homes using the ECODESS system and leads it to a reservoir, which in turn is connected to an underground irrigation network for the upkeep of parks and gardens.