Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
In Cote d'Ivoire, the failure of urban sewage systems is a crucial problem for the drainage of wastewater and rainwater. This failure is due to many factors and therefore, calls for diagnostic studies. The present study aimed at analyzing these networks in order to identify the different factor...
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| author | Zié Adama Ouattara Zié Adama Ouattara Zié Adama Ouattara Amos T. Kabo-Bah Kouassi Dongo Kouassi Dongo Komlavi Akpoti Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan Kouamedai Mathias Kangah Kouamedai Mathias Kangah |
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| description | In Cote d'Ivoire, the failure of urban sewage systems is a crucial problem for the drainage of wastewater and rainwater. This failure is due to many factors and therefore, calls for diagnostic studies. The present study aimed at analyzing these networks in order to identify the different factors that contribute to the operational and structural degradation in selected sewerage and drainage networks in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The method used in the study involved semi-structured interviews, video camera inspection and socio-environmental field surveys (geographical survey and household survey), followed by descriptive statistics. The results revealed that many structural, environmental and behavioral practice contribute to the progressive degradation of urban sewage systems. These factors are essentially those that prevent the normal flow of wastewater in the pipes such as the illegal dumping of solid waste, the unauthorized connection of wastewater networks, unsustainable urban agricultural practices, as well as the high concentration of vegetation on both sides of the network and the dilapidated infrastructure of the wastewater and rainwater networks. It was found that these factors are at the origin of the clogging and degradation of the sewers since 85% of the residents used these sewers as a dumping ground for solid waste. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-627e8bb2723f486abe6159eb52ab4acc2023-02-10T06:16:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Cities2624-96342023-02-01510.3389/frsc.2023.10324591032459Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West AfricaZié Adama Ouattara0Zié Adama Ouattara1Zié Adama Ouattara2Amos T. Kabo-Bah3Kouassi Dongo4Kouassi Dongo5Komlavi Akpoti6Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi7Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan8Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan9Kouamedai Mathias Kangah10Kouamedai Mathias Kangah11Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), School of Engineering, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaUnité de Formation des Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minières (UFR-STRM), Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaUnité de Formation des Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minières (UFR-STRM), Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireDepartment of Health and Environment, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, GhanaEarth Observation Research and Innovation Center, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, GhanaUnité de Formation des Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minières (UFR-STRM), Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireDepartment of Health and Environment, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireEarth Science and Mining Resources (Stermi), Institut Nationale Polytechnique Felix Houphouët Boigny, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'IvoireSociete de Distribution d'Eau de Cote d'Ivoire (SODECI), Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireIn Cote d'Ivoire, the failure of urban sewage systems is a crucial problem for the drainage of wastewater and rainwater. This failure is due to many factors and therefore, calls for diagnostic studies. The present study aimed at analyzing these networks in order to identify the different factors that contribute to the operational and structural degradation in selected sewerage and drainage networks in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The method used in the study involved semi-structured interviews, video camera inspection and socio-environmental field surveys (geographical survey and household survey), followed by descriptive statistics. The results revealed that many structural, environmental and behavioral practice contribute to the progressive degradation of urban sewage systems. These factors are essentially those that prevent the normal flow of wastewater in the pipes such as the illegal dumping of solid waste, the unauthorized connection of wastewater networks, unsustainable urban agricultural practices, as well as the high concentration of vegetation on both sides of the network and the dilapidated infrastructure of the wastewater and rainwater networks. It was found that these factors are at the origin of the clogging and degradation of the sewers since 85% of the residents used these sewers as a dumping ground for solid waste.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2023.1032459/fullurban sewerage systemsmalfunction factorsstructural factorsanthropogenic factorsdrainage systems |
| spellingShingle | Zié Adama Ouattara Zié Adama Ouattara Zié Adama Ouattara Amos T. Kabo-Bah Kouassi Dongo Kouassi Dongo Komlavi Akpoti Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan Malan Ketcha Armand Kablan Kouamedai Mathias Kangah Kouamedai Mathias Kangah Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa Frontiers in Sustainable Cities urban sewerage systems malfunction factors structural factors anthropogenic factors drainage systems |
| title | Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_full | Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_fullStr | Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_short | Operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_sort | operational and structural diagnosis of sewerage and drainage networks in cote d ivoire west africa |
| topic | urban sewerage systems malfunction factors structural factors anthropogenic factors drainage systems |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2023.1032459/full |
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