Evaluation Of Domestic Liquid Waste Management System In The Volta Region Of Ghana. (A Case Study Of Hohoe Township)

Abstract

The study evaluated liquid waste management in the Hohoe Township in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region of Ghana. Knowledge level of the respondents on liquid waste management as well as health effects of poor liquid waste management were addressed in detail. The study was also geared towards the improvement of liquid waste management and disposal at the community and household levels by way of encouraging modern system of disposal and treatment facilities as well as providing awareness about existing disposal systems in the area. The significance of the study was to create awareness in Hohoe township on the relationship between liquid waste and disease associated with its poor management. The targeted premises of one hundred (100) respondents were selected in the study area by which simple and accidental sampling procedures were used based on the views and comments of the respondents. Results from the study indicates that majority of respondents 87(87%) confirmed that, the latrines are not regularly dislodged while 13(13%) of the respondents stated that the latrines are dislodged regularly whiles majority of the responds (55%) dispose domestic liquid waste on to the ground to avoid dust. It was concluded that environmental sanitation management is not only about solid and hazardous waste management but requires Integrated Waste Management approach. Individual households and the Environmental and Heath department of the Hohoe municipal Assemble must pay attention to the management of liquid waste in the municipality. The study revealed lack of commitment in dealing with the problem including the introduction of scientific and engineered methods of liquid waste disposal.