High water table and flooding

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High Water Tables

High water tables often triggers the choice of sanitation solutions which use:

Raised latrines

Examples: Twin pit composting VIP latrine case study from Nepal

Lining of the pit with rings or bricks to keep the soil in place. Depending on the soil structure, 1-3 rings are used. The rings can be made of concrete, bricks bamboo or metal.

 

Flooding

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