Shortage Sanitation Services in the Outskirts of Baghdad and its Environmental Impacts

Authors

• Alaa Al-Obaidi, General Directorate of Sewerage, Ministry of Construction and Housing and Public Municipalities, Baghdad - IraqFollow
• Sara Zangana, Technical Directorate, Ministry of Health and Environment, Baghdad - Iraq
• Saja Al-Sudany, Department of Works and Maintenance, Ministry of Construction and Housing and Public Municipalities, Baghdad - Iraq

Keywords

wastewater, services, projects, treatment plant, Network

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

This study focuses on evaluation of the reality of wastewater services in the areas of outskirts of Baghdad which the responsibility of their implementation rests on the province of Baghdad and the ministry of construction and housing and general municipalities/ the General Directorate of Sewerage GDS, and to suggest the possibility to improve these services in light of the plans developed by the concerned authorities and the proportion of disability in the services suffered by those areas. The study concluded that the completion of the stopped project because of the financial crisis will raise the proportion of serves population to approximately 71.4%, and the construction of new projects will raise the proportion to approximately 100%.

Recommended Citation

Al-Obaidi, Alaa; Zangana, Sara; and Al-Sudany, Saja (2026) "Shortage Sanitation Services in the Outskirts of Baghdad and its Environmental Impacts," Engineering and Technology Journal: Vol. 37: Iss. 1, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.37.1C.1

DOI

10.30684/etj.37.1C.1

First Page

1

Last Page

5