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Percentage Distribution of Households in Palestine by Wastewater Disposal Method, Region, and Locality Type, 2015 | |||||
Region and Locality Type |
Wastewater Disposal Method |
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Wastewater Network | Porous Cesspit | Tight Cesspit | Others | Total | |
Palestine | 53.9 | 31.8 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 100 |
Urban | 60.0 | 28.1 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 100 |
Rural | 8.0 | 61.5 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 100 |
Camps | 93.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 100 |
West Bank | 38.4 | 43.3 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 100 |
Urban | 45.8 | 39.4 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 100 |
Rural | 7.6 | 61.9 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 100 |
Camps | 86.2 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 100 |
Gaza Strip | 83.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 100 |
Urban | 82.9 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 100 |
Rural | 14.6 | 55.9 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 100 |
Camps | 98.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 100 |
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Definition: | |||||
Sewage Network: System of collectors, pipelines, conduits and pumps to evacuate wastewater (rainwater, domestic and other wastewater) from any of the location places of generation either to municipal sewage treatment plant or to a location place where wastewater is discharged. | |||||
Porous Cesspit: A well or a pit in which night soil and other refuse is stored, constructed with porous walls. | |||||
Tight Cesspit: A well or a pit in which night soil and other refuse is stored, constructed with tight walls. |