Background

Approximately two-thirds of the 174 households in the Piedra Angular subdivision have drinking water service, but there is no wastewater collection system. Some residents use substandard on-site wastewater disposal systems, while many simply discharge their wastewater directly to the street. CESPTE proposes extending access to drinking water
service to the remaining households in the subdivision, as well as providing first-time wastewater collection services to all of the residents.

Project Scope

The project consisted of constructing a wastewater collection system, including residential sewer connections and decommissioning of any existing septic tanks and latrines, as well as providing access to the existing water distribution system for 51 households, in the Piedra Angular subdivision.

Benefits

The project provided sewer service to all 174 households in the Piedra Angular subdivision, eliminating an estimated 34,000 gallons a day of wastewater, as well as the risk of contamination of existing groundwater resources from substandard on-site disposal systems, including shared water bodies such as the Tecate and Tijuana Rivers. In addition, the project provided access to drinking water service for 51 households in the subdivision, which were not connected to the existing distribution system.