CARE 4 SEVANCARE 4 SEVAN

Plans and Proposed Plans and Proposed SolutionsSolutions

Master Plan for SevanMaster Plan for Sevan

•Since early 90s, Armenian Government has Since early 90s, Armenian Government has been working to prepare a master plan been working to prepare a master plan with the help of international with the help of international organizations organizations

•Major objectives of the master plan:Major objectives of the master plan:

– Raising the water levelRaising the water level– Regulating and managing industrial wasteRegulating and managing industrial waste– Revitalizing the wetlandsRevitalizing the wetlands– Increase public awareness Increase public awareness – Sewage treatment plants for 4 major towns around Sewage treatment plants for 4 major towns around

Lake Sevan (Sevan, Gavar, Martuni, Vardenis)Lake Sevan (Sevan, Gavar, Martuni, Vardenis)

Recent ModelRecent Model

In March 2008, the Civil In March 2008, the Civil Engineering Committee launched a Engineering Committee launched a project to provide proper sewer project to provide proper sewer system designs and building system designs and building guidelines for small villages in guidelines for small villages in Armenia and Artsakh Armenia and Artsakh

AESA provided plans that AESA provided plans that can be scaled up or down can be scaled up or down to accommodate each to accommodate each village according to its size, village according to its size, population, and topographypopulation, and topography

•Plans were implemented for a 50 Plans were implemented for a 50 person school in Tzitzernavank in a person school in Tzitzernavank in a village in Artsakhvillage in Artsakh

•The design converts the sewer black The design converts the sewer black water to grey water before it is water to grey water before it is disposed into the ground disposed into the ground

•Contaminants in the outflow water of Contaminants in the outflow water of thethesewer need to be brought down to sewer need to be brought down to comply with current standards in comply with current standards in ArmeniaArmenia

Tzitzernavank Tzitzernavank ProjectProject

Typical Sewage Typical Sewage Disposal DesignDisposal Design

Future PlansFuture Plans

•AESA initially will select a few AESA initially will select a few villages, provide plans, and villages, provide plans, and help implement proper sewer help implement proper sewer disposal systems tailored to disposal systems tailored to their specific needstheir specific needs

•AESA will target villages in the AESA will target villages in the Lake Sevan area to increase Lake Sevan area to increase public awareness and help public awareness and help protect the environmentprotect the environment

•AESA will introduce local AESA will introduce local villages to modern methods of villages to modern methods of sewer and waste disposal sewer and waste disposal systems, such as the waterless systems, such as the waterless toilets and sewer treatment toilets and sewer treatment optionsoptions

FundingFunding

•Initial funds will be used for Initial funds will be used for a detailed case study and a detailed case study and generating proposals for grantsgenerating proposals for grants

•Funds will be secured from Funds will be secured from private sponsors, government private sponsors, government agencies, and other agencies, and other institutions to implement the institutions to implement the project on select villagesproject on select villages

•The success of the initial The success of the initial project will lead to more project will lead to more support and implementation on a support and implementation on a larger scalelarger scale