4.3.2.4. Potential landfill sites in Rusizi Town
Fig 4-5: Distribution of Potential landfill sites in Rusizi
Town
Source: Author, RNRA/CGIS-NUR
That map was created based on Distribution of suitable sites
in Rusizi Town map and REMA regulations regarding landfill site's size.
According to REMA requirement related to the size of a suitable landfill site,
05 potential landfill sites were identified because their area is greater than
20000 Sqm (2 Ha) given that the site should provide at least 10 years of use in
order to;
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minimize costs for site establishment and closure, smooth
running of operations, and provision of adequate time for acquiring the next
site.
Table 4-5: Potential landfill sites
|
OBJECT ID
|
Grid Cod
|
Shape Length
|
Shape Area
|
|
1
|
1
|
841.2
|
29831.4
|
|
2
|
1
|
646.5
|
24024.7
|
|
3
|
1
|
982.6
|
26915.2
|
|
4
|
1
|
924.
|
43540
|
|
5
|
1
|
1135.5
|
52633.1
|
Table 4-6: Location of potential landfill sites
|
Administrative location of sites
|
Sites per Cell
|
Area (Sqm)
|
|
Sector
|
Cell
|
|
Mururu
|
Tara
|
2
|
1
|
52633.1
|
|
|
|
2
|
43540
|
|
Kabahinda
|
2
|
1
|
26915
|
|
|
|
2
|
24024,7
|
|
Gihundwe
|
Gatsiro
|
1
|
29831,4
|
|
Total
|
5
|
176944,2
|
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Fig 4-6: General Suitability Map
Source: Author, RNRA/CGIS-NUR
The general suitability map was created by combining potential
landfill sites map and different constraint layers including proximity to roads
(National roads, District roads, and other roads), proximity to river (Rusizi
River and other rivers), Kivu lake, wetland, forest,
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airport, schools (primary and secondary schools), healthy
facilities (health centers and District hospitals) and markets layers.
4.4. Possibilities for landfill sites project
implementation
Landfill sites project implementation in Rusizi town can
involve different actors both private and public. After the identification of
different landfill suitable sites in Rusizi town, the public authority can
proceed on site location to find out whether there is no site that is located
in the public land so as to reduce the cost of compensation of land owners.
Given the budget constraint, landfill sites project in Rusizi town can be
implemented once they decided to use a sanitary landfill among different
landfill management techniques because sanitary landfill is the most
cost-effective system of solid waste disposal for most urban areas compared to
composting of solid waste that costs 2-3 times more than sanitary landfill, and
incineration that costs 5-10 times more (REMA 2010).
Landfill sites project implementation requires Private Sector
Involvement, if properly arranged, can increase the likelihood that landfill
design and operation specifications will be followed. Ideally, the landfill
would be designed, built, owned and operated by a private identity or NGO under
a concession agreement.
Landfill sites project implementation should be based on
environmental report that describes the site selected, outlines potential
environmental impacts of sanitary landfill at the site, and proposes mitigative
measures; public education and local consultations with residents in the
vicinity of the proposed sanitary landfill, including an open forum where all
interested parties have an opportunity to express their opinions concerning
site selection; compensation and resettlement action plans for affected
parties; and conceptual design and budgetary costing of the sanitary landfill,
including mitigative measures identified in the environmental report and
responsive to the local consultations.
CHAPTER 5: GENERAL CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
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