Sewage drainage in Santo Domingo, a problem that needs to be tackled now

[Dolores]

The boom in construction of a high rise where there was but a single-family home, authorized by the Carolina Mejia city government without taking into consideration the deficient sewage capacities in the city, is worsening a decades-old problem that needs to be tackled now.

The aging sewage infrastructure cripples Greater Santo Domingo’s precarious sewage system, Diario Libre reports. Greater Santo Domingo’s sanitary drainage system is facing a crisis, with frequent collapses largely attributed to aging, obsolete pipes, an unplanned population boom, and a lack of public awareness. Only 18% of the streets and avenues in the area have sanitary sewage, and even that is severely overloaded, according to Luis Salcedo, deputy director of operations for the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewer Corporation (CAASD).

In its report, Diario Libre highlights that the root of the problem is that many of the...

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[JD Jones]

If the sewage system weren't full of trash, it probably wouldn't be a problem.

I may be wrong, but the environmental park Jose Nunez de Caceres at Ave. Gustavo Mejia Ricart was one of the solutions for the flooding in that area.
The work INDIHRA has been doing has mostly been done to reduce flooding and clean up problem areas.

 

[CristoRey]

It's not just Santo Domimgo.
Several areas (including tourist areas) are just as bad if not worse.

 

[MariaRubia]

I was told that there is no sewage system at all in Ciudad Juan Bosch, all those new apartments that they have built have septicos. If this is true (and I was told by a construction engineer) it's beyond a joke.