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design , construction , OPERATION AND MAINTENANCEOFVENTILATED IMPROVED PIT TOILETS IN SOUTH AFRICAR eport to the Water Research CommissionbyJ W Bester and L M AustinCSIR Building and construction Technology, PretoriaWRC Report No. 709/1/00 ISBN No. 1 86845 647 1 Executive SummaryThis report emanates from the Wsler Research Commission project number K5/709 ersMleo"Preparation of standard engineering drawings, specifications and guidelines for ventilated improvedpit latrines in South Africa".At present. Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) toilet systems installed in South Africa are constructedaccording to a wide variety of designs and with many different types of materials, with a correspondingdiversity of pertormance level and user acceptability. Some designs are of a good standard, but manytoilets have been installed which do not function properly and are therefore unpleasant to use.

Guideline (a) has been replaced by a document entitled "Building VIPs: Guidelines for the design and construction of domestic Ventilated Improved Pit toilets". This document, published and distributed by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, is based largely on the research carried out as part of this project Guideline (b)

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