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A sanitary and wastewater disposal facilities plan, for village-level systems, was prepared by the World Health Organization for Kosrae State. The plan based its innovative designs on the concept of individual family core units with septic tank effluent discharge into leaching fields and, in the case of Lelu Village, a marine outfall. Environmental and engineering concerns associated with this facilities plan were identified and addressed. As a result of preliminary observations made at the beginning of the field survey, the objective was modified to (1) quantify marine water circulation patterns in Lelu Harbor, (2) measure harbor floor topography in order to better assess placement and plume dispersion characteristics of a submarine sewage outfall, (3) determine the feasibility of using a marine outfall at Malem Village by measuring nearshore water currents and conducting bathymetric surveys, and (4) survey a mangrove swamp adjacent to Utwe Village with respect to anticipated impacts. Results, conclusions and recommendations are presented and discussed herein.
