Vietnam Innovation Day Application Form

“Environmental Action”

I.PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

  1. Project Title:

“Building up Wetland for sewage treatment and improving the income for people living in residential clusters of An Giang province”

  1. Location of Project:

Long Phu village, O Long Vi commune, Chau Phu district, An Giang province

  1. Geography:

Rural area

  1. Implementing agency/individual:

Huynh Ngoc Duc, born on 22 February 1979, has achieved University Degree in Soil Management. He is currently specializing in the subject title “Soil and Natural resource”, in Agriculture Department, An Giang University. In May 2004 he attended the training course on “Wetland eco-systemand management in Lower Mekong Delta” held in Mahido University, Thailand.

Beside teaching the subject of "Soil and Natural Resources", doing research on soil and water. Several researches have been final accepted:

The fertilities level of soil and alluvium quality in flood water in Bac Vam Nao (An Giang province) (Funded by Australia)

The impact of dyke on the eco system in An Giang province ( Vietnam- Holland Research Program)

Soil fertility observation and measurement in embankment areas in An Giang. Funded by An GiangProvince

  1. Contact information:

Name of organization: An Giang University

Address:25 Vo Thi Sau street, Long Xuyen ward, An Giang town

Telephone: 076.840390Fax:076.842560 Email:

Name of person(s) responsible for project: Huynh Ngoc Duc

Title: University Lecturer

Handphone: 0919.458225Fax:076.842560 Email:

  1. Banking information:

Account Name: Huynh Ngoc Duc

Account Number: 0151 0000 70190

Name of financial institution: Vietcombank

Address of financial institution: Long Xuyen, An Giang

Account type : US$………..VND…X……….

II.PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project is carried out in Mekong River Delta where agriculture shows its prevalence over other industries. Every year, An Giang is seriously affected by flood from MekongRiver which leads to serious loss of crop, property, human lives, and drawbacks to people’s life. That is why the government as well as An Giang authorities have set objective to minimize the damages and deaths by building up the residential cluster againstflood.

It is the government’ ultimate policy and needs huge investment for infrastructure.

The purpose of setting up these residential clusters fires at stabilization for human life in flooded areas. However, due to limited budget environmental protection remains a headachy question and there‘s no sewage treatment system. Therefore, sewage runs directly into rivers and canals.

Founded in 2003 in ¤ Long Vucommune, Chau Pho district, An Giang province, Long Phu residential cluster now shares the same problem. Daily, sewage from 216 households discharges into canal No 13 at average of 70 m3 per day when this canal belongs to the canal system supplying running water for thousand households.

It is common in Mekong River Delta as well as An Giang Province that sewage comes directly into rivers and canals, resulting in water pollution. This project is, therefore, aimed to address this situation. It lays its base on the natural interaction among soil, water, plant, and microorganism in wetland eco system to bear fruitful outcomes.

According to this project, before discharging into canal No 13 waste water from Long Phu cluster is treated by a man-made Wetland (SFS) with a flow underneath. A layer of Common Reed and waterspout with interlacing roots can filter sewage to the running water standard in Vietnam. A hyacinth planting pond with area of one-third wetland area for water filtering is designed right behind the Wetland. Then people may exploit the water resources and water running for their life. Added to this, they can take advantage of grown common reed as material input for exported handcraft products.

This system is of practical value in rural area. It is much cheaper than other kinds of waste water treatment, easier to implement and more applicable to other residential clusters in Mekong river Delta. It also produces fresh water, water product, botany which, in return, serves the community. This also helps raise awareness of fresh water and water product conservation among local people – an essential factor in environmental education.

To be brief, those who benefit from this project are citizens in Long Phu residential cluster with products mentioned above, and those living along the banks of canals using unpolluted running water discharged from Long Phu.

After treatment, this kind of water can meet Vietnam standard for fresh water; water in canals are no longer polluted, and other products can be used for community. It obviously illustrates environmental education. These are our expected outcomes. Also, it can lays the scientific base for future residential planning.

III.PROJECT OUTLINE
Time / Activities
January /
  • Meeting between project implementing agency and province authorities and community representatives.
  • Finding a partner to realize the project designs.

February /
  • building Wetland system including sand pump, water containing after treatment, in and out pipe system, and sites for collecting water samples.
  • Phragmites communis planting and care
  • Fish raising and waterspout ( hyacinth) growing

March
April
May /
  • System operation, observation and supervision
  • Water sample collection (twice a month) and analysis to set scientific base for the project

June
July
August
September
October
November / -Exploiting products from the system (e.g. water products)
-Report handling
-Conference holding on results and analysis (participated by project implementing agency; scientists of institutes and universities in Mekong River Delta, and provincial authorities)
December / -Conference holding on project results and environmental protection calling among citizen in and outside Long Phu residential cluster
-Transferring power of management, operation, protection and exploitation to community in Long Phu residential cluster.

IV. BENEFICIARIES AND PARTICIPANTS

Three types of targeted recipient beneficiaries can directly be endowed with project benefits:

- Citizens along canals, especially canal No 13 in O Long Vi commune do not have to use polluted water discharged from households in Long Phu residential cluster. At present, almost all people (over 1,000) use water from canals as running water. Once the project is realized, it is bound to be supported by these people who are using increasingly polluted water.

- Citizens in Long Phu residential cluster can also increase their income by exploiting products from this water treatment system such as: fresh water, water products, common reed (which can serve as input material for exported handicraft …). To the underprivileged, this project is of great significance. When exploiting these products they, therefore, positively participate into the project implementation and protection activities. They also ensure the success of the project in the coming years.

The local authorities will base on the project outcomes to plan effectively future residential sites. Because if water pollution occurring so often it will result in infectious diseases, and unquestionably lay a burden on them. So they are sure to be supportive to the project implementation and operation.

The local community responsible for submitting this proposal is Mr Le Van Thuan, chairman of the O Long Vi commune, Chau Phu district, An Giang Province.

When the project has been completed, the man-made wetland system will be in smooth operation and then it will maintain the project results for the following years. It will be managed and protected by community in Long Phu and the assistance of the chairman of O Long Vu commune.

V. PROJECT BUDGET
  1. Anticipated total project cost: 9800 + 4000 + 1000 = US $14,800
  1. Funding requested from the Vietnam Innovation Day: US $ 9800
  1. Project budget planning:

Project Activities / Contributions By
Prize money / Recipient* / Others** / Total
1.Managing officers / 1,500
2. Total Wetland area / 4,000
3. Wetland building expense / 4,300
4.Facilities and tools / 2,000
5.Water sample analysis(**) / 1,000
6. Conference and assessment / 1,000
7. Traveling expense / 500
8. Others / 500
Total / 9,800 / 5,000 / 14,800

Note:

* Site building expense is funded by An Giang, University of Science, Technology, and Environment.

* Water sample analysis is funded by An Giang University.

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PREPARED BY:Huynh Ngoc DucPOSITION: University lecturer

SIGNATURE:DATE:21/04/2005

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