Slow Sand Filtration Project

Jamaica is among eight countries which have been selected to participate
in the Slow Sand Filtration (S.S.F.) Pilot Demonstration Project. This
Pilot Demonstration Project was initiated by the WHO, IRC, The Hague,
Netherlands. Two rural water supply projects were selected, for design,
construction and evaluation of full-scale Slow Sand Filters, namely:-
Peace River (in the parish of Clarendon)
Endeavour/Camrose/Kempshot (in the parish of St. James)
The project is being undertaken in conjunction with the Ministry of Health
and Environmental Control.