Problem of public sanitation in Moroccan cities and countryside: The Case of the Cities of Beni Mallal and Fquih Ben Salah

Abstract

Sanitation is a necessary requirement in any residential communities of all kinds and size, given its role in the stability of the population and its social integration locally and physically. This study aims to answer the following questions: How is the status of the public drainage network in marginal residential communities in Beni Melal and Fquih ben Saleh cities? and how satisfied is the population? How does it affect the local population and environment? In order to answer these questions, the study identified two main objectives: to diagnose the status of the public sanitation system in the field of study and to demonstrate the impact of its situation on the environment. With regard to the methodology of the study, a representative cadastral sample has been adopted; 7 residential gatherings in Beni Malal and Fquih ben Saleh, and a simple random sample of families in each field unit; 321 families were withdrawn in Beni Mallal and 231 in Fquih ben Saleh. The comparative harmonization method and statistical analysis have been adopted. The study concluded that the marginal residential communities of Beni Mellal and Fquih ben Saleh cities knew a severe shortage of the public sanitation system, which made the population dissatisfied with it. The study also concluded that the deterioration of the health system's situation had a negative impact on the local environment. The paper recommended that immediate action should be taken to manage the study's sanitation system.