Press Release
August 22, 2005
Number of people served by the johkasoh is 10.62 million, an increase of 320 thousand compared to FY 2003 (as of March 31, 2004). The dissemination rate of johkasoh to total population is 8.4%, an increase of 0.3% compared to FY 2003 (8.1%).
Johkasoh is an on-site treatment system of domestic effluent which includes human wastes installed at each household and its treated water is discharged to the nearest public water area. Johkasoh has the following features making the system an effective measure for domestic effluent from houses which are dispersed.
