Development of a Watershed Management Plan for Lake Managua (Nicaragua)
With Inter-American Development Bank funding, Abt Associates developed a multi-sectoral management plan for the Government of Nicaragua designed to improve human health, well-being, and water quality in the southern watershed of Lake Managua. The Lake Managua Watershed Management Program included plans for:
- Control of industrial effluents and pluvial drainage from the south watershed above Managua
- Wastewater treatment and management of solid waste
- A comprehensive sanitation program to combat malaria