Water Quality and Storage
According to the Centers for Disease Control, because contaminated water is a major cause of illness and death, water quality is a determining factor in human poverty, education, and economic opportunities. Unfortunately, worldwide water quality is declining, threatening the health of ecosystems and humans worldwide. Safe water storage is also integral to ensuring water quality. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on maintenance for water tank storage, country water quality assessments, among other resources that support WASH storage and water quality.
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Water Quality and Storage Resources
Yuma Desalting Plant
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July 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the homepage for the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC), one of six National Centers for Water Treatment Technologies and the only center focused on inland brackish water, both surface and groundwater. WQIC is a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment research center located in Yuma...Read more
Water Questions and Answers
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March 17, 2014U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
A part of the USGS Water Science School, this page provides a series of questions and answers surrounding water. Topics include Water at Home, Water Use, Measuring Water, Water Chemistry and Quality, and the Water Around Us.Read more
Applications of Groundwater Geochemistry
National Groundwater Association
This two-day course will provide you with the knowledge you need to evaluate contaminant migration and design remediation systems based upon the geochemical parameters of your site.Read more
Combined Remedies: Time to Close this Site
National Groundwater Association
Presently there exists a myriad of in situ treatment technologies available for deployment by remediation professionals in the restoration of groundwater and soil. These technologies include physical, chemical, and biological approaches. In recent years, there has been a shift to integrate or...Read more
Hydrogeochemical Processes Controlling Metals Remediation of Aquifer Systems
National Groundwater Association
?This two-day course introduces you to the world of environmental forensics, a multidisciplinary field with the goal of understanding how and when contamination occurred. Investigations may involve identifying and apportioning responsibility among multiple parties, age dating releases, or...Read more
Project Spotlight: Hamma Desalination Plant provides clean drinking water for hundreds of thousands of Algerian families.
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January 30, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
With Algeria's capital city of Algiers suffering from a severe shortage of clean drinking water, resulting in strict rationing, stockpiling, as well as the consumption of dirty water by households and farms, the solution showed a requirement in a large investment in infrastructure. The...Read more
Belstar Corp: Modernizing Ghana's water system
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November 19, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Shortage of clean water and sanitation systems in Ghana is associated with multiple health problems as well as 20,000 deaths per year. Belstar Corp., a Florida company, and Deutsche Bank Trust Co., have been retained by the government of Ghana to implement a project to rehabilitate 38 eisting...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaInternational Rescue Committee, winner of OPIC's Impact Award for Development Impact
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May 16, 2014Overseas Private Investment Corporation
In Cote d'Ivoire, women draw water from a well built by International Rescure Committee, a nonprofit that works to respond to humanitarian crises around the world with a broad spectrum of services related to healthcare, improved living conditions, and social serices. OPIC provides political...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaBridging The Water Treatment Innovation Gap
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May 12, 2015The U.S. Water Partnership with support from Microvi Biotech Inc., Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) convened a webinar with various perspectives on the development and marketing of innovative water treatment technologies.
The...Read more
Drinking Water Quality Testing
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April 29, 2017This workshop includes theory, demonstrations, discussion, case studies and hands-on practice to asses: how to use portable test kits; different DWQT methods; how to test physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water; topics including health, safety, sanitary inspections,...Read more
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