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
Freshwater Supply and Distribution: a Developing Crisis in the Western Region. Issue Brief 5 in Series H?n Mpoano: Our Coast, Our Future.
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February 1, 2013U.S. Agency for International Development
Inadequate access to freshwater of good quality and sufficient quantity for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses is an evolving crisis is Ghana.Read more
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GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaSustainability of Donor-Assisted Rural Water Supply Projects
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April 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
Few projects in the rural water supply and sanitation (WS&S) sector have achieved full sustainability, according to this study. The study, written to assist in the planning and management of WS&S projects, can also be used by evaluators as a checklist of level of sustainability; it focuses...Read more
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LesothoSub-Saharan AfricaWater Shortage and Related Public Health Problems: an Action Plan for the City of Beira, Mozambique
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February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Several years of below-average rainfall have produced record-low flows in the Pungoe River , Beira's only surface water supply. While sufficient in quantity to meet Beira's supply needs, these low flows fail to prevent saltwater from reaching the intake, some 77 km from the mouth of the...Read more
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MozambiqueSub-Saharan AfricaO&M Strategy for Rural Water Supply in Zaire -- Phase II: Set Up of Operational Tests
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April 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The primary objective of the second phase of the WASH assignment is to test selected recommendations to improve O&M capabilities In Zaire. The test results will be analyzed and integrated into revised O&M programs for capped springs, gravity-fed piped water systems, and boreholes with hand...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan AfricaJESS Third Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering
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July 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
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SomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaJESS Second Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
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SomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaJESS Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering
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November 20, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
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SomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID Grant No. 688-0702-G-00-6032-00 To Care Mali To Support A Program of Construction of Wells in the Macina Area of Mali
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
This grant is provided to CARE to increase the availability of drinking water in Macina Cercle in Central Mali through the construction of open cement lined wells. Specifically, CARE will construct 45 wells in each of the 15 villages in the area and will train local well workers to maintain them...Read more
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MaliSub-Saharan AfricaMaintaining Safe Water Supply and Sanitation: Student Text
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Unhygienic conditions, such as improper excreta disposal and unsafe water supply, which are common conditions in many of our rural communities, lead to increased illness of the residents and can lead to death, particularly for children. Poor personal hygiene habits also lead to increased illness...Read more
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LesothoSub-Saharan AfricaWater Quality Evaluation -- Swaziland Rural Water Supplies: O.D.M. Baseline Study
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December 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
A water quality evaluation of Swaziland rural water supplies. This present study arose from the findings of a previous study which took place during the dry season. It was suggested that the water quality determined, both chemical and bacteriological could be different from that observed during the...Read more
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