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
Belize: Increased Productivity through Better Health Project: Final Report of the Water Quality Lab Consultant, February 11-March 19, 1987
Published:
January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is organized into a brief discussion of activities and recommendations, with operational protocols governing testing procedures, sampling runs and other technical notes presented in the Appendices.Read more
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BelizeLatin America and the CaribbeanJESS 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 AfricaUnderstanding Potable Water Storage
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January 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The lack of good, dependable, environmentally protected stores of water is a serious problem I many...Read more
Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries
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September 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Technologies appropriate for use by developing country communities in designing water treatment plants for public water supplies are presented in this report, which advocates the design of low-cost, labor-intensive plants using indigenous resources. After a chapter on considerations to be addressed...Read more
Taking a Water Sample
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to take a proper water sample to test the water quality.Read more
Designing Basic Household Water Treatment Systems
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note discusses the design of several simple household treatment methods useful for most water supplies.Read more
Conducting Sanitary Surveys to Determine Acceptable Surface Water Sources
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes factors and their importance in determining existing and potential sources of contamination of a water source.Read more
Methods of Storing Water
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides direction for safe methods of storing water including: household cisterns and storage facilities, ground level and elevated storage facilities.Read more
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