Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
A Sustainable Accounting and Maintenance Management System for the Infrastructure of the West Boylston Water District
Published:
January 1, 2006Worcester Polytechnic Institute
This project was intended to assist the Water District of the Town of West Boylston to manage its water infrastructure assets and comply with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34. After compiling information about The District's assets, our project group developed a...Read more
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United StatesThe Cochise Water Project: Pueblo Del Sol Country Club
Published:
January 1, 2013The National Institutes for Water Resources
The Pueblo del Sol project installed a rainwater harvesting system that would utilize their tennis courts and a portion of an adjacent roof area as collection surfaces.Read more
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United States, North AmericaProgress Report: Study of a Non-Conventional System of Industrial Wastewater Treatment - High Rate Anaerobic Digestion and High Rate Oxidation Ponds
Published:
November 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
A progress report on USAID's study of high rate anaerobic digestion as a non-conventional system of industrial wastewater treatment...Read more
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United States, North AmericaCreating Clean Water Cash Flows: Developing Private Markets for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Philadelphia
Published:
January 1, 2013The Nature Conservancy
Taken together, the chapters suggest that although
Philadelphia's parcel-based fee system is a good first step
toward drawing private investment to green infrastructure,
many economic barriers remain. In the current market
environment, the discounted payback periods of most green...Read more
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