Infrastructure Development

According to the UN, large numbers of people in developing countries still lack access to basic infrastructure services. Continued lack of access will constrain achievements of any development goals agreed for the post-2015 period. Resources available in this sub-theme include project summaries and successes of past infrastructure development projects, technical and field guidance on infrastructure development, and other resources that can help to develop effective WASH infrastructure.

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Infrastructure Development Resources

Kazakhstan Field Report -- Proposed Chlorination System Improvements At Regional Water Systems: Kyzl Orda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Environmental Policy and Technology Project (EPT) Field Report "Interim Field . Investigations in Kazakhstan: Regional Water Systems in Kzyl-Orda Oblast" dated October 1994 included recommendations for providing a variety of new equipment to upgrade and improve the regional water...Read more
Regional focus: 
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia

Value of Water Coalition

CH2M HILL
CH2M HILL joined other leading organizations from the water sector as a member of the Value of Water Coalition which is working to inform Americans about the value of water and the challenges facing our nation’s water infrastructure. Read more

USAID: Global Development Lab

U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Global Development Lab, which is a new entity within USAID that brings together a diverse set of partners to discover, test, and scale breakthrough solutions to achieve what human progress has only now made possible -- the end of extreme poverty by 2030...Read more

What Can Communities Do About Lead in Drinking Water?

Published: 
July 13, 2021
An estimated 6 million leaded service lines(link is external) deliver drinking water to households across the United States, and when these lines leach lead into drinking water, it poses a serious public health problem. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, states and cities are working to issue...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Capacity-Building Support for the Sustainable Development of the Hydropower Sector in Lao PDR

Published: 
July 13, 2021
Lao PDR is in the midst of an economic transformation that comes with great development opportunities but also presents important challenges. Primary among these challenges is the sustainability of hydropower development for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) power market. Independent power...Read more
Regional focus: 
Laos

Drinking Water and Source Water Research

Published: 
July 21, 2021
This web page provides an overview of USGS's work in drinking water and source water research. It includes publications, data and tools, maps, and related USGS research. Reliable drinking water is vital for the health and safety of all Americans. The USGS works with drinking water facilities...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Industrial Water Use

Published: 
July 21, 2021
Industrial withdrawals provide water for such purposes as fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, cooling, or transporting a product; incorporating water into a product; or for sanitation needs within the manufacturing facility. Some industries that use large amounts of water produce such...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Urban Land Use and Water Quality

Published: 
July 21, 2021
In urbanized areas, small streams are often overlooked or forgotten, but these streams can reduce contamination, ease flash flooding, and improve the esthetics and livability of our daily environment. Contaminants, habitat destruction, and streamflow flashiness resulting from urban development...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Public Supply Wells

Published: 
July 21, 2021
The USGS National Water Quality Program investigates the quality of water pumped from public-supply wells across the United States. These wells are the source of drinking water and water for other household needs for more than one-third of the U.S. population. There are about 140,000 public water...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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