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

Training Video: Drilling Zones 1 and 2

Published: 
January 1, 2012
Water4
This 11-minute training video provides an overview of drilling zones 1 and 2. After an appropriate site for hand drilling has been selected the drilling begins. During the drilling process, several different geological zones will be encountered: top soil, dirt, dry sand, sand & clay mix, clay...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Training Video: Drilling Zone 3

Published: 
January 1, 2012
Water4
This 8-minute video provides a brief overview of drilling through zone 3, hard layers. A hard layer is defined as any layer in which the 6" auger or 5" auger will not work. When you encounter a hard layer your first option is a 4" auger. One geological zone where it would be...Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Training Video: Well Completion

Published: 
January 1, 2012
Water4
This 13-minute training video provides an overview of well completion, once you have the appropriate amount of water volume and recharge in the borehole.Read more
Regional focus: 
Global

Animated Video: Keep the Water Flowing: Winrock's Multiple-Use Water Services

Published: 
March 1, 2010
Winrock International
This short, animated video introduces the concept of Multiple-Use Water Services.Read more

Video: A Kabori Story: Multiple-Use Water Services in Niger

Published: 
December 1, 2010
Winrock International
This 8-minute video shows the impacts of Multiple-Use Water Services on a subsistence farmer and his family in Zinder, Niger.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Drill Safe, Drill Smart

Published: 
January 1, 1970
National Groundwater Association
Drill Safe, Drill SmartRead more

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