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.

Published: 
February 1, 2013
U.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
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Water Analysis: User - Friendly Field/Laboratory Manual

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
The process of water quality assessment is an evaluation of the physical, chemical and biological nature of water in relation to natural quality, human effects and intended uses, particularly uses which may affect human health and aquatic biodiversity. Therefore, quality assessment of water...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Engineering Design, Construction Management and Environmental Assessment Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt: Dakahlia Governorate, City of Mansoura -- Environmental Scoping Report

Published: 
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the scoping report for the Mansoura water and wastewater facilities components of the Secondary Cities Project, undertaken for the Government of Egypt through the National Organization of Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage and USAID. Background data and information for the proposed...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Engineering Design, Construction Management, and Environmental Assessment Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt: City of Luxor -- Environmental Scoping Report

Published: 
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the scoping report for the Luxor water and wastewater facilities components of the Secondary Cities Project, undertaken for the Government of Egypt through the National Organization of Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage and USAID. Background data and information for the proposed activities...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Engineering Design, Construction Management, and Environmental Assessment Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt: Aswan Governorate, Cities of Kom Ombo, Darawo and Nasr -- Environmental Scoping Report

Published: 
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the scoping report for the Aswan water and wastewater facilities components of the Secondary Cities Project, undertaken for the Government of Egypt through the National Organization of Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage and USAID. Background data and information for the proposed activities...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Promoting Community Participation in Municipal Services: Potable Water Project in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Published: 
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
In March 1991, the Municipality of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, reached an agreement with the national water authority to allow the municipality to assume administration of the municipal water system. This would be the nation's first experiment with decentralization of a utility service. Under the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

EPT Field Report -- Water Quality Laboratory Training Manual Summary: Sanitary and Epidemiological Services Laboratory, Kzyl-Orda, Kazakhstan

Published: 
February 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Aral Sea Program is intended to provide technical assistance and material for improvements in potable water quality through a series of activities that include water monitoring improvements (laboratory equipment and materials), water quality improvements (chlorination equipment), water delivery...Read more
Regional focus: 
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia

Project Grant Agreement Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America for Technical Support for Secondary Cities Project

Published: 
September 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Project will support the expansion and development of sustainable and replicable water and/or wastewater facilities in selected urban population centers in Egypt. The Project will include (a) assistance to identify and implement reforms necessary for local water/wastewater authorities to...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Sustainability of Donor-Assisted Rural Water Supply Projects

Published: 
April 1, 1994
U.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
Regional focus: 
LesothoSub-Saharan Africa

Water Quality Assessment in Ecuador

Published: 
February 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
As part of A.I.D.'s response to the El Tor cholera epidemic which arrived in Ecuador in 1991, a multidisciplinary team from the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project conducted a cholera assessment of the country. The team reviewed conditions at both the national level and in three...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

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