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

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

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

Lessons Learned in Water, Sanitation and Health: Thirteen Years of Experience in Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Twenty lessons learned from the 13 years (1980-1993) of field work in the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) project are distilled in this report. in regard to TA, WASH teaches that: effective TA focuses on building local institutions by transferring sustainable skills; an active information...Read more

O&M Strategy for Rural Water Supply in Zaire -- Phase II: Set Up of Operational Tests

Published: 
April 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The primary objective of the second phase of the WASH assignment is to test selected recommendations to improve O&M capabilities In Zaire. The test results will be analyzed and integrated into revised O&M programs for capped springs, gravity-fed piped water systems, and boreholes with hand...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Scoping Reports for The Environmental Assessments for The Canal Cities Water and Wastewater Phase II Project

Published: 
March 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Egypt's National Organization for Potable Water Supply and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD), in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is proposing to build a new sewage treatment plant for Suez City. The proposed treatment plant is one element of the Canal...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

USAID 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

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.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
Regional focus: 
MaliSub-Saharan Africa

Project Grant Agreement Between the Republic of Cape Verde and the United States of America for Potable Water Supply-Mindelo

Published: 
January 1, 1977
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project, which is further described in Annex 1, consists of the renovation of an existing desalination plant in order to provide, at a reduced per unit operating cost, a reliable supply of potable water to the city of Mindelo on Sao Vicente Island. The project will also make available technical...Read more
Regional focus: 
Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa

FY13 WASH Annual Report: Ethiopia

Published: 
January 1, 2014
World Vision
This report summarizes the work done through WVUS-funded WASH programs with World Vision Ethiopia from October 2012 through September 2013.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

FY13 WASH Annual Report: Ghana

Published: 
January 1, 2014
World Vision
This report summarizes the work done through WVUS-funded WASH programs with World Vision Ghana from October 2012 through September 2013.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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