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.

Water Quality and Storage Resources

JESS Second Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering

Publication date:
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa

JESS Consultancy Report on Water Quality and Public Health Engineering

Publication date:
November 20, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Jubba Environmental and Socioeconomic Studies (JESS) are jointly funded by the government of the Somali Democratic Republic (GSDR) and USAID. Technical assistance and JESS management are being provided to the Ministry of Jubba Valley Development (MJVD) by Associates in Rural Development Inc. (...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Somalia
Sub-Saharan 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

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

Understanding Potable Water Storage

Publication date:
January 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The lack of good, dependable, environmentally protected stores of water is a serious problem I many...Read more

Surface Water Treatment for Communities in Developing Countries

Publication date:
September 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technologies appropriate for use by developing country communities in designing water treatment plants for public water supplies are presented in this report, which advocates the design of low-cost, labor-intensive plants using indigenous resources. After a chapter on considerations to be addressed...Read more

Taking a Water Sample

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to take a proper water sample to test the water quality.Read more

Methods of Storing Water

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Technical note provides direction for safe methods of storing water including: household cisterns and storage facilities, ground level and elevated storage facilities.Read more

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