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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 for the World: Designing a System of Two or Three Stabilization Ponds

U.S. Agency for International Development
A system of stabilization ponds is an arrangement of two or more ponds connected by pipes that receives sewage, detains it so that biological process can destroy most of the disease-causing organisms and discharges the effluent as treated sewage. This technical note describes the basic features of...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Water for the World: Operating and Maintaining Mechanically Aerated Lagoons

U.S. Agency for International Development
A mechanically operated lagoon is a large, lined excavation that receives sewage, mixes it with oxygen so that biological processes can destroy most of the disease-causing organisms, and discharges the sewage as treated sewage. Correct operation and maintenance is important because a neglected...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Water for the World: Operating and Maintaining Stabilization Ponds

U.S. Agency for International Development
A stabilization pond is a large shallow excavation that receives sewage from a sewage system, detains the sewage so that biological processes can destroy most of the disease-causing organisms, and discharges the effluent as treated sewage. Correct operation and maintenance is important because a...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Case Study: Supporting Market-Based Solutions for Safe and Affordable Water in India

Foundation Center
Through a three-year $3.5 million partnership with Safe Water Network (SWN), The PepsiCo Foundation provides market-based approaches and technical support for safe and affordable water access to communities in Ghana, India, and Bangladesh. As part of the initiative, SWN and PepsiCo Foundation are...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Analytical Methods for Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This website lists all of the methods that are currently approved by U.S. EPA for the analysis of drinking water samples. Each document focuses on the methods that are applicable to a specific monitoring requirement.Read more

Water Quality Interpretation Tool

Colorado State University
An online tool for well owners to interpret their laboratory sampling tests for drinking, livestock and irrigation water quality.Read more

Consumers Increasingly Use Bottled Water, Home Water Treatment Systems to Avoid Direct Tap Water

The National Institutes for Water Resources
Why is there a burgeoning use of bottled water and home treatment devices when U.S. citizens are enjoying some of the highest quality drinking water in the world? Might our concern appear excessive, even frivolous, considering the serious drinking water problems many countries face throughout the...Read more

Understanding Water Supply and Treatment for Individual and Small Community Systems

U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper provides guidelines on how to choose a water source, and how to purify and retrieve water to ensure that it is safe for human consumption. Applications are general in nature, relying on the creativity of the system designer to draw from whatever resources are available to develop a water...Read more

Disinfecting Wells With Chlorine

U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes how to disinfect a well using chlorine. Disinfecting a well involves calculating the required amount of chlorine compound, mixing and applying the solution.Read more

Analyzing a Water Sample

U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical notes describes the steps in water analysis. Water analysis is helpful to determine the level of water supply treatment. This note outlines testing for bacteriological contamination.Read more

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