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.

Infrastructure Development Resources

Training Video: Drilling Zones 1 and 2

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Global

Training Video: Drilling Zone 3

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Global

Training Video: Well Completion

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Global

350 Mission -- AEI Charles Pankow Student Design Competition

Publication date:
January 1, 2014
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
This project is based on the 2014 Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Design Competition. It proposes a new design for 350 Mission Street, San Francisco based on the original design from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. The team focused their efforts on designing...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

A Sustainable Accounting and Maintenance Management System for the Infrastructure of the West Boylston Water District

Publication date:
January 1, 2006
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
This project was intended to assist the Water District of the Town of West Boylston to manage its water infrastructure assets and comply with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34. After compiling information about The District's assets, our project group developed a...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Municipal Infrastructure and IDP Housing Rehab Project Meeting Minutes

Publication date:
September 17, 2012
Skoll Global Threats Fund
U.S. Agency for International Development
Municipal Development Fund (MDF) of Georgia and TetraTech, in coordination with the project sponsor USAID-Georgia and project beneficiary United Water Supply Company of Georgia (UWSCG), organized Environmental Scoping Stakeholder Meeting for the proposed Oni Water Supply Improvement Sub-Project...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Europe and Central Asia
Georgia

Quarterly Program Performance Report 1 of 2001: Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Rural Middle East Areas -- Reporting Period January 1, 2001-March 31, 2001

Publication date:
April 10, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Progress report detailing work on irrigation networks, tree transplants, wetland and polishing pond construction, evaluative studies for the construction of a full scale treatment plant, pilot plant construction, pathogen testing, and educational workshops in Middle East North AfricaRead more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Audit of USAID/Egypt's Water and Wastewater Activities

Publication date:
June 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document audits the progress of USAID/Egypt's water and wastewater (W/WW) activities and the Mission's use of the Agency's new planning and performance measurement systems to evaluate its program. Evaluation covers the period 8/29/79-12/31/96. USAID/Egypt's strategic plan...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Ukraine: Potential Lviv Water Service Improvement Demonstration Projects

Publication date:
April 1, 1997
U.S. Agency for International Development
CH2M HILL
The aim of this report is to assist the Ukrainian city of Lviv with: engineering support, equipment installation and project management to improve residential water supply in Lviv. CH2M Hill was hired to conduct filed assessment of potential water service improvement projects and submit a proposed...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Ukraine

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