Sustainability

According to Global Water Challenge, sustainability is one of the most pressing issues facing the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector today. More than 30 percent of WASH projects fail after two to five years. Resources available to help address this challenge include guidance on operations and maintenance approaches, tools to estimate long-term costs, and other resources to support sustainability.

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Sustainability Resources

350 Mission -- AEI Charles Pankow Student Design Competition

Published: 
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 focus: 
United States

Planning for Climate Change in the West

Published: 
January 1, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Central to the mission of Western Lands and Communities is planning for climate change. This policy focus report began as a Lincoln Institute Working Paper by Rebecca Carter (2008) titled 'Land Use Planning and the Changing Climate of the West.' The paper highlights how local planners...Read more
Regional focus: 
North AmericaUnited StatesPacific

Models of Management Systems for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Facilities

Published: 
February 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report considers the many issues and actors that influence the development of operations and maintenance management systems for rural water supply and sanitation facilities in developing countries. It describes models in eight representative countries and offers guidance to planners and...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Upgrading Maintenance of Village Water Systems -- Start Up Report

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this start-up report is to outline the approach to meeting the requirement of Tasks g. 5 (i), (ii), and (iii) of the USAID Contract No. 263-0182-C-8041-00 dated 23rd February, 1988. The main focus of these tasks are to improve the O&M of water systems in Egyptian villages...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Training of Community Operators in Operations and Maintenance for Rural Potable Water Systems

Published: 
February 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
An 8-day training course on operations and maintenance (O&M) of rural potable water systems was conducted for 20 community operators and 30 community council members in Paracaya, Bolivia, early in l987. In the course - the last phase of the assistance provided to the Department of...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Training of Trainers in Operations and Maintenance for Rural Potable Water Systems in Bolivia

Published: 
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of USAID/Bolivia, WASH project consultants conducted a two-week training-of-trainers' workshop in operations & maintenance in Chochabamba, Bolivia, from November 24 - December 5, 1986. This report provides an overview and lessons learned on the workshop.Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Training in Operations and Maintenance for Pumps in Rural Water Systems in Bolivia

Published: 
September 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
After visiting the water pumps in Bolivia, the recommendations include: -USAID should continue to support the critical development of operations and maintain efforts in DSA. -DSA should provide supervisors with the necessary equipment and tools, information and support they need to carry out their...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Maintenance of Basic Village Services Project Water Supply Equipment

Published: 
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
From October through December 1984, thirteen Egyptian engineers participated in management and technical training in the United States. The technical component of the training was conducted by a team of engineers provided by the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) Project. The Egyptian engineers...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Guidelines for Human Resource Development Planning in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector

Published: 
October 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Only 22% of rural populations have access to reasonably safe water and 15% to sanitary excreta facilities. 77% of the urban population have access to piped water and 75% to sanitary excreta facilities. The UN Water Conference recommended national development policies and plans where appropriate to...Read more

Methods of Operation and Maintenance Training

U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note is about the important steps in establishing a water and sanitation system in a rural community, specifically arranging for efficient operation and maintenance of the facilities.Read more

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