Clean water

Clean water is a matter of water supply and water treatment.

See Choosing water supply and purification methods for an outline of choices according to context.

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In the industrialized world, clean water is as readily available as air. Unfortunately, clean water is a luxury in much of the third world, and this fact is a major contributor to chronic health problems. (Appropriate links should be included here.)

These regions are most seriously impacted by lack of clean water:

(Ed note: I don't actually know what these areas are.)

These kinds of skills are valuable in addressing the problem:

Mechanical Engineering, Pump Design

These organizations are working on the problem and can use your skills:

These sites provide technological or educational information:

Beyond dams	General Alternatives to hydroelectric energy BD recycled (grey) water Desalination plants In-river flood management Irrigation methods Rainwater management Reducing runoff Sand dams Separating the people and the threat Water conservation strategies Water diversion
Clean water	General Raintree-Foundation
Conservation	General Equal and Proportionate Distribution of Water in Irrigation Systems Simple ways to save water and energy Tools Composting toilets New Dawn composting toilet Sub-Irrigated Planter Washing and drying clothes Water conservation strategies WaterPod Filter Commander 9000
Developing countries	General Cholera Cultural preferences in sanitation Decreasing turbidity to optimize solar water disinfection Emergency water quality field testing Raintree-Foundation Water source selection Water supplies and sanitation Water supply Water supply and purification for emergencies Tools Bathroom Toilet Unit Design of a low-cost household water treatment system Mid Scale Community Water Treatment Facility Slow sand filter Ventilated Improved Pit Latrine WaterPod Filter Commander 9000
Distribution	General Irrigation Clay pot irrigation Drip Irrigation Helps Farmers Save Money Drip Irrigation Turns Gravel into Green Drip line placement Equal and Proportionate Distribution of Water in Irrigation Systems IRRIMICR Irrigation methods Micro-irrigation Permaculture Demonstration Center in San Andres Huayapam Pumping Comparison of pumps Village-level operation and maintenance Tools Irrigation CCAT Gravity fed drip irrigation Sub-Irrigated Planter Tanks and Cisterns Pumping Bucketpump construction manual Depth-adjustable Rope Pump Handpumps Hydraulic ram pumps Optimization and CFD analysis of wind-powered water pump system Piston Water Pump Pulser pump Rope pump Rope pump knots Treadle pump design optimization Windpumps
Groundwater	General Arsenic in groundwater Groundwater recharge Permaculture Demonstration Center in San Andres Huayapam Tools CCAT trench swales Ecological dry toilets at Pedregal Micro filter dams at Pedregal Permeable pavements Sand dams Swales Terraces and Ditches at Pedregal
Hydroelectricity	General Alternatives to hydroelectric energy Chiora, Georgia mini hydro powerplant Comparison of bladed rotors for HECS HSU Chiapas micro hydro feasibility study How to Measure Flow How to measure stream flow rate Impulse turbine Microhydro Microhydro power Reaction turbine Tools Picohydro generator WaterPod Pico in a Bucket
Mosquito control	General Appropriate use of DDT GEM mosquito control FAQ Recycling and dengue fever in Sukunan, Indonesia Tools Tire shingles
Oral rehydration	General Starch-based oral rehydration solutions Tools Oral rehydration solution recipes Oral rehydration therapy spoon
Quality	General Arsenic in groundwater Biodigester Effluent Testing with IRRI Oaxaca Water Quality Forum Rainwater harvesting system and component water quality analysis in the field with Isla Urbana Rainwater quality testing Testing Procedures for Rainwater quality Expected Parameter Concentrations for Rain Water Soda drinks Testing potability of rainwater after boiling at Isla Urbana and Ajusco Labs Testing synthesized components of rainwater harvesting systems with Isla Urbana Testing water quality, surveying water access, and mapping high risk areas in Mexico City with Isla Urbana Thamesbank US EPA drinking water programs Water quality field testing Tools Locally manufactured thermostatic valve for water pasteurization WaterPod Filter Commander 9000
Showers	Bathroom Toilet Unit CCAT solar shower Sun Frost energy efficient shower
Stormwater	General Reducing runoff Tools CCAT trench swales Potawot stormwater treatment pond Rainwater catchment at Pedregal Swales
Supply	General Bottled water Dams Desalination Fog collection How to dig a water catchment Movements of liquids and gases in pumps and motors Village-level operation and maintenance Water management and culture in Indonesian cities Water refill stations Water supplies and sanitation Water supply and purification for emergencies Water supply in Busukuma, Uganda Tools Depth-adjustable Rope Pump Hippo Water Roller Piston Water Pump Raintree-Foundation The Mussel Treadle pump design optimization Treadle pumps WaterPod Filter Commander 9000
Treatment	General Abundant Water Arcata Marsh chlorination Chlorination Cholera Decreasing turbidity to optimize solar water disinfection Desalination Desalination plants Heating water Hexayurt water Low cost water filtering Moringa Multi-Pure vs. Brita Analysis Oaxaca Water Quality Forum Point-of-use water treatment Raintree-Foundation Solar distillation Solar water disinfection Solar water treatment Treatment pond Uv water treatment WASH Water purification by the ecosystem Water recycling Water supply and purification for emergencies Water treatment options Tools 55 gallon drum solar water still A simple water filter design Cloth filter Compound parabolic concentrator Guinea Worm pipe filter LifeStraw Locally manufactured thermostatic valve for water pasteurization Micro filter dams at Pedregal Mid Scale Community Water Treatment Facility Nadi filter Parabolic basket and tin can solar cooker Potawot stormwater treatment pond Roughing filters Samoa Hostel Truth Tank She-ba low cost water filters for rural households Slingshot water purifier Slow sand filter Slow sand filtration water treatment plants The Life Bowl: Low cost water purifier Tulip Siphon Water Filter UTC solar water pasteurizer WAPI (Water Pasteurization Indicator) Watercone WaterPod Filter Commander 9000
Wastewater	General Ecological sanitation Emergent plants for constructed wetlands Energy from wastewater Greywater Natural Wastewater Treatment and Outreach, Tlacolula, Oaxaca No such thing as waste water Oaxaca Water Quality Forum Primary treatment of wastewater Sewage collection Solar powered oxygenation UABJO Demonstration Wetland Wastewater Treatment, Reclamation, and Outreach Wastewater Secondary treatment Wastewater treatment Wastewater treatment effluent
Waterpod	Tools Bicycle Energy Generator Composting Toilet Coopatron 5000 Energy System FBD Rainwater Purification Filter Commander 9000 Hang Thyme Pico in a Bucket Rainwater calculations Rocket Stove Soil-less Growing System Structures Tour de Volts Water System WindPod Turbine

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Published	2006
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Cite as	Curt Beckmann, Jordan (2006). "Clean water". Appropedia. Retrieved August 10, 2022.