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Message from Village Earth: After sufficient food, a good clean water supply and adequate sanitation system are considered to be the most important factors in ensuring good health in a community. Improved water supply and sanitation systems were major elements of the public health measures that drastically cut death rates and improved health levels in the industrialized countries. Though it is not generally appreciated, these measures have been considerably more important than curative medicine in contributing to good health, long life expectancy and low infant mortality. Infant diarrhea, the largest killer in developing countries, is closely related to poor water quality.
Message from [[Village Earth]]: After sufficient [[food]], a good clean water supply and adequate sanitation system are considered to be the most important factors in ensuring good health in a [[community]]. Improved water supply and sanitation systems were major elements of the public health measures that drastically cut death rates and improved health levels in the industrialized countries. Though it is not generally appreciated, these measures have been considerably more important than curative medicine in contributing to good health, long life expectancy and low infant mortality. Infant diarrhea, the largest killer in developing countries, is closely related to poor water quality.


Due to their great potential benefits, village water supply systems have been favorite development projects of government and international agencies for several decades. They make a revealing topic of study for appropriate technology advocates, as they represent one task for which small-scale technology has been widely promoted. A basic conclusion: a water supply or sanitation project that is imposed on a community, without community involvement in determining the need for and nature of the system, or without an effort to train some community members to do maintenance and repair, is very likely to fail.
Due to their great potential benefits, village water supply systems have been favorite development projects of government and international agencies for several decades. They make a revealing topic of study for appropriate technology advocates, as they represent one task for which small-scale technology has been widely promoted. A basic conclusion: a water supply or sanitation project that is imposed on a community, without community involvement in determining the need for and nature of the system, or without an effort to train some community members to do maintenance and repair, is very likely to fail.
Contents
==Technologies==
[hide]
'''Collection'''     
* [[Stone hammer well drilling]]
* [[Rota sludge well drilling]]
* [[Bamboo screens]]
* [[Fog water collection]]
* [[Surface water - Tyrolean weir]]
* [[Rainwater harvesting]]


    * 1 Technologies
'''Pumping and transportation'''
    * 2 Practical Points for Participants
* [[Treadle pump]]
    * 3 Education Options
* [[Rope pump]]
    * 4 Upcoming Conferences
* [[Deep well pump]]
    * 5 External Links
* [[EMAS pump]]
    * 6 References
* [[Fuel efficient motor pump]]
* [[Motorized deep well pump]]
* [[Horse and wind powered pumps]]
* [[Hydraulic Ram pump]]


[edit] Technologies
'''Storage'''
* [[Storage tanks for rooftop harvesting]]
* [[Wire-cement tank]]
* [[Plastic-lined tank]]
* [[Underground tank]]
* [[Brick cement tank]]




Locally made, reliable, effective and affordable water pump also from deeper wells. For private or communal use, for irrigation and for drive by hand, wind or motor.
'''Treatment'''
* [[Ceramic filter]]
* [[Sodis (Solar disinfection)]]
* [[Biosand filter]]
* [[Safe water systems]]


Hy2U for washing hands
'''Use of Water'''
The comfort and hygiene of washing hands to be brought into every home, school, clinic and working space at short notice, at little cost while using extremely little water.
* [[Lay flat hose]]
* [[Spray head]]
* [[Pepsi drip]]
* [[Nica drip]]
* [[Spate irrigation]]
* [[Pond farming]]
* [[Finger pond]]


Concrete Hydram
==Practical Points for Participants==
Industrial production of the hydram is replaced by DIY instruction set using a bag of cement, bits of wood and scrap rubber, still attaining good water lifting performance.


Cover to better the use of a well
When designing a water and sanitation scheme, it is important to ensure that the benefits from the improvements outweigh the costs. This is compounded by the fact that all water improvements are incremental; since water is essential to life, everyone already has some access to water. Given the capital intensity of water improvement projects, it may prove difficult to show that the benefits associated with the project outweigh its costs. The key to success lies in creating services and payment mechanisms which overcome this cost-benefit analysis. (Whittington, 2008)
A heavy concrete ring is placed on top of a well. The open center can be closed and locked. Buds on the ring offer support for a pulley, rope guide or pump.
 
Water demands are inelastic and when there is extreme water scarcity, water can experience large price spikes. During Angola's civil war, water has at times cost more than gasoline. This inelasticity can also lead to price gouging from profit maximizing corporations who have regional monopolies on water. (Whittington, 2008)


IrrigationTripod
Perhaps partially due to the perceived changes brought by power (there wasn't previously any and now there is) over those of piped water (always an incremental improvement) individual households in developing countries tend to prefer access to electricity over water. (Whittington, 2008)
Irrigation from open wells of more then 5 meters depthis is less hard work with an energometric effective working position in a frame construction that made from 2 meter long sticks.


Pulley
In any developing country, the costs of installing a public water system will be somewhat fixed in that material and labor rates are fairly commoditized. Therefore it should be possible to identify communities capable of installing water systems based on their average household income, how much per household water access costs, and what percentage of household income is available for investment in water. An alternate method of identifying communities is to observe which of the poorest communities have made water system improvements. The incrementally poorer communities will likely be considering such improvements.
A pulley to ease irrigation of one's garden, its manufacture and sale is part of the local rural economy. It should be light weight, smoothly running and easy to repair.


Shallow tube well
Water and sanitation services increase rapidly as a percentage of the population when the median household income is between 0 and 300 USD per month after which the increase is much slower. (Komives, 2003)
Access to ground water (the aquifer) with a shallow tube well, but without investment in tools. The lining can act as filter Water BagGain knowledge in detail of the why and how of water lifting when using a bag. Develop means to adjust existing methods to new demands


Water Emergency Control
{| class="prettytable"
Water Emergency Control Aids and approaches that relate to regular recurring floods: to safeguard people, small husbandery and personal belongings and to assure access to clean water
| <center>'''Estimated cost components for improved water and sanitation services at a 6% discount rate (UNDP, 2006) '''</center>
[edit] Practical Points for Participants
|
|


When designing a water and sanitation scheme, it is important to ensure that the benefits from the improvements outweigh the costs. This is compounded by the fact that all water improvements are incremental; since water is essential to life, everyone already has some access to water. Given the capital intensity of water improvement projects, it may prove difficult to show that the benefits associated with the project outweigh its costs. The key to success lies in creating services and payment mechanisms which overcome this cost-benefit analysis. (Whittington, 2008)
|-
| <center>'''Cost component '''</center>
| <center>'''US$ per m3 '''</center>
| <center>'''&nbsp;% of total '''</center>
 
|-
| Opportunity cost of raw water supply
| .05
| 3
 
|-
| Storage and transmission to treatment plant
| .10
| 5


Water demands are inelastic and when there is extreme water scarcity, water can experience large price spikes. During Angola's civil war, water has at times cost more than gasoline. This inelasticity can also lead to price gouging from profit maximizing corporations who have regional monopolies on water. (Whittington, 2008)
|-
| Treatment to drinking water standards
| .10
| 5


Perhaps partially due to the perceived changes brought by power (there wasn't previously any and now there is) over those of piped water (always an incremental improvement) individual households in developing countries tend to prefer access to electricity over water. (Whittington, 2008)
|-
| Distribution of water to households (including house connections)  
| .60
| 30


In any developing country, the costs of installing a public water system will be somewhat fixed in that material and labor rates are fairly commoditized. Therefore it should be possible to identify communities capable of installing water systems based on their average household income, how much per household water access costs, and what percentage of household income is available for investment in water. An alternate method of identifying communities is to observe which of the poorest communities have made water system improvements. The incrementally poorer communities will likely be considering such improvements.
|-
| Collection of wastewater from home and conveyance to wastewater treatment plant
| .80
| 40


Water and sanitation services increase rapidly as a percentage of the population when the median household income is between 0 and 300 USD per month after which the increase is much slower. (Komives, 2003)
|-
| Wastewater treatment
| .30
| 15


Cost component US$ per m3 b % of total
|-
| Damages associated with discharge of treated wastewater
| .05
| 3


Estimated cost components for improved water and sanitation services at a 6% discount rate (UNDP, 2006)
|-
Cost component US$ per m3 % of total
| Total
Opportunity cost of raw water supply .05 3
| 2
Storage and transmission to treatment plant .10 5
| 100  
Treatment to drinking water standards .10 5
Distribution of water to households (including house connections) .60 30
Collection of wastewater from home and conveyance to wastewater treatment plant .80 40
Wastewater treatment .30 15
Damages associated with discharge of treated wastewater .05 3
Total 2 100


|}
These numbers represent an average scenario. In arid regions of the Western United States, actual costs can be triple this and if costs are kept as low as possible, costs can be half of this.
These numbers represent an average scenario. In arid regions of the Western United States, actual costs can be triple this and if costs are kept as low as possible, costs can be half of this.
[edit] Education Options


MIT Open Course Ware Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries online course
==Education Options==
 
MIT Open Course Ware [http://www.core.org.cn/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-479Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries] online course


A degree in Environmental Engineering from your local university is an excellent way to begin a career working with water and sanitation in developing countries
A degree in Environmental Engineering from your local university is an excellent way to begin a career working with water and sanitation in developing countries
[edit] Upcoming Conferences


First International WaTER Conference October 26 - 27, 2009 University of Oklahoma
==Upcoming Conferences==
[edit] External Links
 
[http://www.coe.ou.edu/water/index.html First International WaTER Conference] October 26 - 27, 2009 University of Oklahoma
 
==Guides==
[[Water source selection]] - Guide to choosing a water source to develop
 
[[Water Quality Field Testing]] - Guide presenting options for water testing
 
[[Water Treatment Options]] - Guide to treating water sources
 
== External links ==
 
Oxfam is well regarded in it's capacity for emergency water and sanitation work. Their [http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/learning/humanitarian/watsan.html manuals can be found here].
 
The Humanitarian Practice Network releases a number of "Good Practice Reviews" here is there [http://www.odihpn.org./documents/gpr1.pdf guide to water and sanitation in emergencies].


Oxfam is well regarded in it's capacity for emergency water and sanitation work. Their manuals can be found here.
The WELL website is a focal point for providing access to information about water, sanitation and environmental health and related issues in developing and transitional countries find their [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/Publications/Publications%20list.htm#WATER_SUPPLY astonishing quantity of technical information here].


The Humanitarian Practice Network releases a number of "Good Practice Reviews" here is there guide to water and sanitation in emergencies
==References==


The WELL website is a focal point for providing access to information about water, sanitation and environmental health and related issues in developing and transitional countries find their astonishing quantity of technical information here
* Whittington, Dale, [http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=%2fFiles%2fFiler%2fCC08%2fPapers%2f0+Challenge+Papers%2fCP_Sanitation_and_Water_-_Whittington.pdf Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Challenge Paper], Sanitation and Water, April 29, 2008
[edit] References
* Komives, K., Whittington, D., and Wu, X. (2003). Infrastructure coverage and the poor: A global perspective. In P. Brook and T. Irwin (Eds.), Infrastructure for poor people: Public policy for private provision (pp. 77–124). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank Public–Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility.
* UNDP (2006). Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. New York: United Nations Development Programme.


    * Whittington, Dale, Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Challenge Paper, Sanitation and Water, April 29, 2008
[[Category:Water]]
    * Komives, K., Whittington, D., and Wu, X. (2003). Infrastructure coverage and the poor: A global perspective. In P. Brook and T. Irwin (Eds.), Infrastructure for poor people: Public policy for private provision (pp. 77–124). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank Public–Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility.
    * UNDP (2006). Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. New York: United Nations Development Programme.

Revision as of 05:01, 13 November 2009

Message from Village Earth: After sufficient food, a good clean water supply and adequate sanitation system are considered to be the most important factors in ensuring good health in a community. Improved water supply and sanitation systems were major elements of the public health measures that drastically cut death rates and improved health levels in the industrialized countries. Though it is not generally appreciated, these measures have been considerably more important than curative medicine in contributing to good health, long life expectancy and low infant mortality. Infant diarrhea, the largest killer in developing countries, is closely related to poor water quality.

Due to their great potential benefits, village water supply systems have been favorite development projects of government and international agencies for several decades. They make a revealing topic of study for appropriate technology advocates, as they represent one task for which small-scale technology has been widely promoted. A basic conclusion: a water supply or sanitation project that is imposed on a community, without community involvement in determining the need for and nature of the system, or without an effort to train some community members to do maintenance and repair, is very likely to fail.

Technologies

Collection

Pumping and transportation

Storage


Treatment

Use of Water

Practical Points for Participants

When designing a water and sanitation scheme, it is important to ensure that the benefits from the improvements outweigh the costs. This is compounded by the fact that all water improvements are incremental; since water is essential to life, everyone already has some access to water. Given the capital intensity of water improvement projects, it may prove difficult to show that the benefits associated with the project outweigh its costs. The key to success lies in creating services and payment mechanisms which overcome this cost-benefit analysis. (Whittington, 2008)

Water demands are inelastic and when there is extreme water scarcity, water can experience large price spikes. During Angola's civil war, water has at times cost more than gasoline. This inelasticity can also lead to price gouging from profit maximizing corporations who have regional monopolies on water. (Whittington, 2008)

Perhaps partially due to the perceived changes brought by power (there wasn't previously any and now there is) over those of piped water (always an incremental improvement) individual households in developing countries tend to prefer access to electricity over water. (Whittington, 2008)

In any developing country, the costs of installing a public water system will be somewhat fixed in that material and labor rates are fairly commoditized. Therefore it should be possible to identify communities capable of installing water systems based on their average household income, how much per household water access costs, and what percentage of household income is available for investment in water. An alternate method of identifying communities is to observe which of the poorest communities have made water system improvements. The incrementally poorer communities will likely be considering such improvements.

Water and sanitation services increase rapidly as a percentage of the population when the median household income is between 0 and 300 USD per month after which the increase is much slower. (Komives, 2003)

Estimated cost components for improved water and sanitation services at a 6% discount rate (UNDP, 2006)
Cost component
US$ per m3
 % of total
Opportunity cost of raw water supply .05 3
Storage and transmission to treatment plant .10 5
Treatment to drinking water standards .10 5
Distribution of water to households (including house connections) .60 30
Collection of wastewater from home and conveyance to wastewater treatment plant .80 40
Wastewater treatment .30 15
Damages associated with discharge of treated wastewater .05 3
Total 2 100

These numbers represent an average scenario. In arid regions of the Western United States, actual costs can be triple this and if costs are kept as low as possible, costs can be half of this.

Education Options

MIT Open Course Ware Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries online course

A degree in Environmental Engineering from your local university is an excellent way to begin a career working with water and sanitation in developing countries

Upcoming Conferences

First International WaTER Conference October 26 - 27, 2009 University of Oklahoma

Guides

Water source selection - Guide to choosing a water source to develop

Water Quality Field Testing - Guide presenting options for water testing

Water Treatment Options - Guide to treating water sources

External links

Oxfam is well regarded in it's capacity for emergency water and sanitation work. Their manuals can be found here.

The Humanitarian Practice Network releases a number of "Good Practice Reviews" here is there guide to water and sanitation in emergencies.

The WELL website is a focal point for providing access to information about water, sanitation and environmental health and related issues in developing and transitional countries find their astonishing quantity of technical information here.

References

  • Whittington, Dale, Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Challenge Paper, Sanitation and Water, April 29, 2008
  • Komives, K., Whittington, D., and Wu, X. (2003). Infrastructure coverage and the poor: A global perspective. In P. Brook and T. Irwin (Eds.), Infrastructure for poor people: Public policy for private provision (pp. 77–124). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank Public–Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility.
  • UNDP (2006). Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. New York: United Nations Development Programme.

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