Community Water Supply and Sanitation Technologies

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Water Supply Technology alternatives

• Handpumps
• The basic needs water supply to many rural areas
  for decades
• Estimates of number installed in South Africa
  range from 10 000 to 20 000
• Windmills
• Shallow wells
• Rainwater harvesting
• Groundwater dams
• Piped water Gravity fed
• Standpipe
• Yard taps
• Distributed storage Yard tanks
• Durban tank system
• Yard tank
• Semi Pressure
• Full pressure

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UPGRADED SHALLOW WELLS
Family Wells can be upgraded!
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Durban Tanks System
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Conclusion

• ESTechnology alternatives have a definite
  advantage in that they are cost-effective,
  flexible, affordable and environmentally sound.
• They offer greater decentralization, incremental
  and reuse potential
• Complimentary aspects are essential (community
  participation, education etc.)
• Most important institutional buy-in and capacity
  is essential (glamorous !!!!)