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community-water-project [2018/02/17 12:51]
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 ====== Community Water Project ====== ====== Community Water Project ======
 +Tags: potable water, disaster risk mitigation, social services, deep wells, resilience, climate change
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 ===== Rationale ===== ===== Rationale =====
-Potable water supply in many areas in the Philippines, especially in third class or worse-off municipalities, are inaquate. Disasters could exacerbate the situation, leaving poor people to fend for themselves and aggravating health vulnerabilities.\\+Potable water supply in many areas in the Philippines, especially in third class or worse-off municipalities, is inaquate and unreliable. Disasters could exacerbate the situation, leaving people (especially the poor) to fend for themselves and aggravating their health vulnerabilities.\\
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-A community water project could help remedy the situation and serve as a measure  to mitigate the effects of disasters.+A community water project could help remedy the situation and serve as a measure to mitigate the effects of disasters. It also complements existing municipal water infrastructure.
  
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 +Kids hauling potable water post-TS Basyang (Feb 2018) in Mainit, Surigao del Norte (photo credit: Mia Salino-Beltran):\\
 +{{ ::kids_hauling_water.jpg?200 |}}
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 ==== Deep Well ==== ==== Deep Well ====
-A well drilled to about 100-feet or more in depth, done by duly accedited driller; water is drawn manually or by solar power or by some mechanical device.+A well of about 100-feet (or morein depth, done by duly accedited driller; water is drawn manually or by solar power or by some mechanical device.
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 ==Power Supply== ==Power Supply==
 Single or redundant. Single or redundant.
   * Manual (using jetmatic pump)   * Manual (using jetmatic pump)
-  * Solar panel +  * Solar 
-  * "Play" - parallel pumping mechanism integrated in play machines like seesaw, stationary bike, etc. +  * "Play" - parallel pumping mechanism integrated in play or workout machines like seesaw, stationary bike, etc.  
 + 
 +==Storage== 
 +Options: 
 +  * stainless tank 
 +  * plastic tank (fiber glass, polyethylene, polypropylene) 
 +  * ferro-cement 
 +  * concrete 
 + 
 +==Treatment== 
 +  * activated carbon filter 
 +  * UV lights 
 +  * chlorine or iodine 
 +  * reverse osmosis 
 +  * slow sand
  
 +==Quality Testing==
 +  * 
  
 +==Permits==
 +  * 
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 ===== References ===== ===== References =====