Potable Water Distribution to Disperse Communities

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La Guajira, Colombia has over 3500 communities, with an average population of 20. Total 70,000 hab over a large area 21,000 sq-km

The water source is underground and/or desalination.

Lack of fresh potable water is one of the main causes of children's death. 

I am seeking design ideas, previous experiences, installed solutions, commissioned projects, etc., all are welcome.

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  2. There are several options in the market. Most important is to specify your water feed source, the population to be serve and power viability in the area.

    In the past we serve small communities with our emergency mobile units. But for your case it needs to be evaluated based on social and financial situation of each community.

    More than welcome to send me an email and chat more in details regarding your request.

    Alexander Herrera

    aherrera@fluencecorp.com

  3. Dear Fernando, a couple of ideas - one is the biosand filter  which is a household system effectively an indoor slow sand filter - see link (https://www.cawst.org/services/expertise/biosand-filter/more-information)

    .The other is our ClariWash self washing filtration system suitable for communities up to 200 households - see leaflet attached. Let me know if you need more details -  nigel.heeler@waterreach.co.uk

    Both systems are for micro-biological contamination - not for desalination of groundwater.

    Kindly Nigel Heeler

    WaterReach

  4. Hi  , we have developed a potable   low cost self build water treatment  for small dispersed communities using surface water developed for Scotland ,  Cant us on hannah@nvhglobal.com 

  5.  There are some solutions that use humidiy traps to generate clean water and can be found in a lot of sizes

  8. Dear Fernando, 

    Greetings and I hope you are doing well, 

    We are installing water purification plants (RO) for make underground water usable for drinking purposes, there seems no other way to make underground Contaminated water drinkable.

    Please visit the link bellow: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJicXPD89UTfMhee6yJi1BJ5M3WdLCUQ1

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  9. Dear Fernando  Suggest you download the SolarDew brochure from www.solardew.com and contact us on info@solardew.com  We have designed low cost post of use devices for desalination/purification  of water for drinking  which seems to be what you are looking for. 

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  12. Hello, you write your water sources are underground and or desalination but your average yearly rainfall is over 1100 mm per year.  Is this rainfall data correct?  do you use impermeable surfaces to collect water in tanks etc?