The following .pdf documents were developed by US AID in 1982.  Copyright allows for reproduction and distribution for non-commercial purposes.  Introduction to water supply and sanitation Overview Community participation Operation and maintenance training Rural water supply Surface water Groundwater Water treatment Water distribution Pumps Water storage Introduction to water supply and sanitation | top Overview | top Rural water supply (rws.g) Sanitation (san.g) Diseases (dis.g) Community participation | top Overview of water and sanitation system development (hr.1) Methods of initiating community participation in water supply and sanitation (hr.2.m) Community participation in planning water supply and sanitation programs (hr.2.p) Community participation in implementing water supply and sanitation programs (hr.2.i) Operation and maintenance training | top Methods of operation and maintenance training (hr.3.m) Planning operation and maintenance training (hr.3.p) Implementing operation and maintenance training (hr.3.1) Evaluating operation and maintenance training (hr.3.i.2) Rural Water Supply | top Surface Water | top Overview Methods of developing sources of surface water (rws.1.m) Planning how to user sources of surface water (rws.1.p.1) Conducting sanitary surveys to determine acceptable surface water (rws.1.p.2) Selecting a source of surface water (rws.1.p.3) Choosing where to place intakes (rws.1.p.4) Maintaining intakes (rws.1.o.2) Streams and rivers Designing intakes for streams and rivers (rws.1.d.3) Constructing intakes for streams and rivers (rws.1.c.3) Catchments Evaluating rainfall catchments (rws.1.p.5) Designing roof catchments (rws.1.d.4) Constructing, operating, and maintaining roof catchments (rws.1.c.4) Springs Designing structures for springs (rws.1.d.1) Constructing structures for springs (rws.1.c.1) Maintaining structures for springs (rws.1.o.1) Ponds, lakes and reservoirs Designing intakes for ponds, lakes and reservoirs (rws.1.d.2) Constructing intakes for ponds, lakes and reservoirs (rws.1.c.2) Dams Designing small dams (rws.1.d.5) Constructing small dams (rws.1.c.5) Maintaining smal dams (rws.1.o.5) Groundwater | top Overview Methods of developing sources of groundwater (rws.2.m) Planning how to use sources of groundwater (rws.2.p.1) Selecting a method of well construction (rws.2.p.2) Selecting a well site (rws.2.p.3) Maintaining well logs (rws.2.c.6) Testing the yield of wells (rws.2.c.7) Finishing wells (rws.2.c.8) Disinfecting wells (rws.2.c.9) Dug wells Designing dug wells (rws.2.d.1) Constructing dug wells (rws.2.c.1) Driven wells Designing driven wells (rws.2.d.2) Constructing driven wells (rws.2.c.2) Jetted wells Designing jetted wells (rws.2.d.3) Constructing jetted wells (rws.2.c.3) Bored or augured wells Designing bored or augured wells (rws.2.d.4) Constructing bored or augured wells (rws.2.c.4) Cable tool wells Designing cabel tool wells (rws.2.d.5) Constructing cable tool wells (rws.2.c.5) Water treatment | top Overview Methods of water treatment (rws.3.m) Determining the need for water treatment (rws.3.p.1) Taking a water sample (rws.3.p.2) Analyzing a water sample (rws.3.p.3) Planning a water treatment system (rws.3.p.4) Water treatment in emergencies (rws.3.d.5) Household water treatment Designing basic household water treatment systems (rws.3.d.1) Constructing a household sand filter (rws.3.c.1) Operating and maintaining household treatment systems (rws.3.o.1) Sedimentation basins Designing a small community sedimentation basin (rws.3.d.2) Constructing a sedimentation basin (rws.3.c.2) Operating and maintaining a sedimentation basin (rws.3.o.2) Slow sand filters Designing a slow sand filter (rws.3.d.3) Constructing a slow sand filter (rws.3.c.3) Operating and maintaining a slow sand filter (rws.3.o.3) Disinfection units Desiging a small community disinfection unit (rws.3.d.4) Constructing a disinfection unit (rws.3.c.4) Opertaing and maintaining a chemical disinfection unit (rws.3.o.4) Water distribution | top Overiew Methods of delivering water (rws.4.m) Choosing between gravity flow and pumps (rws.4.p.1) Choosing between community distribution systems and household water (rws.4.p.2) Gravity flow Designing a system of gravity flow (rws.4.d.1) Community distribution system Designing community distribution systems (rws.4.d.4) Constructing community distribution systems (rws.4.c.4) Designing a transmission main (rws.4.d.3) Household water Constructing a distribution system with household connections (rws.4.c.5) Operating and maintaining household water connections (rws.4.o.5) Pipes Selecting pipe materials (rws.4.p.3) Installing pipes (rws.4.c.1) Detecting and correcting leaking pipes (rws.4.o.1) Pumps | top Overview Determining pumping requirements (rws.4.d.2) Selecting a power source for pumps (rws.4.p.4) Selecting pumps (rws.4.p.5) Hand pumps Manufacturing hand pumps locally (rws.4.p.6) Installing hand pumps (rws.4.c.3) Operating and maintaining hand pumps (rws.4.o.3) Powered pumps Installing powered pumps (rws.4.c.2) Operating and maintaining powered pumps (rws.4.o.2) Hydraulic ram pumps Designing a hydraulic ram pump (rws.4.d.5) Water storage | top Overview Methods of storing water (rws.5.m) Determining the need for water storage (rws.5.p.1) Maintaining water storage tanks (rws.5.o.1) Cisterns Designing a household cistern (rws.5.d.1) Constructing a household cistern (rws.5.c.1) Tanks Designing a ground level storage tank (rws.5.d.2) Constructing a ground level storage tank (rws.5.c.2) Designing an elevated storage tank (rws.5.d.3) Constructing an elevated storage tank (rws.5.c.3)