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Water trucking is an alternative water source when other, more sustainable sources cannot be found. Trucking is especially useful in emergency situations or as a response to severe drought.
Purchase of a water tanker truck, even a second-hand one, is a major investment, but may be recouped within a year’s time, especially in the East African cities where demand for alternatives to piped water is strong.
===Field experiences===
The following countries below show an example of some conditions where water trucking has been essential. This was during the African drought of July 2011, which affected seven million people.
In June 2011, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has trucked water to 9.000 internally displaced persons (IDPS).
===Costs===
[[Image:water truck costs.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Click image to zoom. Source: [http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/fileadmin/world_water_council/documents_old/Library/WWVision/Chapter2.pdf The Use of Water Today]. World Water Council.]]
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===Field experiences===
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===Manuals, videos, and links===
* ARTICLE: [http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/eastern-africa-drought-7-million-in-need-of-wash-services/ Eastern Africa drought: seven million people in need of WASH services]. WASH news Africa. July 2011.
* ARTICLE: [http://www.worldvision.com.au/issues/emergencies/current_emergencies/hornofafricadrought2011/WaterTruckingKenya.aspx Water trucking allows drought-affected community in Kenya to stay put]. World Vision. May 2012.
* Pike, Jill. [http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/33043/62120151.pdf Water by Truck in Mexico City]. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, June 2005.
===Acknowledgements===
* [http://washafrica.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/eastern-africa-drought-7-million-in-need-of-wash-services/ WASH news Africa]. washafrica.wordpress.com
* Collignon, Bernard and Vézina, Marc. [http://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/af_providers.pdf Independent Water and Sanitation Providers in African Cities: Full Report of a Ten-Country Study.] © International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. Hydroconseil. IRC. April 2000.
