Water Portal

The water portal illustrates a selection of smart water technologies. We are working on making this portal comprehensive and contain full explanations on how to implement these technologies. In the meantime we hope the site can be a source of inspiration for those who are trying to improve access to clean water.

Water sources	Lifting and transportation	Storage	Treatment	Productive use of water
Hand drilling general 94px Baptist well drilling 94px Groundwater - Stone hammer well drilling 94px Groundwater - Rota sludge well drilling Groundwater - Bamboo screens Fog - Fog water collection Surface water - Tyrolean weir Rainwater harvesting	Treadle pump Rope pump Deep well pump 94px EMAS pump 94px Fuel efficient motor pump 94px Motorized deep well pump Horse and wind powered pumps Hydraulic Ram pump	Storage of harvested rainwater - General Wire-cement tank Plastic-lined tank Underground tank Brick cement tank	Concrete Biosand Filter Kanchan Arsenic Filter Ceramic filter Sodis (Solar disinfection) Biosand filter Safe water systems	Irrigation - Lay flat hose Irrigation - Spray head Irrigation - Pepsi drip Irrigation - Nica drip Irrigation - Spate irrigation Pond farming Finger pond

Acknowledgements

Much of the material in this section comes from the book Smart Water Solutions produced in collaboration with Netherlands Water Partnership, WASTE, PRACTICA, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, SIMAWI, AGROMISA, NCDO, Aqua for All (A4A), and Partners voor Water