Surface level tanks

Ground level tanks are exposed to the elements and will require regular maintenance to the exterior shell, but are beneficial for a smaller demand of water for a household and irrigation.

Classical ferrocement tank	Small household ferrocement tanks (jars)	Plastic-lined tank	Brick cement tank
Commercial surface level tanks	Collapsible fabric (Onion, Bladder, Pillow)	Oxfam emergency tanks	MSF mesh reservoir
Concrete-lined earthen reservoir	Repairing water tanks	Plastic water tanks

Field experiences

These projects may be utilizing surface level tanks and are part of the project listing in Really Simple Reporting (RSR) on Akvo.org.

RSR Project 644 Rwenzori Integrated School WASH Project	RSR Project	RSR Project 840 Rainwater harvesting in Guinee Bissau 2

Links

• Water Tanks. Types of rainwater capture tanks and prices in each category in their menu. The universal search will not work for words like "water tanks" or "tanks", but manually searching their navigation menu yields lots of tank manuals and publications. Waterforaridland.com
• RainQueen corrugated steel tanks. Pricing brochure. New Zealand.
• Rainwater Harvesting: Comparing Storage Solutions. HarvestH2O.com