Selecting a Drinking Water Container for Household Use
This resource includes a checklist to help you select the best water container option for your situation for storing, dispensing and/or transporting treated drinking water. Use this checklist to evaluate your water container options with the ideal characteristics a container should have and learn how to prevent the dangerous build-up of biofilm inside containers.
A Quick Reference Guide is included to help you compare the advantages, disadvantages, and cleaning recommendations for common drinking water containers used in emergency settings.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Selecting a Drinking Water Container for Household Use
This resource includes a checklist to help you select the best water container option for your situation for storing, dispensing and/or transporting treated drinking water. Use this checklist to evaluate your water container options with the ideal characteristics a container should have and learn how to prevent the dangerous build-up of biofilm inside containers.
A Quick Reference Guide is included to help you compare the advantages, disadvantages, and cleaning recommendations for common drinking water containers used in emergency settings.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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CAWST is a Canadian charity and licensed engineering firm. We address the global need for safe drinking water and sanitation by building local knowledge and skills on household solutions people can implement themselves.
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Development of this website and creation of collections of emergency themed tools on Water Treatment, Water Quality Testing, Behavior Change and Sanitation funded by Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance - USAID.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of CAWST (Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
