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2. Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%.This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter settlements in unhealthy and unsanitary environments with a high risk of waterborne disease.

3. Water tank - Wikipedia

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   An elevated water tank, also known as a water tower, will create a pressure at the ground-level outlet of 1 kPa per 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in) or 1 psi per 2.31 feet (0.70 m) of elevation. Thus a tank elevated to 20 metres creates about 200 kPa and a tank elevated to 70 feet creates about 30 psi of discharge pressure, sufficient for most ...

4. Water resources management in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   The remaining 35% of the population were supplied through a variety of standpipes, rainwater collection systems, water trucks, wayside tanks, and community catchment tanks. Annual water withdrawal in 2002 was estimated in 0.41 billion m 3 and the agricultural sector was the major user of water (48%). The other major water users were domestic ...

5. Rainwater tank - Wikipedia

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   A rainwater catchment or collection (also known as "rainwater harvesting") system can yield 1,000 litres (260 US gal) of water from 1 cm (0.4 in) of rain on a 100 m 2 (1,100 sq ft) roof. Rainwater tanks are installed to make use of rain water for later use, reduce mains water use for economic or environmental reasons, and aid self-sufficiency.

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7. Category:Water in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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   Water transport in Jamaica (2 C, 1 P) W. Waterfalls of Jamaica (4 P) Wetlands of Jamaica (1 C) This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 01:28 (UTC). Text is ...