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2. Water supply - Wikipedia

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   Water supply. A girl collects clean water from a communal water supply in Kawempe, Uganda. Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies.

3. Safe household water storage - Wikipedia

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   Safe household water storage. Safe household water storage is a critical component of a Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) system being promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) worldwide in areas that do not have piped drinking water. In these areas it is not uncommon for drinking water to be stored in a pot, jar, crock or ...

4. Self-supply of water and sanitation - Wikipedia

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   A person using a rope pump in rural Tanzania to obtain groundwater from a well. Self-supply of water and sanitation (also called household-led water supply or individual supply) refers to an approach of incremental improvements to water and sanitation services, which are mainly financed by the user. [1][2] People around the world have been ...

5. Drinking water - Wikipedia

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   The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation [82] is the official United Nations mechanism tasked with monitoring progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) relating to drinking-water and sanitation (MDG 7, Target 7c), which is to: "Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access ...

6. Residential water use in the U.S. and Canada - Wikipedia

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   The loss of water through leaks accounted for 12 percent of average indoor water use. Estimated loss of water in average household is 6200 gallons (23,500 liters) per year. [1] Common types of leaks include running toilets, slow-leaking toilet flappers, partially opened or dripping faucets, and other cracked or open supply lines.

7. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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   The history of water supply and sanitation is one of a logistical challenge to provide clean water and sanitation systems since the dawn of civilization. Where water resources, infrastructure or sanitation systems were insufficient, diseases spread and people fell sick or died prematurely. Astronaut Jack Lousma taking a shower in space, 1974.