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Assignment -
Topic - Design Project - Hygienic, affordable transport and storage devices for potable water at a household level
Currently, most households in Suco Holarua access water via shared tap(s) in their community. The process of transporting and storing this water creates a contamination risk if containers are not cleaned properly or if water ends up sitting for a long period of time. In this project, you are challenged to design a system for transporting and storing water from shared taps to individual households which will aim to ensure potable water is available in each home for drinking and cooking.
Problem Statement: Drinking water is becoming recontaminated at a household level.
The Opportunity: Water is a vital part of human survival with most people needing about two litres a day on average (Live Science 2018 How much water do you really need to drink? As a developing country Timor-East and by extension the people of Suco Holarua are exposed to contaminated drinking water. Our group has extensively researched that the recontamination of drinking water is due to the fact of community members touching the water they plan to drink thus exposing them to dangerous bacteria that could make them very sick (Mintz E, Reiff F, Tauxe R. Safe water btreatment and storage in the home: A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease. JAMA 1995; 273: 948-953.).
Ideal Ultimate Result:
Our groups ultimate aim is to provide the community members of Suco Holarua with clean, uncontaminated water that is free from dangerous bacteria.
Possible Design Ideas/Key Ideas:
- Bamboo tank w/ lid and tap
- Clay water storage device
- Purification of water through a filter (which sits inside a drinking vessel of sorts)
- Growing a gourd plant
Design Considerations:
- Practical and Functional
- Sustainable
- Minimise Environmental Impact
- Maximise local resources
- Minimise cost
Finding and Creating Clay Vessels
- Clay comes from the banks of rivers and creeks.
- To test if clay is good enough for pottery/making drinking vessels, one can wet the clay, roll it into a rope shape then attempt to tie a knot in it (like a pretzel). If the clay makes a knot without breaking it is a good candidate for pottery.
Note - Just have to do the executive summary and the introduction. Page count: 1-2 pages for the executive summary and 3 pages for the introduction.
Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar
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