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Tank Sizing And Optimizing Loop Placement In A Branched Water Distribution System, Colin G. Mccorkle
Tank Sizing And Optimizing Loop Placement In A Branched Water Distribution System, Colin G. Mccorkle
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More than eighteen percent of the world’s population lives without reliable access to clean water, forced to walk long distances to get small amounts of contaminated surface water. Carrying heavy loads of water long distances and ingesting contaminated water can lead to long-term health problems and even death. These problems affect the most vulnerable populations, women, children, and the elderly, more than anyone else. Water access is one of the most pressing issues in development today.
Boajibu, a small village in Sierra Leone, where the author served in Peace Corps for two years, lacks access to clean water. Construction of …