Resources
Maqueduct Guide by Matt Rogge to teach principles of  gravity flow water supply systems

Technical Briefs

The following technical briefs were written students taking the Sustainable Development Engineering graduate course with Dr. Mihelcic.  Most are applicable to the developing world, several have application to small community systems in North America. They are divided into 4 main sections: 1) Water Supply and Treatment, 2) Sanitation, 3) Assessment Tools and 4) Health.  Any reports that do not fall into any of the above categories are listed at the end under Miscellaneous.

Water Supply & Treatment

Title (Author)

1. User Field Guide for MINSA’s In-Line Chlorinator [Panama] (Benjamin Yoakum}
   
2. Household Chlorination (Leslie Knapp)
3. Hand Pumps for Rural Water Supply (Jenna Martin)
4. An Overview of Sustainable Drinking Water (Dan Nover)
5. Ensuring Pathogen Removal in Small Scale Decentralized Water Supply (Sara Petrick)
6. Maqueduct Guide (Matt Rogge)
7. Hand Pumps: How to Repair Common Problems (Jacob Schmaltz)
8. How to Select the Proper Human-Powered Pump for Potable Water (Ed Stewart)
9. Earthen Dams for Small Catchments (Lyle Stone)

Sanitation

Title (Author)

1. Nitrogen Wastewater Treatment by Decentralized Coastal Florida Communities (Amanda Evans)
2. Impact of Water Efficient Fixtures on Residential Septic Systems (Harold Hurst)
3. How to Promote the Use of Latrines in Developing Countries (Jennifer McConville)
   
4. Development and Implementation of Sanitation Surveys (Andrea Naylor)
5. Design and Maintenance of Bioswales (Merril Putnam)
6. Design and Operation of Household Biogas Latine (Small Anaerobic Digester) (Laurel Rowse)
7. Incorporating Issues of Gender in Design of Latrine (Samantha Spedoske)
8. Composting Latrine Manual (Eric Tawney)

Asssessment Tools and Other Briefs

Title (Author)

1. Health Needs Assessment Survey Guide for Engineers (Daragh Gibson)