Treatment Technology Selection Tool(TST)

Aide à la sélection de la technologie de traitement de l'eau à base de la qualité de l'eau brute

Safe Water Network’s mission is to promote scale up of Small Water Enterprises (SWEs). It develops Decision Support System (DSS) digital tools to enable entrepreneurs, communities and WASH promoters to own and operate sustainable SWEs.

The Treatment Technology Selection Tool is used toselectappropriate technology for water purification based on water quality report. It allows comparison of water quality parameters to various international standards;including WHOGuideline Values, India standards, Ghana standardsetc. It suggestsprimary and secondary treatment technologies and compares the treatment options using a star rating across four verticals (Capital Cost, Operating Cost, Reliable Water Quality and Environment-friendliness). The toolhas brief descriptionsof various technologies, water quality parameters and their definitions, importance of safe water to humans, health hazard of impure water etc.