[[Image:Water Portal.png|right|100px]][[Image:akvopedia logo.png|right|100px|link=http://akvopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]]The water portal illustrates a selection of smart water technologies. We are working on making this portal comprehensive and contain full explanations on how to implement these technologies. In the meantime we hope the site can be a source , complete with lots of inspiration for those who are trying to improve access to clean waterreference manuals and links.
For help with selecting the right water technologies below, try our new [[Water Compass | Water Compass]]! It is a decision support tool.<br>To help manage drought, using water resource technologies and other strategies: [[Resilient WASH systems in drought-prone areas]].<br> {| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"|-valignwidth="top100%"!style="background:#efefef;"| Collection<font size="3">Sources <br>& Recharge</font>! Pumping and transportation<font size="3">Water <br>Lifting Devices</font>!style="background:#efefef;"| Storage<font size="3">Treatment <br>& Testing</font>! Treatment<font size="3">Storage <br>& Distribution</font>!style="background:#efefef;"| Use of water<font size="3">Productive <br>Use</font>|-valign="top"| align="center" width="20%" style="background:#efefef;"| <!-- Content Column 1 - Sources and Recharge - starts here -->{{Icon|filestyle=stone_hammer_well_drilling_icon."height:150px; background:#efefef" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=Rainwater_harvesting_icon.png|alt=Stone hammer well drillingRainwater harvesting|width=9485|link=Groundwater - Stone hammer well drillingWater Portal / Rainwater Harvesting}} <br>[[Groundwater - Stone hammer well drillingWater Portal / Rainwater Harvesting|Rainwater <br>harvesting]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" | align="center" valign="top" | {{Icon|file=treadle_pump_iconsurface water icon.png|alt=Treadle pumpSurface water|width=9485|link=Treadle pumpWater Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Surface water}} <br> [[Treadle pumpWater Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Surface water | Surface water]]| align="center" }{|style="backgroundheight:150px; background:#efefef;" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=storage_tank_for_rooftop_harvesting_iconaquifer recharge icon.png|alt=Storage tanks for rooftop harvestingGroundwater recharge|width=9485|link=Storage tanks for rooftop harvestingWater Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge}} <br> [[Storage tanks for rooftop harvesting Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge | Storage of harvested rainwater - GeneralGroundwater <br>recharge]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" | align="center" valign="top" | {{Icon|file=ceramic_filter_iconground catchment icon.png|alt=Ceramic filterGround Catchment|width=9485|link=Ceramic filterGround Catchment}}<br> [[Ceramic filterGround Catchment | Ground <br>Catchment]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" | align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon|file=lay_flat_hose_icongroundwater icon.png|alt=Irrigation - Lay flat hoseGroundwater access|width=9485|link=Irrigation - Lay flat hoseGroundwater access}} <br> [[Irrigation - Lay flat hoseGroundwater access | Groundwater <br>access]]|-valign}{|style="topheight:150px; background:#efefef"| align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon|file=rota_sludge_well_drilling_icondrilling icon.png|alt=Groundwater - Rota sludge well drillingDrilling or digging|width=9485|link=Groundwater - Rota sludge well drillingDrilling or digging}} <br> [[Groundwater - Rota sludge well drillingDrilling or digging]]|}<!-- Content Column 1 ends here -->| align="center" width="20%" | <!-- Content Column 2 - Water-lifting Devices - starts here -->{{Icon|filestyle=Rope_pump_icon.png"height:150px"|altalign=Rope pump|width"center" valign=94"top"| {{Icon|file=bucket and basket lift icon.png|alt=Bucket and basket lifts|width=85|link=Rope pumpBucket and basket lifts}} <br> [[Rope pumpBucket and basket lifts | Bucket and <br>basket lifts]]|}{|style="height:150px" | align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon|file=wire-cement_tank_iconCanzee pump icon.png|alt=WireHousehold and community pumps - Shallow, 0-cement tank20m|width=9485|link=WireHousehold and community pumps -cement tankShallow, 0-20m}} <br> [[WireHousehold and community pumps - Shallow, 0-cement tank20m]]|}{|style="height:150px" | align="center" valign="top" | {{Icon|file=sodis_iconCanzee pump icon.png|alt=SodisHousehold and community pumps - Medium, 20-50m|width=9485|link=SodisHousehold and community pumps - Medium, 20-50m}} <br> [[SodisHousehold and community pumps - Medium, 20-50m]] (Solar disinfection)|}{|style="height:150px" | align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon|file=spray_head_iconCanzee pump icon.png|alt=Irrigation Household and community pumps - Deep, 50- Spray head100m|width=9485|link=Irrigation Household and community pumps - Deep, 50- Spray head100m}}<br> [[Irrigation Household and community pumps - Deep, 50- Spray head100m]]|-valign}{|style="topheight:150px"| align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;"| top"| {{Icon|file=bamboo_screens_iconsolar pump icon.png|alt=Groundwater - Bamboo screensPowered pumps|width=9485|link=Groundwater - Bamboo screensPowered pumps}} <br> [[Groundwater - Bamboo screensPowered pumps]]|}{|style="height:150px" | align="center" | {valign="top"| {{Icon|file=deep_well_pump_icongravity distr icon.png|alt=Deep well pumpGravity-powered|width=9485|link=Deep well pumpGravity-powered}} <br> [[Deep well pumpGravity-powered]]|}{|style="height:150px" | align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon|file=plastic-lined_tank_iconirrigation pump icon.png|alt=Plastic-lined tankIrrigation pumps|width=9485|link=Plastic-lined tankIrrigation pumps}} <br> [[Plastic-lined tankIrrigation pumps]]| align="center" }<!-- Content Column 2 ends here -->| {{Icon|filealign=biosand_filter_icon.png|alt=Biosand filter|"center" width=94|link"20%" style=Biosand filter}} "background:#efefef;"|<br!-- Content Column 3 - Treatment and Testing - starts here --> [[Biosand filter]]{| align="center" style="backgroundheight:150px; background:#efefef;"| [[Image:pepsi_drip_icon.png]] <br> [[Irrigation - Pepsi drip]]|-align="center" valign="top"| align{{Icon|file="center" stylesafe_water_systems_icon.png|alt="background:#efefef;"HWTS - Chemical| [[Image:fog_water_collection_icon.png]] width=85|link=HWTS - Chemical}} <br> [[Fog HWTS - Fog water collectionChemical]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"| align="center" valign="top" | [[Image:fuel_efficient_motor_pump_icon{{Icon|file=Icon biosand filter.png]] |alt=HWTS - Filtration|width=85|link=HWTS - Filtration}}<br> [[Fuel efficient motor pumpHWTS - Filtration]]| align="center" }{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef;"| [[Image:underground_tank_icon.png]] <br> [[Underground tank]]| align="center" valign="top" | [[Image:safe_water_systems_icon{{Icon|file=HWTS physical icon.png]] |alt=HWTS - Physical|width=85|link=HWTS - Physical}} <br> [[Safe water systemsHWTS - Physical]]| align="center" }{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef;"| [[Image:nica_drip_icon.png]] <br> [[Irrigation - Nica drip]]|-valignalign="topcenter"| alignvalign="centertop" style| {{Icon|file="background:#efefef;"| [[Image:tyrolean_weir_iconsafe_water_systems_icon.png]] |alt=CT - Chemical|width=85|link=CT - Chemical}} <br> [[Surface water CT - Tyrolean weirChemical]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"| align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon| [[Image:motorized_deep_well_pump_iconfile=Icon biosand filter.png]] |alt=CT - Filtration|width=85|link=CT - Filtration}} <br> [[Motorized deep well pumpCT - Filtration]]| align="center" }{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef;"| [[Image:storage_tank_for_rooftop_harvesting_icon.png]] <br> [[Brick cement tank]]| align="center"| | alignvalign="centertop" style| {{Icon|file="background:#efefef;"| [[Image:spate_irrigation_iconHWTS physical icon.png]] |alt=CT - Physical|width=85|link=CT - Physical}} <br> [[Irrigation CT - Spate irrigationPhysical]]|-valign}{|style="topheight:150px; background:#efefef"| align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| [[Image:rainwater_harvesting_icon{{Icon|file=testing icon.png]] |alt=Testing|width=85|link=Testing}} <br> [[Rainwater harvestingTesting]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" | align="center" valign="top" | [[Image:horse_and_wind_powered_pumps_icon.{{Icon|file=Commercial treatment and testing systems icon.png]] |alt=Commercial treatment and testing systems|width=85|link=Commercial treatment and testing systems}} <br> [[Horse Commercial treatment and wind powered pumpstesting systems|Commercial treatment <br>and testing systems]]| align="center" }{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef;"| | align="center"| | alignvalign="centertop" style| {{Icon|file="background:#efefef;"| [[Image:pond_farming_iconCT icon.png]] |alt=Centralized treatment|width=85|link=Centralized treatment}} <br> [[Pond farming]]Centralized treatment |Centralized <br>treatment]]|}<!-valign="top"- Content Column 3 ends here -->| align="center" stylewidth="background:#efefef;20%"| <!-- Content Column 4 - Storage and Distribution - starts here --> {| alignstyle="centerheight:150px" | | align="center" stylevalign="background:#efefef;top"| {{Icon| alignfile="center"Deep_well_pump_icon.png| alt=Elevated storage tanks| alignwidth="center" style85|link="background:#efefef;"| Elevated storage tanks}}<br> [[Image:finger_pond_icon.png]] Elevated storage tanks | Elevated <br> [[Finger storage tanks]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=Wire-cement_tank_icon.png|alt=Surface level tanks|width=85|link=Surface level tanks}}<br> [[Surface level tanks | Surface <br>level tanks]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=Underground_tank_icon.png|alt=Below ground tanks|width=85|link=Below ground tanks}}<br> [[Below ground tanks | Below <br>ground tanks]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=ground catchment icon.png|alt=Natural storage basins|width=85|link=Natural storage basins}}<br> [[Natural storage basins | Natural <br>storage basins]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=gravity distr icon.png|alt=Distribution |width=85|link=Distribution}}<br> [[Distribution]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=solar water heater icon.png|alt=Solar water heater tank|width=85|link=Solar water heater tank}}<br> [[Solar water heater tank | Solar water <br>heater tank]]|}{|style="height:150px" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=suranga icon.png|alt=Suranga|width=85|link=Suranga}}<br> [[Suranga]]|} <!-- Content Column 4 ends here -->|align="center" width="20%" style="background:#efefef;"| <!-- Content Column 5 - Productive Use - starts here -->{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"|align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=lay_flat_hose_icon.png|alt=Surface irrigation|width=85|link=Surface irrigation}} <br> [[Surface irrigation | Surface <br> irrigation]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"|align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=bucket kits icon.png|alt=Bucket / Farm kits and Drum systems|width=85|link=Bucket / Farm kits and Drum systems}}<br> [[Bucket / Farm kits and Drum systems | Bucket / Farm kits<br>and Drum systems]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"|align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=localized irrigation icon.png|alt=Localized irrigation|width=85|link=Localized irrigation}} <br> [[Localized irrigation | Localized <br>irrigation]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef"|align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=finger_pond_icon.png|alt=Finger pond|width=85|link=Finger pond}} <br> [[Finger pond]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=spirulina farming icon.png|alt=Spirulina farming|width=85|link=Spirulina farming}} <br> [[Spirulina farming]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=pond farming icon.png|alt=Pond farming|width=85|link=Pond farming}} <br> [[Pond farming]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=pond farming icon.png|alt=Tilapia farming|width=85|link=Tilapia farming}} <br> [[Tilapia farming]]|}{|style="height:150px; background:#efefef" |align="center" valign="top"| {{Icon|file=contour ridges icon.png|alt=Contour ridges|width=85|link=Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge / Contour ridges}} <br> [[Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge / Contour ridges | Contour ridges]]
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===Field experiences===
The following projects are utilizing water resource methods.
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|1image=project 830.png |1link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/830/ |1project#=830 |1project name=Scanning and Mapping the WASH Situation |
|2image=project 469.png |2link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/469/ |2project#=469 |2project name=Implementing an IWRM process in Mashuru |
|3image=project 366.png |3link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/366/ |3project#=366 |3project name=WASH Sustainability through Women Led MFI |
|4image=project 488.png |4link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/488/ |4project#=488 |4project name=Community-based WASH Project in Nepal |
|5image=project 935.jpg |5link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/935/ |5project#=935 |5project name=Community Health and Development Project |
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|[[Image:project 662.png |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/662/ RSR Project 662]<br>WASH Alliance Policy Influencing Programme</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/662/ ]]
|[[Image:project 787.jpg |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org//project/787/ RSR Project 787]<br>MWA-LAP: <br>Guatemala</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org//project/787/ ]]
|[[Image:project 703.jpg |thumb|center|140px|<font size="2"><center>[http://rsr.akvo.org/project/703/ RSR Project 703]<br>MWA-LAP: <br>Mexico</center></font>|link=http://rsr.akvo.org/project/703/ ]]
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===Acknowledgements===
== Aknowledgements ==Much of the material in this section comes from the book [http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/evaluation/watsan2005/annex_files/NWP/NWP1%20-%20Smart%20Water%20Solutions.pdf Smart Water Solutions] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.waste.nl WASTE], [http://www.practicafoundation.nl/ PRACTICA], [http://www.ircwash.org/ IRC], [http://www.simavi.org SIMAVI], [http://www.agromisa.org AGROMISA], [http://www.ncdo.nl NCDO], [http://www.aquaforall.nl Aqua for All (A4A)], and [http://www.partnersvoorwater.nl/ Partners voor Water]
Much of the material in this section comes from the book [http://www.irc.nl/page/28654 Smart Water Solutions] produced in collaboration with [http://www.nwp.nl Netherlands Water Partnership], [http://www.waste.nl WASTE], [httpCategory://www.practicafoundation.nl/ PRACTICA], [http://www.irc.nl IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre], [http://www.simavi.org SIMAWI], [http://www.agromisa.org AGROMISA], [http://www.ncdo.nl NCDO], [http://www.aquaforall.nl Aqua for All (A4A)], and [http://www.partnersforwater.nl/ Partners voor Water]