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AguaClara is a Cornell University project that is improving drinking water quality through innovative research, knowledge transfer, and design of sustainable and replicable water treatment systems. AguaClara water treatment plants are designed to treat turbid surface waters at the municipal scale. They are built using local materials and are operated without electricity. AguaClara partners with local institutions, who build, operate, train, transfer, oversee, and monitor the water treatment plants to ensure long term sustainability. AguaClara plants have a one-time construction and capacity-building cost of less than $20 per person served. The annual fee for operation and maintenance is approximately $1 $2 per familyperson.
The Challenge, Approaches, and the AguaClara Niche
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