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POU technology is more expensive per liter of water treated, it treats only the water used for special purposes—rather purposes--rather than all water entering a home—and home--and it is often unobtainable by the poorest members of a community. Many households using POU treatment do not receive intensive training with their systems, and it is not uncommon to see these small systems used inappropriately. Working at the municipal scale provides a solution to nearly all of the concerns raised regarding POU water treatment.
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To make our plants successful, the AguaClara team works hard to address each of the shortcomings with municipal water treatment theory and practice. Our strategy to reduce the engineering design costs is to both publish our design algorithms and create an automated, web-based, design tool that will enable partner organizations to obtain detailed design documentation. These downloadable designs will include 3-D CAD drawings of an AguaClara plant that are customized to the local materials that will be used for constructing key features.
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