AguaClara Philosophy of Design

Designs must...

• be constructed using local labor
• be constructed using locally available materials
• use generic suppliers rather than specialized components
• operate without electricity
• minimize use of valves to reduce costs
• be robust and resilient
• optimize for low-cost and high-performance
• be operator friendly
  • Unit processes must be observable whenever possible (no sealed reactors)
  • must be possible to operate plant without doing math
  • chemical dosages are set directly
  • maintenance operations must be doable by 1 person
  • direct reading indicator of plant flow rate
  • chemical dosing control point must be close to flocculator
  • have no small parts that can be easily lost
  • have removable parts for inspection and maintenance
  • be sized so that all tanks are accessible by a human for inspection