By Alex Mwaki | Country Director
Introduction
The Sondu Water enterprises uses skyhydrant filtration technology. Raw water is pumped from the river and collected in a water tank after which it is filtered through the membranes of the skyhydrant filtration unit. It is then channeled to outlets and sold to the communities at an affordable rate.
During the reporting period, the team visited the site and managed to clean the main raw water storage tanks and clean water storage tanks. This was done to ensure that there was clean water passing through the main filter unit and all the storage tanks are cleaned with the chlorine solution. Occasionally the process is quality control that is done to ensure the water is safe for consumption.
Safe water storage
To ensure the consumers of the water enterprise maintain good quality status of the water, Siemens Stiftung donated 20 litres branded jerry cans that are used to store water at point of use to minimize recontamination. The Maji Safi 20 litres containers are retailed at the kiosk and each is sold at KES 200 ($2) for customers.
Monthly water Quality testing
The purpose of the monthly quality assurance and testing is to ensure that the water provided to the community meets the highest quality standards test. For this reason, monthly samples of the water at the main taps are taken for quality control and analysis. This is done at SWAP’s water lab.
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