This report is a thesis in mechanical engineering with a focus on development assistance. The thesis was carried out in collaboration with the Gombe Youth Development Organization.
The task was to develop an adequate system to collect, purify and store water in the two rural villages Gombe and Kayunga in Uganda. The system takes into account local weather, water quality, population, water consumption and types of water sources.
The final system has a low manufacturing cost, simple maintenance, low operating cost, is electrical independent and can be manufactured and repaired with local available components.
The report presents various types of sources of water and purification of varying suitability for these conditions. The report also includes operation and maintenance manual and an approximate budget.
The result of this work is a combined system of rainwater harvesting, flocculation and one "up flow" rapid sand filter with built-in storage tank. Given that only rainwater collection is not enough to cover a normal sized family of 10 individuals consumption of water, due to this water from natural sources is also used.