Hydraulic ram pumps and Sling Pumps

Lifewater Canada: The SolutionLifewater Solution"With Overwhelming Need for Safe Water,Do the Easy Ones First" (Bill Ashe)Click HERE if there is no button bar on the left side of your screen!Over the past decade, governments and donor agencies such as theWorld Bank have spent an average of $130/person to provide safedrinking water in underdeveloped areas (Read Article). Lifewater haskept the cost to less than $50/person by focusing on low costtechnologies and empowering local people.There are many ways to improve rural water supplies: upgradeexisting systems, develop rainfall catchments, cap springs & pipe water,implement water conservation measures or DRILL WELLS.Lifewater maximizes the benefits of each donor dollar by looking forthe easiest, cheapest, locally supported approach for each location.All water systems sponsored by lifewater supporters remain in useeven years after they were installed. This is because Lifewater projectshave:http://www.lifewater.ca/lif_stra.htm (1 of 3) [1/13/2005 12:44:08 PM]