Lower cost methods of water and waste treatment in less developed countries; final report

THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS HAVE USUALLY BEEN INCOMPATABILE WITH IN-COUNTRY RESOURCES OF MANPOWER AND MATERIALS. IN 1973, A.I.D. SPONSORED A THREE-YEAR PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TO DEVELOP A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR USE IN SELECTING WATER TREATMENT SITES AND METHODS COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE PROJECT PRODUCED A PREDICTIVE MODEL THAT USES COST AND DEMAND ANALYSIS. IT ALSO PRODUCED A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMPUTER AND MANUAL USER GUIDES, AND AN ANALYTIC KIT THAT CAN BE USED IN LDCS. SELECTED STUDIES WERE MADE OF THE "HIGH MAKE" TECHNOLOGIES AT SEVERAL LDC SITES IN ASSESSMENTS OF THEIR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE. THE ANALYTIC FIELD KIT WAS ALSO TESTED FOR ITS CAPACITY TO MONITOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES. THE PROJECT PRODUCED SOME 32 PUBLICATIONS WHICH ARE BEING DISSEMINATED BY A.I.D. AND OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. HOWEVER, THE ANALYTIC TOOLS WHICH WERE DEVELOPED HAVE YET TO BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED. A NEED EXISTS FOR A PRIORITIZING MODEL TO ASSIST IN-COUNTRY PROGRAMS IN ESTABLISHING ORDERLY CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES. THE USE OF THE PREDICTIVE MODEL IS EXPECTED TO BE EXPANDED AS INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS CAPACITIES IS DISSEMINATED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.