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WEDC Technical Brief No. 26: Public standposts

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posted on 2025-02-05, 11:40 authored by Alistair Wray

Public standposts provide points where a local community may draw water from a piped water distribution system. They usually comprise a connection to the water main, a suitably supported riser pipe and a tap. Their design and construction has a major influence on their durability, effectiveness and hygiene. However, standposts often receive inadequate attention and failures are frequent. This affects many people, both in rural and urban areas, as standposts often represent the only feasible and affordable means of access to water.

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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The Worth of Water. Technical Briefs on Health, Water and Sanitation

Pages

105 - 108

Publisher

Practical Action Publishing

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© Practical Action Publishing

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All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.

ISBN

9781853390692

eISSN

9781780443935

Language

  • en

Editor(s)

John Pickford

Illustrator(s)

Rod Shaw

Depositor

Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating Mr Alistair Wray. Deposit date: 4 February 2025

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