As with many African countries, securing continuous, safe drinking water for remote communities poses several challenges for Governments and local municipalities. Available infrastructure, cost concerns for storage, distribution and treatment as well as quality issues, limited resources and environmental impact, all determine the success of a ruling parties dreams of providing core services. The same challenges were faced by NYEWASCO Water Works, of Nyeri county in Kenya when confronted with the need to provide clean water for its 759 000+ residents. Their solution? A SBS 886 000 litre tank.<\/p>\n
As explained by Peter Kahotho, MD of NYEWASCO Water Company, in the video below, new technologies in water storage led NYWASCO to Robert Tunje, CEO of the SBS East Africa team<\/a>. Water Storage has come a long way since concrete reservoirs were hailed as the all-in-one water storage solution. As concrete is prone to cracking and leakages, which are not easy to repair, an SBS Zincaluma-bolted tank provided a lightweight, quick-install solution to the Nyeri county water expansion programme. Municipal water will flow into the SBS tank for storage, before being piped down to the community living in the shadow of the mountain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n