THE LIVING WATER WORLD MISSION PROJECT
The Purification System:
This water purification system was originally designed by a group of engineers and volunteers, whose goal was to develop a simple, effective, low cost unit, easily installed in remote locations. The LWWM system has been adapted from this original design to include sand filters and in some cases water softeners. In Guatemala most systems are required to by the government to have UV light component as well.
The design of the system is a simple two-stage, batch treatment process with a capacity of 300 gallons per cycle; it takes about 60 minutes to process this amount of water. The main purification components are filtration and ozonation. The entire unit can be purchased for about $4250.00 with ongoing operational costs, including replacement parts around $0.50 per 300 gallons of water.
Standard Clean Water System:
Purpose: Bacteriological disinfection; removal of chlorine-resistant organisms
Design: Batch treatment process, with an integrated bottling station
Capacity: Based on tank size; typically a 300-gallon tank
Process time: 300 gallons per hour at 5 gpm per batch
Key Methods: Filtration, microfiltration and ozone disinfection
Installation Cost: $4250
Operational costs, incl. replacement parts (excluding labor) per 100,000 gallons: One-half cent to one cent per gallon
This water purification system was originally designed by a group of engineers and volunteers, whose goal was to develop a simple, effective, low cost unit, easily installed in remote locations. The LWWM system has been adapted from this original design to include sand filters and in some cases water softeners. In Guatemala most systems are required to by the government to have UV light component as well.
The design of the system is a simple two-stage, batch treatment process with a capacity of 300 gallons per cycle; it takes about 60 minutes to process this amount of water. The main purification components are filtration and ozonation. The entire unit can be purchased for about $4250.00 with ongoing operational costs, including replacement parts around $0.50 per 300 gallons of water.
Standard Clean Water System:
Purpose: Bacteriological disinfection; removal of chlorine-resistant organisms
Design: Batch treatment process, with an integrated bottling station
Capacity: Based on tank size; typically a 300-gallon tank
Process time: 300 gallons per hour at 5 gpm per batch
Key Methods: Filtration, microfiltration and ozone disinfection
Installation Cost: $4250
Operational costs, incl. replacement parts (excluding labor) per 100,000 gallons: One-half cent to one cent per gallon
