Introduction :
OCETA has
selected NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation
as Monitoring Agency to work with the BETV-SAM to execute
the performance monitoring tasks of arsenic removal
technologies in the field for the period of March 2007 to
October 2008. The Ontario Center for Environmental
Technology Advancement (OCETA) is the Canadian Executing
Agency in receipt of a Contribution Agreement from CIDA
(Canadian International Development Agency) is executing
the mandate of the BETV-SAM Programme, in corporation with
the Government of Bangladesh/BCSIR. The Government of
Bangladesh has taken this BETV-SAM (Bangladesh
Environmental Technology Verification – Support to Arsenic
Mitigation) programme for the assessment and
verification of arsenic removal technologies for drinking
water. The Government of Bangladesh has mandated BCSIR
(Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoSICT) as
the verification authority for all arsenic removal
technologies. The selected arsenic removal technologies
will be tests during this period to assess the social
acceptability namely:
1. SONO (HH
based)
2. SIDKO (Community based)
3. ALCAN (HH based) and
4. READ-F (HH based)
Total 106
technologies will be distributed in these 6 project areas by
October 2007 for conducting this assessment.
Project Implementation Area :
This project has
been implementing in 6 different areas namely Manikganj,
Jhikorgacha, Balaganj, Chapai Nawabganj, Ishwardi and Bera
upazila based on the respective water matrix and the following
technologies will be placed on those wells those
concentrations of arsenic and other water quality parameters
influencing the performance of the technology (e.g. manganese,
phosphate, iron, sulphates, etc) correspond to the
distinctive. Project Duration : March
2007 October 2008
Overall Objective :
Technical
Performance Monitoring of Provisionally Verified Arsenic
Removal Technologies.
Specific Objectives :
The specific
objectives of this monitoring programme is to
1. Provide
technical information governing the behaviour of these 4
provisionally verified arsenic removal technologies with
various water matrices.
2. Produce
statements on the performance of these 4 provisionally
verified arsenic removal technologies under normal use by the
designated rural caretaker(s).
3. Develop
data and information in support of large-scale future
installations of these 4 provisionally verified arsenic
removal technologies depending on the water matrix, including.
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Media lifespan
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Waste handling
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Potential for microbial contamination
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Recommendations for on-going monitoring for water
safety for both arsenic and microbial
contaminants.
Project Activities:
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Review of monitoring
protocol
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Recruitment and orientation of
project staffs
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Mobilizing the project staffs
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Training of the project staffs
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Contracting and mobilizing
analytical laboratory
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Collection of all consumables,
field test kits, instruments and chemicals
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Well identification
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ell characterization and selection
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User group formation and
mobilization
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Technology supply and installation
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Training to the users group on
operation and maintenance of technology
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Well site operation
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Sample collection and
transportation to analytical laboratory
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Monitoring data collection and
compilation
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Analysis
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Data Compilation
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Reporting |
