Wikipedia:WikiProject Water and sanitation

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This WikiProject is a subproject of the International development and Environment WikiProjects. It was originally named WikiProject Water purification, and needs to be updated to reflect the broader scope.

The goal of this project is to improve the quality, scope and number of articles related to water supply, sanitation and Water purification.

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[edit] How you can help

There are many ways that anyone can help to get this project off the ground. You can improve the quality and write articles, edit and copy edit existing articles, provide CAD and other diagraming. Create flash animations of various systems. Translate these articles into other articles and tell your friends about it.

One way to start is to look at the Category Water supply and sanitation by country below, find if there is an article on your country or a country you are familiar with and start improving the article.

Water channel of the Nanzenji aqueduct, Kyoto, Japan
Water channel of the Nanzenji aqueduct, Kyoto, Japan

What we hope will be different about this project is, that the talk page of each article will include a check list of items that the article should include for it to be a comprehensive, feature quality account of the topic. Feel free to add to the check list or to strike off items that have been completed.

The basic strategy is to get this done. Be pragmatic.

[edit] Categories

[edit] Template

  • Overview
  • History (including where used, "once in...."now used in")
  • Theory (advantages, drawbacks, how-to)

[edit] Stubs

Stub articles related to water supply and/or purification include:

{{watersupply-stub}} is the primary specific stub for this area. You can also use {{tech-stub}} or if it is related to international development, use {{international-dev-stub}}.

{{waste-stub}} can also be used for waste water & water treatment related articles.

Water supply Water purification


[edit] Sign me up

Wow, this is a unique approach... I would like to help by.... (Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, every little bit helps):

  • TTLightningRod 16:35, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) writing, illustration, CAD creation. inactive user
  • Chriswaterguy 06:52, 30 November 2005 (UTC) - Researching & providing info. My main focus is Appropriate technology and everything in that category, but with a particular interest and background in water & sanitation.
  • KHatcher 12:57, 2 June 2006 (UTC) - Research in water resources planning and management. Also working on the Wikipedia Portal:Water.
  • --Alex 08:05, 2 October 2006 (UTC)Practical and a theoretical background in water-based environmental technologies
  • --ACBest 11:28, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Were doing water stuff at school right now - thats right - im joining this wikiproject while im at school in my ICT lesson!
  • --Melaniesarah 9:32, 14 August 2007 (HDR_SD) - This is exactly what I was looking for!

[edit] Related Wikiprojects

[edit] See also

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