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Dear Nicholas,

As you are probably aware, arsenic was identified as a health risk in the mid nineties in Bangladesh. Since then, a lot has happened and the team is well aware of the challenges and solutions. WaterAid tests each water point for Arsenic before handover to the communities (and that is quite an achievement - last year had about 14,000 waterpoints were tested). Most interventions involve rehabilitations, but in the relative small number of new water points, deeper boreholes are made, striking the arsenic free aquifers. In the communities where access to arsenic free water is not possible, Wateraid strives supports filters, though they are difficult to maintain.

The sprouts of all waterpoints that are arsenic free are painted green and those contaminated are painted red and communities are well aware that they are only to be used for other purposes such as hygiene and irrigation etc. Let me know if you need more detailed answers.

kind regards,

Arjen Naafs Regional Technical Advisor South Asia

Dear Nicholas,

As you are probably aware, arsenic was identified as a health risk in the mid nineties mid-nineties in Bangladesh. Since then, a lot has happened and the team is well aware of the challenges and solutions.

WaterAid tests each water point for Arsenic arsenic before handover to the communities (and that is quite an achievement - last year had about 14,000 waterpoints water points were tested). Most interventions involve rehabilitations, but in the relative small number of new water points, deeper boreholes are made, striking the arsenic free arsenic-free aquifers. In the communities where access to arsenic free water is not possible, Wateraid WaterAid strives supports filters, though they are difficult to maintain.

The sprouts of all waterpoints water points that are arsenic free arsenic-free are painted green and those contaminated are painted red and communities are well aware that they are only to be used for other purposes such as hygiene and irrigation etc. Let me know if you need more detailed answers.

kind Kind regards,

Arjen Naafs Naafs

Regional Technical Advisor South Asia