EWB-USA reference page has a list of reference websites that offer technical briefs and guidelines.
Lifewater has a variety of technical briefs on water supply, well-drilling and pump methods.
Dr. Dentel's webpage offers links to the lectures given in UD's EWB seminar (CIEG 467-017).
AHS Water Quality Testing and AHS Water Resources powerpoints given by Anne Marie Spexet at Georgia Tech's EWB Regional conference.
Travel Resources
State Department passport web-page for passport information and application.
If you are traveling on the site-assessment or implementation trips, you will need to download and complete the following EWB-USA forms:
601 - Travel Readiness Checklist
603 - Personal Health Checklist
605 - Volunteer Waiver Agreement rev2007-01-16
606 - Emergency Information Sheet
608 - Health Insurance Proof rev2007-01-16
Useful Links
The United Nations eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
The World Health Organization's water quality guidelines form the basis for regulation and standard setting to ensure the safety of drinking water. The microbial safety of drinking water as well as well as guideline values of chemical hazards is discussed.
Design for the Other 90% showcases ideas that address the needs of access to food and water, energy, education, healthcare, revenue-generating activities, and affordable transportation. The exhibition was on view at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
The World's Water project is dedicated to providing water information, data, and resources to individuals, organizations, and institutions working on solutions to a wide range of global freshwater problems.
United Nations 2nd world water development review analyses the world's freshwater resources in all regions and most countries of the world and tracks progress towards the water-related targets of the UN Millennium Development Goals.