The reservoir tank is placed at a point near the village that is higher than all the houses that are to be supplied. The tank must be large enough to ensure an uninterrupted supply during the times of day when there is the peak demand. The tank is thus sized according to the size of the population and the flow rate from the spring during the dry season. The tank in this system is a 13 000 litre tank made from reinforced concrete using a pre-fabricated mould. The tank has a vaulted brick roof, a method that is both cheaper and quicker than making a reinforced concrete roof.
- Preparing the ground for the reservoir tank.
- Flattening the gravel base.
- Adding a layer of stones to the base.
- Pouring the concrete base onto the prepared gravel and stone layers.
- Finishing the concrete base.
- Adding re-bar to the base to provide reinforcement.
- Preparing the rebar for the reservoir tank wall.
- Constructiong the inside wall of the reservoir tank mould.
- The completed inside wall of the reservoir tank mould with re-bar around the outside..
- Fitting the bottom layer of the mould’s outer wall.
- Mixing the concrete for the walls.
- Filling the bottom layer of the mould with concrete.
- Filling the top layer of the mould with concrete.
- The Filled Mould.
- The view inside the mould showing the exit pipe.
- Removing the outside sections of the mould.
- The outside of the tank wall once the mould is removed.
- Plastering the inside walls of the tank.
- Plastering the outside walls of the tank.