The task is immense and difficult. The need is urgent. With an estimated 884 million lacking access to safe water world-wide and more than 2.5 billion people lacking adequate sanitation, there is a need for immediate action. The crisis is very real as these problems claim the lives of thousands upon thousands every day. We know those statistics – our engineers have been there and have seen the need first-hand.  For them, this is personal. They work tirelessly to end this unnecessary suffering.

Their task is not an easy one. WMI is committed to designing solutions that are low cost, rugged and easily operated and maintained. These solutions will be applied in some of the most remote places on the earth and maintained by some of the most marginalized people. The solutions we design and the projects we implement must be sustainable.

Our goal is simple. We want the people we serve to have access to water that is safe to drink, not just an improved source of water that still may be disease-laden. It should be water that you and I would drink. An improved water source that looks clear still may not be safe to drink. Our solutions are geared toward both supplying safe water and protecting and storing safe water until it is used.

Our team of engineers and field technicians are committed to doing the right thing in the right way. We understand the available technologies and choose the most appropriate ones for the time, the place and the people. We also recognize that there is always room for improvement, and we continually work to provide more efficient, cost-effective solutions.

Our goal continues to be finding solutions to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve and thereby offer them a sense of hope and dignity.

The Living Water™ Treatment System

The Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) is essentially a miniature water treatment plant.  Like many municipal treatment facilities in developed countries, this unit relies on filtration and chemical disinfection for production of safe drinking water.  Filtration physically removes particulate and bacteriological contaminants, while chemical disinfection neutralizes any remaining pathogens and ensures the treated water is safe to drink.  This method is very effective, and, when operated properly, the LWTS™ will provide a community with safe drinking water for many years.

This system has been specifically designed to be used in a difficult environment. It is ruggedly built, simple to operate, and easily maintained. The back-washable filters eliminate the need for costly and difficult filter replacement. The necessary chemicals used to filter and disinfect are common and reasonably priced in most countries where we operate. The cost of the electricity to power the pumps is typically the most costly item of providing safe water for the community, but even when using a diesel powered generator (the most costly source) the total operational cost is less than $3.00 per 1000 gallons.  When operating on solar power, the operating cost drops to less than $.75 per 1000 gallons.

The Living Water™ Treatment System treats 10 gallons (38 liters) of water per minute from raw water sources such as rivers, lakes, springs, ponds, or wells providing the daily water needs (3-4 gallons per person)* of between 150-200 people each hour the system operates.

For further information on the Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) please click on the links below:

• Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) specification sheet
• Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) installation manual
• Living Water™ Treatment System (LWTS™) operations manual