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Demonstration projects are critical for expanding the deployment of AguaClara technologies to new regions. It is very important that the first community be selected with great care. The first community should be located within 1 hour of the implementation partners partner's headquarters. The first water treatment plant should be a small facility so that the project costs are not so high for the first project. We recommend a plant flow rate of less than 12 L/s. It is very important that the community have sufficient economic capacity and willingness to pay the increased water tariff. The community must be well organized and motivated to obtain safe drinking water. The site for the AguaClara plant must have road access and if road access is not already in place, the road construction must be included in the project.
The first water treatment plant will be visited by government officials, donors, aid organizations and municipal leaders. It is important that the facility be designed for ease of access and to provide good publicity and visibility for the AguaClara program.