International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Supplying drinking water to rural households through trickle fill and decentralized cisterns

Aaron Janzen
  • Aaron Janzen
  • Alberta Environment and Parks, Canada.
  • Google Scholar
Gopal Achari
  • Gopal Achari
  • Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Google Scholar
Samantha Irwin
  • Samantha Irwin
  • Former Graduate Student, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Google Scholar
Mohammed Dore
  • Mohammed Dore
  • Department of Economics, Brock University, Ontario, Canada.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 15 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 12 January 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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