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curioususername

What are some of the challenges faced in regards to clean water access in Cambodia?

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JoeKhmer

No issues. Even in the most rural areas drinking water in bottles (5 or 10 liter, apart from the smaller bottles) is available. It is mostly RO, UV treated and safe to drink.

Roland De Vos

You can have in all locations clean water when you have a well of 50m deep. Can be used to coock, also your coffee machine or the thea coocker

In case of "safe to drink", only bottles
- 25L bottles cost less 1$ (3.000 RIEL)
- small bottles to buy everywhere

curioususername

Thank you for the quick response! I am a design student doing a voluntary design piece to raise awareness about water related issues in Cambodia (generally rural). I am hopeful to hear first-hand responses just to get a feel for everyday life. RO sounds practical, but I read (per the World Health Organization) it also removes beneficial nutrients from the water. I worry one solution is creating another problem, although a much lesser issue nonetheless.

curioususername

Thank you. Every response is greatly appreciated.

JoeKhmer

RO is taking pollutants out of the water and depending on the system (1 pass or 2 pass) the percentage of pollutants can be influenced.

Here a link to understand Reverse Osmosis:

http://puretecwater.com/reverse-osmosis … se-osmosis

curioususername

Thank you Joe and Roland for your insight.