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Photos by Leading Seaman Andrew Dakin
Story by Major Chris Linden
Combined Team Uruzgan Public Affairs Office
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan - An Afghan Local Police administrator in Chora district, Uruzgan province, learned that clean drinking water doesn’t only come out of mountain spring or a complicated water treatment facility during a train-the-trainer course, May 6 2013.
Amin, the Afghan police administrator for the district learned that the tried, tested and simple method of slow sand water filtration works just as well. The hands-on course showed how to construct a potable water filtration system using a plastic barrel, garden hose, hesco cloth, sand and gravel.
The training was planned by Australian Army Doctor Captain Darren Tomlinson and delivered by U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Kozubal from Combined Team Uruzgan.
Most importantly, the training showed Afghan police how to do produce potable water themselves, in a manner that is sustainable for the long term.
Amin said he will now train his fellow officers in the construction of the filtration system so they can produce drinkable water.
“I will train other police officers so they have a filter system at their bases and check points because at the moment we get water from the irrigation canal, so this will be a big help to us,” he said.
Kozubal said he enjoyed teaching the course to Afghans out in the district and was different from his normal duties as a health planner.
“A lot of what I do is coalition focused within the base, so it felt good to venture outside and do something that I trust will have an enduring effect.
“I'm hoping that Amin pays it forward and that he will take what we have given him and pass it on to as many people as he can,” added Kozubal.
After a barrel system is built, it can hold up to 100 litres of water and start producing clean water approximately 20-30 days after it is initially filled. Once operational, a single filtration system can produce enough to meet the daily water consumption requirements of approximately six people.
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2013 05:35 |
| Story ID: | 107102 |
| Location: | MULTI NATIONAL BASE - TARIN KOT, AF |
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