Reference and Training Books and Documents

The books and documents enclosed have been used in the training and found usefull for the training. The documents have are available for public use.´

Categories:

Government Documents ( Water related)
Water Supply design
Ground water management and governance
Water Supply and sanitation National Policies
Afghan water supply and sanitation reference documents
Water testing laboratory- quality control- quality assurance- certification

Reference documents which has beem found of value for the capacity building paroject and for training courses conducted.

Collated here for ease of use.

**Government Documents** ..date:
	Water Law of Afghanistan. (Unofficial English translation of the water law published in the Ministry o fJustice Offical Gazattee No. (980) 26 April 2009
	TA to the Ministry of Energy and Water for the Implementation of the Food Security/Water Management Project in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar Provinces DRAFT GROUNDWATER POLICY VERSION I 26.09.2006

**Cateory : Water Supply Well Design**
	Water Supply Well Guidelines. Primary Author Stephen J. Schnider, BSME, MGWC Book written by practical driller with practical advise how to drill and develop wells. The author, Stephen J. Schnider, (steves@sdeidc.com) has agreed that this book can be translated by to Dari by Norplan for use in Afghanistan. The translation is being planned now.
	Designing water suply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban areas BOOK 1: CONCEPT, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE BY.Paul Deverill, Simon Bibby, Alison Wedgwood & Ian Smout http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/books/Designing_Water_Supply_Projects_BK1_ Complete.PDF
	Making Rural Water Supply Sustainable. Report on the impact of Project Rules. WSP, World Bank. Jannifer Sarah and Travis Katz P
	Afghanistan Rural Water Sector, Developing Sector Strategies and Options to Support the Sector World Bank, AusAID,
	UNICEF: Towareds better programming A Water Handbook.
	The Bill & Melidna Gates Foundation Landscaping and Reveiw of Approaches and Technologies for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Opportunities for Action. Main Report, 2006 ( click on symbol to see, 2.9Mb)

**Groundwater management and governance**
	from www.groundwatergovernance.org: Thematic paper no 3 Urban- Rural tensions & opportunities co-management Gef - World Bank - UN - FAO
	from www.groundwatergovernance.org: Thematic paper no 5 Groundwater policy and governance Gef - World Bank - UN - FAO
	from www.groundwatergovernance.org: Thematic paper no 7 Trends in local groundwater management institutions. Gef - World Bank - UN - FAO

	http://www.dwaf.gov.za/documents/publications/WMIoverview.pdf Water Management Institutions - Overview from South Africa
	World Bank: MANAGING THE INVISIBLE Understanding and Improving Groundwater Governance June 2012, (175 pages)

**Water and Sanitation National Policies** ..date:
		Afghanistan National Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy (2010) Policy documents signed by Hon. Minister, MRRD. Document in both English and Dari languages )
		National Hygiene Education Policy Guidelines Developed by Hygiene Education Technical Working Grolup in April 2007

		RURAL WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL Version 2 Kabul, September 2010 Volume 1 ( narrative left) and vol 2 right with appendices. Word format. Heavy file to download ( if difficult contact S.A. Safi in RuWatSIP)

**Useful Reference Water Sector documents**
	Operation & Maintenance of Rural Water Supply Water and Sanitation Programme Human Resource Development Unit Comment: Focus on sustainable service provision. DACAAR, Afghanistan

**Water testing laboratories -Quality Control - Quality Assurance - Certification**:
EPA US Env. Protection Agency	Manual for Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water. Criteria and Procedures , Quality Assurance http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/lab/environmental/documents/manuallabcert.pdf
	Quality Manual Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division, State of Oregon, US, Department of Environmental Quality http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/techrpts/docs/DEQ91LAB0006QMP.pdf
	Quality Assurance (QA)& Quality Control (QC) in the laboratory by Georges Ruta, Aater quality Scientist, City West Water, Melborne, Australia http://www.pwwa.ws/pdfs/Skills_Georges_Ruta.pdf
	Water Chemistry Laboratory Manual Quality Assurance Plan Willamette Research Station, Analytical laboratory
SWAMP EPA Canada	Laboratory Quality Control Requirements Surface Water Ambedient Monitroing Program, Quality Management Plan http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_ issues/programs/swamp/docs/qapp/qaprp082209.pdf
	Article published in Earth Magazine by USGS describing the situation in Afghanistan with years of conflicts and the need to reestablish expertise, knowledge and institutions for monitoring and guarding the important resource of water. Article is on-line so click on icon to see. Title: A dry and ravaged land: Investigating water resources in Afghanistan
	Finding water in the heart of darkness: Afghanistan's ongoing water challenges Article published in Earth Magazine by USGS in 2009 describing the situation updated. Afghanistan has much water per capita, but indiscriminate use of resources needs to be monitored and controlled. The issue of climate change is addressed and high rate of snow-melting The use of the essential water resource needs to be carefully managed.