79,580,618 is the number of people living in EAC countries without basic access to drinking water or over 49% of the population.
What do you mean by basic access to drinking water?
Water which requires trips of longer than 30 minutes to retrieve, or that is sourced from ponds, streams, or unprotected wells is not included in basic service of drinking water.
Even with basic drinking water service, consumer level boiling or other treatment of water is necessary.
How does access to basic drinking water compare to other regions of the world?
Of this figure, 159 million people drink untreated surface water from lakes or streams.
Is basic water access in the EAC improving or declining?
These diseases affect the vulnerable populations the most.
The main challenges are a lack of infrastructure to install pipes to transport water.
What is being done in the EAC to meet the need for basic water access?

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According to the City of Fort Worth, residents who live along Farnsworth Avenue between Horne and Prevost streets in Fort Worth’s Como neighborhood are advised to boil their water until further notice.
The advisory was issued on Saturday as a precaution after samples tested positive for coliform bacteria.
"We are issuing this notice as a precaution.
I want to err on the side of caution."
While the advisory is in effect, Fort Worth Water Department will provide bottled water for residents on the north and south sides of the 5200 to 5600 blocks of Farnsworth Avenue.
Testing was prompted after a resident complained about cloudy water on Monday.
Water was tested a second time on Friday and came back positive for the bacteria.
Family of North Lake College Murder Victim Still Seeking Answers Officials will notify residents when it is safe to consume the water and boiling is no longer needed.
If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Water Customer Relations at 817-392-4477.

Residents must drink bottled water because boiling the water does not make it safe.
The city says the utility will be providing bottle water for drinking and cooking to the affected customers.
The area affected includes county residents who were previously serviced by a private utility.
Businesses and residents in the area should stop consuming tap water until further notice.
On October 25, the water utility discovered sediment plugging a residential water meter.
On November 7, a second sample was pulled from a plugged water meter.
The samples were sent off for analysis.
The analysis showed the presence of excessive levels of barium, nickel, lead, thallium, iron, copper and manganese.
Residents who are affected can also pick up bottled water at Public Works, 1201 S. Nappanee Street in Elkhart during normal business hours.
Click here for a map of the affected area

Today’s infographic is from Raconteur, and it puts the global issue of water access into staggering perspective.
It’s a two-fold problem: safe drinking water is hard to come by, while basic access to sanitation is less common than you’d expect.
Many people in the world spend hours waiting in long lines, often multiple times a day, for community-shared water, or, they have to travel to distant sources just to collect it.
World regions are categorized according to five classifications for drinking water access.
After a change in river source in 2014, insufficient water treatment resulted in lead from pipes leaching into the drinking water, affecting over 100,000 residents.
This is because roughly 4.5 billion people still don’t have access to a toilet, with the problem being particularly acute on the African continent.
From an economic perspective, it’s easy to see why: An estimated $260 billion is lost globally each year from the lack of basic water and sanitation.
Almost $18.5 billion in benefits can come from universal access to basic water and sanitation.
Securing water access has profound consequences.
Between 2001 and 2015, there’s been a 9% improvement in safe drinking water, while safely managed sanitation has risen by 10%.

Uganda says it is about to obtain funding from the French Development Agency (AFD) for drinking water and sanitation projects.
It’s official.
He said the money is intended to finance several drinking water and sanitation projects in Uganda.
“This funding will ensure the equitable provision of adequate drinking water and improved sanitation services on an acceptable and sustainable basis,” says Ofwono Opondo.
In concrete terms, this involves upgrading several water and sanitation infrastructures in Mbarara, Insingiro and Massaka.
An additional loan Ofwono Opondo says that an additional loan of 640 billion shillings (150 million euros) has been approved in Entebbe by the firm’s board.
The aim is to support Phase II of the Kampala Water and Sanitation Project.
Sanitation around Lake Victoria The other component of this new loan is to support the Lake Victoria II Water Supply and Sanitation Project.
“Adequate storage facilities will be put in place, in addition to new or refurbished distribution systems, to extend water coverage in the large city of Kampala,” said the AfDB.
In addition, the project provides for the supply of equipment (tractors in particular) for an improved solid waste management system, the construction of new drainage systems to target high-risk areas.

Oil production in South Sudan has poisoned the drinking water of some 600,000 people.
"As a responsible organization, we place the interests of the local community as paramount," the Kuala Lumpur-based Petronas wrote to DW on April 18, dismissing the allegations by Sign of Hope, which works to protect the rights of people in distress.
"Whilst we deny the allegations made by Sign of Hope, we are considering Sign of Hope’s views about improving the situation in South Sudan and we are pleased to have had a positive exchange right at our very first meeting," Petronas said.
A concrete proposal was already on the table, it added.
Glimmer of hope Sign of Hope co-chair Klaus Stieglitz told DW that participants at a meeting between the two parties in Zurich appeared to be seriously interested in finding a solution.
At the time, Sign of Hope was running several health projects in the region.
Africa Water Ltd. wants to restore functionality to 15 boreholes within one year to give people in the region access to uncontaminated water.
"The Water for Life project will bring benefits of clean water supply to more than 40,000 people in South Sudan," Petronas spokeswoman Zahariah Abd Rahman told DW in an email.
More water projects would follow, she said.
What came as a surprise was that the project is not in South Sudan’s oil region but in the capital Juba.

Oil production in South Sudan has poisoned the drinking water of some 600,000 people.
"As a responsible organization, we place the interests of the local community as paramount," the Kuala Lumpur-based Petronas wrote to DW on April 18, dismissing the allegations by Sign of Hope, which works to protect the rights of people in distress.
Read more: NGO blames water pollution in S.Sudan on oil company "Whilst we deny the allegations made by Sign of Hope, we are considering Sign of Hope’s views about improving the situation in South Sudan and we are pleased to have had a positive exchange right at our very first meeting," Petronas said.
A concrete proposal was already on the table, it added.
At the time, Sign of Hope was running several health projects in the region.
Africa Water Ltd. wants to restore functionality to 15 boreholes within one year to give people in the region access to uncontaminated water.
"The Water for Life project will bring benefits of clean water supply to more than 40,000 people in South Sudan," Petronas spokeswoman Zahariah Abd Rahman told DW in an email.
More water projects would follow, she said.
What came as a surprise was that the project is not in South Sudan’s oil region but in the capital Juba.
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A Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory has been issued for the Town of Assiniboia effective 10:45 pm Tuesday, November 13th.
This advisory is for the entire community and for any individuals who may access water from the Town of Assiniboia water system.
This advisory is in effect until further notice.
Boil water for at least one minute prior to use.
This includes for drinking purposes, washing of fruits and vegetables and brushing teeth.
Do not drink from any public drinking fountains supplied with water from the public water supply.
Use an alternative water source know to be safe .
Listen for updates on the situation.

Through its subsidiary Uduma Mali, the Odial Solutions group will soon provide drinking water to 264,000 people in Mali.
A large part of the inhabitants of the city of Sikasso in southern Mali will soon be freed from drinking water problems: the French company Odial Solutions (Vergnet Hydro holding company) has just committed itself to providing drinking water services, through its local subsidiary Uduma Mali, with representatives from 11 municipalities.
The signing took place on Friday, November 9, 2018 in Bougouni, a town located in the circle (corresponding to the department) of the same name, in the Sikasso region.
The company will gradually be responsible for managing 1,400 hand pumps installed in all the municipalities concerned.
Uduma Mali has indicated that it intends to renovate some of the damaged pumps by repairing or replacing them.
The company will transform the drinking water infrastructure into an “e-pump”, i. e. running with connected motors that will make it very easy for residents to pay their water bills.
The financing issue The project has been approved by the Malian authorities, including the Ministry of Energy and Water.
The company will operate under the supervision of the Regional Hydraulics Directorate (DRH).
The project, which is expected to employ several dozen people, will have a total cost of CFAF 3.3 billion, or €5 million.
Access to safe drinking water has been significantly improved in the Sikasso region in recent years, thanks to numerous drinking water supply projects.

The substance, known as HaloSan, was not approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency to disinfect drinking water.
CNN was told by the state that it has been adding HaloSan to the water in Denmark since 2008.
Wright tells CNN that he defers to South Carolina’s DHEC.
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control says it required daily monitoring, “performed by the certified system operator,” of “any chemical” added to the drinking water, ensuring that the maximum dosage is not exceeded.
So what we’ve done is all we know we can do.” Water is a problem in thousands of towns across the United States.
But, the couple says there have been concerns about skin rashes and kidney problems among residents for years, although a link has not been made directly to the water.
South Carolina’s DHEC tested Brown and Smith’s home in 2010, and found about twice the legal level of lead in the water.
But Edwards says he couldn’t let go of a nagging feeling that there was something missing, especially after finding red flags, like a 2010 local newspaper story where a city official declared the water had safe lead levels nine days before the testing was conducted.
Wright, Denmark’s mayor, later told CNN that officials were relying on 3-year-old data when talking to the newspaper because that was what was available at the time.
Oh my god.” Denmark’s mayor told CNN he believes he has done everything to make sure the water is safe.