15.5.2  Selling water using tankers

Private sellers also supply water through the use of water tankers (Figure 15.2) licensed by the government. This happens in areas not served by a piped water distribution system. The tanker usually has a capacity of 20,000litres and the water is pumped into water storage tanks at the households, which usually have a capacity of about 3000 litres.

Figure 15.2  A water tanker in Denan, Ogaden.