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Table 1 Functionality and general limitations of water systems (Foster 2013; Bonsor et al. 2015; Cronk and Bartram 2017; Sweya et al. 2017)

From: Efficiency of common filters for water treatment in Tanzania

Type of water system

Functionality (%)

Limitations

KSB

54.1

Age of the system

Afridev

67.2

Absence of user fee collection

Gravity

70.9

Poor treatment technologies

Cemo

64.2

Lack of access to external technical support

India Mark II

65.1

Seawater intrusion

India Mark III

48.9

Low storage capacities

Nira

74.1

System interdependency

Mono

48.9

Unbalanced investment