Water Towers

AOFS Water Towers provide validated reference designs for gravity-fed water storage and distribution systems within AOFS-compliant farms.

This page organizes the available water tower reference blueprints and provides guidance on their use.

• Centralized reference location for AOFS Water Tower designs
• Facilitates reproducible construction in off-grid or low-resource environments
• Demonstrates safe and operationally robust water storage solutions
• Serves as a training and deployment reference for smallholder, commercial, or NGO farms

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The following reference designs are documented under AOFS:

• 5 m Brick Water Tower 5,000 L – Locally-built masonry tower with 5,000 L capacity
• 8 m Steel Water Tower 5,000 L – Locally-built steel tower with 5,000 L capacity
• 10 m Concrete Water Tower 5,000 L – Locally-built concrete tower with 50,000 L capacity

Each blueprint page includes:

• Functional purpose and intended deployment context
• Structural design and construction notes
• Hydraulic layout and pipe integration
• Safety considerations and failure modes
• Manual operation and bypass pathways
• Integration points with AOFS Field Controllers

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• Reference designs are non-normative. Compliance with AOFS is determined by adherence to control, safety, and data standards, not replication of physical structures.
• Local engineering approval and adherence to building codes remain the responsibility of the implementing entity.
• Designers and farmers may adapt materials, dimensions, or construction methods to suit local resources and regulations, provided the functional and safety principles are maintained.