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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.

Purpose

  • 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

Water Tower Reference Blueprints

The following reference designs are documented under AOFS:

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

Usage Guidance

  • 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.
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