“…Currently, ceramic filters are manufactured by more than 35 decentralized factories worldwide. ,, Research to date has documented manufacturing practices vary widely among and within factories. , As manufacturing parameters, including type and size of clay, burnout material, firing temperature, geometry, and biocidal additives, influence filter performance, an extensive body of research on ceramic filter efficacy has been and is currently conducted in laboratory settings investigating these variables. Ceramic filters are a widely researched HWTS intervention; 12 papers containing field, laboratory, or modeling research on ceramic pot water filters have been published within ES&T alone. ,,,− In addition, to be acceptable to users, filters need to have a sufficient flow rate. ,,,− Therefore, hydraulic models have been developed to understand factors controlling water discharge (flow and volume).…”