* 268 people in 50
families. 81% of the population do subsistence farming, raising
corn, beans and cocoa. |
*since its founding the community has
been forced to use untreated, bacteria laden water from pits at the
edge of rivers and nearby ravines. |
*to assure the success of the project
families signed pledges to participate in the construction of the
water system and latrines for no monetary compensation |
*the spring was encapsulated in
reinforced concrete.water outflow exceeded comfortably that
required to provide 19 gallons/day/person. WHO standard is 16
gallons/person/day. |
*conduction pipeline running from the
spring to the storage tank is 8000 linear feet (1.5 miles) |
*the storage tank is 108 cubic feet
(12 cubic meters) and constructed of reinforced concrete |
*the length of the distribution
network from the storage tank to individual homes is 24,000 linear
feet (4.5 miles) |
*52 water outlets were
constructed. One for each residence and one each for the
church & school. |
*50 double pit latrines were
constructed. |