A Sustainable Water Development Program in Rural Nigeria
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Welcome to the Enugu State Project! This initiative seeks to develop a sustainable water source of clean water for the village of Adu Achi in Southeastern Nigeria, serving as a pilot for community-based water management in the area. Currently the village relies upon distant and contaminated surface water sources, travelling up to 3km almost 6 times per day in the dry season.
A site assessment was completed in August of 2006, followed by two implementation trips in the winter and summer of 2008. The project is in the process of designing a ground water gravity flow system to service many areas in the community, as well as several individual households. In addition to technical feasibility, this project emphasizes community organization, well and system management, improved health, education, and sustainability.
This project has received several National & International awards, including:
- EPA P3 Phase I award
- EPA P3 Phase II award
- Mondialogo International Engineering Award from UNESCO & DaimlerChrysler
- Best student presentation at the National Groundwater Association's Ground Water Summit 2007
For more information contact the project coordinator, Maren Somers at enugu [dot] ewb [at] gmail [dot] com.
SPONSORS
- UIUC Biodiesel Meeting
Sep. 2 - 7:00PM - Fundraising Committee Meeting
Sep. 4 - 5:00PM - Wind Turbine Meeting
Sep. 4 - 7:00PM - Lecture: The Truth and Tragedy of E-Waste
Sep. 5 - 10:00AM - Happy Hour(s) @ Legends!
Sep. 5 - 4:30PM - Outreach Committee Meeting
Sep. 8 - 5:00PM - EWB Board Meeting
Sep. 8 - 6:00PM - Guatemala Project meeting
Sep. 9 - 5:30PM - Events Committee Meeting
Sep. 9 - 7:00PM - New Project Meeting
Sep. 9 - 7:00PM - Amnesty International presents "Justice Without Borders"
Sep. 9 - 9:00PM - Fundraising Committee Meeting
Sep. 11 - 5:00PM - The Truth and Tragedy of E-Waste”
Sep. 12 - 10:00AM - Happy Hour(s) @ Legends!
Sep. 12 - 4:30PM
Full Calendar including office hours
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Four of the six EWB members have returned from a two and a half month summer implementation trip. Two ferrocement tanks were completed as well as several taps. The entire village village distribution system was surveyed and the design is nearly complete. Ben Barnes and Laura Fierce are still in the village working hard to complete the borehole contract and facilitate and coordinate sustainable health programs.
Katia Sussman surveying the pipelines.
Ferrocement Tank 1 (left) covered in plastic to keep the cement wet during the curing process. Tank 2 (right) is having metal work done in preparation for plastering.
Cheryl Weyant and mixing crew. These kids are really the hardest working group of teenagers and they do this back breaking work all day for an equvalent of 6 dollars and occasionally some palm wine.
more pictures soon...
~cheryl