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Enugu State

A Sustainable Water Development Program in Rural Nigeria

Posted by mlsomers on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:05 in

Note: this website is currently experiencing large changes, please bear with us.

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.

Design

Posted by ineveln on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 21:19 in

Schematic

Schematic

Research Documents

Posted by sdutta3 on Fri, 10/20/2006 - 10:28 in

Here you can find all of the links and literature we have found useful working to complete the design for the Enugu project.

You can either click on one of the committee resource pages to see the resources most relevant to that group or below you can look through all of the resources that have been posted (in chronological order).

Borehole Literature & Resources

Posted by mlsomers on Sun, 10/15/2006 - 10:56 in

Here you can find all of the links and articles that have been posted by the borehole team.

 

Design

Posted by sdutta3 on Sun, 10/08/2006 - 20:12 in

 

 

Videos

Posted by mlsomers on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 23:13 in

 

Student edited video summarizing the first implementation trip in January 2008.  Narrator: Ben Valentine.

 

Maren Somers and Katia Sussman describe the Enugu Project at the EPA P3 award competition.  The project was selected as one of the 6 (of 56) University teams to win the $75,000 People, Prosperity, & the Planet awards.

 

Cassava Research

Posted by mlsomers on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 18:18 in

Cassava (Manihot esculenta cranz) is a root crop, similar to a potato, grown in much of the tropical nations around the world as a major source of starch, as well as industrial products, such as ahesives and food additives.

Processing of cassava is an important aspect of rural food supply, because the root has naturally ocurring cyanogens which are toxic to humans.

The goal of this research is to ensure that the community of Adu Achi is able to use the newly developed water source for cassava processing, eliminating the long trek to the contaminated stream, which consumes calories and contaminates the food supplies.  The main concern is how to manage the waste water run off from washing the cassava at the community taps or in the processing centers currently under construction.

Summer Implementation

Posted by cweyt8 on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 12:51 in

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.

 

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