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1 Engineers Without Borders-USA Mid-Atlantic Professionals Chapter Water for Life Project Apatut, La Union, Philippines Amanda Jacobs Project Lead

2 EWB-USA Vision: Our vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs, and that our members have enriched global perspectives through the innovative professional educational opportunities that the EWB-USA program provides. Mission: EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders.

3 EWB-MAP Established 2006 Philadelphia regional chapter Mentor University chapters Local Service Projects Rwanda Health and Healing El Salvador Project FIAT Philippines Water for Life

4 APATUT

5 Apatut

6 The Community

7 Apatut Elementary School

8 ASSESSMENT TRIP

9 Team at Entrance to Apatut

10 Community Meetings and Family Interviews Residential Demand = 30 gallons/person/day School Demand = 1 gallon/student/day

11 Current Water Sources

12 FIESTA!

13 PROPOSED DESIGN

14 System Schematic

15 Major System Components Well – 120 feet deep Pump – submersible, 5 HP Electric service – new transformer and service line Tank – 21,000 gallons, concrete block Pipeline – 4,000 feet Tapstands – 3 for community, 1 for school Water Treatment – chlorination and/or sand filtration

16 Deep Well Well Site Need 26 GPM minimum Rotary or Hammer drilled 120 feet deep 6” diameter PVC 5 HP submersible pump Electricity from Grid with potential solar supplement

17 Storage Tank Tank Site Tank Capacity = 21,000 gallons

18 Pipeline and Tapstands 4,000 feet of pipe 2” and 3” PVC Road and stream crossings 3 community tapstands 1 tapstand for the school

19 Water Treatment Unable to test water until well is drilled Local well drillers believe water will be safe to drink straight from the well Required to disinfect by Philippine government Bag filter and in-line chlorine disinfection

20 MOVING FORWARD

21 Next Steps Implementation Phase 1: February – April 2011 Approval from EWB-USA Contracts and Memorandum of Agreement in place Funding: budget = $60,000 Phase 2: November 2011 – April 2012 Additional data Final design Funding Monitoring Operation and Maintenance logs Follow-up health assessment Financial stability

22 Challenges Communication Within country Overseas Strict written regulations Word-of-mouth information Developing a budget Obtaining pricing Culture Meeting times Importance of schedule Obtaining information in advance Fundraising Contributions from in-country Difficult economic times in US

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