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

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.

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

APATUT

Apatut

The Community

Apatut Elementary School

ASSESSMENT TRIP

Team at Entrance to Apatut

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

Current Water Sources

FIESTA!

PROPOSED DESIGN

System Schematic

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

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

Storage Tank Tank Site Tank Capacity = 21,000 gallons

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

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

MOVING FORWARD

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

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