1. Water for Life Project Apatut, La Union, Philippines

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 Rwanda Health and Healing
Philadelphia regional chapter
Mentor University chapters
Local Service Projects
Rwanda Health and Healing
El Salvador Project FIAT
Philippines Water for Life

4. Apatut – Community Overview
Located approximately 200 miles northwest of Manila
Approximately 750 residents
Approximately 300 students at school
Predominantly farming community
Large variations in income, water access, and home quality across community

5. The Problem:
Apatut residents obtain water from shallow wells that show high levels of fecal coliform in water quality tests
7 of 8 wells tested show contamination above allowable levels
Community members suffering from illnesses associated with poor drinking water quality, such as diarrhea, dysentery and stomachache
Access to clean, consistent source of water is not equitable across the community
In some cases, wells built immediately adjacent to latrines
Manual pumps – up to 12 families, lots are broken
Shallow wells – water testing shows contamination
Some electric pumps
Storage tank creates “indoor plumbing”

6. EWB-MAP Project Goals
Provide clean, potable water at school (primary goal of community)
Provide clean, potable water at centralized faucets (Phase 1) and to every house in community (Possible Phase 2)
Ensure equitable distribution of clean, potable water throughout the community
Get community ‘buy-in’ by incorporating community feedback during design phase and community labor and financial donations during construction phase
Facilitate project sustainability by providing financial and operation and maintenance training to Water Cooperative

7. March 2010 EWB-MAP Assessment Trip
Meetings with Water Cooperative members, local Rotary Clubs, St. Louis College, Apatut residents
Inspected ‘mountain spring’ – not a spring, ruled out as water source
Collected water samples from shallow supply wells and ‘spring’ – shallow wells show contamination
Repaired well pumps at school
Completed surveying with St. Louis college
Walked proposed pipeline run
Conducted visual inspection of soils – classified as SM based on Unified Classification System
Met with local well driller and local electric company representative
Evaluated tank and well sites
Completed health surveys
Installed solar data collector to evaluate applicability of solar powered system components

8. 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

9. Deep Well Well Site Need 26 GPM minimum
Pump Testing to be completed after well install
Rotary or Hammer drilled
Approximately 120 feet deep based on driller estimates
Overburden Construction
6” diameter PVC
Well to be developed after install

10. Storage Tank Tank Capacity = 21,000 gallons Tank Site
Well site on community land near gazebo
Up mountainside behind gazebo is tank site
Tank site on privately-owned land donated to project
Tank Site

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

12. 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

13. Sustainability Measurements
Health: measured via health surveys 2 and 5 years after system completion
Goal: Improved health conditions based on original health surveys
Water Quantity: measured via flow meters at tank and tapstands
Goal 1: Supply sufficient to meet current and future demands
Goal 2: Water equitably distributed and used by all residents
Water Quality: tested by certified labs
Goal: 100% of samples with concentrations below Philippine National Standards for all tested parameters
Financial Stability: determined using financial documents from Water Cooperative
Goal 1: Water Cooperative able to afford maintenance, repairs, and upgrades
Goal 2: Water Cooperative able to successfully and routinely collect fees
Technical Stability: determined using repair and maintenance logs in O&M manual
Goal 1: Inspection and maintenance conducted on a routine basis
Goal 2: No service outages are experienced as a result of poor maintenance

14. Challenges Obtaining Reliable Information
Time Window for Construction During Dry Season
Communication with Host Community
Permits
Funding
Keeping all partied engaged and involved through it all!

15. Timeline/Next Steps 2010 Assessment Trip – Now
Final design plans and reports completed and submitted to EWB-USA
EWB-USA Technical Advisory Committee review and design approval
Secure landowner Memorandum of Agreement
Submit for well drilling permit (Sept 2011 permit projection)
Continued fundraising efforts
Summer 2011
Finalize and submit RI Grant Application (July 1)
Continue to refine pricing and coordinate design/construction items
October – December 2011
Drill well, perform water testing and confirm well viability as required by EWB-USA and RI.

16. Timeline/Next Steps (cont.)
January 2012
EWB-USA approvals for remainder of Phase 1 Implementation
February –April 2012
Remainder of Phase 1 implementation – storage tank, distribution system, tap stands.
Post Implementation
System monitoring and assessments as required by EWB-USA
Planning and implementation of possible Phase 2

17. Funding Phase 1 Budget: Well Drilling – approx $37k
Remainder of Phase 1 Implementation – approx $67k
Funding Status:
Current account balance - $27.3k
Committed funding from Hatboro and Corporate Sponsors to be used in RI grant process – 13k
Filling the Gap:
RI Matching Grant app to be submitted in July 2011 for further funding.
Project is set up on RI website for outside funding
Solicit Philadelphia District and clubs to join the effort.
EWB-MAP is continuously applying for additional grants.
EWB-MAP is planning additional fundraisers for this summer.
EWB-MAP travel members getting assistance from employers to defray travel expenses (Baker).