Simón and Sabrina just came back from Costa Rica, where we successfully implemented three rain harvesting systems in the remote community of Barra del Colorado. The project went very well, thanks to the community members, Agua Solutions (a Costa Rican subcontractor) and you, our generous donors and supporters!
The previous water situation in Barra del Colorado was severe. Barra del Colorado is located between the Caribbean Sea and a river that is contaminated river due to banana and pineapple plantations upstream. In addition, the community was built on top of a landfill, which is further contaminating the ground water. Fortunately, the area’s rainfall is an abundant resource at 230" annually. However, the community lacked appropriate rain harvesting systems to take advantage of this resource.
In order to provide the 320 residents of this remote community with clean water, we installed three rain harvesting systems at the local kindergarten, at a church, and at a home. We had the help from many community members, as well as from Alex, a technician from Agua Solutions. To ensure that the captured rainwater remains potable, we included rain heads and first flush diverters (donated by Rain Harvesting) in our systems, as well as closed plastic water tanks from EcoTank.
The community members are very happy about their new clean water supply, especially Claudia, a young mother who lives across from the kindergarten. She said: "Thank you for providing us with clean water. It will help me keep my 2-month old baby boy healthy, because the water I have at my home is dirty and it would make him sick."
These new clean water systems will improve the health and make a real difference in the lives of many local residents, including Claudia and her baby.
In the future, Aguayuda plans to expand this project to provide more clean water to the greater Barra del Colorado community through additional rain harvesting systems.
The previous water situation in Barra del Colorado was severe. Barra del Colorado is located between the Caribbean Sea and a river that is contaminated river due to banana and pineapple plantations upstream. In addition, the community was built on top of a landfill, which is further contaminating the ground water. Fortunately, the area’s rainfall is an abundant resource at 230" annually. However, the community lacked appropriate rain harvesting systems to take advantage of this resource.
In order to provide the 320 residents of this remote community with clean water, we installed three rain harvesting systems at the local kindergarten, at a church, and at a home. We had the help from many community members, as well as from Alex, a technician from Agua Solutions. To ensure that the captured rainwater remains potable, we included rain heads and first flush diverters (donated by Rain Harvesting) in our systems, as well as closed plastic water tanks from EcoTank.
The community members are very happy about their new clean water supply, especially Claudia, a young mother who lives across from the kindergarten. She said: "Thank you for providing us with clean water. It will help me keep my 2-month old baby boy healthy, because the water I have at my home is dirty and it would make him sick."These new clean water systems will improve the health and make a real difference in the lives of many local residents, including Claudia and her baby.
In the future, Aguayuda plans to expand this project to provide more clean water to the greater Barra del Colorado community through additional rain harvesting systems.
To see pictures of our exciting project in Costa Rica, please click here.
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