Water Catchment, Filtration and Storage for Puerto Sol, Peru
The people of Puerto Sol live isolated on the banks of the Ucayali River, which provides an endless flow of water past their homes. This natural force of nature is also their source of drinking water for the majority of the year, but it's unsafe for consumption.
The EWB-USA San Diego Professional Chapter has partnered with the community to help address the need for safe, reliable, accessible water by developing a rainwater harvesting system.
The EWB-USA San Diego Professional Chapter has partnered with the community to help address the need for safe, reliable, accessible water by developing a rainwater harvesting system.
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About the ProjectProject Start Date: September 2018
The EWB-San Diego Professional Chapter of EWB-USA applied for a community partnership with Puerto Sol in 2017. We officially adopted the program in May 2018, and started our first project to bring clean water to Puerto Sol in September 2018. Project Status: Assessment Phase The Assessment Phase is designed to establish connections with our community partners, gather data needed for alternatives analysis and design, and to assess the baseline conditions for our required Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) documentation. The Peru Team has recently returned from our first trip to the community. You can learn more about EWB-USA's project phases here! |
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Project Updates
July 4, 2019
Surveys and Mapping
Today was a busy day for the EWB team in Puerto Sol. The community map was completed and 8 additional community surveys were finished. The team took soil samples to analyze and was able to visit San Jose to check out the EWB Sonoma County Professional Chapter's successful project. Tomorrow the team will have a meeting with the whole Puerto Sol community, perform some water quality testing, and finish up the community surveys. Only a couple more days left to get to know all we can about Puerto Sol on this trip, and enjoy the amazing food!
Surveys and Mapping
Today was a busy day for the EWB team in Puerto Sol. The community map was completed and 8 additional community surveys were finished. The team took soil samples to analyze and was able to visit San Jose to check out the EWB Sonoma County Professional Chapter's successful project. Tomorrow the team will have a meeting with the whole Puerto Sol community, perform some water quality testing, and finish up the community surveys. Only a couple more days left to get to know all we can about Puerto Sol on this trip, and enjoy the amazing food!
July 2, 2019
Getting to know Puerto Sol
Yesterday our EWB San Diego team met with community leaders, began interviewing community members, and started mapping the community. Today, the team was able to complete interviews with 15 households and add 33 of about 55 buildings to our community map. Tomorrow's schedule includes continuing surveys, mapping, and taking some soil samples!
Getting to know Puerto Sol
Yesterday our EWB San Diego team met with community leaders, began interviewing community members, and started mapping the community. Today, the team was able to complete interviews with 15 households and add 33 of about 55 buildings to our community map. Tomorrow's schedule includes continuing surveys, mapping, and taking some soil samples!
June 30, 2019
Our first Assessment Trip is officially underway!
After a variety of connecting flights and layovers, the travel team has safely arrived in Iquitos, Peru. Next we will meet up with our representative from our partner NGO Amazon Promise and begin making our way to the Libertad Jungle Lodge. The team will depart at 7:30 tomorrow morning for our first full day in the community of Puerto Sol!
Our first Assessment Trip is officially underway!
After a variety of connecting flights and layovers, the travel team has safely arrived in Iquitos, Peru. Next we will meet up with our representative from our partner NGO Amazon Promise and begin making our way to the Libertad Jungle Lodge. The team will depart at 7:30 tomorrow morning for our first full day in the community of Puerto Sol!
Get involved
Join the team! Email peru@ewb-sandiego.org to sign up for our team mailing list.
Stop by a Team Meeting. We meet the first Monday of every month in Mission Valley. Email peru@ewb-sandiego.org for details.