Projects

H16-R003

Pump Replacement

The people of Comminute du Cheno, Haiti thank
Bart and Sibbelina Vanderwel (Bow Island, AB)
Alain Thiebaud (Bow Island, AB)
For helping them replace their worn-out pump and repair their well

Latitude: 19.61068 Longitude: -72.24845
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A message from the community

Dear Sponsor & Lifewater, We have suffered for 3 months with a broken pump, and we called Lifewater and they sent a man to replace the broken pump for us. Blessings from us, thank you again Lifewater and God Bless you. Chenel Joseoh Well Caretaker

Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)

water Hardness is 40 ppm Approximately 2000 people live in the community of Chino, about 3/4 of this number have been without a working pump for the well the people would have to resort back to using unsafe water again from the river a 1 kilometer walk away.

Well Details

Project Completed: 2015-10-12	Well Depth: 60 ft.
Depth of Water: 18.00 ft.	Casing Diameter: 4.00 in.
Screen Length: 10.00 ft.	Developed By: Electric Pump
Development Time: 3.00 hrs.	Well Yield: 3.00 gpm
Disinfection: 24.00 hrs.	Handpump: Afridev
Water Colour: Yellowish	Water Odour: None
Turbidity: Clear	Taste:
Nitrate: 0.000 mg/L	Bacti Test: Negative
Iron: 0.000 mg/L	pH: 6.000