Projects

N17-W020

New Well

Old Water Source

Filling buckets of safe water!

The People of Nimbar, Nigeria, thank
Rutledge Development Corporation (Etobicoke, ON)
For helping them get safe drinking water

A message from the community

Dear Lifewater & Sponsor,

We hereby express our appreciation to you for assisting our community of Nimbar with a new well. We convey through this letter the gratitude of our entire community and people of the surrounding villages who will also benefit.

Please extend the warmest regards of our people to all those who have donated in different ways to bless our lives in this manner. The care and upkeep of this well is now our responsibility for which we now promise.

Sincerely,

Runku Ango, Well Committee

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

Nimbar is located in the District of Bakin Kogi of Rinze Chiefdom, with a population of 800. The majority of the people in this area are small crop farmers and seasonal fishermen.

Well Details

Project Completed: 2017-04-28	Well Depth: 101 ft.
Depth of Water: 66.00 ft.	Casing Diameter: 0.00 in.
Screen Length: 10.00 ft.	Developed By: Other
Development Time: 4.00 hrs.	Well Yield: 3.00 gpm
Disinfection: 8.00 hrs.	Handpump: Other
Water Colour: Clear	Water Odour: None
Turbidity: Clear	Taste: Good
Nitrate:	Bacti Test:
Iron:	pH: