Lifewater Project: N09-W015 

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  Ariam Primary School
Abia State
A safe water community in Nigeria

 

                   
 

Safe Drinking Water Supply Location

 
 

Ariam, Akwam

 
 

 

 

 Celebrating New Hand Pump and Clean Water Supply

 Old Contaminated Water Hole

 
 

 Project Sponsor/s

 
 

  CISVA: St. Andrew's, St. Joseph's & Corpus Christi
Vancouver, BC 

 
 

  The Water Team (Youth Chapter)
Vancouver, BC 

 

 

 

 

 Project Summary

 
   This latest project consisted of drilling 4 wells in the large village of Ariam, Nigeria. The town's previous water source drew upon one swampy river, where now they have four clean wells and hand pumps located throughout the village.  

 

 

 

 Well Details

 
 

 Project Completed: 2009-05-19

 Well Depth: 60 ft.

 
 

 Depth of Water:8 ft.

 Casing Diameter: in.

 
 

 Screen Length:6 ft.

 Developed By:Other

 
 

 Development Time:4 hrs.

 Well Yield:2 gpm

 
 

 Disinfection:24 hrs.

 Handpump:India Mark II

 
 

 Water Colour:Clear

 Water Odour:None

 
 

 Turbidity:Clear

 Taste:Good

 
 

 Nitrate:0 mg/L

 Bacti Test:Negative

 
 

 Iron:1.0 mg/L

 pH:

 

 

 

 

 Testimonial

 
   Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Chiekwe Mbagwu the village water committee. We thank you so much for the sacrifice in staying in our village for close to one month to help us with water May God bless your efforts in the future. We promise to take care of the wells, so that they last very long.
Please forgive us if your stay in our village was not very pleasant. We hope you will find time to visit us again in the future. Our village head and other leaders plan to visit you next month to show our appreciation for the four wells provided in different places including our primary school.

Sincerely,

Chiekwe Mbagwu
Assemblies Of God Church
Ariam village, Akwanu Local Government area.
Abian State. Nigeria.