Project #:
N09-W015
Project Type:
Safe Drinking Water Supply
Project Date:
2009-05-19
The People of
Ariam Primary School
Abia State, Nigeria
are thankful for the generous support of
CISVA: St. Andrew's, St. Joseph's & Corpus Christi
(Vancouver, BC)The Water Team (Youth Chapter)
(Vancouver, BC)for helping supply safe water to their community
A message from the community
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.
Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)
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
| Well Depth: | 60 ft. | Turbidity: | Clear |
| Depth of Water: | 8.00 ft. | Water Colour: | Clear |
| Well Yield: | 2.00 gpm | Water Odour: | None |
| Screen Length: | 6.00 ft. | Taste: | |
| Casing Diameter: | 0.00 in. | Nitrate: | 0.000 mg/L |
| Handpump: | India Mark II | Iron: | 1.000 mg/L |
| Developed By: | Other | pH: | |
| Development Time: | 4.00 hrs. | Bacti Test: | Negative |
| Disinfection: | 24.00 hrs. |
