ISLA POPA II, PANAMA
WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
July 10th 2014
BACKGROUND
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350 Community Members
Sandubidi, Panama (Isla Popa II)
Poor Existing Water Infrastructure
Approximately 20km from Isla Colon
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS
• January 2012
– Community signs Memorandum of Understanding
• August 2012
– Water quality, weather, and mapping metrics taken,
Community feedback on potential design options
collected
• August 2013
– Additional water quality, construction, and material
pricing data collected.
IN COUNTRY PARTNERS
• Engineers Without Borders Panama
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Panama City, Panama
• Floating Doctors
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Bocas Del Toro, Panama
• Peace Corps
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Bocas Del Toro, Panama
ALTERNATIVES
• Aqueduct
+ Community support
– Expensive
– Elevation levels require a pump to deliver water
• Wells
+ Cost effective
– Sanitation difficult
– Material Availability
• Rain Water Catchment
+ Cost effective
+ Scalable
+ Technical Feasibility of EWB-USA RPI
PAVILION RAIN CATCHMENT
DESIGN & CALCULATIONS
REGION MAP
SITE MAP
PROCESS & SAFETY
SUSTAINABILITY
• Financial Sustainability
5%
– Community Engagement:
Preliminary Fundraising goal
met.
– Fundraising for O&M, labor
compensation continues
– Water Board will take care of
the system and collect funds for
maintenance
– 5% of the total cost raised as
of June
– The total system costs
approximately $1500
– $100 buffer has been added as a
(including
buffer.
Total
Cost:
$1600
• Community Fundraising
Methods:
– Bingo Nights
buffer)
SUSTAINABILITY
• Education
– Guide written and translated to Spanish
containing information on taking care of
the systems that make up our design
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First Flush System Cleaning
Gutter Systems cleaning
Tank Cleaning
Biosand filter maintenance
– Pamphlet
• Contains information for all community members on
water treatment
• What to do when there is no rain
• Cleaning the Biosand filter
• Rationing Guidance (Explains System Suppply and
Demand)
THANK YOU