Engineers Without Borders

4-7-08 Project Meeting

May 8, 2008 at 4:57 pm | In Meeting Minutes | Comments Off

Anouncements:

·         To do list:

o   Create a poster for the El Salvador project for easy presentation, maybe as a webpage on the EWB USA site.

o   Thank you letters to community members who have supported the project.

Spring Trip Summary:

·         During five days in El Salvador, enough information was collected to build two gravity feed well systems near El Naranjito.

o   Could serve up to 70 people.

o   Would allow wash to be done with water from wells, minimizing pollution of streams with detergent and bleach. 

·         Established verbal permission to use springs.  Aaron is working on written permission.

Sanitation Education for Salvadorans:

·         Should cover littering and water contamination by bleach.

o   We could put up warning signs for these near water tanks.

·         Handwashing.

·         Educational workshops should be organized for the summer trip.

Summer Project Cost Estimate:

·         Work in progress…