By Samantha Serrano | Program Development Coordinator
The community of Ttio has been collaborating with DESEA PERU since 2013 as participants of our water and health programs. Excellent filter usage and active participation in courses have demonstrated the community’s commitment and they will now engage in a larger water project: the construction of a new reservoir system. In recent years the community has seen changes to their water supply with droughts during the August to October period. This water scarcity can be attributed to the growing population since the original catchment system was designed to provide water to 8 families; there are now 28. During these droughts, families are forced to collect water from rivers or irrigation ditches to use for their filters.
Since July of 2018, DESEA PERU Water Project Coordinator, David Villagarcia Ramirez, and a hydrology engineering consultant have been working with community members to evaluate the state of the old catchment system and surrounding area for new construction.
After an extensive assessment, it was decided that the most cost-effective and sustainable approach for this setting would be to perform maintenance to the already existing water catchment system and connect it to the new one. The new system includes a reservoir with a flow rate of 15 liters per minute (as compared to 6.7 liters per minute in the old system) connected to 3 tanks, each made of hard plastic (Rotoplas) with a 2,500 liter capacity. These tanks will supply water to pipes connecting all 28 houses, allowing families to have access to water year-round. Should the community continue to grow, space is available to augment this simple type of water reservoir.
The community has planned for construction to take place during three weeks in mid-October with 54 men contributing with labor including the transport of materials, digging of ditches, and the installation of pipes. At DESEA PERU we are excited to see the community of Ttio’s great organization and enthusiasm in the implementation of this project and look forward to the time when we see water flowing abundantly to each household.
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