A purification system will be purchased, shipped, delivered and installed for providing a clean water system for the Mori-Riverside school village located in Mori-Podu, India. This village houses and serves a population of approximately 450 school children consisting of orphans, dhalit (untouchables), as well as similar caste children from nearby families. The water supply treatment will serve an overall population of approximately 4500 individuals living nearby.
A local well water supply received a pilot team's water samply analysis of it's borehole and nearby pond water sources which formed the basis of this projects overall criteria for success in it's goals.
PRESENT WATER ANALYSIS RESULTS:
Borehole Water:
Color was 45 - indicating increase levels of contamination (should be <2)
Taste was not agreeable
Turbidity was 24 (<2 recommended) indicating particulates and dissolved solids in the water
High carbonate, calcium and magnesium levels from limestone source rock
E Coli present in the water - near surface contamination
Municipal Tap Water:
Color was 4 - indicating municipal water supply is filtered (should be <2)
Taste was agreeable
Turbidity was 3 (<2 recommended) indicating particulates and dissolved solids in the water were removed by filtering
E Coli present in the water - near surface contamination even in tap water
PLAN:
Add water filtration system to borehole to remove dissolved solids, remove any possible parasites, remove high levels of chemicals with alum and add chlorination system to kill E Coli and other bacterial infections.
Add chlorination system to municipal water supply near the input valve to the school to remove E Coli risk.
COST OF DEPLOYMENT: FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Water well - $0 - use existing well bore
Water treatment and filtration system
plus shipping / transportation
Chlorinator for school - municipal interface
(includes 1 year supplies)
Engineering, installation and testing
Transportation travel and lodging
COST: $39,000 will be donated from several partnership participants outside of Rotary, and $8,000 from our Rotarian/club/district to provide for water for approximately 5-6000 people
(Approx $8/person helped for clean water).
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