Start Date: 2007-01-01

Completion Date: 2007-07-01

Technology Used:

Spring capture with two storage tanks, 17 km of pipe, and 101 household taps.

Phases:

The first stage of the project, the protection of the springs and the tank construction, has already occured. This second phase will lay the pipes and build the taps.

Community Organization:

The community had been requesting a water system from the municipality of Tiraque for several years. In 2006, the municipality included the cost of a spring protection and two storage tanks in its operational plan. This has been completed, however, the community still needs the pipeline and household taps. The people of Boqueron K'asa have been very involved in this project they began expressing demand a few years ago, and remain heavily involved in the non-qualified labor.

Government Interaction:

Ancillary activities:

Training in hygiene education with an emphasis on hand-washing, operations and maintenance, and financial management will also occur with this project.

Other Issues:

There will be a lot of emphasis on financial management training and sanitation-generation, with the idea that money from the water tariff will not only cover the cost of cleaning supplies, spares, and a plumber's salary, but that the community will be able to save money for a sanitation project.