Project #:
H16-R003
Project Type:
Pump Replacement Projects
Project Date:
2015-10-12
The People of
Comminute du Cheno
, Haiti
are thankful for the generous support of
Bart and Sibbelina Vanderwel
(Bow Island, AB)
Alain Thiebaud
(Bow Island, AB)
for helping rehabilitate their broken well and reestablish their access to safe water
Latitude: 19.61068, Longitude: -72.24845
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A message from the community
Dear Sponsor & Lifewater, We have suffered for 3 months with a broken pump, and we called Lifewater and they sent a man to replace the broken pump for us. Blessings from us, thank you again Lifewater and God Bless you. Chenel Joseoh Well Caretaker
Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)
water Hardness is 40 ppm Approximately 2000 people live in the community of Chino, about 3/4 of this number have been without a working pump for the well the people would have to resort back to using unsafe water again from the river a 1 kilometer walk away.
Well Details
| Well Depth: | 60 ft. | Turbidity: | Clear |
| Depth of Water: | 18.00 ft. | Water Colour: | Yellowish |
| Well Yield: | 3.00 gpm | Water Odour: | None |
| Screen Length: | 10.00 ft. | Taste: | |
| Casing Diameter: | 4.00 in. | Nitrate: | 0.000 mg/L |
| Handpump: | Afridev | Iron: | 0.000 mg/L |
| Developed By: | Electric Pump | pH: | 6.000 |
| Development Time: | 3.00 hrs. | Bacti Test: | Negative |
| Disinfection: | 24.00 hrs. |
