#Documentation of AguaClara Performance
#Cuatro Comunidades
#Atima, Santa Barbara

Documentation of AguaClara Performance

On Monday 1.26 we met with Martin Rivera, Director of Water and Sanitation Peace Corps Volunteers and Edith Rivera, Sub-Director of Save the Children to discuss strategies for documenting the performance of AguaClara technology. We are creating a rough draft for a report that we will then present to SANAA.

Cuatro Comunidades

On Wednesday 1.28 we decided on where the the pipe to the distribution tank would leave the plant. We also confirmed the levels of the walkway around the flocculation and sedimentation tanks and discussed how the cement covers on the cleaning valve channel should be designed.

Antonio also did a complete inventory of the construction materials left in storage. There is a form that the president of the Junta, Jorge was supposed to be in charge of updating. All the materials entering and leaving the storage shed are noted on the form. However, since sometimes Jorge is not there when construction is taking place, some of the information is missing.
Antonio had the chance to reaffirm the importance of transparency and keeping track of materials. This will also help the AguaClara team compare what was used with what was originally budgeted.

On Friday 1.30 we gave the second capacitation to the Junta, interested operators, and representatives of Cuidad Espana. The objective was to explain how the treatment plant operates and its relation to the demo plant. Participants learned how to prepare the aluminum sulfate stock, why the sedimentation tanks have lamella, and some of the research performed at Cornell. You can see the presentation and the list of participants here.

Atima, Santa Barbara

On Tuesday 1.27, the mayor from Atima, Santa Barbara visited the APP office to learn about the AguaClara plant. We learned that Atima was interested in a plant through a nearby Peace Corps volunteer. We already sent a turbidimeter there and they have been taking daily samples. Because of the mayor´s continued interest, we will make a trip to Atima next week to present to a larger group of community leaders.