Honduras Interns Progress Report
Date: 7/3/08
Location: Tamara
Tamara Construction and Socialization
WORK COMPLETED THIS WEEK
Data from the start of the Tamara water plant is attached
We are still having trouble with rising flocs in Tamara.
The other day there was a problem with the conduction line. The water level in the entrance tank was continually changing and at times went down to zero. They opened the valve in the plant the whole way and the water starting coming with air.
They went up to la chorrera and opened another valve to inject more water, they think the entrance to the conduction line is blocked. Since they did that more water has been arriving at the plant (yesterday July 2nd).
When the conduction line started bringing air again, we started seeing rising flocs and the sludge layer on top of the tanks started forming again. Taking two samples out of the sedimentation tank and letting them sit after about 10 minutes you can visibly see little air bubbles forming on the sides of the bottles and flocs rising at an alarming rate.
There are plans for the engineer and John to do a revision of the conduction line next week to see if the problems with air can be fixed and do a revision of the capacity of the line.
Due to lack of money and lack of new identified operators the capacitation of the Junta and new operators will be July 9th and 10th.
We have been able to maintain a chlorine residual lately. After a few tests of the drip rate of the chlorine CCC it was found that the dosing hose was clogged. It didn't help to just wash it with water, but by washing it with vinagre for a bit the sedimentation in the hose went away. We recommend cleaning the hose every day with water and every week with vinagre.
We hope to bring Alexis the fontanero from Ojojona to Tamara one day to stay with Carlos so that they can share experiences.
FUTURE PLANS, ONGOING TASKS
Revise the manual written at Cornell last year for the lamina modules. This will probably happen after we start building the modules and can take pictures.(John)
Help the Junta with a maintence plan for the sources
La 34 (not till later in the year, closer to rainy season)
Communicate to set up a visit to La 34
Make minor repairs and capacitate Jose Angel
Marcala
The inauguration of the plant for Marcala will be this Saturday July 5th.
Ojojona
The meeting to raise the water tariff for Ojojona as far as we know is still Sunday July 5th.
Once finances are in order again we will make another trip to Ojojona.
Meetings
Meetings with Mayors en Mercedes, Ocotopeque
The date for the meeting will be Tuesday July 8th in Mercedes.
We have been given a half hour of time and hopefully will generate enough interest to have a discussion afterwards.
CCC- Carol and Antonio
This project has pretty much reached a halt. The next step once there is financing will be to order more CCC's and work on building a relationship with SANAA and Mirna Argueta
The interested NGO's nor Mirna Argueta have responded to emails from Arturo about their interest in the CCC's.
Carol is working on a manual for the installation of CCC's which Antonio will hopefully review in the coming week.
Circuit Rider - Entire Team
Still working on setting up a meeting between Fred, Jacobo and Arturo.
New Communities
Community standing/more information on New communities
Still working on a presupuesto for Talanga with the old design
John has finished a preliminary design for 1 meter tanks
The three presupuestos for 4 com, Zambrano, y Agalteca still need to be revised by APP.
FUTURE WORK
Work on meeting with CRS to install CCC's
Work on finding parts for CCC's
Identify communities in which to leave turbidimeters
Plan meetings for Mayors and with Fred