November 6, 2009
The walls of the sedimentation tank, flocculation tank, and distribution channel are currently under construction. This is the "heart" of the AguaClara plant as described by Engineer Wilfredo Serrano, the Honduran structural engineer working the AguaClara project.
Antonio Elvir, the AguaClara technician, and Sarah Long, the AguaClara Engineering Intern, gave the first of a series of training sessions. The first session had 20 in attendance, including 4 water board members, 17 candidates for plant operator (13 of which were women!).
The AguaClara team also attends the weekly water board meetings We are also meeting with the water board to help with project management and the integration of the plant into the community.
November 27, 2009
The sedimentation and flocculation tanks walls are in place, and the entrance tubes for the tanks have been placed. With the tank walls constructed, the plant is starting to look more like its predecessors. The distribution channel and bottom of the sedimentation tank are currently being constructed.
The second workshop was held on November 20, 2009. The topic was water treatment process and the AguaClara technology.