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• Need to ensure that the size of the ports between channels does not exceed the size available on the floc tank wall. Also, ensure that the spacing of the baffles in the last channel does not force them into the exit channel space (this may be taken care of by switching to horizontal flow).
• The challenge of draining drain system for vertical flow flocculators that are large enough that the baffles are ferrocement needs special attention.

Flocculator Drain System for Vertical Flow

• Need to code Code and draw the flocculator drain system.

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• The tanks at the end of the inlet and exit channels that hold the pipes leading to the distribution tanks tank and to the waste no longer need to be as tall as they are currently drawn. Rather they can just cantilever off the side of the sedimentation tank. Also the pipes in these tanks that lead to waste should be drawn as Tee's that connect to one another and then lead to waste.

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• Continue the effort to create an AutoCAD video that will show the assembly of the plant with descriptions of each part. This video could serve as the documentation that gets sent to a user who designs a plant with the Design Tool that explains the technology behind each piece. This video will also be used for training and teaching. Ideally the video should be made using a series of commands based on the plant dimensions so that the video can be created automatically.
• Explore the possibility of creating

Research

Tube Floc

The development of FReTA and the data processing methods used to analyze its measurements has given AguaClara a powerful research tool. This investigation into fluid shear influences on hydraulic flocculation was the first of many studies that could be performed with this apparatus.

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• energy dissipation rates
• residence times
• sequence of mixing units where each mixing unit has an alum feed
  

Outreach

Challenges for Outreach Fall 2009

Fundraising

Group Leader:

• N/A

  Number of team members needed:

• Minimum of 2-3

  Important team member skills:

• Good written and oral skills
• Ability to work closely with P.R. when finding Fundraising Contacts
• Good analytical skills for choosing grants and reviewing previous budgets
• Adaptability to the different requests of different organizations when looking at Requests for Proposals (Grant Writing term meaning grant application)

Challenges

• Continue to raise funds for the Agalteca plant
• Assess the feasibility and if there are no obstacles, write a proposal to http://nciia.org/grants/sustainablevision^{Image Added}. The proposal is due by October 16, 2009. The final draft should be completed at least 2 weeks before the deadline.
• Pursue contacts within Ford Foundation
• Submit the Ford Foundation Online Form
• Pursue contacts within Ford Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Analyze former AguaClara budgets for the budget update.
• Continue working on the Grant Text Modules Page.
• Update the Grant Short List as grants are submitted

Public Relations

Group Leader:

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N/A

Number of team members needed:

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4-6

Important team member skills:

• Adobe Photoshop to aid graphics designAdobe
• Illustrator Microsoft Publisher to create brochure layoutbrochures and newsletters
• Effective communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of advertisement, business, media communications
• Creativity and ingenuity
• Spanish language knowledge is a plus

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• Get more team members involved with presentations
• Try to pull together Create a fact sheet for presenter. Those would be good Include additional info to present other than the ones AguaClara info that is not already on the slides. 
• demo plant suite case maintenance
• Edit the Outreach Wiki to weed out eliminate outdated information
• Update the brochure with new projectsEnsure continued bi-annual updates through newsletters
• Write a fall edition of the newsletter and send to the AguaClara googlegroup before Thanksgiving break.
• Enforce the standardized Wiki format by constant updating (not just at the end of the year)
• Translate Wiki into Spanish including navigation menu as well as content
• Assign specific subgroups within PR such that different types of PR can be accessed more efficiently. I.E possibly set up subgroups of PR that deal with local pr, state/national pr, campus pr, student assembly/RSO/greek Greek life/ sports team pr.
• Broaden the medium for pr. I.E. radio, newspapers, magazines, journals, pamphlets, brochures, banners, t-shirts, stickers, posters, etc.
• Establish a calendar of pr events in August that seeks to promote the project itself while incorporating pr events that surround fundraising, presentations, etc.
• Draw in students from business, entrepreneurial majors, marketing, advertising, etc.
• Integrate the PR team with the AguaClara student group by establishing it as a subset of the group itself.
• Work with Partnership for Honduran Health on campus to continue planning their health survey of our technology.