h1. Cuatro Comunidades: Los Bayos, Rio Frio, Aldea Bonito and Las Jaguas
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h5. AguaClara water treatment plant at Cuatro Comunidades
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[Cuatro Comunidades Plant Operating Data]
In the Fall 2008 the AguaClara team designed a water treatment plant with shallower tanks that doesn't need an elevated platform for the plant operator. The full scale pilot facility for this new design was built for the four communities of Los Bayos, Rio Frio, Aldea Bonito and Las Jaguas. [Construction |http://picasaweb.google.com/CUAguaClara/CuatroComunidadesConstruction#] was completed in March 2009. The [inauguration|^PROGRAMA INAUGURACION PLANTA DE TRATAMIENTO LAS 4 COMUNIDADES JUNIO 2009.doc] of the plant was held on [June 6, 2009|^Invitacion de inauguracion 4 comunidades-1.jpg].

h2. [Detailed Progress of Las Cuatro Comunidades]
Read about the weekly progress from our Engineers Abroad.
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h5. Raw water and treated water from the AguaClara plant at Cuatro Comunidades.
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h2. [Training Sessions|Capacitations]
Learn about the trainings we give to ensure the transfer of knowledge.  

h2. Finances
This project was funded in part by [CESAL|http://www.cesal.org/], [Alianza para el Agua|http://www.alianzaporelagua.org/] some private donations, and of course the community! Cuatro Comunidades contributed approximately $9,000 toward the project in local materials and construction work. 

h2. Design Drawings
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[Download Autodesk® Design Review software|http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=4086277] to view the AutoCAD files.
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[^Cuatro Communities Preliminary Construction Drawings.dwg]
[Initial CAD Drawings| Cuatro Comunidades Initial CAD Drawings]
[Cuatro Comunidades As-Built Details]


h2. [Cuatro Comunidades Case Study]
An evaluative study of the chemical dose controller, flocculator and sedimentation tanks at the plant was performed in the summer of 2009