[fsf60k] Re: water almost everywhere
- From: kcshr@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:14:17 -0600 (CST)
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Thanks, Dick, concise as usual. Sorry to have missed the meeting, JeanMarie
D'Azzo's mompassed away an= d I was trying to lend a hand.
Kate
Jan 7, 2011 05:04:16 PM, fsf6= 0k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
***This is a = message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000***
Dear Frie= nds,
At last night's meeting, progress was reported on the perenniallyproblematic
Nuevo Amanecer water project. Mike Cipoletti called earlierThursday to say
that 8,000 meters of pipe have been bought along with san= d
for the to-be-dug trenches and water meters for homes. Today, Mike ind=
icated
that Andrew Longley, the professional hydrologist overseeing the = project,
expects to have a specific proposal by the end of this month an= d for work
to
begin next month. Once Andrew's report is digested, Friend= s' funds can be
used to help make the project happen. The arsenic level = in the Nuevo well
has been determined to be 40 parts per billion; the al= lowable level is 10.
In phase 1, water from the well will be used for ba= thing, watering gardens
and possibly for animals to consume. Water also = would be filtered to lower
arsenic levels for human consumption. Phase 2= involves piping arsenic-free
water from a mountainside spring. The well= 's pump could be powered by an
electrical line or by solar panels. Resid= ents will dig the trenches as
part
of their contribution.
Shari Kornb= latt will be leading a trip to Nicaragua soon. Her aim is to
revive the = literacy program at Nuevo, which had suffered because of a
change
in per= sonnel, and to establish scholarships so that Nuevo students can
attend = secondary school---only one has so far. Shari also wants Leon
University= students to help with tutoring.
Mary McNamara and Amelie Alford, gradua= te students in library science at
C.W. Post, disseminated a four-page do= cument on their proposed media
center
for Chacraseca. More experts are i= nterested in the project, they said, as
they seek recognition of their g= roup as a formal campus organization. The
estimated startup cost is $35,= 000 with an annual cost of $2,000 to keep
the
library running. Grants ar= e being applied for, especially to obtain
computers.
Pete White repor= ted that the holiday postcard fundraiser made a profit of
about $4,200, = some of which is earmarked by the donors for specific
projects
such as b= uying farm animals.
Getting money to Nicaragua in a safe and accountable= way continues to elude
us, Pete reported. Setting up an account at the = Citibank office in Leon to
allow transfers from the United States is a p= ossibility.
Suni Solar, a company in Managua that set up the solar insta= llation for
the
community center in Nuevo, is proposing to build units f= or individual
homes
for about $43 each. Mike has met with Suni engineer = Douglas Gonzalez and
will see him again soon. They would like to install= units in two homes to
see how folks like them. A solar array might mean= not having to buy solar
light bulbs, a second generation of which will = be field tested this month
in
Nicaragua.
A waiver form prepared by a = lawyer has been approved. The form may be
emailed as an attachment to an= yone who has a connection with Friends in an
effort to protect the group= from lawsuits that could drain our coffers.
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