The WFSV project strategy involves working with the responsible entity (village elders, church, orphanage, etc.) to assess the need, understand the responsible parties, and plan the project and future maintenance. WFSV will design or repair a system that can be maintained locally. It is expected that local residents will participate in the construction. In the construction process, WFSV will teach drillers techniques to construct a hygienic drinking water supply well. These drillers can then use these techniques in their future work and teach others. WFSV will also teach residents how to maintain and protect their drinking water system.

We also collect geotechnical and water quality data and reports and include this information on the web site to help others working on similar efforts.

Good Samaritan School and Medical Dental Clinic
Verrettes, Haiti

This project was designed to provide water to a school and medical dental clinic used by 220 students, medical/dental professionals, teachers and local residents. WFSV installed a solar powered water system for school and clinic using an existing well. The project included that included disinfection of the existing well, trenching for pipes, construction of a storage room for the pressure tank, chlorinator, and battery, piping and sink installations at the school and clinic, erection of a 20-foot pole to house the solar panels, battery bank installation, and all necessary wiring.

New Life School & Orphanage
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The school and orphanage had a well that was contaminated but still in use for the 150 children, teachers, and local residents. The well, wellhead and pump were disinfected and repairs were made to the wellhead and pump. Additionally, WFSV staff taught proper hygiene to ensure the water supply remains free of contamination.

St. Marie Madeline School & Church
Kay Timoun Orphanage and nearby village
Bondeau, Haiti

The water at this location supplies about 630 people at the day and boarding school, church, Kay Timon Orphanage, and nearby fishing village.The St. Marie Madeline church is the largest church in in Haiti and is supported spiritually and financially by the South Florida Haiti project, a group of several churches. This support has been (and continues) for a number of infrastructure projects. WFSV began working with the South Florida Haiti Project and the church and orphanage in 2013. At that time, water came from several sources; wells and a mountain stream located about a mile away.
WFSV tested the well water and found the water to be contaminated with total coliform and e coli. Additionally, the water has a specific conductance of about 2,000 micro Siemens, a level higher than recommended for human consumption. The wells were disinfected more than once but the level of contamination was too high to successfully clean.
WFSV researched the geotechnical work done in the general area and conducted ground penetrating radar (resistivity transects) to identify aquifers. The results were not promising but there were several areas where it appeared fresh water might be located. Nine boreholes were drilled with water found in two. The water has a specific conductance of about 3,000 micro Siemens but is free of contamination. Two wells were constructed, one with a hand pump, and the water is used for washing. WFSV has designed a solar powered pump house that will house the batteries and water storage. This is scheduled to be constructed in the first half of 2018.

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Public Water Supply
Kabilash, Nuwakot District, Nepal
Phase I

In 2015, a major earthquake hit Nepal and cause substantial damage throughout the country. The village of Kabilash lost its source of drinking. In May 2016 WFSV established a public water supply system to serve about 200 village residents and 400 students in the local school. The team designed a surface water system (gravity fed) to deliver water from the nearest spring to a water tank constructed in the village. They demonstrated trenching and HDPE pipe connection techniques and the villagers completed the distribution line. The water tank was constructed to Nepal government specifications.

Phase 2
Later in the year, the distribution line from the water tank was extended to the lower village to deliver water to an additional 200 residents. Villagers from the Phase 1 project taught the villagers in the Phase 2 project the trenching and pipe connection techniques. Water meters were installed at the final end of each distribution line and users are charged a fee for the water they use.

Public Water Supply
Aapchour, Nuwakot District, Nepal

This 2017 project was primarily funded by Water for Small Villages but was worked on by other staff. The mission was to establish a public water supply system to provide clean drinking water to approximately 1,000 people living in and near the village of Aapchour. The source water is a 20-ft deep water collection well located at the edge of the river lined with 42-inch diameter stacked cement rings. Inside the well, a submersible pump is suspended in a 4-inch HDPE pipe connected to 1.25-inch HDPE water supply pipe. The pipe runs up hill 300 meters to a 2,000 gallon water storage tank. The tank has two water outflow pipes. One runs 150 meters to the lower village and one runs approximately 400 meters to the upper village. The water lines terminate at public faucets with water meters providing clean drinking water to approximately 1,000 people.

Prior to beginning the work, a Water Committee was established. The Committee drafted a Water Treaty that details on how the village will share usage and maintenance of the water system. The Water Treaty will be put on file with the regional government office. The treaty is required to qualify for the agricultural bond program.