• Domaine :

  Water

• Région :

  North America

• Pays :

  United States

The project:

(GG-2123389)

In each household, in Dilkon Arizona, United State, this phase 3 project involves installations of underground 1200-gallon water stored cistems using solar power for pumping. 
This project, at a total cost of $ 362,880.00, will provide drinking water to 55 families.


The request:

Many Navajo Nation residents have never had running water in their homes. The lack or readily available potable water fosters a cycle of poverty that diminishes health, happiness, educational opportunity and economic security. A recent NGO study estimated that up to 40% of people living on the reservation do not have piped water in their homes. These families live in mostly rural areas.
Many families collect water once a month in 50-gallon barrels, but these often aren't cleaned, leaving water contaminated. Some haul water from unsafe sources like shallow livestock wells that can be contaminated with arsenic, e-coli or uranium. Large barrels must be left outside and are subject to freezing.
The cost of bringing traditional services to these remote Navajo homes seattered across the rural harsh terrain is prohibitively expensive. Even if there were an effort to build water infrastructure, it is technically and financially impractical; and would take decades to deploy. The water system we are funding with DigDeep, our cooperating partner, will provide at least 1200 gallons per household per month, or about 40 gallons per day. Thats about 12 gallons or more per person per day for the average size household.
Water stored in the 1200-gallon underground cistem is pumped using solar power (panel, battery, relay) through a water heater, polishing filier (for taste) and bladder tank (for pressure) to a sink. The solar power system also powers lights and charging ports for the home. The homeowners gain clean, hot-and-cold running water in quantity to meet or exceed daily needs for drinking bathing cooking and cleaning. Clean and treated potable water meeting EPA and State of Arizona standards is delivered to the household, assuring quality, and the homeowner no longer needs to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money purchasing and hauling water from unsafe sources far away in contaminated containers. Family members who are not big enough, or elderly or physically frail, can access clean water when needed without help from other family members.

Thank you for considering this project and I look forward to hearing from you.

In Service to Change Lives,

Beverly Luedke,
Rotary District 5870 District Governor, 2021-22
Rotary Club of Temple-South, Texas

"We should not live for ourselves alone, but for the joy in doing good for others."Arch Klumph

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