Video
Meet the Hydrogeologist {Mark W. Eisner} Talk (April 15, 2013)
———————————————————————————————————-
Overview of Presentation
Options for the Project
- Spring Impoundment: cost known, do field work in dry season, no driller needed, location guided by observation (rivulets)
- Groundwater Borehole (Best Option): requires specialized training & equipment , need plan for uncertainties (i.e. cost, depth, design), drought/sanitary protection, want to account for possible cracks in borehole
GW Recharge originates from precipitation
- Borrowing storage may be necessary
How to build a borehole
- Screening above the rock (Saprolite)
- Casing off the saprolite (Bedrock Borehole) - Best Option
~ Water comes from fractures, cheaper option, drought/sanitary protection
What to look for:
- Change to a beige color
- Voids underground
- Rate of penetration is increasing
*Know how the other wells are built and how well they perform
Latrines
- Consider protection from contaminants
~ Account for casing below, possibility of turbidity that may bring more bacteria/pathogens, guarantee clear, colorless stream of water
Project design considerations
- Work in the dry season
- Drill deeper than you think
- Large borehole diameter improves reservoir
- Clear and colorless quality
Question and Answer Session
Q: What might you do if you drill and you have bacteria or contamination after the quality test?
A: Chlorinate the well and perform a test pump assessment, then resample
Q: Why steel over PVC casing?
A: Plastic has greater odds of cracking. You want to send the bottom of the pipe as hard against the rock as possible to minimize potential leakages and contaminants around the pipe and into the well
Q: What other precautions to think about?
A: Drill deeper than you need/know. Chlorinate as soon as the drilling is done. The shallower the well you encounter, the larger you might want to make the diameter of the well (if your height is too small).
Q: Are there any design rules dealing with the diameter of the well?
A: Yes….[you need to take into consideration] how many people are gonna use it? 570 people…20, maybe 10 gallons per day per person?
Text
General Body Meeting (April 15, 2013)
Committee Goals for the End of the Semester
*PR/IT Committee
-Set up Haiku social event
- Hygiene Project/Posters for Isongo Community (?)
*Fundraising/Grant Writing Committee
-Write up one more grant
*Research Committee
- Need to finalize borehole design
General Announcements
-Connecting Communities Events - April 26 (11:00-2:00 PM)
~ Email Zach (@ umbc.ewb@gmail.com) if you can attend as an EWB representative
- URCAD abstract has been approved; Dalton and Chris are presenting (around noon) on April 24
- T-shirts are in (email secretary (Madison) at UMBC.ewb.secretary@gmail.com if you signed up for/ still want a t-shirt)
- Quadmania** - This Weekend 10-10pm
~ Selling EWB glass cups
~ Working on EWB poster board
~ Print out brochures for Quadmania
~ If anyone can volunteer during Quadmania, or help out with the posterboard PLEASE contact Zach @ umbc.ewb@gmail.com or myself, @ UMBC.ewb.secretary@gmail.com
Text
General Body Meeting (April 1, 2013)
Committee Updates
*PR/IT Committee
- Rock the Boarders (event work in progress) - confirmed date April 18
*Fundraising/Grant Writing Committee - N/A
*Research Committee
- Confirmed final decision: Borehole
- Have list of materials and costs for borehole but need additional details
- Goal: Still working on finalizing design
General Announcements
- Fr. Chris may be going to visit the U.S.
- URCAD abstract has been approved; Dalton and Chris are presenting (around noon) on April 24
- T-shirts are in (email secretary (Madison) at UMBC.ewb.secretary@gmail.com if you signed up for/want a t-shirt)
- Google earth is completed (will be sent to list serve)
Discussion
-Looking into guide about clean water projects, products, and pumps
~ For more information: ww.clean-water-for-laymen.com
- Reminding that our responsibility for the design and water sanitation project, making sure its easy to maintain by the community; want a sustainable solution
Upcoming Events
* Hydro geologist Speaker - April 15
- Possible flyers or make announcement during class
- Get title, headshot, abstract information about speaker
- Get spotlight for next monday
* Global Forum Innovation @ College Park - Sat., April 6
- For more information: innovation2013.com
*Engineering Skill Workshop @ College Park - Sun., April 7
- Ex. Auto-repair workshop
Goals (for Committees and General Body Members)
- Try to be more involved in hands-on experience with activities relating to our project (ex. concrete mixing)
- For summer to send to Kenya
~ Bring things such as sanitation kits and pamphlets
~ Get images, data and dust (?) form water sources in the Wet season during summer
~ Get data on elevations, possible soil testing data
* EWB @ UMBC: umbc.ewb@gmail.com
Text
General Body Meeting (March 4, 2013)
Isongo Water System Project ~ PowerPoint Presentation (Overview)
*By EWB Research Committee
*Issues:
- High Nitrate Levels (1.5-2.0 mg/L), unprotected \water source,
unsanitary latrines
* Goals - to provide clean water solution for the community
*Two Alternatives:
- Bore Hole
~ Pros: Better long term strategy, best water quality
~ Cons: higher cost, more maintenance
- Spring Head
~ Pros: Low cost, less impact on environment
~ Cons: Lower quality of water, difficult to funnel water through pipe
* Using Decision matrix —> decided on BORE HOLE
- Total: ~ $33,600
- Labor: preparing the site, hiring driller, test pumping, etc.
- Materials: hand pump, gravel, metal cage, well screen/casing, concrete basin
* Other possibilities:
- Composting Toilets
-Metal gate installation
- Building basin for spillage
Committee Updates
*PR/IT Committee - N/A
*Fundraising/Grant Writing Committee
- Working on paperwork for URCAD Application
*Research Committee
- Decision for solution: Bore hole (still subject to change)
Goals
* Update EWB poster board with new pictures and information from assessment trip
*PR/IT Committee
- Post donators’ names on the EWB Tumblr and Facebook page (?)
- Make EWB flyers to hand out
- Connecting with other student organizations, hosting more social events with them
*Contact UMBC departments for donations (e.g. African studies department, fine arts department, etc.)
*Get more details on cost estimates from Fr. Chris?
Contact
* EWB @ UMBC: umbc.ewb@gmail.com
Text
E-Board Meeting (February 22, 2013)
General Announcements
* Presentation/Talk by the EWB travel team last Wednesday, was successful
*Breaking Ground article in progress
* EWB in progress of applying to URA
*Activity Fair - April 13th
*T-shirts have been ordered, should be coming ~ March 8
*Get involved in Quadmania?
*Send test kits to Eric Smith
Committee Updates
*Grant Writing: grant narrative in progress
* Research:
- Meeting next Tuesday
- Going to decide which alternative we are choosing
- Setting up matrix to make decision
Reflection of this Semester
* More people are coming, joining, getting involved in our committee meetings
*Becoming more established (without websites, our chapter in the EWB-USA website)
* Very involved professional engineer, Dwane Wilding
Things to Improve/Goals
* Increase visibility around campus
* Getting articles in the retriever —> interview with travel team, learn more about the culture/people of Isongo, Kenya
*Getting more defined roles, structure in our group
*Update EWB website on myumbc —> put meeting times available
*Set up a Flickr for EWB
*Committees show progress, notes on website —> every 2 months, on the time line
*Organize tumblr notes
*3-5 minute video of our meetings, to promote EWB
*Work on EWB poster for URA
*Try to collaborate with other non-profit organizations
*Have a linkedin, get more networking (for PR/IT Committee)
Ideas for Meeting Structure
* At the beginning of meeting, the new people come to the front (talk to Zach, get caught up); the members already in the committee go in the back and discuss among themselves
* Have new people ask their questions, introduce themselves AFTER the meeting
* Regroup at the end of the meeting, summarize findings/goals, etc.
*Use overhead to show agenda/goals for each meeting
Definition of Positions
*Research: Hollie Adejumo
* Grant Writing/Fundraising - Dalton Hughes
* Meeting Coordinator - Rosalind Ramsey
*Secretary - Madison Bondoc
- Meeting notes, EWB GBM emails
* Co-Presidents - Chris Mullen & Zach
Text
General Body Meeting (February 18, 2013)
Committee Updates
*PR/IT Committee
-Discussed general goals for this semester:
~ Having more joint events with other organizations (e.x. African Student Association, Culturally Allied Student Association, Society of Women Engineers)
*Fundraising/Grant Writing Committee
- Grant narratives due at the end of the month (updates are in progress)
- Prefer to use bore-hole in grant writing
*Research Committee
-Working on a timeline
- Requesting for information from other committees, i.e. Chris and Dalton’s trip
General Announcements
* Main Focus: Finding a solution to our Isongo Project
*Implementation Trip - Next January
*Wednesday, 11 AM (ITE 233) - Chris and Dalton’s talk about the assessment trip
*Saturday, April 13 - Campus activity fair (Looking for people to coordinate), talk about EWB project
*Rock the Borders Project (Thursday, April 18)
Discussion (Brainstorming solution ideas)
*Looking into bore-hole (?), spring head, skyfall
*Using a design matrix in decision-making
*Compositing Latrine
Goals (for Committees and General Body Members)
* Planning out more community services
-Reach out to the Habitat for the Humanity (for team building and promoting EWB)
*PR/IT Committee
- Work on joint events with other organizations
- Putting together a “hygiene” project?
*Fundraising/Grant Writing Committee
- Finalize grants due by the end of February
- Meetings, Wednesday Free hour (Fireside lounge), bi-weekly
*Research Committee
- Prepare decision matrix and present to group in next meeting
- Put together a short presentation about the options for project’s solution
- Meetings, Tuesday (5-6 pm)
Text
General Board Meeting (February 4, 2013)
PowerPoint Presentation (Overview)
*Main mission: to implement economically and cost effective solutions for areas in need of help (ex. water sanitation)
*EWB: international organization, implementing economically and cost effective solutions (ex. water sanitation) for areas in need of help
*Current Project: Water Sanitation for Community in Isongo, Kenya
-Goal: to provide clean water source
-Assessment trip —> Completed in Winter break
General Announcements
* Biweekly GBMs: Every Monday starting TODAY, @ 4-5:30 PM
Assessment Trip Update
*Assessment Team:
- Lee Blaney, Ph.D
- Duane Wilding, PE
- Dalton Hughes
- Chris Mullen
*Local NGO - Simiyu House
*Focus: creating clean, secure drinking source in the area of Isongo
*Community wants:
-To protect water source (used for drinking, cooking, hygiene)
-To purify their water
*Data collected
-Bacteria tests (ex. for E.coli)
-Chemical Analysis (phosphorus & nitrogen levels)
-Results: showed high levels of bacteria & chemicals
* Interviewing Isongo Residents
- Found contamination, safety hazards from their latrines (unimproved, unprotected)
- Found issues in using water for hygiene, and food/drinking
* Visit to Masinde Muliro University
- Bonded/talked w/ fellow engineer students in Kenya
* Proposed Solution
-Educate residents on the project, and the hygiene and water sanitation
- Dig a borehole
-Construct a spring box
Goals
* Raise awareness across UMBC Campus
-URCAD
-URA
*Fundraising Goal: $26,000
-Airfare
- Construction Materials
- Lodging/Food
*Join a committee today:
-Fundraising & Research
~ In charge of obtaining info/research for the project at hand
-PR/IT (Public relations/Information Technology)
~ Organizes information, maintain websites (tumblr, facebook, twitter, google docs, etc.)
~ Working on the hygiene sub-project
-Fundraising & Grant Writing
~ 2 big grants due (need to get information organized form trip) by end of February
~ Fundraiser idea: Sell/make engraved glass cups (from Isongo) in the breezeway
~ Reaching out to local engineering firms, giving presentations about our project
Contact
* EWB @ UMBC: umbc.ewb@gmail.com
Photo
With some creativity (and possibly stuff you already have on hand) you can make your own mini greenhouse.
