By Verna Case | Project Leader
The upgrade of reticulation system of pipes supplying the hospital with water is complete. Interestingly we discovered that the many of the old steel pipes that were replaced were first installed in 1930! So, it is not surprising that they weren’t efficiently delivering the needed water to the hospital buildings.
The bulk tank and treatment system were purchased in late July and have arrived in Mwandi from South Africa. The four large reservoirs will soon be elevated at the river’s edge on new steel pedestals which are now being constructed. Once the tanks are installed, the pump by the river will fill each tank. When full, the four tanks can hold enough water for two days of continuous use by the hospital, without the addition of more water. Because the elevation of the tanks will deliver water to the hospital without additional pumps and because of the tanks’ large capacity, the costs of pumping water to the hospital buildings will be greatly decreased.
By the time of our next report, we hope to have all tanks functioning and the new water treatment system installed. Pictures of the tanks being shipped and arriving in Mwandi are found below.
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