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2011 Projects
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Tichia
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Tonjibe, Costa Rica
The objective of this project is
to
provide
the communities of Tonjibe, El Sol, and
Margarita with clean potable water, while
ensuring that the community will be able to
maintain the system themselves. This task is to
be accomplished by designing and constructing a
new water supply system, with chlorine
disinfection. This will be followed by education
initiatives for operations and maintenance of
the system. The EWB-FIU Chapter also encourages
the community to implement a tariff program to
ensure future sustainability of their system and
the community takes ownership of the system.
Click here to see pictures of our 2010 implementation trip
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2010 Projects
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Sustainable Water
Sanitation Project
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Costa Rica, San Rafael de Guatuso
The new project seeks
to design and build a wastewater collection and
treatment system for the village of Tonjibe.
Sanitary conditions are dramatic in Tonjibe; an
old septic tank system has not been properly
operated or maintained leading to a situation
where effluents flow directly untreated through
the populated areas in open channels. It is
necessary to collect and convey the wastewater
in buried pipes to avoid direct exposure of the
population to pathogens present in the
wastewater. The septic tank system will also
have to be updated and properly operated and
maintained to achieve an acceptable treatment of
wastewater. The project also seeks to develop a
sustainable solution for the secondary treatment
of the sewage (gray and black waters) prior to
discharge into the river.Health and social living conditions will be significantly improved after the collection of wastewater starts operation, a central grassy area will be reclaimed and made available to enhance community recreational activities; in addition, an aesthetic improvement should also happen. Since the local economy relies heavily on tourism, this would attract more visitors and bring more money to the community. Secondary treatment should also improve water quality in the adjacent river, which is used for recreational swimming and fishing.