Implementation of Concrete BSF Project
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Billy Nichols
Jul 10, 2009, 10:47:09 AM7/10/09
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Hi All,
As most of you know, the EWB-UIUC Research Team submitted a Point-of-
Use Comparison Report a few weeks ago. After reviewing and discussing
the report, the Wuqu' Kawoq Board and the community of Socorro have
decided to go with constructing the concrete biosand filters.
Anne Kraemer sent us a proposal for implementation of this project
last week, which is posted under "Files" and is called "Proposal for
Water Project Implementation in Socorro & Summary of Conference Call
6-23-09.doc". This document also includes a summary of a conference
call Sheila, Peter M, and I held with Anne a couple weeks ago. The 4
of us are currently working on assignments which you can find under
the "To Do List" at the bottom of the document.
Now that the concrete biosand filter option has been chosen we must
move forward in determining how to implement this project. Please
review the document mentioned above and post any thoughts/comments/
ideas. In order to centralize all of our thoughts/comments/ideas,
please post them on this discussion page (I will be posting all
relevant emails I have received thusfar and please feel free to do the
same).
Thank you to all our professional mentors, faculty advisors, and other
contributors for their continued input and support, especially Russell
Rohloff, Todd Trabert, Professor Nguyen, Professor Litchfield, Marty
Page, and Laura Gooch.
And thank you to Anne Kraemer, Wuqu' Kawoq, and the community of
Socorro for their hard work in evaluating the options and coming up
with a proposal.
Peace,
Billy Nichols
As most of you know, the EWB-UIUC Research Team submitted a Point-of-
Use Comparison Report a few weeks ago. After reviewing and discussing
the report, the Wuqu' Kawoq Board and the community of Socorro have
decided to go with constructing the concrete biosand filters.
Anne Kraemer sent us a proposal for implementation of this project
last week, which is posted under "Files" and is called "Proposal for
Water Project Implementation in Socorro & Summary of Conference Call
6-23-09.doc". This document also includes a summary of a conference
call Sheila, Peter M, and I held with Anne a couple weeks ago. The 4
of us are currently working on assignments which you can find under
the "To Do List" at the bottom of the document.
Now that the concrete biosand filter option has been chosen we must
move forward in determining how to implement this project. Please
review the document mentioned above and post any thoughts/comments/
ideas. In order to centralize all of our thoughts/comments/ideas,
please post them on this discussion page (I will be posting all
relevant emails I have received thusfar and please feel free to do the
same).
Thank you to all our professional mentors, faculty advisors, and other
contributors for their continued input and support, especially Russell
Rohloff, Todd Trabert, Professor Nguyen, Professor Litchfield, Marty
Page, and Laura Gooch.
And thank you to Anne Kraemer, Wuqu' Kawoq, and the community of
Socorro for their hard work in evaluating the options and coming up
with a proposal.
Peace,
Billy Nichols
bnicks
Jul 10, 2009, 10:52:59 AM7/10/09
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Message from Russell Rohloff sent 6-26-09
I just read the notes from the recent teleconference (click here to
view teleconference notes). I do have some comments on the proposal:
1. I would like to see some of the background thought on these two
teams of five. How many molds are we providing each team (for
instance I saw a project description for Haiti that talked about using
ten molds to produce 300 units per year on site). What data do you
have to indicate how many molds we are going to have to start with and
how fast we can make the units.
2. I have also come across some recommendations that indicate that
each filter should be filled with water and allowed to stand for two
days to remove soluble caustic materials from the concrete process and
to aid in keeping the unit thoroughly wetted during initial curing
(very important for hot climates). The same source also indicated a
full cure time of 7 days prior to transportation. I agree that this
is the minimum. How does this fit in with production schedules?
3. We need to produce all that we need with at least 10% spares stored
on site for replacement of damaged units, new homes coming on line,
etc.
4. I have downloaded a mess of documents I have recently come across
onto the EWB-UIUC Google Group site.. These include round biosand
filters from BioSandFilter.org, another EWB chapters foray into the
BSF field with plastic filters, and the most comprehensive
construction manual and operation/maintenance guidelines from David
Manz, www.manzwaterinfo.ca. The basic design is patented but allowed
to be used without royalties. This is an interesting site.
Also for Anne K., the Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation
Technology (CAWST) offers a four to five day workshop for Project
Implementation. I have attached the outline of that to this email
(below). It may be something we consider sending any future
implementation interns to.
Russell
Document:
CAWST Course_Outline_Project_Implementation_BSF (posted under "Files"
page)
I just read the notes from the recent teleconference (click here to
view teleconference notes). I do have some comments on the proposal:
1. I would like to see some of the background thought on these two
teams of five. How many molds are we providing each team (for
instance I saw a project description for Haiti that talked about using
ten molds to produce 300 units per year on site). What data do you
have to indicate how many molds we are going to have to start with and
how fast we can make the units.
2. I have also come across some recommendations that indicate that
each filter should be filled with water and allowed to stand for two
days to remove soluble caustic materials from the concrete process and
to aid in keeping the unit thoroughly wetted during initial curing
(very important for hot climates). The same source also indicated a
full cure time of 7 days prior to transportation. I agree that this
is the minimum. How does this fit in with production schedules?
3. We need to produce all that we need with at least 10% spares stored
on site for replacement of damaged units, new homes coming on line,
etc.
4. I have downloaded a mess of documents I have recently come across
onto the EWB-UIUC Google Group site.. These include round biosand
filters from BioSandFilter.org, another EWB chapters foray into the
BSF field with plastic filters, and the most comprehensive
construction manual and operation/maintenance guidelines from David
Manz, www.manzwaterinfo.ca. The basic design is patented but allowed
to be used without royalties. This is an interesting site.
Also for Anne K., the Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation
Technology (CAWST) offers a four to five day workshop for Project
Implementation. I have attached the outline of that to this email
(below). It may be something we consider sending any future
implementation interns to.
Russell
Document:
CAWST Course_Outline_Project_Implementation_BSF (posted under "Files"
page)
bnicks
Jul 10, 2009, 10:57:18 AM7/10/09
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Message from Laura C. Gooch sent 6-18-09
I'm attaching a copy of your POU Comparison Report with some comments
(below). The report seems to be a good comparison of the two
alternatives, and I basically agree with your conclusions. I made some
comments on the report with my questions and observations, which I
hope are helpful. Keep me posted on your progress.
Yours,
Laura
Document:
EWB-UIUC GWP POU Comparison Report 6-1-09 - LCG comments.doc (posted
on "Files" page)
> Manz,www.manzwaterinfo.ca. The basic design is patented but allowed
I'm attaching a copy of your POU Comparison Report with some comments
(below). The report seems to be a good comparison of the two
alternatives, and I basically agree with your conclusions. I made some
comments on the report with my questions and observations, which I
hope are helpful. Keep me posted on your progress.
Yours,
Laura
Document:
EWB-UIUC GWP POU Comparison Report 6-1-09 - LCG comments.doc (posted
on "Files" page)
bnicks
Jul 10, 2009, 11:01:35 AM7/10/09
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Message from Todd Trabert sent 6-16-09
Here are my comments for the POU comparison report:
I would have to agree with the one suggestion of buying the locally
made pots to filter the water until a more permanent solution can be
implemented. It seems like the concrete biosand filters are a good
solution and can be adequately maintained and built by the people of
Socorro. I would stress that education and follow-up be done in order
that the project continues without our aid there. It seems like both
the ceramic pots and biosand filters offer adequate removal of
bacteria and other contaminants that the water of Socorro has. I
guess this just may be a smaller scale than what we had planned on
doing previously, which helps keep costs lower and is much less
demanding on the townspeople. Will the NGO still be working in the
area and could they help with the education aspect of this project?
It is key to have local contacts there for the sustainability of the
project.
paz y bien, Todd
Here are my comments for the POU comparison report:
I would have to agree with the one suggestion of buying the locally
made pots to filter the water until a more permanent solution can be
implemented. It seems like the concrete biosand filters are a good
solution and can be adequately maintained and built by the people of
Socorro. I would stress that education and follow-up be done in order
that the project continues without our aid there. It seems like both
the ceramic pots and biosand filters offer adequate removal of
bacteria and other contaminants that the water of Socorro has. I
guess this just may be a smaller scale than what we had planned on
doing previously, which helps keep costs lower and is much less
demanding on the townspeople. Will the NGO still be working in the
area and could they help with the education aspect of this project?
It is key to have local contacts there for the sustainability of the
project.
paz y bien, Todd
bnicks
Jul 20, 2009, 4:57:10 PM7/20/09
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Message from Paul Earwaker (International Technical Advisor at CAWST
responsible for Latin America and The Caribbean) sent 6-30-09
Many thanks for your email.
There are several ways in which we might be able to help you get your
project up and running. The first would be for you to attend one of
our project implementation for biosand filter workshops. These are
regularly held here in Calgary and this year we have one in Troy,
Mitchigan in September. This course will introduce you to the biosand
filter and all the necessary components you need to run a successful
programme as well as giving you hands-on experience of constructing
and installing a filter. At the end of the course you will receive our
construction manual and much of the educational material we have
developed.
Another alternative, If there were other organizations in the area who
also wanted to receive training on the bsf, would be for me to come
down and do some training in Guatemala although we might need some
time in order for us to come up with the funding. A third solution if
you are unable to come to the Troy workshop and we are unable to
arrange a workshop in Guatemala would be to try to put you in contact
with a good, nearby organization who is already implementing and we
could then also directly supply you with our educational materials. In
any case we will be here to provide ongoing technical support as you
take your first steps in implementing your programme.
For me by far the best idea is for you to come to one of our workshops
which only costs CAD$500 per person (just enough to cover our costs)
and there you will be able to talk to one of our experienced staff and
really get to know the biosand filter and all you need to consider for
implementation. You can register at http://www.cawst.org/index.php?id=228
if you are interested.
If you have any more queries then pleas feel free to get back to me.
Best,
Paul
responsible for Latin America and The Caribbean) sent 6-30-09
Many thanks for your email.
There are several ways in which we might be able to help you get your
project up and running. The first would be for you to attend one of
our project implementation for biosand filter workshops. These are
regularly held here in Calgary and this year we have one in Troy,
Mitchigan in September. This course will introduce you to the biosand
filter and all the necessary components you need to run a successful
programme as well as giving you hands-on experience of constructing
and installing a filter. At the end of the course you will receive our
construction manual and much of the educational material we have
developed.
Another alternative, If there were other organizations in the area who
also wanted to receive training on the bsf, would be for me to come
down and do some training in Guatemala although we might need some
time in order for us to come up with the funding. A third solution if
you are unable to come to the Troy workshop and we are unable to
arrange a workshop in Guatemala would be to try to put you in contact
with a good, nearby organization who is already implementing and we
could then also directly supply you with our educational materials. In
any case we will be here to provide ongoing technical support as you
take your first steps in implementing your programme.
For me by far the best idea is for you to come to one of our workshops
which only costs CAD$500 per person (just enough to cover our costs)
and there you will be able to talk to one of our experienced staff and
really get to know the biosand filter and all you need to consider for
implementation. You can register at http://www.cawst.org/index.php?id=228
if you are interested.
If you have any more queries then pleas feel free to get back to me.
Best,
Paul
bnicks
Jul 20, 2009, 4:59:26 PM7/20/09
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Message from Paul Earwaker (International Technical Advisor at CAWST
responsible for Latin America and The Caribbean) sent 7-9-09
There are 4 organizations which might be able to help you with some of
the things you need in Guatemala, 3 of whom are copied in on this
email the 4th of whom has not since I believe he only speaks Spanish.
Servants 4 Him – Forrest Kendall - for...@servants4him.org
Calvary International – Jeremy Israel - tptrai...@hotmail.com
Mission Impact – Daniel Divelbiss - daniel.d...@gmail.com
Ministerio Escudo de Fe – Juan Aguilar - filtr...@yahoo.com
Paul
bnicks
Jul 20, 2009, 5:00:33 PM7/20/09
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Message from Forrest Kendall (President/CEO - Servants 4 Him) sent
7-9-09
We would be happy to chat with you about Bio-sand Water Filters. Our
ministry, Servants 4 Him has been building these filters in many areas
in Guatemala for the past 5 years. Our shop is located near Antigua,
Guatemala. However we have projects in many parts of the country.
I work with Jeremy Israel, Calvary International; Dan Divelbiss,
Mission Impact; and Juan Aguilar, Escudo de Fe. Dan has a filter
project in Nebaj, Quiche; Juan has a filter project in Vasquez,
Totonicapan. Jeremy has a couple of projects in Izabal and Peten. We
recently started a project near Teculutan, Zacapa and we will be
starting a project this year near Antigua in Pueblo Nuevo, Pastores.
One of our staff guys, Mike Raynaud, did a research project on the Bio-
sand filter for his degree in Micro-biology. You might contact Mike
(mi...@servants4him.org).
We can certainly guide you in the right direction for getting molds
fabricated and share with you what we have learned over the past 5
years.
Regards,
Forrest Kendall
President/CEO - Servants 4 Him
Guatemala phone numbers:
House +(502) 7832-7498
Cell +(502) 5577-4648
7-9-09
We would be happy to chat with you about Bio-sand Water Filters. Our
ministry, Servants 4 Him has been building these filters in many areas
in Guatemala for the past 5 years. Our shop is located near Antigua,
Guatemala. However we have projects in many parts of the country.
I work with Jeremy Israel, Calvary International; Dan Divelbiss,
Mission Impact; and Juan Aguilar, Escudo de Fe. Dan has a filter
project in Nebaj, Quiche; Juan has a filter project in Vasquez,
Totonicapan. Jeremy has a couple of projects in Izabal and Peten. We
recently started a project near Teculutan, Zacapa and we will be
starting a project this year near Antigua in Pueblo Nuevo, Pastores.
One of our staff guys, Mike Raynaud, did a research project on the Bio-
sand filter for his degree in Micro-biology. You might contact Mike
(mi...@servants4him.org).
We can certainly guide you in the right direction for getting molds
fabricated and share with you what we have learned over the past 5
years.
Regards,
Forrest Kendall
President/CEO - Servants 4 Him
Guatemala phone numbers:
House +(502) 7832-7498
Cell +(502) 5577-4648
bnicks
Jul 23, 2009, 11:30:21 PM7/23/09
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Health and Sanitation educational materials provided by Paul Earwaker
of CAWST:
Spanish
--Community Health Promoter Participant Manual, Games, and Posters -
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Spanish/
English
--Community Health Promoter Participant Manual -
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Community%20Health%20Promotion_Trainers_Mar%2009/Participant%20Manual/!%20CHP%20for%20Trainers_Participant%20Manual_Mar%2009.pdf
--Games and Posters - http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Latin%20America_Posters%20and%20Activities_Mar%2009/
***Please note that the English versions have been updated since they
were translated to Spanish and may therefore vary slightly from the
Spanish materials
On Jul 20, 4:00 pm, bnicks <wnich...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Message from Forrest Kendall (President/CEO - Servants 4 Him) sent
> 7-9-09
>
> We would be happy to chat with you about Bio-sand Water Filters. Our
> ministry, Servants 4 Him has been building these filters in many areas
> in Guatemala for the past 5 years. Our shop is located near Antigua,
> Guatemala. However we have projects in many parts of the country.
>
> I work with Jeremy Israel, Calvary International; Dan Divelbiss,
> Mission Impact; and Juan Aguilar, Escudo de Fe. Dan has a filter
> project in Nebaj, Quiche; Juan has a filter project in Vasquez,
> Totonicapan. Jeremy has a couple of projects in Izabal and Peten. We
> recently started a project near Teculutan, Zacapa and we will be
> starting a project this year near Antigua in Pueblo Nuevo, Pastores.
>
> One of our staff guys, Mike Raynaud, did a research project on the Bio-
> sand filter for his degree in Micro-biology. You might contact Mike
> (m...@servants4him.org).
of CAWST:
Spanish
--Community Health Promoter Participant Manual, Games, and Posters -
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Spanish/
English
--Community Health Promoter Participant Manual -
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Community%20Health%20Promotion_Trainers_Mar%2009/Participant%20Manual/!%20CHP%20for%20Trainers_Participant%20Manual_Mar%2009.pdf
--Games and Posters - http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Latin%20America_Posters%20and%20Activities_Mar%2009/
***Please note that the English versions have been updated since they
were translated to Spanish and may therefore vary slightly from the
Spanish materials
On Jul 20, 4:00 pm, bnicks <wnich...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Message from Forrest Kendall (President/CEO - Servants 4 Him) sent
> 7-9-09
>
> We would be happy to chat with you about Bio-sand Water Filters. Our
> ministry, Servants 4 Him has been building these filters in many areas
> in Guatemala for the past 5 years. Our shop is located near Antigua,
> Guatemala. However we have projects in many parts of the country.
>
> I work with Jeremy Israel, Calvary International; Dan Divelbiss,
> Mission Impact; and Juan Aguilar, Escudo de Fe. Dan has a filter
> project in Nebaj, Quiche; Juan has a filter project in Vasquez,
> Totonicapan. Jeremy has a couple of projects in Izabal and Peten. We
> recently started a project near Teculutan, Zacapa and we will be
> starting a project this year near Antigua in Pueblo Nuevo, Pastores.
>
> One of our staff guys, Mike Raynaud, did a research project on the Bio-
> sand filter for his degree in Micro-biology. You might contact Mike
bnicks
Jul 23, 2009, 11:43:46 PM7/23/09
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Project Implementation for the BSF Manuals, provided by Paul Earwaker
of CAWST:
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/BSF%20Manual_Jan%2008.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%201_Intro%20to%20HWTS_Mar%2009.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%201_Appendix%201_Mar%2009.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%202_Intro%20to%20Planning_Mar%2009.pdf
***It should be noted that CAWST will be releasing a BSF version 10 in
early/late August, which contains some revisions to the version 9
(namely, increasing the height of the filter and sand column)
On Jul 23, 10:30 pm, bnicks <wnich...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Health and Sanitation educational materials provided by Paul Earwaker
> of CAWST:
>
> Spanish
> --Community Health Promoter Participant Manual, Games, and Posters -http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Spanish/
>
> English
> --Community Health Promoter Participant Manual -http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Community%20Health%20Promotion_Tra...
> --Games and Posters -http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Latin%20America_Posters%20and%20Ac...
of CAWST:
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/BSF%20Manual_Jan%2008.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%201_Intro%20to%20HWTS_Mar%2009.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%201_Appendix%201_Mar%2009.pdf
http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Project%20Implementation%20for%20BSF_Apr%2009/Participant%20Manual/Section%202_Intro%20to%20Planning_Mar%2009.pdf
***It should be noted that CAWST will be releasing a BSF version 10 in
early/late August, which contains some revisions to the version 9
(namely, increasing the height of the filter and sand column)
On Jul 23, 10:30 pm, bnicks <wnich...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Health and Sanitation educational materials provided by Paul Earwaker
> of CAWST:
>
> Spanish
>
> English
> --Community Health Promoter Participant Manual -http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Community%20Health%20Promotion_Tra...
> --Games and Posters -http://webmail.cawst.org/documents/Latin%20America_Posters%20and%20Ac...
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