Accomplishment Report: Installation of Four Solar-powered Clean Water Systems in CDO

February 21, 2012 – Arrived at 4pm at Loyola House, Xavier University.

I met with Dean Jojo Linog and faculty members of Engineering Department, Mr. Edwin Ortiz and Mr.

Marco Escano. We discussed ways to treat the gray water in the temporary shelter. We agreed to

inspect the site to plan out the installation of the waste water treatment.

Arrival at the resettlement site with 100+ kilograms of equipment.

While waiting for the installation team, I taught Mr. Edwin Mote, one of the residents of the bank

houses, how to clean the filter of the solar-powered clean water systems.

These are pictures of how the gray water both from the wash and bath area is flowing in an open canal.

According to Dean Jojo, concrete pipe will be installed in the open canal with separate piping from the

septic tank over flow.

We also conducted an ocular inspection to determine where to place the reed bed system for the waste

water treatment. I suggested toput the vegetation area right after the reed bed system so that the

cleaned waste water will flow via gravity in the vegetation or garden area. Below are the team

members who inspected the site. Another picture shows the lowest point of the temporary shelter

where I proposed that the waste water treatment be installed. We suggested t use papyrus plants

and/or tambo plants for the reed bed.

I coordinated with Ms. Iris and Engr. Jan Bugayong, the site manager and electrical engineer

respectively, to determine where to place the four additional clean water systems. We agreed to install

two systems each at both ends of the wash area to evenly spread-out these clean water stations.

At 4:30pm on February 22, we were able to run the four clean water systems with LED Lighting and

cellphone charging stations.

This is the team that I trained to install the systems. I coordinated with Ms. Trel, head of community

development & organizing, and consulted them about their work rate. They said they usually give P280

a day but since they worked for 6 hours only, we agreed and gave each of the nine people P150.

The next day, Feb 23, we installed the solar charge controller.

On the last day, Feb. 24, I replaced the broken ceramic filter and malfunctioning two inverters. I turned-

over four spare ultraviolet lamps, and miscellaneous tools and consummable supplies to the office of

the site manager and to the head of the security. Below are the six clean water system set-ups with

cellphone charging stations and LED lighting.

Then, I went to the airport for my flight going back to Manila.