India Water Purification and Solar Power Program. EWB-USA San Diego Professional Chapter James Harper, PE

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1 India Water Purification and Solar Power Program EWB-USA San Diego James Harper, PE

2 Agenda Who I am Basics of Engineers Without Borders San Diego Current Projects Program About the Village of Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem Program History Water Purification Solar Power Local Partners What We Learned What s Next? Questions

3 Who I am Childhood Normal kid from a small farming town Only child with 7 sibling friends that I ve known since I was 1 year old Grew up with Legos, Brio, Lincoln Logs, Kinetics, etc. Played in the dirt a lot, building dams mostly!

4 Who I am High school Small private school in Monterey Graduating class of 43! A and B student (mostly B s) Science fairs Maglev trains, airplane wings, etc. Ultra band geek (tuba!) Ultimate frisbee guru Photography

5 Who I am University Went to UCSD as a mechanical engineering undergraduate Lots of fun projects! Robots and design competitions Medical instruments Human-powered submarine Studied abroad in New Zealand for 1 year Traveled for 3 out of 12 months Master s degree in Mechanical Engineering with highest honors Computer-aided design and renewable energies

6 Who I am Professional Engineer Aerospace Medical devices Steel manufacturing Optomechanics and lasers Renewable energies Water purification Educator Classroom Teacher s Assistant Tutoring K-12 and university EMT

7 Who I am Lessons Learned Go to university and get a Bachelor's degree! Blue collar vs. white collar jobs University teaches you how to think more than about a specific topic. Makes normal life decisions better and easier! Scientific minds function well in society! So, get good at math and science! ANYONE can do it. Whatever you study at university, you can always do many other things for work after you graduate.

8 Who I am Lessons Learned Write down what you want in a job and pursue jobs that fit that mold. For me, a job must provide Creativity Self improvement Socialization Human benefit Comfortable quality of life Do what makes you happy, but understand how that will affect your quality of life and be ok with it before making any changes!

9 Basics of EWB How It All Started 15 years ago Dr. Bernard Amadei A normal civil engineering professor Visited Belize Saw a need for basic infrastructure Clean water! Thought he could make a difference

10 Basics of EWB Our Vision A world in which all communities have the capacity to meet their basic human needs Our Mission Community-driven development Sustainable engineering projects Responsible leadership Members 12,000 volunteers 684 projects 39 developing countries

11 EWB-USA Projects Water Supply Water Treatment Construction Sanitation Energy Projects Agricultural Bridges and Roads

12 San Diego Composed of San Diego area professionals Started September active volunteers Projects in India, El Salvador, and Senegal currently Work together with the UCSD and SDSU student chapters

13 La Chiripa, El Salvador Challenges to the community Unclean, remote water source Health concerns Project Clean water from utility or rainwater harvesting New water tanks and biosand filters Successful implementation trip in May 2014

14 Tanda Mboudaye, Senegal Challenges to the community Water and sanitation Half of the village is presently lacking a latrine Project Repair existing latrines Construct new latrines

15 Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India Coastal fishing village of 4000 residents Mostly fisherman and day laborers with seasonal work Average salaries near $50 per month per family $1.75 per day! (above) Drying the daily catch in the Sun; (below) Transporting vegetables from the fields to be sold at the market. The beginning of a seasonal workday on the beaches east of CPPP.

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17 Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India Religions Hindu, Muslims, Christians Traditional Hindu ceremony and offerings. Claims to Fame Ongole Ox Galaxy Granite Fun Cricket, Kabadi The iconic Ongole Ox. A rousing and rough game of Kabadi.

18 Where is Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem?

19 Where is Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem?

20 Where is Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem?

21 Where is Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem?

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23 Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India Drinking water contaminated after 2004 tsunami Seawater Bacteria and viruses Women and children walk 45 minutes round trip each day to fetch water Brother and sister hauling water back to their family. Typical well in and around CPPP; most are dry, especially during the dry season; all are contaminated.

24 EWB-USA San Diego Chakicherla Pedda Patapu Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India Priorities 1. Access to safe drinking water 2. Adequate housing 3. Children s education 4. Sanitation A typical house and one under construction in the Scheduled Tribes area of CPPP. (above) Children of CPPP, always interested and friendly. (left) Girls hauling water through the streets of CPPP.

25 EWB-USA San Diego Travelling to India

26 Program History 10 site visits since 2006 with 4 implementation trips Some successes Reverse osmosis water treatment plant Some failures Pipeline and hand pumps (2 implementations!) Some still being evaluated 5.4 kw solar power system with 1-day battery backup Discussing the details of the RO plant with the village elders. The RO plant operating on a typical day.

27 EWB-USA San Diego Sustainability Analysis Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability The Triple Bottom Line The Three P s: people, planet, profit Our guiding principles! Villagers purchasing water at the RO plant. (above) Villagers and EWB Team after the RO plant implementation. (below) EWB Team conducting community surveys with local translator.

28 Alternatives Analysis Water Purification New source well Slow Sand Filters Biosand Filters Distillation Importing Potable Water Reverse Osmosis Potable water truck. Water well. Biosand filter. Slow sand filtration.

29 Water Purification 2000 L/hr reverse osmosis plant Installed in 2011 Serving ~1500 people daily The RO plant operating on a typical day. Water Board composed of village elders administers daily operation of plant Financials Maintenance Machinery of the RO plant. Members of the Water Board.