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  1. Hydrophilanthropy: What Can YOU Do? NGWA 10th Annual Groundwater SummitDenver, CO – 6 May 2014Michael E. CampanaCollege of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sci.Oregon State UniversityFounder, Ann Campana Judge Foundationwww.acjfoundation.org“The road to help is paved with good intentions.”-- Tracy Baker

  2. Outline • Introduction – got water? • What is Hydrophilanthropy? • MDGs & WaSH • Examples of Hydrophilanthropy – Well Guidelines; Panamá Project; Honduras Project - Students • Hydrophilanthropy: Mistakes Made & Lessons Learned • Admitting & Learning from Failure • What YOU Can Do • Final Thought & Thank You!

  3. Why is that woman smiling? She’s got a job! got water? Job opening:Water-Carrier Requirements:must be able to balance 45 pounds on your head while trekking rocky dirt roads for miles. Hours:up to 8 hours a day Wages:$0 Only women & children (girls) need apply! (courtesy Ray Newmyer)

  4. Hydrophilanthropy - 1Term coined by David Kreamer of UNLV around 2005. Never really defined it. [See DK’s article ‘The Meaning of Hydrophilanthropy’ in September 2010Water Resources IMPACT]

  5. Hydrophilanthropy -2 Definition:Altruistic concern for the water, sanitation, and related needs of humankind, often manifested by contributions of work, money, orresources.-- M. Campana

  6. Hydrophilanthropy – 3 (Broader) • Does not necessarily imply working in ‘classic’ developing regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, etc.) • Includes volunteering as water expert for tribal, state, local, Federal government commissions/committees; watershed councils; NGOs; etc. • Can involve applied or basic research, e.g., water purification (pathogens, arsenic, fluoride, etc.); latrine, stove, pump design & engineering; rapid assessment techniques; remote sensing; • Can be relief or development work • Education & outreach

  7. Hydrophilanthropy - 4 Alternate definition:“I can’t define hydrophilanthropy, but I know it when I see it.”-– M. Campana (apologies to former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart)

  8. Hydrophilanthropy Readings1)September 2010Water Resources IMPACT(http://bit.ly/9ColgZ)2) August 2010 J. of. Contemporary Water Research & Education (JCWRE) (http://is.gd/w1VrvK)3) Editorial in Water Well Journal November 2013, p. 8 - http://is.gd/kSSQkA

  9. MDGs, WaSH, etc. “There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can’t think of one at the moment.”– Paul Theroux, referring to Paul Hewson (aka Bono), The Honolulu Advertiser, 8 January 2006

  10. Millennium Development Goals • (8 MDGs; see http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals) • Promulgated in 2005: Target 7.C: WatSan - by 2015, reduce by 50% the number of people without access to improved drinking water (~ 1.1B) or sanitation (~ 2.4 B) Note: DW number likely too low; ‘improved’ v. ‘safe’? • WatSan goal: not ‘rocket science’ but requires $$ and political will • Drinking water MDG recently met (??) • Sanitation MDG: fall short by 700M?

  11. Hydrophilanthropy in Practice:Projects“Beyond mountains there are mountains.” – Haitian proverb

  12. ‘S-cubed’ (Steve Schneider Style) Hydrophilanthropyhttp://is.gd/V4juTr

  13. Panamá Project • In 1999–2000 working under the auspices of Lifewater International, taught team of Embera Indians to drill and complete wells, install pumps. • Team of four gringos – Loring Green, Bob Jarrett, Craig Woodring, and I • In May 2000 conducted training trip; drilled two wells, left equipment, supplies • No return – issues with FARC guerrillas • Out of touch till 2008; contact via PCV • 2014 – team still drilling!

  14. Southern Darién – looking west

  15. Loring Green Instructing on the LS-100

  16. Examining Cuttings

  17. Installing the Gravel Pack

  18. Finished!

  19. Accomplishments • Trained 6-man Embera team • Team drilled three wells: two producers (c. 25 gpm) and one dry hole (< 1 gpm) • Team installed one submersible and one hand pump • Provided one LS-100, mud pump, 500 feet of 4” ID PVC, drilling mud, 3 Bush hand pumps, cement, submersible pump, tools • Renewed contact via Peace Corps in 2008 • Team still drilling – 2014!

  20. Failures • Poor USA-Panamá communications with locals; made coordination and planning difficult • No follow-up – future trips were canceled because of dangerous conditions (Plan Colombia) • Lost touch with team after training

  21. Honduras Project – Students • From 2001-2005, I conducted field course for U of NM Master of Water Resources students in Honduras - three weeks each June. See JCWRE andIMPACT articles (URLs on slide 9) • Partnered with Hondureños Alex del Cid Vásquez, Rolando López, SANAA, and local villagers to help build gravity-flow water systems (dam, tank, piping) in 5 villages in the Sierra de Omoa. • Introduced students to hydrophilanthropy and the struggles of many just to obtain clean drinking water.

  22. Alex del Cid Vásquez, “el jefe de agua”

  23. Five villages located in the Sierra de Omoa, a rugged mountain range ~30 km NW of San Pedro Sula Climate: Warm and humid with distinct wet and dry seasons. Average annual rainfall of 250 cm (~100 inches)

  24. Why Work in the Sierra de Omoa? According to my Honduran friends: • Relatively few people – little political power • Rugged topography, poor roads – politicians, civil servants don’t often want to make the effort to visit or work there (except during election season) • NGOs don’t want to work there – risk of failure is too high So why work there? It’s a challenge!

  25. Rugged Topography, Remote Locations

  26. Rural Water ProjectSanta Teresa, Honduras WR573 2004

  27. Pipe cutting and threading

  28. Accomplishments • Helped build five gravity-flow potable water systems serving about 2,000 people • Provided instruction to locals in sanitation and hygiene • Cross-cultural, life-changing (for some) experience for 65 students • Empowered local women – can do other things besides gathering water; girls can go to school • Gringos can be “good neighbors”

  29. Shortcomings • No follow-up – SANAA (Honduran government agency) dropped the ball • Need continued training, support • Sustainability and Monitoring & Evaluation (see IMPACT articles by Christine Casey Matute and Stephanie Moore) • Change in social dynamics of villages – gender roles. Is this good?

  30. Hydrophilanthropy:Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned & Learning from Failure“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.” – African proverb

  31. Hydrophilanthropy: Mistakes IMade • See a problem and am inclined to solve it with my methods, because that’s how I do it. How would locals do it? Which is better and why? • If there is no local input and participation, then there is no community “buy in” - “not my well – not my problem – he’ll come back and fix his well if it breaks.” • Neglecting economic development: people need means to maintain wells, pumps, etc. Social entrepreneurship! • Forgot about multidisciplinary perspective and public health! • Sustainability, Monitoring & Evaluation!

  32. What ILearned • Use appropriate technology • Too complicated = unsustainable • Need societal infrastructure • Effective governance • Need understanding, commitment, training • Stakeholder involvement required • Failure to learn from mistakes - no outcomes assessment, monitoring & evaluation (M & E) • Beware: self-congratulatory, feel-good approach. Need patience; Tranquilo! • Need partners in-country

  33. Admitting Failure WWW site – EWB-Canadahttp://www.admittingfailure.com/“Learning from what’s not working. Creating space for what is.”

  34. Learning from Failure(13-minute video)David DambergerFounder, EWB – Calgaryhttp://is.gd/AxvUCW

  35. What YOU Can Do – Volunteer! Hydrogeologists Without Borders hwbwater.org (Canadian) Lifewater and Living Water www.lifewater.org and www.water.cc Engineers Without Borders www.ewb-usa.org student/professional chapters Engineers In Action Rotary Clubs (Rotary International) Water For People - World Water Corps Church Groups VITA – Volunteers In Technical Assistance NGWA Developing Nations Interest Group Forum

  36. Final Thought“I really envy you guys. You have the power to keep people from getting sick. By the time I’m called, it’s really too late.”-- A medical doctor, talking to some volunteer water professionals, c. 2000

  37. One More Thought…Unsustainable?Yes.Why?

  38. Unsustainable Solutions? 1) Dean Kamen Tackles the Water Crisis http://is.gd/KaQ3s0 2) Crapping on the ‘Gates Toilet’ http://is.gd/w3WFyZ 3) Have PlayPumps Played Out? http://is.gd/7HllST

  39. Thank You! WaterWired blog: http://www.waterwired.org WaterWired Twitter: http://twitter.com/waterwired Facebook: Michael Campana LinkedIn: Michael Campana aquadoc@oregonstate.edu And thanks to Mary Frances Campana for 20+ years of love, encouragement, and support! "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

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