1 / 14

The Miramar Project Drexel University Engineers Without Borders

The Miramar Project Drexel University Engineers Without Borders. Mike Sexton John McCormack. Overview. Miramar Water Shortage Project Background Design and Resources. Drexel University EWB. Involved young people in service University Engagement Student led Faculty support

alva
Télécharger la présentation

The Miramar Project Drexel University Engineers Without Borders

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Miramar ProjectDrexel University Engineers Without Borders Mike Sexton John McCormack

  2. Overview • Miramar Water Shortage • Project Background • Design and Resources

  3. Drexel University EWB • Involved young people in service • University Engagement • Student led • Faculty support • Professional Mentors

  4. Miramar • Miramar: a community of 200 survivors • Peace Corp involvement • Rowan University’s Assessment • Drexel Assessment trip Sep. 15-22 • Implementation planned for December 2007

  5. Drexel Assessment Trip September 15 – 21, 2007 • Community Involvement Activities • Data Acquisition • Project Design Feedback

  6. The Need • Not enough Water • Dry Wells • Lack of Resources • Poor Water Management

  7. Findings • Water Quality • Fecal Coliforms • High Nitrate contamination • Community Health • Childhood illness

  8. Project Goals • Provide water for every person and animal • Minimize time spent collecting water • Reduce use of contaminated water

  9. Project Design • Source considerations • River: Long distance, vandalism, flooding • Rain: Requires 4 million liters of storage • Well: Contamination, cost • An integrated solution • Seasonal rain catchments • Supplemental well source

  10. Existing Resources • The determined people of Miramar • Peace Corp engagement & local student • 20 year old tank

  11. Project Costs Capital Investment: $15,000 Travel Expenses: $5,000 O & M: $120/Month (Afforded by residents) Current Funding Sources Palmyra-Riverton-Cinnaminson Rotary: $3,000 Drexel Travel Grant: $5,000 Other sources: $1,200 Unmet Project Need: $12,000

  12. Overall Impacts: • Clean, plentiful source of water • Women owned small businesses • More time for childhood education • Cross-cultural education

  13. Summary • Water Shortage in Miramar • Drexel Students Provide Design • The Drexel-EWB Approach • Community Involvement • Experiential Learning

  14. The Miramar Project Drexel UniversityEngineers Without Borders Mike Sexton John McCormack

More Related