Location:
The Colonia Esmerelda Water Supply project is located in El Salvador, the smallest country in Central America. The community is in the southeastern region of the country’s capitol San Salvador along the hillside of the San Jacinto neighborhood.
Community Details:
The community consists of approximately 85 households and 430 total residents. All residents are native Salvadorans and most commonly work as housekeepers, tailors, or markets and shops workers/owners. The community has a Board of 10 members who regularly meet to discuss and develop resolutions to any ongoing community issues. The Rotary Clubs of Humble Intercontinental and San Salvador Sur assisted with project funding and establishing local technical expertise, contractors and equipment suppliers.
Project Summary:
The community had three ongoing challenges that allowed for EWB-CHPC involvement. These projects included the improvement to tank and distribution piping for clean water supply, construction of a retaining wall for road travel and the design of a community drainage system to reduce flooding and protect resident’s homes.
The project team implemented improvements to water storage and distribution for a community of ~430 people and erosion control efforts.
Project Adoption Date:
June 1, 2005
Project Status:
Complete
