Water Disinfection in Ecuador
This project provides evaluation and education, in conjunction with our partners, resulting in better water to rural communities in Ecuador. (Project Initiation: Summer 2016)
THE CHALLENGE
Diverse georgraphy and cultural practices
WHAT WE DO
- Evaluate delivery systems (chemical and feed) and determine best practices and critical success factors.
- Evaluate water chemistry and provide field testing methods.
- Test water system dynamics for proper levels of disinfectant residual.
- Evaluate palatability—the taste/odor-based rejection threshold for disinfected water.
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES:
OUR PARTNERS
- Lifegiving Water International
- CODEINSE
- Ecuadorian regional governments (Cantons, Guamote, Colta) responsible for about 400 communities
THE IMPACT
- Household
- Local
- Regional
- Global