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Information
on
the
Water
Project
in
El
Quebrachal
On
Sunday,
July
14,
2002,
the
2002
Grace
Mission
Team
arrived
at
El
Rancho
Paraiso
where
we
unloaded
our
bags
and
were
assigned
room
accommodations.
During
the
afternoon,
the
team
discussed
the
El
Quebrachal
(San
Esteban)
village
water
project.
In
October
2001,
the
Grace
Honduras
Home
Team
started
an
effort
to
raise
money
for
the
El
Quebrachal
water
project.
The
water
project
at
the
village
was
put
on
hold
two
months
ago
because
it
was
determined
that
digging
a
well
was
not
a
viable
alternative.
A
local
farmer
drilled
a
well
close
to
the
village
and
within
a
month
it
was
contaminated
with
salt
water
therefore
it
was
decided
that
a
salt-water
aquifer
ran
through
the
area
and
thus
drilling
a
well
would
be
risky.
Alternatives
were
evaluated
and
the
best
alternative
as
proposed
by
the
government
was
to
provide
water
to
the
village
through
a
gravity
drain
system.
The
gravity
drain
system
has
been
used
successfully
in
Honduras
for
many
villages.
The
proposed
project
is
to
build
a
dam
in
the
Rio
Chiquito
River,
which
is
located
in
the
Cocalita
Mountains
in
the
Agalta
area.
Two
to
six
inch
plastic
pipe
will
be
used
to
route
the
water
from
the
dam
to
the
village
over
a
distance
of
about
22-km
(14
miles).
The
cost
and
viability
of
this
project
will
be
determined
in
September
2002.
To
help
understand
the
project,
the
team
rode
into
the
mountains
where
the
proposed
dam
is
to
be
constructed.
After
careful
review
the
team
decided
that
the
gravity
feed
water
project
would
be
the
best
alternative
to
get
fresh
water
to
El
Quebrachal
and
the
team
would
recommend
this
approach
to
the
Grace
Presbyterian
Church.
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