The Ngunut water project

Hello again, it has been sometime since my last update. We have now moved on from walls, the gedeg distribution went well, and families are now in their homes, out of their emergency shacks.

In preparation for the rainy season, which we hope will come soon (it's been a long dry season), we are now busy repairing bathrooms, toilets and drains. Beginning with Ngunut, we noted ten of the most severely damaged and in desperate need of repair.

We found that the combined impact of the earthquake and the unseasonably long dry season had had a terrible effect on water quality. Many of the wells now produced poor quality yellowish water. It was a priority to fix these wells as the water is used for bathing and cooking. We set out to clean and deepen them so that in times of the big dry such as it is now, they don’t dry out. To improve water quality we also investigated ways to settle the sediment and strain the debris.

Our sincere thanks to our friends in England, Australia, Holland and Sekarals.

Regards

Sari, Manager Subur Gemi Nastiti

A public well and bathroom in Ngunut.

Digging for a new septic tank.

Srijono's bathroom, after the repairs.

Sunar's toilet, like new again.