Physical Works
Water and Sanitation Villa Nizao community, Paraíso municipality, Barahona province
Location
Villa Nizao and Cara Contenta Communities, Paraíso Municipality, Barahona Province
Date
October 2023 - October 2024
Budget
RD$15,432,559.12
Contribution
RD$15,432,559.12
Theme
Water, sanitation, and community empowerment.
Funded by
SENI Foundation
Objective of the project
- Ensure access to drinking water in communities through the construction, improvement, and expansion of the water network.
- Promote community participation and empowerment to ensure the management and maintenance of the works.
Components
Infrastructure for water supply and sanitation
These infrastructures consist of the construction of two systems:
- An aqueduct to supply water to one hundred and seventy (170) families. Ninety (90) of these families, concentrated in the village of Villa Nizao, will be supplied with water through domestic connections, and for the remaining eighty (80) families, dispersed on the hill, two collective water points will be built.
- A condominium-type sanitary sewer system with ninety (90) families connected to the network and the construction of 45 sanitary modules.
Social and community strengthening
With the objective of organizing the Villa Nizao community for the care and maintenance of the constructed systems, a Community Rural Aqueduct Association (ASOCAR) will be formed in accordance with INAPA's regulations.
Population beneficiary
600 people are direct beneficiaries, of whom 62% are women and young people from the communities.
Indirectly, 450 residents in the mountains will benefit.
Achievements
Connection of the Paraiso aqueduct supply line.
Discharge line from the sump to the storage tank.
Storage tank construction completion.
Manhole repair.
Intake Lines.
Treatment: Chlorination with HTH tablets, ensuring a water potability index that allows its consumption without any user being affected by any waterborne disease caused by any microorganism contained in the fluid.
Main line: starts at the regulator outlet to the communities.
Distribution network: To deliver water to each of the homes, Ø4” and Ø3” PVC pipes (SDR-26) with J.G. will be installed, obtaining pressures within the standards established by INAPA.
Installation of isolation valves, pressure-breaking chamber, and fire hydrant, with these units located to ensure good operation and proper functioning of the system.
Domestic service connections construction.
Communities Villa Nizao and Cara Contenta supplied with water.
Development goals sustainable
Clean water and sanitation, which aims to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water, as well as adequate access to sanitation and hygiene services, and to improve water quality globally.
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