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The Ecuador Program is one program of the UW-Madison chapter of EWB-USA. Since our conception in 2014, we have completed one project and are currently working on 2 others. 

Timeline of the Ecuador Program

August 2014: Assessment Trip to Tabuga
  • ​​Travel team collected information needed to begin designing water distribution system
January 2015: Second Assessment Trip
  • Collected more survey data, including water and soil samples
  • Team met with community members to inform community leaders about the status of the project
  • Conducted a workshop about water quality to local community members
August 2015: Implementation Trip
  • Travel team installed the piping network, which included pipes, valves, pressure gauges, and water usage meters for each home
  • Implementation of a chlorination system was started
January 2016: Implementation Trip
  • Completed installation of chlorination system
August 2016: Assessment Trip
  • Installed an "H" System, which delivers water to the community before delivering water to the cistern
  • Began implementation of a Bypass System, which runs the water feed along the highway to increase pressure in the system and minimize friction loss
January 2017: Assessment Trip
  • Construction of sediment tank began, and was later completed by the community under the direction of Arquitecto Jose
  • Held a town meeting on piping design and water quality 
  • Gathered information to begin the wash station project
Spring 2017
  • Team was approached by the communities of Tabuga and Camarones and asked to take on two new projects--a bridge project and a water distribution project
  • Began preparing for the assessment trips for bridge project and Camarones water project
August 2017: Assessment Trip
  • Surveyed the land for the bridge project
  • Assessed conditions for the water distribution system in Camarones
  • Arranged with the Red Cross to deliver the final necessary parts to complete the sedimentation tank
  • Held town meetings in Camarones regarding their water distribution project and in Tabuga regarding their bridge and wash station projects
August 2019: Assessment Trip
  • ​Trip was focused on finalizing data collection for Camarones Water Project
  • Surveyed  river pathway for future pipe route
  • ​Measured necessary data such as water quality, flow rates and elevations
  • Held town meetings in Camarones to reestablish understanding of goals for the community
  • Bridge Project reassessed available materials