Water Treatment Plant for La Hondura

Project objective:

Improve water quality to 4,500 people in the western sector of the city who currently receive untreated drinking water

Location:

Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

Participants:

Rotary Club of Santa Rosa de Copán
Water Citizens Committee of Santa Rosa de Copán

Budget:

Improvement of water collection	$1,200
Repairs and improvements to structures	$4,710
Basic water treatment equipment	$13,250
Total, US$	$19,160

Time of execution:

Five months

Status:

Available for sponsorship by your club

Currently some 900 families (4,500 people) in western Santa Rosa de Copán are receiving untreated drinking water. This project consists of physical improvements to increase water collection at the La Hondura reservoir, construction of a desedimentation basin, and a restoration of the water treatment works and pump house. This project will benefit the neighborhoods of El Carmen, Centenario, Bella Vista, El Calvario, San José, and Álvaro Contreras.

For more information about this project, contact Past President Jorge Cálix.

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