Engineers without borders
Posted by Daniel H on April 12, 2015, 4:00 pm 189.164.217.49
I heard there was a meeting at the Ejido office for the Engineers without borders, first I knew about it. Anybody want to do a quick summary of what went on? | ------------------------Re: Engineers without borders
Posted by David Dagoli on April 12, 2015, 4:49 pm, in reply to "Engineers without borders" 187.192.196.211
We we there, it was a long meeting, and I can post a photo- but I don't know if I'm the best one to summarize it. In this photo, Morgan is explaining why sewer system is not working 100%, how old it is (early 90's), and what needs fixing. The primary problems seem to be leaking end points on the sewer pipes allowing groundwater entry, and lack of pumping capacity to handle the extra water during storms. Ari and Davison Collins then spoke about the TierraAlegre plan to bring in a team from EWB to inspect and come up with ideas for improvements to the sewer system. From what I understand, they will seek money from all levels of government to fix the problem of existing 7lagoon and beach waste contamination, with the goal of achieving Blue Flag Clean Beach status. From what I heard, the sewer system does work, it just needs upgrading; all is fixable; and a committee has been organized to shepherd all this to completion. I'm sure you will hear more detail from Davison and Ari.
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Posted by mark on April 14, 2015, 10:38 am, in reply to "Re: Engineers without borders" 64.134.124.84
In my line of work we use a smoke generator to identify intrusion points of a sewer system. We flood the system with smoke and look for tell-tale wisps of smoke. With ejector systems at or below sea level this is an important periodic diagnostic test. | ------------------------
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