IMPLEMENTATION trip-
Escuala Taller Santa Maria Josefa Rossello

Schedule of events

Day 1:

• Implementation Travel Team arrives in Don Juan and moves in with host families
• Meet community members and contractors about the implementation process
  
• Team familiarizes themselves with the work area and the school

Arriving at the School

Day 2:

• Team 1 met with contractors at the work site and work on the piping schematic and video of site
• Team 2 purchased construction materials in Santo Domingo​

​Day 3:

• Finalized piping schematic
• APMAE meeting with community about informing and familiarizing the community about the implementation process
  
• Materials for piping is brought to work site
  

Day 4:

• ​Team 1 visited the water treatment site
• The trenches in which the pipes go were not dug deep enough, so team 1 had to dig the trenches deeper
• Team 2 picked up the supplies and materials for the piping
• Bonded with community

Day 5:

• Prepared for implementation of pipes by cutting and fitting the pvc pipes
• Pipes were not secured in place or together, but the layout was finished by the end of the day
  

Preparing to Cut Piping

Discussing Best Method for Diagonal Pipe Connections

Day 6:

• Finalized pipe configurations and schematics
• Glues pipes together to ensure pipe connections
  
• The team also did the system shock calculations
  

Day 7:

• ​The first pressure test was done on the pipes
• The team also updated the fittings on the well pump to make the connections between the pipes and the well more secure
  
• The gluing of the pipes was finished
  

Day 8:

• More pressure tests were done
• The trenches holding the pipes are filled in with sand
  
• The team shocked the system conducted the first bacteria test on the system 

Covering of Trenches

Preparing Bacterial Tests

Day 9:

• More bacteria tests and chlorine tests are done
• Results from bacteria tests were worse than expected due to sanitation and plumbing issues in the school
  
• Cleaned out tinacos in the community
  

Day 10:

• Connection from pipe system to the school mural (top of page)
• Mural is made as a community engagement activity
• Worked on dosing the pump set up with chlorine
  
• Community workshops and training focused on maintaining water pumping and chlorination systems

Community Members and Mural

Day 11:

• The team conducted the final chlorination test
• The results from the second bacteria test went much better than the first time around
  
• Adjustments were made on the dosing of the pumping system
• Everyone said their goodbyes as the team prepared to leave