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Tech Center Progress: Sewage Treatment Plant Addition
It’s been nearly four months since beginning construction on the new Technology Center in Pasac, Guatemala. Progress has been constant despite Guatemala’s rainy season (May through October). Everything is on schedule, and the building should be finished in September 2010.
One exciting development is that the Technology Center will be hooked up to Pasac’s brand new sewer system and treatment plant—the first of its kind in the region. This addition will allow the Technology Center to have its own back-up septic system. The construction of the sewage treatment plant is scheduled to begin August 15, 2010.
The vast majority of Guatemala’s cities and towns have no waste water treatment systems, and sewage contaminates most rivers and streams. Erik Swanson, RWI Founder and President, said, “The fact that the tiny village of Pasac has been able to organize this sewage plant project and get public funding for it is a big deal.”
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