Agua Caliente Meeting Minutes Jan 24 2012
From EWB-UMN
March 2012 Trip - Subgroup Goals
Mapping Information
- Determining preliminary GPS data
- Acquiring information from the Agricultural Database including...
- Sketches of dams
- Families
- Fields
- Level logger data
- Assessing current irrigation systems
- Sketching an existing drip irrigation system
- Determining for the wet and dry seasons...
- Current crop capacities
- Current earnings
- Studying current pump irrigation systems
Tank Information
- Determining preliminary GPS data for tank placement
- Possibly doing surveying for this in May
- Researching Trimble GOXH GPS for better accuracy
Communications
- All community surveys
- Minimum of 70 families with a 2 person team for all 7 days
- Half in the co-op, half in village
- Surveys reviewed by Shela
Pump Information
- Flow measures
- Pressure
- Range
- Supply and demand
- Sustainable yield
- Detailed pump design (for trial and error)
May 2012 Trip - Task Possibilities
- Topographical survey
- Mapping
- Family surveys of...
- Pumps
- Crops
- Yields
- Seasonal farming practices
- Water quality testing
- Soil testing
- Tank size and location request details
- Alternatives Analysis
- Completed by May (from March trip)
Long Term Goals
- Implementation in January and March, 2013
