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Strengthening of water source management in San Mateo de Huanchor

Together with The Nature Conservancy, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Backus and the San Pedro de Casta Rural Community, we were able to strengthen the water resources of the San Mateo de Huanchor Rural Community through the construction of a dam to store rainwater in the Pullhua sector and its subsequent infiltration into the aquifer.

Year: May - July 2019

Location: San Mateo de Huanchor. Huarochirí, Lima (Rímac)

Strengthening of water source management in San Mateo de Huanchor

Our objective

To build a dam that
allows to store water in a micro-reservoir with dual purpose, storage and infiltration of rainwater,
to infiltrate the aquifer and contribute to the improvement of
the quality of life of the
inhabitants of San Mateo
of Huanchor.

We did it! These were the goals achieved!

Meta 1

Construction of a 25 m dam to dam 10,000 m³ of water.

Meta 2

Construction of 3000 linear meters of infiltration ditches.

Meta 3

Development of two operation and maintenance workshops and one monitoring and data reading workshop.

Meta 4

Sustainability agreement: an operation and maintenance agreement and a conservation agreement.

We contribute to the SDGs

Agua limpia y saneamiento-6
Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles-11
Alianzas para lograr los objetivos-17

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