On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 01:55:03PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > And here (Esquipulas, Oaxaca, Mexico) we dig wells by hand and lower the > concrete casings by hand. These are about 12 meters deep, so they are > very shallow but an extraordinary amount of work (minimum wage was just > "raised" to about 6US$ per day). They are underneath concrete shelters > (earthquakes) so if they must be deeper, in go the guys on ropes. > Uncontrolled growth causes the groundwater level to lower itself. No > easy solutions... > Ouch. Dug wells are notoriously unsanitary. Can't imagine that it is particularly good for public health.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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