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Here’s an EWB-centric KBCO Select-A-Set, created and submitted by our very own Zeke Houk, and played this past weekend. Nice work, Zeke! The Denver Chapter of ‘Engineers Without Borders’ has projects in Africa and South America. In these developing places our new-found friends need clean water most of all. Fortunately our organization has men and women who do that kind of work every day. The Engineers would like to hear: We have people working in Togo now, and another team on its way to Ecuador in April. After all, friends don’t let friends drink dirty water. Email This Post
“Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their inhabitant ’s quality of life. The EWB-USA Denver Chapter was founded in 2006 by a group of professionals dedicated to utilizing their skills to help these communities. Membership is open to engineers and non-engineers alike, and all skills are valued, from health care and construction to education and language…” Kevin Greer wrote this article about our chapter and activities for a publication called “Rumbles” by the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Federation and Rocky Mountain Section of the American Waterworks Association. Download the full article here. Email This Post
There is a job vacancy announcement, open through March 10, 2008, for a civil engineering position with the National Park Service in the Intermountain Regional Office located in Denver, Colorado. The job requires design experience with an emphasis in small water and wastewater systems. Currently, most design is done in house. In the future, some work will be done through contracts with a/e firms. The Intermountain region provides support to 90 national parks located throughout Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Some of the parks are so small and remote, it’s like working for a third world country! The vacancy announcement is posted on www.usajobs.gov. Search for announcement number IMDE-08-127. If you have any questions about the position, you can contact Marina Connors at 303-969-2838 or marina_connors@nps.gov. Email This Post
El Kilometro 71 The project would include technical assistance and design for the engineers within San Pablo Sula for a wastewater pond which is presumed to contain wastewater from the town and the near by sugar factory. If approved, the first trip would include site investigation and project suggestions. No current or future general chapter funds will be allocated for this project. CDM has agreed to pay for their employees to travel for the assessment trip. Ambalona Village The project would focus on the potable water system for the village of Ambalona and Chapter Vote A ballot vote took place to determine if the chapter approves the submittal of the 501 Email This Post
This is a report commissioned by the Wilson Center related to Household Water Treatment and Storage. * From the report: “The United Nations’ International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (1981-1990) failed to achieve its goal of universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 1990 (World Health Organization [WHO], 2003). Even though service levels rose by more than 10 percent during the decade, 1.1 billion people still lacked access to improved water supplies, and 2.4 billion people were without adequate sanitation, in 1990 (WHO/UNICEF, 2000). Reasons cited for the decade’s failure include population growth, funding limitations, inadequate operation and maintenance, and continuation of a business as usual approach, drawing on traditional resources, policies, and technologies…” * Download the full report here. (Thanks to Chris Fahlin for providing this doc.) Email This Post
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