Hydrophilanthropy: The Power To Do Good?

Here's a presentation that I will give to the Rotary Club of Salem (Oregon) this afternoon.

Yes, the question mark in the title is supposed to be there.

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"Hell is full of good meanings, but heaven is full of good works."-- Unknown

Comments

[PAUL F MILLER]

My comment respecting GI pipe was not meant to criticize merely to ask why it was being used especially when GI pipe is quite susceptible affected by "hard" water and over time creates a rust on the interior a super breeding place for bacteria ...

[Michael]

Hi, Paul.

Thanks for this, and your many comments; I appreciate your interest and wisdom.

In one of the five projects we did, we were provided GI pipe by SANAA, the Honduran agency responsible for rural water and sanitation. We normally used PVC, which I prefer, but in this case SANAA was out of PVC. The SANAA engineer said they have not had any health problems with GI pipes.

I saw a number of other GI systems, some built by Peace Corps, in Honduras. The GI is valued because it stands up to the elements far better than PVC, which has to be buried to protect it from UV radiation, fire, cattle, mudslides, and humans.

In all my presentations of this work, many before water quality engineers, no one has ever questioned the use of GI so I don't worry about its use.

[PAUL F MILLER]

Question …. I am curious … as I believe in the power point I noted the use of what appears to be galvanized pipe and the usual and customary tools associated with its use … why … given galvanized pipe reactive properties is it being used in a potable water or any water environment … just curious … thank you …