One more step forward

Two years ago five friends from Oregon and Illinois visited Lusekele and help put a roof over a large water storage tank, a key feature of the planned irrigation / dringking water system for the agricultural center. We all expected to install a pump and system piping a few weeks later. Instead we embarked on a two-year odyssey. But that odyssey is almost at an end.

Last week the pump and motor were installed in the refurbished pump house. By Tuesday morning (Sept 2) the major plumbing around the pump and the first 50 feet of piping up the hill were installed. That afternoon the Orbit pump pushed the first few gallons of water through the pipe.


Wednesday we worked out kinks with the system. The team laid the first 200 meters of pipe and installed two connection boxes.

This morning the team plans to glue the remaining 280 meters of pipe. Of course there are still a few dozen items to clear before the system will be fully functional, but we should be able to try a full test sometime next week. Imagine the celebration of that first water in the tank.