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Monday
Oct192009

Foundation Laid for the Rosario Distribution Tank!

DateMonday, October 19, 2009 at 11:29AM

It's been a busy week for Project Milagro.  Here's what has transpired.

Community volunteers form a human chain to distribute concrete for the tank's foundation.Work continues on the second inline tank just outside the town of Rosario. The tank foundation pad was finished shortly after the Engineers Without Borders team left a few weeks ago. This team from southern California was instrumental in preparing the land to support the heavy structure of the tank.  

Several local cement companies proved less than helpful in providing concrete for this stage of theMaria Marina Lopez assists tank construction. project, implying that the tank site was too far away to profitably deliver the cement. This was not a minor setback. However ADSA and Miguel Durán stepped up with a swell of volunteer labor. Because the cement delivery was no longer an option, a portable cement mixer was used requiring manual distribution of the concrete. On Friday October 9, over 35 volunteers materialized to make the concrete work happen. Among them was longtime Milagro advocate Marina Lopez: once again volunteering, once again working right alongside the men at 64 years old.  

ENLACE's Paco Gonzalez supervised the slab and foundation steps very closely. He has rigorously conducted quality-control assessments throughout the process. Slump tests and variable-period cylinder tests assure that Rebombeo #2 will last for generations to come.  

 


 

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Our family are wondering how the foundation has held up? Was there any concern with the using the concrete from the portable cement mixer, compared to local cement firms?

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