Well No. 1

New Horizons Methodist School in Lambaré

 Technical Details

Sponsor:    Rotary International/Rotary Club of Decatur, Georgia, USA/Rotary Club of Asunción, Paraguay

Drilling date:  October, 2002

Location:   Latitude -   S 25°21.629'       Longitude - W 57°36.679'

Elevation:     154  meters above mean sea level

Total cost:    $ 1,706  (excludes water storage tank and system plumbing, which were previously constructed)

Drill depth: 78 meters

Soil types encountered:    Sand, sandstone, some clayey sand

Static groundwater level:   30 meters below ground surface

Dynamic groundwater level:       meters below ground surface

Installed well depth:  72 meters

Length of screened section:  30 meters

Length of gravel packed section:  60 meters

Length and type of sealed section:  Bentonite pellets - 9 meters

Pump description:    Electric submersible, 2 HP, 3 phase 220 volt

Depth to base of pump:   60 meters

Flow rate:   6,800 liters per hour 

Water analysis results: Microbiologic - no bacteria after 72 hour incubation

                                            Microscopic - no disease causing  materials found on sediment