Bolivia

Church Feasability Study

School Drainage System

Septic System Design

Environmental Project

Michigan Tech students installed masonry second floor classroom walls on last year's floor. In addition, they designed and constructed the septic tank on the new school property and other class members finalized the site plan using fill generated by their comprehensive storm drainage study. Another student group investigated environmental conditions at a local orphanage. Mike Paddock, an Michigan Tech alum and practicing CH2MHill engineer assisted the class.

Michigan Tech students and villagers built a large masonry water storage tank designed by Michigan Tech alum and Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), Matthew Niskanen for the village of Rancho Viejo located in the mountains near the Haiti border. Students then designed the water distribution system for the village consisting of spring and pump boxes, solar powered pump and associated distribution piping. The project is supported by the Parroquia San Pedro Apostól in El Cercado and the Peace Corps.