Plans for creating proper drainage from Focus City.

One major issue on La Gonave is water run-off.  When there is a hard rain, many areas are flooded.  Water borne illness can spread as polluted water mixes with drinking water.  Most of this is due to the lack of trees, plants and grasses to hold back the water.  These vital elements hold the soil in place and allow for the water to soak into the soil and fill under ground aquifers.  This then will be water that the population can drink.

Due to erosion and deforestation, any new development that disturbs the land, will only make the situation of water run-off and erosion worse.  One plan is to build a series of pipes or small canals that will allow water to run off the roofs and walking paths.  This water will then flow to dry creeks that we will build.  These creeks will be designed to slow the force of water down, and even have different paths for water to go.  To save on costs, local stone and rock will be used to line the path of the creeks.  Specific plant matter will be added such as Bidens Pilosa which will help clean the water as it passes by.

Once passing the creeks, the water will then flow into a retention pond.  There we will be able to monitor the height and quality of the water.  From there, the water will be pumped to holding tanks and treated.  This water will then be provided back to the citizens for drinking water. 

The goal is to create a pilot program that can be used throughout the island.  The Focus City will be a large housing, retail, and industrial area.  The industrial component will not be on the land next to the housing area, but will be part of the overall development.  Located amount 1 mile from the Focus City residential area will be a small manufacturing industrial park.  The goal is to get textile companies, and assembling companies to locate there.

Overall the Focus City will be an area where the tallest building will be 4 stories tall, in a mid-rise development.  Built in phases, the Focus City will provide housing for nearby residents.  The housing will chiefly be for residents of La Gonave, and not for NGO's or non-Haitians.

Stay tuned to more on the development of the Focus City!

Go Gonave!

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