Water Reservoirs/rezèvwa dlo
Early on in my blog writing I mentioned building reservoirs to help with Gonave's water troubles. Wells serve a small purpose but a larger more stable piece of infrastructure would be reservoirs. Much of the rain that falls on Gonave isn't captured, and just runs into the ocean or absorbed into the soil. Once absorbed, wells are usually dug by NGO's. While this is a great thing, and we encourage it, building wells is places a bandaid on a bullet wound. Reservoirs provide a stable source of water, which can be treated, and then supplied to nearby homes and factories. Even building a 5 acre reservoir that are a few feet deep will provide a large source of water. Water collected from homes, buildings, etc, can then be diverted in special channels to help fill up the reservoir. Along with the water conservation efforts I mentioned in a previous post, water will be less of a concern and issue. When you couple this with using natura...