During the 2021-22 Rotary year, we decided to provide $800 in support to the Rotary Club of Stillwater Sunrise’s Global Grant (GG2233338) ‘El Corozo (Nicaragua) Water Project’. The community of El Corozo is a small, rural community of approximately 140 households and 400 residents in Nicaragua that lacks a reliable source of water for much of the year.The current water source for the whole community is piped water from a larger community of San Jose, which is about 2 miles from El Corozo. The well in San Jose has limitations in the dry season to meet the needs of their own community so in the dry season (December – May), the water source in San Jose is shut off so that San Jose can prioritize service to their own community. During this time, there is no water flow to El Corozo. Timing of delivery of water by truck is unreliable and does not visit every house in the community. 
Therefore, the residents can run out of water between water truck visits. The community’s only remaining source of water is another neighboring community of San Pedro, which is about 2.2 miles away. The residents must walk to San Pedro with water jugs daily to get their water.
Therefore, the residents can run out of water between water truck visits. The community’s only remaining source of water is another neighboring community of San Pedro, which is about 2.2 miles away. The residents must walk to San Pedro with water jugs daily to get their water.The project is scoped to provide a single borehole well in the community. The water will be pumped via an electric pump to an elevated retaining tank. The water is then piped from the retaining tank to each residence in the community. Each household in the community will benefit from this project.
The drilling effort hit water at the 615-ft mark and continued to a depth of 800 feet in order to ensure steady access to water. The pump and storage tanks are installed. The water lines running to each house are in progress.
We are supporting 3 District Grants with an international focus. These projects will be described in future club bulletins.