Solano Valley Water Access Initiative

A 4.2 km gravity-fed main line from the uphill spring, branching into a 1.1 km distribution network with 8 communal taps and 3 agricultural offtakes.

Includes a 5,000-liter concrete holding tank at the spring head, sediment filters at each tap cluster, and a simple metering system so the community can track usage and collect a small monthly maintenance contribution.

A fully operational gravity-fed water system owned and maintained by the Solano Farmers Water Cooperative (newly formed).

Eight communal taps within 200m of every household.

Three agricultural offtakes enabling dry-season irrigation across 14 hectares.

A trained 4-person maintenance committee with tools, spare parts, and a maintenance fund seeded by the first 6 months of community contributions.

Written operations manual in Filipino and Cebuano.

14 weeks total: spring intake and tank construction (weeks 1–4), main line trenching and pipe lay (weeks 5–9), distribution network and tap installation (weeks 10–12), system flush, pressure test, and community handover (weeks 13–14).

All 8 taps delivering clean water on a set daily schedule; zero households reporting daily water-fetching trips off-site; at least 10 hectares planted in the dry season for the first time; maintenance committee collecting monthly contributions and logging usage; no major leaks or pressure failures in the first 90 days.

Women and children no longer seen on the mountain trail with water jugs in the early morning.

Green dry-season crops visible on plots that were bare earth last year.

Communal tap points with a small shelter and handwashing station at each cluster.

The spring intake structure — a small concrete headworks — visible at the top of the line as proof of the source.

A simple usage board at the central tap updated weekly by the maintenance committee.