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		<title>Fundraising for Suncallo Water Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that members of the Colorado Springs EWB Chapter have returned from our assessment trip in Suncallo, Bolivia, we clearly understand why their current drinking water supply is unreliable. And fortunately we believe we can design a clean water delivery system that is going to be relatively easy to implement and maintain. We’re actively working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=589</link>
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		<title>Design Alternatives Analysis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bolivia project team has been making good progress on identifying solutions for the Suncallo drinking water system improvements. During the last trip the team met with the community and negotiated a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) detailing the priorities for work and responsibilities. The picture at right shows this event in progress. This is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=583</link>
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		<title>Phase 2 Assessment Trip Summary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our chapter traveled to Suncallo, Bolivia on April 10, 2010 to conduct a Phase 2 assessment of the communities&#8217; needs and gather enough information to begin the design. The team consisted of Lisa Barbato, John Marcotte and Pete Eisele. The group was assisted by a local engineering consultant, Engineers In Action (EIA) who met us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=565</link>
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		<title>Team returns from Suncallo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The team has completed a follow-up site visit to Suncallo and will provide a trip report at the Project Meeting on Thursday, May 6th. The meeting will begin at 5:00 pm and will be held at the Rockrimmon Library. The date and location for the May Chapter Meeting has been changed. The meeting will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=562</link>
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		<title>Donation from ConocoPhillips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our chapter has received a $400 gift from the ConocoPhillips Company. We appreciate this and will put the money towards our Suncallo, Bolivia water project.]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=555</link>
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		<title>Chapter Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Springs Professional Chapter has undergone some changes in recent months and is actively preparing for our next phase of the Bolivia project. With both Sean Keefe (past president) and Nicole Mosby (project leader) pursuing new jobs, we have a new and capable leadership group. They are: Pete Eisele-President Matt Grimes- Vice President John [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=550</link>
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		<title>Imagine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Incoming freshman at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) are required to take a freshman seminar class. One of the offerings is a class called Imagine Imagine providing clean drinking water, consistent power, stable food supplies, and habitable environments to people for the FIRST time. Imagine enhancing mobility for a person missing an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=500</link>
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		<title>Workshop &#8211; Community Mobilization: The Soft Technology of Community Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community Mobilization: The Soft Technology of Community Development October 3rd and 4th, 2009 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, with lunch &#38; coffee breaks Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station #1 &#8211; Training Center 18650 Hwy 105, Monument, CO Registration deadline: September 10, 2009 Download the Flyer for complete details This workshop is hosted by the Colorado Springs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=468</link>
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		<title>A Successful Trip!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the EWB-Colorado Springs Professionals chapter and the EWB-Air Force Academy Student chapter traveled to Suncallo, Bolivia in late May of 2009 to complete an assessment of the community with support from Bolivia-based members of Engineers In Action (EIA). The assessment trip was the first stage of a planned aqueduct system for drinking water, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=186</link>
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		<title>A little field training before we go</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of us got together on this cloudy Saturday morning to get some hands-on training with stream flow measurement and to conduct a little surveying. Stream flow is important in evaluating the capacity of a surface water resource to support livestock, irrigation, or other activities. It will be important for us to estimate the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ewbcos.org/?p=179</link>
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