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water well project at Pozhao elementary school 合阳坡赵小学

School Information and Project

Location: Heyang, 陕西合阳 Shananxi Province

Number of Students: 432

Number of Teachers: 25

Per Capita Income: ￥1500/$208.30 (2007)

Tuition & Fees: ￥80/$11 ×

*Recent government policy regulates that all mandatory school age children pay no tuition excluding textbook and boarding fees.

Projects: UPM-KYMMENE Water Well Project 芬欧汇川打井项目

Background:

Pozhao Elementary School is located in Xinchi Town, Heyang District in Shaanxi Province, Pozhao Village; 195 kilometers away from the provincial capital of Xian. For twenty-eight years, villagers have had to purchase their daily water from sources five kilometers away in neighboring villages. The need for water is dire, as the shortage has made life excruciatingly difficult. Agricultural technology is primitive, and per capita annual income is less than 1500 RMB. Even so, the Pozhao school district serves a population 9,000, enrolling students from six neighboring villages – 37 percent of students' family have financial difficulties.

Project Specifications:

The project provides funds for drilling a well that can be easily accessed by the whole village, while villagers pay less than half of what they pay currently for water the school receives a sustainable source of income. UPM and Heyang District Waterworks have donated RMB300,000 and RMB250,000 respectively. The villagers have also contributed RMB200,000 to the project, as well as labor hours worth of RMB33,000.

Project Chronicle:

In July 22, 2009 the well drill reached more than 460 meters deep, but it was stopped by the collapse of a coal seam underground. The community council was trying everything to minimize the damage. However this seemingly unpredictable accident for the second time put the project on hold.
In April 2009, due to power shortage the drill got stuck at more than 400 meters deep. The well team got no choice but to start working on a new site, which increased the cost and delay the project completion.

Phelex Foundation and UPM agreed to fund the project, and drilling officially took place on December 20th, 2007. Pozhao village held a sensational opening ceremony attended by many villagers.
Cold winter weather hit the region for twenty days towards the end of January, but the determination of villagers allowed the project to continue on schedule.
By June 2008, the well drilling has reached 550 meters deep, and water has appeared; however, according to geology expert the drilling needs to continue so that water quality can be guaranteed. Overcoming bad weather and power shortage, the drilling continues at this time aiming at 650 meters deep. The completion of this project is expected by the end of August.

学校背景：

坡赵高小位于陕西省合阳县新池镇坡赵村，距省会西安195公里。28年来，坡赵村人畜饮水全靠从5公里之外的临近村庄买水。严重缺水的恶劣状况，导致当地农民生活艰难，生产原始，靠天吃饭的民众年人均收入不足1500元人民币。学校教育服务辖区近9000人口。学童来自于周边6个自然村，其中贫困生的比例占到37%以上。

*执行国家两免一补政策之后，全体学生免除了杂费；不在免除书本费之列的学生须缴纳80元书本费。

项目细节：

捐资建立供水工程，为学校及社区人畜提供清洁的饮用水，同时为学校建立长久的收益来源。芬欧汇川集团作为公司赞助商捐助300,000元；陕西省合阳县水务局提供配套资金 250,000元；社区议事会向民众募集资金200,000元；村民义务出工折价33,000元。

项目进展:

09年7月22日，在施工过程中当井钻钻至468米深处时因煤层坍塌导致埋钻，使工程再度停滞。目前施工单位正采取补救措施以恢复施工。社区议事会拟会同合阳县水务局技术人员对工程进行阶段性评估过后，再决定工程后续工作规划。近一年半以来，打井工程几遭波折，每进深一寸都颇为艰难。

4月3日，合阳县电力局检修城乡电路引发大面积停电。社会议事会会同工程队迅即采取应急措施启动柴油发电机组。尽管如此，停电事件仍然导致工期停滞，造成了不可挽回的经济损失。在各方努力下10天后恢复施工。施工方承诺将按照二次合约之规定承担这部分损失。确立了今后的施工宗旨是“但求稳不求快”，千万百计保成井。
2009年1月30日，项目再次召开社区议事会。成员们就项目存在问题、进展情况等进行讨论。会议讨论了如何解决由接连的雨雪天气导致施工用水运不上来、电力不足、电压不稳等实际问题，决定用改造电路的办法来保证电压的稳定，估计在电路改造好并且井队技术力量加强的条件下，能够实现五月五日出水。

2008年11月3日，钻井工程重新启动。到12月31日井深达360余米。
项目资金缺口亟待解决。由于停电造成卡钻事故，工程不得不重新来。这样意想不到的9.81万元资金缺口攀升到13.34万元。目前基金会和社区都在努力寻求外援。
钻井至460米深时，打井区电网意外断电造成卡钻事故，工程一度处于停工状态。基金会负责人在10月30日来到坡赵村与社区议事会商讨解决办法。鉴于事故已无法挽回，最终决定移位重打新井，随之而来的问题是费用的增加。

考虑到井位四周地质构造复杂，渭南市凿井公司与陕西省地矿第二工程勘察院合议后，确认最终成井深度为650米左右（比原计划深100米）。截止六月底，在社区议事会的主持下，供水工程完成总量的88%。供水工程（主体及配套实施）预计八月下旬全面竣工。
截至2008年1月底，虽然当地持续了20多天的降雪天气，但施工人员仍奋斗在一线，工程如期进行。
2007年12月，惠黎基金会和芬兰芬欧汇川公司签署助学协议，建立供水工程助学项目。同月20日，学校与陕西省渭南市钻井队签订了《钻井合同》，并于当日破土动工。