WRAP Pilot Project Progress Report – May 2011

WRAP Pilot Project at the Sur Baher Girls School — Progress Report

May 2011

The Water Resources Action Project’s (WRAP) comprehensive plan for its pilot project is now complete. The rain collection system, installed at the Sur Baher Girls School in East Jerusalem, has collected 34 cubic meters of rainwater, 3 times the volume of the reservoir. The school’s faculty has undergone extensive training to provide the necessary curriculum to the students with respect to overall purpose, process and resulting impacts from the system. The maintenance team is familiar with the technical aspects and the students are documenting water flow.

“I have to admit that the cooperation with the principal and the science team was inspiring,” says Amir Yechieli, Installation Contractor. “I believe the educational potential of running the system in the future will be fully accomplished.”

WRAP members, Bob Cole, Julie Weisman, and Brendan McGinnis, will be departing for the Middle East in mid-May. The group will identify additional schools throughout Israel, Jordan, and Palestine for future rain catchment installations.

For additional information on WRAP or interest in joining the cause, please contact Brendan McGinnis at bmcginnis@wrapdc.org.