Milagro is a village located about 10 miles east of San Salvador. This was a grassroots water supply project that served approximately 10,000 people or 2,000 families. This project developed from a basic community need that has existed for decades. Waterborne illness and delivery is a long-standing problem those who cannot afford to buy water must labor several times a day to draw water from river, stream, and spring sources that are typically unsafe for potable water needs. This project addressed a decades-long basic community need. Water-borne illness is a long-standing problem, and delivery of the current water supply imposed a severe financial strain on the community.

Our local NGO partner was ENLACE. EWB-OC helped provide a clean water distribution system as well as hygiene education and training in the local communities on operations and maintenance of the system. This project was completed in 2018.