Project Canaan currently has two dams that hold approximately 50 million gallons of rainwater when full

Current usage levels:

• 80% of the water in a dam can be used for irrigation.  The balance must remain in the dam to maintain the dam’s structural integrity

• Water available in current dams to irrigate – 50,000,000 gallons x 80% = 40,000,000 gallons

• 8 months with an average of 30/days/month = 240 days of irrigation

• 90 acres needs 270,000 gallons/day to irrigate, (through almost 60 miles of drip tape)

• Total water needed during the dry season 270,000 gallons x 240 days = 64,000,000 gallons

• With this amount of water Project Canaan will have up to three harvest a year instead of one during the rainy season (assuming there is no drought)

New dam needed

• Will be located on the right side of the current bridge on Project Canaan
• 65 feet high, 250 feet long, 280 feet wide at the base, 26 feet wide at the top
• The road on to the property will be diverted from going over the bridge to go over the dam
• The new dam water capacity will be in excess of 70,000,000 gallons of which 56,000,000 gallons can be used for irrigation
• With this new dam there will be enough water to irrigate all the fields.  The water will also be used for the planned aquaculture project – growing of Tilapia fish for an excellent source of protein for the children and for highly profitable export.

Cost of the new dam
Budget - $360,000
Current funding - $126,000
Balance $234,000

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