Peruvian Water Crisis...

The entire coast of Peru is home to the Sechura Desert, known to be one of the most arid in the world. Consequently fresh water sources are literally non- existent. In areas outside of larger cities, access to water becomes increasingly difficult.

In these rural areas, it is common for a person to walk more than two hours round trip for their daily water needs. More often than not, this water is collected from surface water sources, such as a small lake or river bed (example shown above). This water originates from the Andes Mountains where water is more common. Water is continually contaminated as it travels towards the Pacific Ocean through these lakes and rivers. During the driest seasons, these water sources dry up making it even more difficult for the general population to locate and retrieve water for their daily needs.

Due to all of these factors, the only sustainable solution is to drill deep water wells throughout these rural areas.

(below) The Portable Water Well Drilling Rig that WPI
desires to send to Peru

Three of the most common things found in the Peruvian desert...
a 5 gallon bucket, a water cart, and a tired donkey...

Drilling Wells and Changing Lives...

WPI is currently seeking funding to implement a water well drilling project in the country of Peru. Due to the very deep water table, a heavy duty, yet portable well drilling rig is needed to reach the water that so many people desperately need.

Justin Walker president and founder of WPI has spent over two years in the country of Peru developing a project to drill these much needed water wells. During his time there he has discovered some of the worst conditions in the world for access to water. People walk hours upon hours in the coastal regions every day to reach their water source, and even after that the water source is always contaminated.

WPI will combat this reality with the water well drilling program that we will begin in 2010!