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Did you know that a group of NC State engineering students are using their skills to help a rural Bolivian community maintain a steady supply of clean drinking water?
The mountain town of Asanquiri gets precious little rainfall during its dry season, and the only source of water for its community center, an on-and-off spring, contains bacteria that make people sick. Two years ago, the NC State chapter of Engineers Without Borders built a rain harvesting system at the center to improve water quality and quantity. Students from the chapter, including Benjamin Lord (above), returned to the town in May to survey the terrain and see what else could be done to keep the clean water flowing. 