Water for Life - ABS Conservation Project

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Water for Life Project.

 Latest news on our support for this project and we will have an update soon. The project aims primarily to provide breeding habitat for amphibians, species under threat of extinction in the area, but of course has benefits for not only birds and larger fauna, but also general aquatic life including plants.


Report received July 2019

 For the temporary ponds, to avoid creating artificial water input, we choose areas where waterlogging occurs naturally, either by remaining water from fountains or drinking troughs or by runoff water. Once we have selected the area, we just do a small excavation, we put an impermeable material (EPDM) and cover it with stones that will be attached by cement. Once we have a solid grounding, we fill every gap with soil so that over time, the aquatic plants can colonize it. This way, we get a water point as natural as possible.

 We have scheduled the construction of two water points, and the upgrade of another two, with the money provided by Andalucia Bird Society.

Normally, the construction of these water points is planned for mid or late summer, once the wet areas are already dry. This year, due to other ongoing projects we might start late summer or beginning of autumn.

 Each pond measures approximately 3 square meters and for its construction we need:

 - EPDM rubber: ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (4M x 4M)
- Cement (50KG aprox)
- Fine agregatte (200KG aprox)
- Chain-link fencing (3,5M x 3,5M)

Below we detail the different materials used as well as their price:

Item
Description
Price
Quantity
Total
EPDM Rubber Carlisle
1,20MM x 1M2
10,20 €
X32
326,50 €
Sand (Fine agregatte)
400KG
18,03 €
x1
18,03 €
Bag of cement
25KG
2,48 €
X6
14,88 €
Chain-link fencing
10M x 1M
36,00 €
x2
72,00 €
Diesel fuel
1,23 €
x47L
68,59 €
TOTAL
500,00 €

 Besides, as you can see, there is a little amount of money spent in diesel fuel. We are monitoring and maintaining 29 water points created during the previous years and the money provided by ABS is helping us to cover it.

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