UTSA researcher Louis Manz was a guest on
WOAI-TV's "San Antonio Living."
UTSA researcher discusses project on TV talk show
(Sept. 11, 2003)--Louis Manz, research assistant in the Center for Water Research (CWR), recently appeared on WOAI-TV''s "San Antonio Living" show to discuss his clean-water project involving residents of the El Paraiso district of Honduras.
CWR has been involved with the project for three years and has provided assistance and equipment to locate well-drilling sites and to test water and soil.
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RSS FeedsAccording to Manz, four wells have been dug so far, and he and 20 volunteers are training the residents to drill wells and maintain hygienic conditions in order to reduce the chance of contracting disease. When Manz first went to Honduras to test water sources, he found that nine out of 10 wells tested were high in e-coli bacteria.
Manz became involved with the project through the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, and then enlisted the help of Living Water International, a company based near Houston that provides training in drilling and maintaining water wells in undeveloped areas.
Portions of the Manz interview can be seen on UTSA Television.