Site # JM12 Date 12/29/2009

General Information
Description Community well at entrance to El Jocote GPS coordinates N 12 31.344 W 85 52.071
Nearest Village El Jocote Elevation (ft) 1655 Slope 7
Visual Documentation
Photos Jazmin's camera
North facing (0 degrees) 5512/JM12_N_122909_JO.JPG East facing (90 degrees) 5513/JM12_E_122909_JO.JPG
South facing (180 degrees) 5510/JM12_S_122909_JO.JPG West facing (240 degrees) 5511/JM12_W_122909_JO.JPG
Sketches Patrick #1
Site Specifics
Vegetation
Trees and shrubs such as quebracho 133, guaruma 132, quitacalzonte 134, melero 135, 146, panagua 136, cenicero 126, Jicaro 127.
Water
2 wells in vicinity, one used for the community, the other one not being used. The stream nearby is mostly dry.
Human Accessibility
Several creek crossings, fencing, mostly shaded
Land Use
Major livestock and human corridor
Collected Data
Soil sample results
pH 6.3 Phosphorus (lbs/acre) <10
Nitrogen (lbs/acre) 25 Potassium (lbs/acre) 150
Water sample results
pH 8 Nitrogen (ppm) 5 Dissolved Oxygen (ppm) 6
Coliform Negative Phosphate (ppm) 3
Notes
General Notes
Leopoldo owns land directly above well.
Well dimensions are 7x33in,5.5 yards deep, material is hard rock, excavated about 13 years ago. The well hasn’t needed to be
lowered. When it was being excavated they worked until there was too much water to work any further. There is a well (9x33 in)
located across the path for livestock. Paid for by the Menonite Church, labor provided by the community. Well has never dried, the
water level drops when a lot is withdrawn, but it refills daily. It's been 5 months since a large rainfall.
Additional Photos Vegetation - Monique's camera: IMG_0133.JPG, IMG_0132.JPG, IMG_0134.JPG, IMG_0135.JPG and IMG_0146.JPG, IMG_0136.JPG,
IMG_0126.JPG, IMG_0127.JPG
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