Emergency: (Update) Water for the Cows!

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Dear Friends,

Hare Krishna!

Good news! The geriatric water tank is fixed! And all the funds needed to maintain the water system in all the barns and to fix the main water tank has been collected!  It is too cold now (January) to do the work, so funds will be put aside for spring construction. Thank you, our donors, for contributing the funds necessary!

To fix the geriatric water tank we  rented a jack hammer and the initial 4 inches of cement took a few hours and then 2 feet of dirt were easily removed.  The problem then arouse when we hit cement again and discovered this cement was about 12 inches thick.  We had forgotten that before we rebuilt and enlarged the small barn we had another water system in place there.  So, the cement removal now took 2 days instead of the initial 1 day.  Janardan, the young man we hired for this phase of the project, finished digging the hole to a depth of 5 feet and was glad this phase of the project was finished.

Janardan  breaking the first 4 inches of cement in the left photo on the first day. 

In the right photo Janardana has broken a good portion of the 12 inches of cement. 

The finished hole is approximately 4 ft. wide and 5 ft. long and 5 ft. deep.

For phase 2 we removed all of the broken concrete and dirt from the work area and brought in gravel for backfilling the hole and approximately 30-40 bags of cement to seal the hole. When the hole was finished being opened, our plumber, Tejo, ascertained what was needed to reinstall a new frostless water hydrant, the necessary parts were purchased and Tejo installed the new hydrant.

Tejo , our plumber, getting everything ready to install the new frostless water hydrant.

The old water tank, the one used extensively,  is still not fixed. We need more funds to complete this last part of the project. It was built in 1964 and over the years we have tried fixing it but each fix was only temporary. It leaks, is not level, and the on/off button doesn’t work. If the tank does  not turn off properly, the well is drained. We need to replace this system by taking down the old tank, building a new tank, pouring a cement pad, and moving the water line. The estimate for this is $5,000.

With your help we can fix the old water tank by winter. The weather is still mild enough to do the work. 

Geriatric Barn water     $1,500.00

Completed due to your generosity!

10 Year Maintenance   $1,000.00

Funds collected. Thank you!

Old Water Tank            $5,000.00

$500 donated to this

Previous Total needed   $7,500.00

    Total Needed Now       $4,500.00   

Krishna says, " I am the taste of water." B.G. chapter 7 Text 6

This is the cows' favorite tank that is no longer working

Thank you.       

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Thanking you in advance,

Balabhadra and Chayadevi

(William E. Dove and Irene M. Dove)

ISCOWP Managing Directors