2. “Sometimes you had to wait in line a long time if you didn’t get there at the right time. And they closed the water production from 6 – 10 p.m.” - Der Vue, St. Paul
3. water was pumped from a few deep wells & many shallow wells, then stored in tanks. Tanks high above ground levels, about 2 stories high. Water is made available for only 3-4 hours each day.
4. Wooden carts full of container jugs. People wait in long lines and carry in long distances to their houses
5. Children also help the adults refill water. When there's no babysitters, children and adults carry their babies on their backs to get water.
6. Sometimes children and adults take showers at the water tanks, and/or wells if there is a temporary overflow, or pump does not shut off in time. It may be the only shower for many days, especially in the dry season.
7. “Getting water was for most families the most important part of the day. There were many water stations at Ban Vanai, but you were allowed to go only to the station closest to you. Each family was allowed to fill one water container per family member per day, but the water didn’t taste good to drink, so most families had their own rain barrels for use as drinking water.” - Chor Thao, St. Paul
8. Man is Hand Pumping water from a water well he and neighbors dug and constructed themselves.
9. Amounts per family were strictly controlled, and many families dug their own wells.
10. These wells were often unmarked dangers when freshly dug.
11. People were desperate for water and would endure great risks to obtain any.