http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Samantha Tress Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:30:30 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2699#comment-621 Response from Cisse Brahima Tiambal, Program Coordinator at MVP Toya:
The pumps use 28 liters of diesel per day (8 hours x 3.5 liters/hour)
It is difficult to keep enough diesel on hand. 3000 liters of diesel is needed each growing season. To keep such a large quantity, it’s necessary to install a cistern of that capacity on site (partners install and supply these cisterns). Currently, the communities stock the diesel in drums of 200 liters purchasedewach week.

]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/20/irrigation-project-success-in-mali/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Howard Altmann Sat, 29 May 2010 12:21:51 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2699#comment-620 Question on Pump Sets
I am not familiar with these pumpsets. They look to be gasoline driven. How much gasoline is needed each day to keep the pumps running? Is it a problem keeping the proper amount of gasoline on hand?

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