Our Motivation
Water is necessary for survival. According to World Health Organization's article "Drinking-Water," half of the world's population will be living in water-stressed areas by 2025. Many countries are already threatened by water shortages and do not have the available resources to fulfill their needs. The Water Harvesting System aims to help people who are in need of a reliable source of drinking water by collecting and treating atmospheric water, without the need of a reservoir, for human consumption.
"Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water."
-Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, M.D. Discoverer of Vitamin C
Our Goals
The main goal of the Water Harvesting System is to be able to collect and treat atmospheric water for potable use. The group is focused on prioritizing effectiveness, cost, and sustainability throughout the project. Therefore, some follow-up goals include meeting the required water cleanliness standards of the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water; creating a product that is relatively inexpensive and easy to maintain; and making the system run on little to no energy. The Water Harvesting System must fit the needs and environment of its users, who will most likely be people who live in countries with water shortages as well as countries whose average humidity and temperature are high enough to produce condensation. For example, Bangladesh has an average high-temperature of 30.58 degrees C and an average humidity of 56.85%; Mexico has an average high-temperature of 24.83 degrees C and an average humidity of 57.46%. Both of these countries are in need of clean drinking water and fit the range of external temperature and humidity that is ideal for the Water Harvesting System. The team hopes to collect half of a gallon of water per day, which is equivalent to the recommended water consumption per person daily.
