The water at St. Michael’s Special Needs School used to be black, stinky and toxic. Not anymore.
I'm 14 years old and I'm a student at St. Michael's Association for Special Education, the only special needs school on the Navajo Reservation serving kids my age.
Our tap water used to be black and stinky and it wasn't safe to drink. My classmates and I made this video and sent it to DigDeep asking for help!
My school used to spend thousands of dollars on bottled water every year. We even had to move the big bottles from building-to-building in wagons!
Your donations helped us build a system to bring clean running water to our school.
FUNDRAISING IS NOW COMPLETE!
Most of my classmates are medically fragile. We need pure, clean water to bathe, drink, clean our medical equipment, and prepare our meals.
Our friends at DigDeep designed a project that made sure our sinks, showers and toilets all have safe water.
TEMPORARY FILTERS
DigDeep installed five FloWater machines to provide safe water in the short term.
TESTING
DigDeep worked with skilled engineers to conduct water tests and draft a remediation plan.
SOURCE
Then the local utility helped clean the source water by flushing their lines.
PLUMBING
DigDeep staff completely replaced the plumbing in 14 buildings.
FILTERS
Finally, they installed a combination of 18 carbon and 24 membrane filters.
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DigDeep is the only non-profit working to ensure that every American has clean water, forever.
They help families, communities and schools (like St. Michael's!) get clean, running water. They've been working on the Navajo Nation since 2013.
My students are vulnerable. I think it’s shocking that THEY DON'T HAVE access to clean water.
Jessie Gross, Multisensory Special Educator
