Kagi
Bevan Clayton, an engineer from Cairns, offered to examine the water systems along the Track.
Most villages have water but need repairing or improving.
Bevan discovered a number of breaks in the pipe at Kagi which were caused by high pressure. This pressure in turn is caused by the height difference between the intake and village. At Kagi the drop was 300 meters and subsequent research revealed that the pipe was designed for 100 meters.
Chris Pillage, who had been on a previous trip and had booked again, purchased the required parts for the repairs. On arrival at Kagi, we discovered that the breaks had been fixed.
We travelled to the intake and installed a strainer and then left a snorkel enabled the water supply to be turned off safely.
Chris then installed a pressure relief system at about the 200 meter mark.
