Dirty Water Initiative by Simparch
"The U.S. art collective SIMPARCH began their investigative process by working with one of Tijuana's informal communities in collaboration with the Fundacion Esperanza. They became especially interested in the theme of water, in particular the idea of purifying water using solar-based water distillation. The project, entitled Dirty Water Initiative, has two phases: The first stage is to construct and install a small purification plant as a 'public fountain' sited in the pedestrian walkway from San Ysidro to Tijuana at the US/Mexico port of entry. The second stage involves the donation of the distillation facility to an informal community in Tijuana."