PEA Mission Project

What We Are Doing

The Alliance for PE Pipe, in partnership with Engineers Without Borders, is currently on the ground in Shiringamazú, a remote village of approximately 500 people deep in the Peruvian Amazon, building a clean water system from the ground up. Construction is now underway and will continue through late July 2026.

Our team is installing more than seven kilometers (4.3 miles) of HDPE pipeline across rugged jungle terrain, climbing nearly 500 feet in elevation to connect a mountain spring to the village below. The project includes a spring catchment, reservoir, pressure-reducing tanks, multiple tap stands and a river crossing, ultimately delivering clean, reliable running water to a community that has never had it.

The impact extends well beyond clean drinking water. Once the system is complete, the local school will qualify to receive government-funded lunches because a dependable source of clean water will finally be available on campus.

To maximize progress, three work groups operate simultaneously each week:

Grupo 1 – Pueblo (Village Team) Works throughout the village installing HDPE pipe, performing fusion, constructing tap stands and completing the river crossing.

Grupo 2 – Mountain Team Installs pipeline along the steep jungle trail, constructs pressure-reducing tank foundations and builds the primary reservoir.

Grupo 3 – Cina (Summit Team) Works at the mountain spring, constructing the spring catchment and connecting the final kilometer of pipeline to the water source.

This project will take place in July of 2026. We are accepting reservations to join the team. 
Well known Industry professionals will lead the weeks. 

• • Week 1 (June 29 – July 3): Dusty Langston, WL Plastics

• • Week 2 (July 6 – July 10): Peter Dyke, Alliance for PE Pipe

• • Week 3 (July 13 – July 17): Juan Quintero, McElroy

• • Week 4 (July 20 – July 24): Alan Ambler, PE, AM Trenchless

Who Is Involved

The Alliance for PE Pipe is sponsoring and coordinating this effort with the support of Engineers Without Borders and numerous companies from across the HDPE pipe industry. Engineers Without Borders designed the water system and is providing a Spanish-speaking volunteer engineer to serve as the on-site project manager throughout construction.

Industry partners have responded with extraordinary generosity. WL Plastics donated all seven kilometers of HDPE pipe and prepared the shipping containers for transport to Peru. McElroy contributed both a full-time team member and a McElroy No. 14 fusion machine. Integrity Fusion donated hundreds of fittings and related materials needed to complete the system. ISCO has also played a significant role in supporting the project through staff support, freight forwarding assistance and provision of a second fusion machine.

In addition, the Alliance for PE Pipe has contributed more than $12,000 to the effort, much of it raised through the annual PE Showcase raffle. The project is a remarkable example of what can happen when manufacturers, distributors, engineers and volunteers unite behind a common purpose.

Why This Matters

Three years ago, the Alliance for PE Pipe made a commitment to give back by using the knowledge and technology of our industry to improve lives. Working alongside a retired engineer who believed deeply in the value of HDPE pipe, we began designing a water system for a community that had lived its entire history without clean running water.

Today, that vision is becoming reality. The equipment has been shipped. The engineering is complete. Volunteers have traveled thousands of miles. Teams are working in the jungle every day to build a system that will serve generations to come. This project is about far more than pipe. It is about health, education, dignity and opportunity. It demonstrates the extraordinary difference our industry can make when it applies its expertise to serve people who need it most.

Trip #1

The first phase of the project saw Alan Ambler, Peter Dyke and Dusty Langston visit Shiringamazú in November 2025. The initial trip served as a scouting effort to determine whether a clean water project could realistically be completed in this remote Amazon community. The team built a tapstand where schoolchildren can wash their hands and drink fresh water in the front yard of the school. They had also planned to fuse HDPE pipe, but the two shipping containers carrying the materials were delayed and did not arrive until after the team had departed Shiringamazú.

Despite the logistical setbacks, the visit proved invaluable. The team met with village leaders, evaluated the terrain, assessed available resources and confirmed that the proposed water system was both technically feasible and strongly supported by the community. Just as importantly, they experienced firsthand the hospitality, enthusiasm and commitment of the villagers, who were eager to work alongside the volunteers.

Overall, the scouting trip was a success and provided the confidence needed to move forward. With the project’s feasibility confirmed and strong local support established, plans were immediately developed for a second mission to begin construction of the village’s clean water system.