This project aims to upgrade a faulty water supply in Houma Village of the island of Éua in Tonga. Éua is topographically more elevated than any of the islands of Tonga. Although a limestone island, groundwater is very hard to find on the island. Éua is the only island in Tonga with enough surface water for pools and a river to be found. The entire population of Éua is highly dependent on the surface water on the island which in time of drier than normal months can be scarce.

Houma village is unique in that is has its own water supply from two springs ? one close to northern eastern cliffs and the other spring found close to sea-level at the bottom of the eastern cliffs. The springs are located some distance from the village center in very lush native forest which is home to several native flora and fauna namely the ?Vunga moe Ahi? (native Tongan sandalwood) and Koki (parrots). Due to the need for water, more of this native forest is being cleared to make way for villagers to access the springs. There has been over the years attempt to fix the existing supply system from the springs that has been installed many years ago. However, the village finds itself more often than not without water and relying on the limited number of rainwater catchment tanks in the village.

This project aims to upgrade the existing supply by fixing problems in the system in hopes of protecting the forest and its inhabitants. Native medicinal plants that used to be found in the villages are now being depleted and villagers are now moving towards the forest for their needs. This project hopes that in fixing the water supply the village can attempt to replant and revive the native medicinal plant species within the village settlement boundary in order to conserve the koki (parrots) because they are now becoming rarer to be sighted in the forest area where they use to be abundantly found.