Guzman Water Catchment Explained

Guzman Water Catchment
Location:0.25 mi. S of GU 8 and 0.25 E of GU 10, Nalao, Barrigada, Guam
Coordinates:13.4681°N 144.8061°W
Builder:Baldobino Charfauros
Added:November 14, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:94001312

The Guzman Water Catchment is a historic private water supply structure in the rural Nalao area of the village of Barrigada in the United States territory of Guam. It is a roughly rectangular structure, measuring 4.4x, with an open top. It is fashioned out of locally gathered stone joined with lime-cement mortar. It was built in 1910 by Baldobino Charfauros on family-owned land, and is one of the oldest surviving rural catchment basins on the island. It is further distinguished from other catchment basins in that it has a substantial floor. These types of structures made it possible for Guamanian families to live on rural holdings where water access was otherwise a significant problem.[1]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=94001312}} NRHP nomination for Guzman Water Catchment]. National Park Service. 2015-05-01.