In the past, the community of Tingo Pucará had sent multiple requests to the municipal authorities for assistance in constructing a water system, but were consistently rejected due to lack of budget or lack of interest from the authorities. Frustrated but well organized, the community members formed a water board to seek outside help in obtaining an adequate water supply. As a result, their efforts reached Professor Fernando Ortega from the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ). Professor Fernando Ortega from USFQ then established communication with the EWB Pittsburgh Professional Chapter through one of his students. 

Prior to the water pumping system, the community got their water from surface sources or two sources of water from springs they own at the bottom of the mountain.  After being collected at the springs, water was carried primarily by women and children back to their houses in open containers. This water was then stored in or outside the house in the same containers without proper disinfection. As a result, diarrhea is the most frequent cause of death in the community; according to data from 2008, the mortality rate is over 30% in children under five. 

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Completed in 2012, a water supply system was implemented in Tingo Pucará. Since then, the system has been in continuous operation without any downtime due to any system failures. The system consists of an intake structure, pump station, and community storage tank. There have been no issues regarding reliability or effectiveness of the system to date. Furthermore, through the fees collected by the community's Water Committee, the electricity required to run the pump has been paid for on a regular basis without issue. A team returned to Tingo in 2015 to construct two composting latrines.