Water From Dry Ground Bringing Water to Burkina Faso

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Water From Dry Ground Bringing Water to Burkina
Faso

• Stephen Smyth
• 2008 IWO Conference

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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso

• Population 14 million people, mostly rural
• Third poorest country in the world
• Most villagers are drinking water of the same
  quality as untreated sewage
• No access to health care
• Average life Expectancy 41-43 years old
• Infant Mortality Rate 1/3

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Drilling a Bore Hole

• Select the appropriate site.
• 1. the correct geology for holding sub surface
  water
• 2. area not likely to flood in the rainy season
• 3. free from any potential sources of
  contamination
• 4. Easily accessible to all users.
• Down The Hole Hammer drilling uses a high volume
  and pressure of air to provide the percussive
  action of the drill bit. Exhausts from the bit
  face clear drill cuttings from the hole as
  drilling proceeds.

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Challenge 1 Remote Location

• No running water, toilets, communications,
  electricity or services
• what you dont bring, you dont have
• No technical support
• 55oC-60oC during 11 am and 3 pm

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Challenge 2 Culture

• Very relationally based culture rather than our
  objective focused mindset
• Much more interested in location of the water
  than quality
• Negotiation with Elders and Chief vital

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Challenge 3 Sustainability

• Village Level Operations and Maintenance
• easily maintained by a village caretaker,
  requiring minimal skills and a few tools
• manufactured in-country, primarily to ensure the
  availability of spare parts
• robust and reliable under field conditions and
• cost effective.

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Challenge 4 Water Quality

• Arsenic can be found due to the presence of
  (Lower Proterozoic) volcano-sedimentary rocks
• Bacteriology Quality tested by IDEX Colilert and
  Entrolert Kits
• Simple to operate
• Low power requirements
• Next Day result

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