ground+water tanzania services introduction
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Water Development Opportunities inTanzania and East Africa
Quality and services to get the job done
Ground+Water Tanzania, Ltd.
A comparison of Scale
• Scalecomparison:
• 2 Californiasside by side
Tanzania is a land ofcontrasts…
Dodoma: High and dry –
• Savanna-like landscape
• Highly oxidized, weathered soil over EastAfrican shield rocks, south end of a branchof the Great Rift System
Challenging: Half the country receives<800 mm (31 in) of rainfall per year,with central and western Tanzania dryup to 7 months per year. The rains areincreasingly erratic.
Tanzania is a land ofcontrasts…
Kilimanjaro region is high, withvolcanic soils, and has
generally abundant water
But the source is at risk:climate and deforestation
UNEP and NASA
Underutilized (but hardly infinite)ground water resources
Takes expertise tofind and optimize
Remote andRural and also
Urban andCosmopolitan
Water for 30,000students and
staff: now
Land of contrasts: Great, cheapcell service, no water
Aging infrastructure,poor management,donor dependency
The work of daily life is hard…
Digging for water
You may be working to supplypeople with water, but you
wonder “How to do thiseffectively?”
There is also Environmentaland Social Pressure:For example, cattle damage
Pressure:Deforestation, degrading
grasslands, resourcedevelopment
How to do water development:One thing – not a place for little
drills & amateur drillers
Dodoma: Ground water is 100 mdeep and the aquifer is a jumbleof shield rock, ancient volcanicejecta, and alluvial deposits
Distance, remoteness arefeatures of working in rural,
inland Tanzania
So where to start? What to do?
Who isfamiliarwith the
situation?
Get help…
Tanzania has anenergetic and
cosmopolitan businessand professional class
Ndiyo!Yup!
And long, strong Tanzanian-American ties: Which leads to
deeper collaboration
I have mycredentials,we should
worktogether
We have expertiseand needs: We
should worktogether
• Stuart Smith, long-experiencedAmerican hydrogeologist andmicrobiologist and businessman
• Naftal J. Mandi, MPH and MBA,Tanzanian teacher and entrepreneur
So we are working together:The G+WT partners:
Dodoma geophysical survey
Moshi geophysical survey
G+WT employslocal professionals
and technicalresources, such as
hydrogeologistsand geophysicists
We consult with and supportour colleagues in country
• Water Ministry• Area professionals such as these• Improving university capacity• Local well drilling and water system
operation training• Centers of excellence to build on
If you can’t afford to buy a newone you maintain the old one
Poor efficiency =high fuel use
Widespreadavailability ofskilled mechanics(“Cuba” effect)
Some needs we serve ….• Finding finances/grant-writing, project
coordination, financial responsibility• Training in water treatment, watershed
management, O&M, budgeting andcapacity management
• Developing parts and service supplychains and inventory/logistics
• Professional services• “Turn-key” – we’ll make sure the
project is completed• Inspection: See it’s done right• Supplying better water equipment
Some projects we are involved in
Partnering together with allsorts of sincere and skilledpeople…
Water for hospital, bottling plant (incomegeneration), and surrounding community
Dodoma Christian Medical Centre
• Pumps clay in therainy season
• Excessive nitrates• Not enough grout
Consulting onBottling Plant Well
Bottling plant water treatment(started up in 2009)
?Could have beenmineral water andskipped this gear
Locating better wellequipment and advising onchoices for better service
Mlenga well-siting study(Dodoma)
A fracture zone, enhanced erosioncreates a small canyon, and …
… the fractures are a source of water
Mlenga well-siting study(Dodoma)
• Performed byDodoma hydro E.B.Mcharo
• Found options atsite previouslycalled “hopeless”
• Now need to raisefunds for well
Mzogole, Bahi District, Dodoma
• Advising donors on best technicaloptions
• Collecting information• Advising village on water
management
A failed wind pump meanspeople are back to diggingfor water
Lufu• Highest inhabited point in
Dodoma• Advising donors on
options• Recruiting technical
resource
Aya Secondary School
Moshi East –Area ofinterest
Uchira Parish
St. JamesMbokomu
St James Seminary, Karangu:High quality secondary
education for boys
St. James had a well…
Out of service since mid-1990s,pump out… unprotected
Water supply was overwhelmedregional piped water system.
Money raised and drilling begins
Advising donors,seeking technical
solutions
Elevated tanks and powerconnection finish the job supplying
plenty of water, securely
Uchira village,near Moshi
Advising donors:able to restore adestroyed well
A good result
She has goodwater again inthe dispensary
and canimprove thesanitation
Mbokomu Parish• Advising donors• Information
collection• Troubleshooting
project andcontractordifficulties
• Advising on testing• Advising on
learning fromexperience
Training: Introduction to Welland Wellfield Performance
Maintenance and Improvement• First-ever seminar
of its type inTanzania
• Planned repeat ininterior location
• “Well”-received!
KondoaKaribuni!Welcome!
Come andvisit us! It’s
beautifulhere
Planned wateropportunities,assessment visits!
Join us! Tanzaniahas great growth,much going for it.
Needed: Yourquality goods and
expertise
They like us in Tanzania!
But we let theChinese outcompete
us in this market
*
* Commemorating friendship betweenUSA and Tanzania
And the U.S. government likesTanzania a lot: Model African state
Asanteni sana,Thank you all very much
[email protected]@gmail.com
www.groundwatertanzania.comwww.groundwatertanzania.co.tz