On Sunday, the drill team finished drilling to 160 meters. Disappointingly, the well was completely dry. The rock that we drilled through was a hard, highly weathered granite which was an aquifuge layer, meaning that it did not bear water. While this was a major setback in our project, we had to continue on. We abandoned the dry well and moved on to look for another site to drill for water.
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| The secondary school principal sadly gazes at the dry borehole. |
Monday 8/12
The team spent Monday considering the options available to us now that our first try for water had failed. A meeting was held between the team, WatSan, Mohamed Ali, Peter Oduor, and Mr. Moturi who was the district water officer. The hydrogeologist Isaiah Mawinda was also asked to come, but he did not attend. In the meeting, people expressed their frustration, but also their determination to find water. By Mohamed's recommendation, a different hydrogeologist, Augustine Omwaba, was asked to survey various sites in Kolunje tomorrow, including our dry borehole, two previous boreholes while yielded water nearby, and areas near the schools and hospital.
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| Omwamba, the hydrogeologist, analyzes soil samples |
This Mohamed Ali has a lot going for him
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! He actually first introduced himself as Mohamed Ali: not the strong American fighter, the friendly Kenyan driller.
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