More Generous Donors

Two other companies have very kindly donated equipment for the project here in Gairo. QED Environmental Systems Inc. of the USA, http://www.qedenv.com/ have donated a Hammerhead Pro® pneumatic pump with a 40 m tube set and fittings that we will use for bore flow rate testing. The bores need to be tested to ascertain they can sustain a flow rate that the villagers will likely to be pumping at. Hence this pump will be able to do that as well as pump at a much higher rate should we need to do more serious draw down testing at some locations to test aquifer flow capacities. The Hammerhead Pro® pump is a robust air driven pump for 100 mm or more bores and can accommodate sandy waters making it a good selection for the type of well studies we need to do.
TPS Pty Ltd of Australia , http://www.tps.com.au/ have donated a field water quality meter to allow testing of the bore water for salinity and pH on site. This will enable us to determine on site if there is a problem with these parameters in the water we are drilling for. The villagers tell Adra that salinity is a common problem around here. The meter is a AQUACPA® meter with calibration solutions.