Aquaquest supplied and installed a number of divers at a botiling plant in Lusaka in order to monitor the drawdown in the production wells. The monitoring data was collected by Aquaquest over a fixed period of time atier which the staff at the plant was… Read More »Groundwater Monitoring at a Bottling plant in Lusaka
Aquaquest conducted desk studies, data collection field investigations and groundwater modelling for the assessment of available groundwater resources that could be used for future water supply development for Solwezi Town. This included the selection of the most suitable future wellfield areas, exploratory drilling and test… Read More »Groundwater Assessment for future expansion of Solwezi Urban Water Supply System
Aquaquest carried out a water demand study to identify the water needs at Masuku mission. Additionally the old reticulation system was mapped. Groundwater was identified as the most suitable source of water through a hydrological assessment. Subsequently, Aquaquest located areas of high groundwater potential and… Read More »Domestic Water Supply Masuku
Aquaquest caried out a hydrological assessment for the Mushingashi Farm Development in Lufwanyama. The hydrological investigations were used to analyse the feasibility of a proposed, relatively large earth dam. Specifically, the study determined its suitability to supply sufficient water for future irrigation requirements and related… Read More »Mushingashi Hydrological Assessment
Aquaquest conducted a water supply feasibility study for the 100,000 hectares Luswishi Farm Block Development. Various farming activities will be planned and different water supply systems need to be developed to meet the various demands. Aquaquest also hosted the project office for the international consultants… Read More »Lushwishi Farm Block Development
Aquaquest conducted feasibility studies for 25 locations across Zambia to identify water potential for irrigation. The aim of the project is for local farmers to form companies and start commercial farms, which they will both own and work on. Aquaquest also hosted the project office… Read More »Upscaling Smallholder irrigation project
Aquaquest has provided independent consultancy to analyze possible interference of two boreholes belonging to a shopping mall and a water supply utility company. Monitoring equipment was supplied and installed in both boreholes and independent pumping tests were performed to determine the hydrogeological parameters of the… Read More »Borehole interference testing at a Shopping Mall
Aquaquest undertook a preliminary assessment to determine if it is feasible for the seed farm to increase the area under irrigation from 250 hectares to 1000 hectares. A desk study was conducted where all relevant available data was collected and analyzed. With the help of… Read More »Groundwater Resource Potential Assessment at a Seed Farm in Kafue
Aquaquest undertook a water resource assessment for 7 macadamia plantations in Malawi to assess the potential for dam construction and the collection of surface water in addition to the potential for groundwater development. The work included a desk-based study using readily available data and satellite… Read More »Surface and groundwater assessment for Macadamia plantations in Thyolo, Malawi
Aquaquest developed a Groundwater Management Information System for monitoring the available groundwater resources. Groundwater was being used extensively for crop irrigation and an integrated fish farming project. Both programs required an assessment of the regional water system and monthly monitoring of groundwater levels, water quality… Read More »Groundwater monitoring on a commercial farm in Chisamba