Aquaquest was retained by DAI Global, through Rankin Engineering as Project Consultant to conduct hydrogeo-logical assessments, geophysical surveys, supervision of drilling contractors and supervision of civil works for 300 new hand pump boreholes and a solar water scheme in 13 districts in 4 provinces of… Read More »Scaling Up Nutrition – Technical Assistant Borehole Development in 13 Districts
Acacia Water and Aquaquest were approached by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed water reservoir south of Magoye. The water reservoir is planned to support the development of a commercial Stevia farm, with an out grower scheme of… Read More »Magoye Dam Assessment
Kaleya Smallholders Company Limited (KASCOL) is a 2,500 ha sugarcane farm that irrigates their sugarcane using furrow irrigation. This method of irrigation is very inefficient, and consumes a relatively large amount of water, which is pumped from the already stressed Kafue River. The Dutch Fund… Read More »Feasibility Study for Proposed Expansion of Sub-surface Drip Irrigation at Kaleya Farm
A 2D ERT geophysical survey was conducted to map part of the aquifer in Lusaka-West, to determine suitable sites for drilling in a designated wellfield area in Lusaka-West. The purpose of the survey was to gain a better understanding of the structural geology and identify… Read More »Lusaka West Aquifer Mapping using Geophysics
Aquaquest Ltd. was subcontracted by NIRAS-IP Consult GmbH to carry out hydrological assessments for five existing earth dams in Southern Province of Zambia. The study was part of the AWARE (Accelerating Water and Agricultural Resources Efficiency) project, funded by GIZ. The AWARE project intends to… Read More »Hydrological Assessment 5 Earth Dams
Aquaquest conducted a hydrogeological assessment for a bottling plant in Lusaka, on behalf of an international brewing company. The initial feasibility study aimed at the identification of suitable locations for setting up a large-scale bottling plant, predominantly from a water supply perspective. Following a desk… Read More »Hydrogeological Investigations for a bottling factory, Lusaka