Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Bikeke Orphans Home & School Well # 1 - Getting Close !


Big day … substantial water infiltration into the well !


We now have 6 culverts installed in the well creating a strong “well reservoir” for the pump to hang in, and producing string rising to the surface. The total well depth is 13 meters and we currently have a meter of water in the bottom of the well … water surface is at 12 meters. We will now let the well sit idle for 24 hours, looking to achieve a total water depth of 2 meters. This will indicate enough flow from this water table to provide continuous supply for the orphanage, the school, and some neighbors also.

In the picture, the ripples are actually from the water flowing into the well … a very good sign.
In the other picture, the 6 culverts are visible … each culvert is approximately 29” tall … the camera’s viewpoint makes that dimension difficult to get a proper scale perspective.


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