Water Development Opportunities inTanzania and East Africa

Quality and services to get the job done

Ground+Water Tanzania, Ltd.

A comparison of Scale

• Scalecomparison:

• 2 Californiasside by side

Tanzania is a land ofcontrasts…

Dodoma: High and dry –

• Savanna-like landscape

• Highly oxidized, weathered soil over EastAfrican shield rocks, south end of a branchof the Great Rift System

Challenging: Half the country receives<800 mm (31 in) of rainfall per year,with central and western Tanzania dryup to 7 months per year. The rains areincreasingly erratic.

Tanzania is a land ofcontrasts…

Kilimanjaro region is high, withvolcanic soils, and has

generally abundant water

But the source is at risk:climate and deforestation

UNEP and NASA

Underutilized (but hardly infinite)ground water resources

Takes expertise tofind and optimize

Remote andRural and also

Urban andCosmopolitan

Water for 30,000students and

staff: now

Land of contrasts: Great, cheapcell service, no water

Aging infrastructure,poor management,donor dependency

The work of daily life is hard…

Digging for water

You may be working to supplypeople with water, but you

wonder “How to do thiseffectively?”

There is also Environmentaland Social Pressure:For example, cattle damage

Pressure:Deforestation, degrading

grasslands, resourcedevelopment

How to do water development:One thing – not a place for little

drills & amateur drillers

Dodoma: Ground water is 100 mdeep and the aquifer is a jumbleof shield rock, ancient volcanicejecta, and alluvial deposits

Distance, remoteness arefeatures of working in rural,

inland Tanzania

So where to start? What to do?

Who isfamiliarwith the

situation?

Get help…

Tanzania has anenergetic and

cosmopolitan businessand professional class

Ndiyo!Yup!

And long, strong Tanzanian-American ties: Which leads to

deeper collaboration

I have mycredentials,we should

worktogether

We have expertiseand needs: We

should worktogether

• Stuart Smith, long-experiencedAmerican hydrogeologist andmicrobiologist and businessman

• Naftal J. Mandi, MPH and MBA,Tanzanian teacher and entrepreneur

So we are working together:The G+WT partners:

Dodoma geophysical survey

Moshi geophysical survey

G+WT employslocal professionals

and technicalresources, such as

hydrogeologistsand geophysicists

We consult with and supportour colleagues in country

• Water Ministry• Area professionals such as these• Improving university capacity• Local well drilling and water system

operation training• Centers of excellence to build on

If you can’t afford to buy a newone you maintain the old one

Poor efficiency =high fuel use

Widespreadavailability ofskilled mechanics(“Cuba” effect)

Some needs we serve ….• Finding finances/grant-writing, project

coordination, financial responsibility• Training in water treatment, watershed

management, O&M, budgeting andcapacity management

• Developing parts and service supplychains and inventory/logistics

• Professional services• “Turn-key” – we’ll make sure the

project is completed• Inspection: See it’s done right• Supplying better water equipment

Some projects we are involved in

Partnering together with allsorts of sincere and skilledpeople…

Water for hospital, bottling plant (incomegeneration), and surrounding community

Dodoma Christian Medical Centre

• Pumps clay in therainy season

• Excessive nitrates• Not enough grout

Consulting onBottling Plant Well

Bottling plant water treatment(started up in 2009)

?Could have beenmineral water andskipped this gear

Locating better wellequipment and advising onchoices for better service

Mlenga well-siting study(Dodoma)

A fracture zone, enhanced erosioncreates a small canyon, and …

… the fractures are a source of water

Mlenga well-siting study(Dodoma)

• Performed byDodoma hydro E.B.Mcharo

• Found options atsite previouslycalled “hopeless”

• Now need to raisefunds for well

Mzogole, Bahi District, Dodoma

• Advising donors on best technicaloptions

• Collecting information• Advising village on water

management

A failed wind pump meanspeople are back to diggingfor water

Lufu• Highest inhabited point in

Dodoma• Advising donors on

options• Recruiting technical

resource

Aya Secondary School

Moshi East –Area ofinterest

Uchira Parish

St. JamesMbokomu

St James Seminary, Karangu:High quality secondary

education for boys

St. James had a well…

Out of service since mid-1990s,pump out… unprotected

Water supply was overwhelmedregional piped water system.

Money raised and drilling begins

Advising donors,seeking technical

solutions

Elevated tanks and powerconnection finish the job supplying

plenty of water, securely

Uchira village,near Moshi

Advising donors:able to restore adestroyed well

A good result

She has goodwater again inthe dispensary

and canimprove thesanitation

Mbokomu Parish• Advising donors• Information

collection• Troubleshooting

project andcontractordifficulties

• Advising on testing• Advising on

learning fromexperience

Training: Introduction to Welland Wellfield Performance

Maintenance and Improvement• First-ever seminar

of its type inTanzania

• Planned repeat ininterior location

• “Well”-received!

KondoaKaribuni!Welcome!

Come andvisit us! It’s

beautifulhere

Planned wateropportunities,assessment visits!

Join us! Tanzaniahas great growth,much going for it.

Needed: Yourquality goods and

expertise

They like us in Tanzania!

But we let theChinese outcompete

us in this market

*

* Commemorating friendship betweenUSA and Tanzania

And the U.S. government likesTanzania a lot: Model African state

Asanteni sana,Thank you all very much

stuart@groundwaterscience.comnaftalmandi@gmail.com

www.groundwatertanzania.comwww.groundwatertanzania.co.tz