The project objectives aimed at reducing the water shortage in Likoni (South Mombasa). The assignment focused on short-term increase of water availability before the implementation of the Mwache (dam) project and consisted in study, design, procurement and supervision of works, including hydrogeological investigations of the Tiwi aquifer, to establish the optimum capacity of the well field and optimum well field operations, detailed inspection rehabilitation of existing boreholes, drilling of new boreholes and study and design of desalination units for treatment of brackish ground water (10,000 m³/d).
Field of Activity: Desalination
Kenya, Technical Assistance to Coast Water Service Board, „Mwache Project“, Mombasa
Services
- Study and design to increase the yield of the Tiwi well field
- Improve the capacity of the system up to 5,000 m3/d
- Design and construction 14 groundwater boreholes (60 m3/h)
- Study and design of desalination units for treatment of brackish ground water (10,000 m3/d)
Technical Data
- 14 ground water boreholes (60 m³/h)
- Desalination units for treatment of brackish ground water (10,000 m³/d)
Project Facts
Client Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDE)
Financing Agency World Bank, Washington
Service Period 2018 - 2019
