Groundwater specialists from SRK Consulting have assisted Prince Albert Local Municipality in the Karoo to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of groundwater to local communities at Leeu Gamka. According to Ashley America, manager infrastructure services at Prince Albert Local Municipality, the addition of three boreholes was able to resolve supply issues arising from the low yield from existing boreholes and the poor water quality that strained the municipality’s reverse osmosis (RO) treatment system.
America said that Leeu Gamka had three communities requiring a more stable water supply. These communities are Bitterwater with 606 households, Newton Park with 26 households and the Transnet housing scheme with 40 households. According to Leon Groenewald, principal hydrogeologist at SRK Consulting, the most productive of the existing boreholes in the area was able to deliver an hourly yield of between 15,000 and 18,000 litres, supplying a maximum volume of 432,000 litres per day.
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Leon Groenewald
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