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New bore hole drilled in Feb '11 to provide water supply to rural mission hospital. Dubious water quality; fluoride 15 and advised install reverse osmosis plant - too expensive an option especially a there are high sodium levels. Driller has inserted a pump to enable water to be elevated to a tank ontop of tower 44mts away. Not yet connected to the pipes which lead to the tank and the bore hole has been uncapped & leaking into the locality for 3 weeks. This has flooded 5 septic tanks in the hospital and flooding is apparent over the surrounding area. Public Health Dept have closed hospital. Driller believes if he connects pump it will solve the problem and take the water away. We are advised that the bore hole is not going to provide potable water; the pump should be removed and the pipe sealed and capped.

    Which organisations will use this advice? : This is a Rotary financed project - designed to also deal with inadequate sewage and sanitation in the hospital.

The advice will be used by personnel who are unqualified to be dealing with the sort of problems we are encountering. Project raised in US. On- site supervison by local Rotary personnel, who are being led by the driller's opinion. Hospital is at Kilimambogo, nr Thika and as volunteers we run a dental clinic in this hospital and stay involved with community affairs.

Very sketchy outline above but need an opinion. Have requested an urgent independent water analysis from bore hole before anything further happens. If someone is able to help - advice would be hugely valued.

Regards Janice

New bore hole drilled in Feb '11 to provide water supply to rural mission hospital. Dubious water quality; fluoride 15 and advised install reverse osmosis plant - too expensive an option especially a there are high sodium levels. Driller has inserted a pump to enable water to be elevated to a tank ontop on top of tower 44mts away. Not yet connected to the pipes which lead to the tank and the bore hole has been uncapped & leaking into the locality for 3 weeks. This has flooded 5 septic tanks in the hospital and flooding is apparent over the surrounding area. Public Health Dept have closed hospital. Driller believes if he connects pump it will solve the problem and take the water away. We are advised that the bore hole is not going to provide potable water; the pump should be removed and the pipe sealed and capped.

    Which organisations will use this advice? : This is a Rotary financed project - designed to also deal with inadequate sewage and sanitation in the hospital.

The advice will be used by personnel who are unqualified to be dealing with the sort of problems we are encountering. Project raised in US. On- site supervison by local Rotary personnel, who are being led by the driller's opinion. Hospital is at Kilimambogo, nr Thika and as volunteers we run a dental clinic in this hospital and stay involved with community affairs.

Very sketchy outline above but need an opinion. Have requested an urgent independent water analysis from bore hole before anything further happens. If someone is able to help - advice would be hugely valued.

Regards Janice

New bore hole drilled in Feb '11 to provide water supply to rural mission hospital. Dubious water quality; fluoride 15 and advised install reverse osmosis plant - too expensive an option especially a there are high sodium levels. Driller has inserted a pump to enable water to be elevated to a tank on top of tower 44mts away. Not yet connected to the pipes which lead to the tank and the bore hole has been uncapped & leaking into the locality for 3 weeks. This has flooded 5 septic tanks in the hospital and flooding is apparent over the surrounding area. Public Health Dept have closed hospital. Driller believes if he connects pump it will solve the problem and take the water away. We are advised that the bore hole is not going to provide potable water; the pump should be removed and the pipe sealed and capped.

The advice will be used by personnel who are unqualified to be dealing with the sort of problems we are encountering. Project raised in US. On- site supervison by local Rotary personnel, who are being led by the driller's opinion. Hospital is at Kilimambogo, nr Thika and as volunteers we run a dental clinic in this hospital and stay involved with community affairs.

Very sketchy outline above but need an opinion. Have requested an urgent independent water analysis from bore hole before anything further happens. If someone is able to help - advice would be hugely valued.

Regards Janice