TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR WATER SCHEME MATERIALS PART III

88 Section VII. Specification and Bill of Quantities

• Install a pump into the borehole to a depth of 45m or more and water discharge pipe

of not less than 80 m length, diameter capable of conveying at least 0.5l/s of water.

• Perform calibration test at varying pump discharges for 20 minutes at 5 different rates.

Select suitable pump test rates for the constant discharge test.

• Perform a constant discharge test (CDT) or Constant Rate Test (CRT) for 6 hours.

This will indicate whether the aquifer is capable of sustaining the pumping rate.

• Perform a recovery test for 4 hours immediately after continuous discharge test.

The pumping test must be carried out under the supervision of a hydro-geologist, because

this test is far more complex than the simple test which were done for hand pump

installations on the project.

The safe yield is the yield that can be abstracted without draw-down beyond half of the

available water column above the pump installation depth and upon achieving a stabilize

Dynamic Water Level within 4 hours of continuous discharge test.

1.3 Constant Rate Test

After the step draw down test, allow the borehole to recover fully before starting the Constant

test. Select a suitable discharge at which to perform the constant pumping. Obtain water

levels in the borehole as the pumping continues. This test may last for 4 - 6 hours. The longer

the test is carried out, the more information it can give about the aquifer.

1.4 Recovery Test

This is the test that follows after constant discharge test. At the end of the test, switch off the

pump and start obtaining water levels in the borehole. The water level in the borehole starts

to rise. This is the recovery of the borehole. This test can last for several hours depending of

the aquifer properties.

1.5 During the test

• Start pump and stop watch simultaneously. If something goes wrong with the

equipment in the first few minutes stop the test, for recovery and start again.