Water Extraction & Sourcing Overview¶
Water Extraction & Sourcing Overview
Encyclopedic reference library for groundwater drilling, mechanical lifting, solar pumping, rainwater storage, and sand dams engineered for developing countries.
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Sourcing & Hydrogeology Matrix¶
RURAL WATER SOURCE MATRIX
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SOURCE TYPE WATER QUALITY CAPEX RANGE STANDARD LIFESPAN
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Deep Borehole (>40m) High (Protected) $5,000 - $15,000 15 Years
Manual Well (<30m) Moderate-High $400 - $2,500 7 Years
Sand Dam (Riverbed) High (Filtered) $6,000 - $12,000 30 Years
Protected Spring Very High $1,000 - $4,000 20 Years
Rainwater Catchment High (Roof-run) $500 - $2,500 15-20 Years
Hydraulic Ram (Stream) Moderate $200 - $1,500 10 Years
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🛠️ Complete Rural Well Turnkey Bill of Quantities (BoQ)¶
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│ COMPLETE RURAL WELL BILL OF QUANTITIES (BoQ) │
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│ ITEM / COMPONENT │ TYPICAL COST (USD) │
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│ 1. Drilling Labor & Rig Consumables (20m - 30m) │ $150 – $350 │
│ 2. Well Casing & Slotted Screen (Class 9/10 PVC) │ $180 – $350 │
│ 3. Graded Silica Gravel Pack & Sanitary Cement Grout │ $60 – $120 │
│ 4. Reinforced Concrete Apron, Plinth & Soakaway Pit │ $150 – $300 │
│ 5. Pumping Mechanism: │ │
│ • Low-Cost Rope / EMAS Pump │ $80 – $150 │
│ • Standard Afridev / India Mark II Pump │ $600 – $950 │
│ 6. Initial Water Quality Testing & Community Training│ $50 – $150 │
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│ TOTAL TURNKEY COMPLETED WATER POINT: │ │
│ • Manual Well + Rope Pump (Family / Cluster Scale) │ $650 – $1,250 USD │
│ • Manual Well + Afridev / India Mk II (Comm. Scale) │ $1,250 – $2,200 USD │
│ • Mechanized Deep Borehole + Afridev (Bedrock) │ $3,500 – $8,000 USD │
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