A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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Aquifer
A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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Aquifer
An aquifer is a layer of rock or sand underground that holds water and lets it move through. It is what a borehole is drilled to reach, and it is the reason depth is decided by geology rather than by preference.
Why it matters
Kenya's aquifers vary enormously. In parts of the Nairobi metro a productive one sits near 100 metres; in drier counties you may drill 200 metres or more to find the same water. A confined aquifer, trapped under a layer of impermeable rock, is what makes borehole water cleaner and more reliable than a shallow well: the rock above it keeps surface contamination out and keeps the water there through a drought.
Why Proboreholedrillers
One team from the survey to the first glass of water
A borehole is five jobs bundled into one: the survey that finds the water, the permits that make it legal, the drilling, the test that proves the yield, and the pump. We run all five for you, with licensed rigs and a quote broken down line by line, so you know exactly what you are paying for before anyone starts.
- ✦ Survey first, so you drill where the water is
- ✦ WRA and NEMA permits handled for you
- ✦ A quote itemised at real market rates
Do you need a borehole drilled?
Tell us where the plot is and what the water is for. We will handle the survey, the permits and the drilling, and come back to you with the likely depth and what it will cost. Countrywide, all 47 counties.
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