A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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A term from your borehole quote, explained plainly.
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NEMA
NEMA is Kenya's National Environment Management Authority. It issues the environmental licence a borehole needs alongside the WRA permit.
Why it matters
The NEMA licence covers the environmental impact of the works rather than the right to the water itself, which is WRA's remit. Together the two come to roughly KES 50,000. Both depend on the hydrogeological survey report, which is why the survey has to come first, and why the paperwork rather than the drilling sets your timeline.
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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The survey, the WRA permit and the NEMA licence, in the order they actually happen.
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