This report is an adapted training manual, with specific best practice recommendations for
groundwater development practitioners working in the Northern Region, Ghana. It is designed to
be used in conjunction with the existing comprehensive training manual ‘Developing
Groundwater: a guide to rural water supply’ by MacDonald, Davies, Calow and Chilton (2005).
The additional guidelines provided in this supplementary report are specific to the Northern
Region of Ghana, and have been informed by a review of groundwater development in the
region which BGS carried out on behalf of UNICEF in 2010-2011.
The Northern Region is a difficult area in which to find and develop groundwater resources. For
this reason, more resources – time and money – need to be focussed on careful borehole siting
and development in order to maximise success. This includes detailed desk and field
reconnaissance surveys; the effective use and interpretation of geophysical siting methods;
collection of good quality data during drilling and test pumping; rigorous recording and
management of data; and effective interpretation, sharing and use of hydrogeological
information by all groundwater development practitioners. This report, and the associated
manual ‘Developing Groundwater’, provide practical help for carrying out these activities
effectively.
The authors gratefully acknowledge those persons who contributed to the formation of these
guidelines, who include:
UNICEF Ghana – Othniel Habila, Kabuka Banda and David Ede
Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Ghana – John Aduakye
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) – Hydrogeological Assessment
Project (HAP) – James Racicot
All participants at the UNICEF/BGS workshop and training programme held in Tamale,
Northern Region, from 7 to 18 February 2011
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