Overview
The World Health Organisation (WHO) states “water is essential for life and good health” - this forms an important part of what we do at NMSI. We design, construct and operate services, from boreholes to small/micro water purification systems, as well as irrigation and water piping systems for both agricultural and domestic use, with experience of delivering cost-effective and reliable wastewater management solutions for our projects and for standalone facilities. We focus on solutions that are cost-effective and suitable for the communities in which they are built. These solutions provide:
Increased access to clean water - a lack of reliable clean water leads to health problems and economic challenges. Poor water quality leads to waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery.
Boosted economic growth - water infrastructure can help farmers irrigate their crops, leading to increased agricultural production and food security.
Reduced environmental impact - providing clean water means that communities don’t have to use natural water sources such as rivers and lakes, causing pollution.
Key Aims:
- Securing water supplies for the future
- Improving the quality of drinking water
- Upgrading water treatment
- Water conservation and recycling
- Waste water treatment
Our boreholes are drilled to enable them to be upgraded to a fully integrated water system, from a hand-pump or standpipe with taps to piped water fed to individual compounds.
Boreholes can be drilled more efficiently and more quickly, to tap into deeper aquifers, avoiding the challenges facing traditional open wells, which are at risk of not consistently providing water during dry months.
Boreholes can provide a more sustainable, safer and reliable source of water for the whole community and avoid the risk of cross contamination of waterborne diseases. Boreholes are safe for all community members to use, both women and children can gain easy access to water, without the risk of accidents and deaths from wells.
Boreholes can be drilled quickly and safely. A hand-dug open well can take weeks to dig, whereas a borehole can be drilled within 48 hours.