Assignment Name:

Country:

Pilot Study for Hydrogeological Mapping, Kibaale District

Uganda

Location within country:

Positions provided by WE Consult:

Kibaale District

Team Leader

GIS expert

Database expert

Name of client:

Directorate of Water Development / DFID

Address of client:

Duration of Assignment:

Directorate of Water Development

P.O. Box  20026, Kampala

2 month

Start Date

(Month / Year)

Completion Date (Month/ Year)

Total contract price of the assignment

02/02

04/02

US $ 15,000

Name of Associated Firm(s), if any:

Name of Senior staff of WE Consult involved:

-

R.R. Sloots (Team Leader / Sr. Hydrogeologist)

Narrative description of project:

WE Consult Ltd. obtained support from the Directorate of Water Development, DFID, the Free University of Amsterdam and a drilling company (Drillcon Ltd.) to carry out a study to prepare a detailed hydrogeological map of Kibaale District. These maps are indispensable for both water development planning and water resources management purposes.

A reliable database was established in Excel spreadsheet format by carefully merging and matching information from a number of data sources: the National Groundwater Data Base and WES-GIS Database, both of DWD, the digital data of the National Biomass Study the relevant topographical map sheets geological maps, documents on water resources of Kibaale District, and data from private sector consultants and drilling contractors. The database was converted in ArcView, and the relevant data were converted into various thematic layers.

Description of services provided by your staff:

• Collection and analysis of all available hydrogeological data
• Data entry, verification and validation
• Preparation of hydrogeological map of Kibaale District in ArcView format
• Preparation of final report, describing approach, analysis and conclusions of the exercise.