| Service Title: |
Borehole cleaning and fishing - Government and provate boreholes |
| Initiating Department: |
Other Ministries / Government Departments /Private Borehole Owners |
| Service Description: |
Retrieval of any obstructive/foreign objects from a borehole using mechanical methods and sometimes chemical methods if required. |
| Audience: |
Other Ministries (Government Departments) and Private Borehole Owners |
| Service Outputs: |
Cleaned Boreholes that can be utilized / Rehabilitated Boreholes |
| Service Availability: |
Mon – Fri, 7:30hrs – 16:30hrs |
| Service Levels: |
15 days for Government boreholes and 30 days for private boreholes. |
| Customer Delivery Channels: |
Mail |
| Ministry Delivery Channels or Notification: |
Mail |
| Customer Submissions: |
- Make a request to the Director of Water Affairs Groundwater Division
- Copy of Borehole completion Certificate (Borehole Registration Form from Dept. Geological Surveys)
- Detailed Description of problem (Scope of Work) that has to be attended to
- Borehole Inspection Report by DWA drilling technicians
- Fill Indemnity Form at Water Affairs
- Upfront Payment for services after inspection of the Borehole, P4 362.00 only
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| Service Restrictions: |
Other Ministries / government Departments Only, Citizens and Non-Citizens resident in Botswana |
| Process |
-Borehole inspected to:
i) Ascertain if fishing tools can fit in the borehole (borehole diameter),
ii) Borehole Condition, i.e. if it is safe for fishing to be carried-out (casing condition, age of borehole, collapsing or not)
iii) Determination of appropriate fishing/cleaning method.
-Design and fabricate appropriate fishing tools
-Mobilization of Fishing/Cleaning Rig and Crew to site
-Retrieve the fish and clean the borehole. |
| Associated Forms: |
Indemnity Form |
| Associated Services: |
Department of geological Surveys, Borehole Cleaning and Fishing, Drilling and Test pumping. |
| Associated Fees/Charges: |
P4 362.00 only |
| Associated Policy/Legislation: |
Water Act 1968 Cap 34:01
Borehole Act 1956 Cap 34:02 |
| Technology: |
Service is not provided on-line |
| Service Contact Person(s): |
Principal Hydrogeologist, Head of Groundwater Division, 3607378, 3607100 |
