Water Resources
At Eon we are continually
developing new technologies and approaches to meet the growing international demand
for water resources. For example, we might recommend that an aquifer be used as
a storage reservoir during a dry period, or advise utilizing an injection well
to discharge water, or to form a hydraulic barrier to prevent salt or contaminated
water intrusion. In areas that need to utilize limited resources efficiently,
we might recommend artificial aquifer recharge. All of these issues call for both
innovative engineering and responsible science. There is no water resource
issue that our groundwater engineering services cannot address. Eon’s commitment
to providing cost-effective solutions for our clients is always balanced by
our commitment to protect groundwater resources from adverse anthropomorphic
influences. Through sound science and state-of-the art monitoring and analysis
technologies, our professionals have provided water resource solutions around
the world.
Kuwait has benefited from
our design of groundwater extraction and injection systems. These systems; including
water supply, irrigation, the mitigation of salt water encroachment, and the
extraction of mineral water with high salinity levels; facilitated farming in
Kuwaiti desert regions. The extraction of sea water via an on-shore system of
wells saved an aquarium in Kuwait City the cost of building a special pumping
station.
In Africa, our professionals
were successful in developing a geochemical model for determining abnormal fluoride
concentrations in aquifers along the East African Rift Valley zone. The developed
model was used to design an optimal potable water extraction regime that prevented
negative health consequences due to fluorosis in some aquifers of northern Tanzania.
As technologies and approaches
become more sophisticated, the associated data that is required increases exponentially.
Our emphasis on flawless data integrity, analysis and management techniques
is maintained through multiple quality assurance measures.
Typical Water Resources
Projects:
Name of Project: "Water
Wells - Abdally" Project work involved
the study, design, marketing, sales and implementation of complete groundwater
extraction and injection systems for water supply, irrigation systems, salt
water encroachment mitigation, extraction of mineral water with salinity above
25000 ppm and extraction of sea water via on-shore well extraction system. Work
tasks included design, bidding and oversight of well drilling, and development,
selection and placement of pumps, plumbing of the well(s) within individual
system(s), and design, testing and stabilization of a pumping regime. Forty-eight
systems using submersible, centrifugal and deep well turbine pumps were constructed
in northern and southern Kuwait (Abdally and Wafra area) and in Kuwait city.
Accomplishments:
Investigation and design
of water supply system for municipality of the town of Stare Hradisko. A detailed
hydrogeological investigation and mapping employing geophysical and remote sensing
methods and aquifer analyses rendered data for a feasibility study and final
engineering design. An augmented water supply system was designed and implemented.
System consisted of two production/collector wells placed in two main fracture
zones and was supported by deep radial collector galleries and a shallow drainage
network. A final report also included the design and justification of a sanitary
protection zone and a system operating manual.
Accomplishments:
Development of a geochemical
model for abnormal fluoride concentrations in specific East African Rift Valley
zone aquifers. The project work was based on geochemical prospecting, hydrogeological
mapping, water and rock sampling, laboratory tests, and field measurements and
monitoring. The developed model was used for the design of an optimal potable
water extraction regime.
Accomplishments:
Client: Farmers Federation, Kuwait and Baugeologie GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Name of the Project: "Township of Stare Hradisko - Water Supply"
Client: Municipality of Stare Hradisko, Czech Republic
Name of the Project: "Fluoride - Rift Valley Zone"
Client: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania