In brief

  1. The Somaliland Development Fund's undated SDF2 project descriptions list two 500,000 litre water tanks at Al-Hayat hill in Borama.
  2. The same listing gives a 19 km pipeline connecting Borama to its water source and states an intended delivery of 3 million litres per day to 90,000 residents.
  3. This is scope evidence only, so completion certificates or as-built records are needed before the tanks can be called finished.
Contents
  1. What the source records
  2. What it means on site
  3. What the source does not establish
  4. What to do next

The Somaliland Development Fund, in its undated SDF2 project descriptions, records that the Borama water project includes the installation of two 500,000 litre water tanks at Al-Hayat hill in Awdal Region. The same description states the project is implemented by the Ministry of Water Resource Development.

What the source records

The Fund's project listing says the Borama project aims to serve 90,000 residents through the delivery of 3 million litres of water per day, and gives the scope as 19 km of pipeline connecting Borama with the water source, two 500,000 litre tanks at Al-Hayat hill, and supporting buildings including an administration block, a lodge and generator rooms, as set out in the Somaliland Development Fund SDF2 descriptions. The document carries no date.

What it means on site

Two tanks of that stated volume give a combined nominal storage figure a designer can compare against daily demand and supply hours, but nominal tank volume is not usable volume. A builder or client reviewing the design can ask for the tank drawings, the inlet and outlet arrangement, overflow and washout positions, and the level controls. If the tanks sit on a hill above the town, gravity may supply part of the network, and that is a hydraulic question for the project engineer. Confirm every figure against the current specification.

What the source does not establish

A published scope is not a completed asset. The descriptions do not state when the tanks were built, whether the stated capacity was installed as specified, whether testing or commissioning took place, or what the tanks' condition is today. Because the page is undated, the listing cannot be treated as the present state of the site. No statement here assigns fault, and none should be inferred. The record that would settle the question is the completion certificate, together with as-built drawings and commissioning records held by the implementing ministry or the Fund.

What to do next

Ask the Ministry of Water Resource Development office in Borama, or the Somaliland Development Fund, for the completion certificate, as-built drawings and commissioning records for the Al-Hayat hill tanks, then check the recorded volumes and dates against the published scope.

Sources

  1. SDF2 engineering scopesSomaliland Development Fund, Undated SDF2 project descriptions, somalilanddevelopmentfund.org. Documented project scope; laasdhure; Burao-Berbera; Borama; Geed Deeble sections.

Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Borama and Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.