Hargeisa's fourth borehole: 212 m deep, water met at 22 m

The Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 4 June 2025 that the fourth borehole of the Hargeisa Water Expansion project was inaugurated on 29 May 2025, with the Vice President of Somaliland attending the ceremony. The borehole stands in the Darasalam district and belongs to the second phase of the expansion.

What the source records

According to the Agency's report, its engineer Abdalle Sacad gave the borehole's depth as 212 metres, with water identified at 22 metres below the surface, and put its yield at 70 cubic metres per hour. The report states the borehole took 22 days to complete and that the Agency anticipated six boreholes, leaving two more to be completed. General Manager Mohamed Ali Darod described the project as two parts: new boreholes and city infrastructure. The Agency reported on 4 June 2025 that reservoir works were nearing completion, as a plan, with testing expected to commence by 30 June. Read the full account in Hargeisa Water Agency.

What it means on site

For a driller or client, the gap between 212 metres total depth and water struck at 22 metres is the part worth studying. Total depth is where the hole ends; the first water strike sits far above it, and the level a pump can draw from depends on the test pumping and the pump setting. Ask the Agency's drilling office how it logs water strikes, casing and screen depths on its own holes, and request the same records from any contractor quoting on a similar well. Confirm the design against the project's specification or engineer.

What the source does not establish

The report is the Agency's own account, and the borehole figures are given as stated by its engineer. It does not give the reservoir works' completion date, the connection design to the Gedeeble pump station, or the planned testing outcomes; testing was expected to commence by 30 June, as the Agency's report states. The Agency was preparing a plan for the connection to be presented to the President and Vice President for review and approval. A current drilling log, pump test sheet and commissioning certificate would confirm the present state.

What to do next

Ask the Hargeisa Water Agency's drilling office for the borehole completion log and pump test record for this hole, and ask what it requires from any contractor drilling on a private or project site before water is declared available.