In brief

  1. Somaliland Development Fund's undated SDF2 description lists four boreholes in the Laasdhure wellfield and a 13.5km pipeline to the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station.
  2. The same description says the work would add 4 million litres of clean drinking water a day to Hargeisa, implemented by the Hargeisa Water Agency.
  3. Scope text is not proof of completion; ask for completion certificates, test records and as-built drawings before treating the boreholes or pipeline as in service.
Contents
  1. What the source records
  2. What it means on site
  3. What the source does not establish
  4. What to do next

Somaliland Development Fund published an undated SDF2 project description stating that the Laasdhure water project, implemented by the Hargeisa Water Agency, would increase production from the Laasdhure aquifer and connect it to the existing system at the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station.

What the source records

The published scope, as listed by Somaliland Development Fund in its undated SDF2 project descriptions, includes design and development of four boreholes in the Laasdhure wellfield and construction of a 13.5km pipeline connecting those boreholes to the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station, per Somaliland Development Fund. The same entry states the project would deliver an additional 4 million litres of clean drinking water each day to Hargeisa, and that it includes a technical study to guide sustainable expansion of the city's urban water supply. The source does not date these figures.

What it means on site

A wellfield to pumping station link usually means borehole heads, a collector main, valves, air release points and a tested connection into the receiving station. For a builder or engineer working nearby, the pipeline route is the practical question: where it crosses, what cover it holds, and what isolation valves exist. The source gives a length, four boreholes and a stated daily volume, and nothing about pipe diameter, material, route, chamber positions or pump duty, so confirm those against the project's specification or engineer.

What the source does not establish

The entry is a scope description, not a completion record. It does not say the boreholes were drilled, the pipeline laid, tested or handed over, or by what date. No as-of date is given. Present condition of the wellfield, pipeline and pumping station connection cannot be read from this page. Completion certificates, pressure test records, as-built drawings and a commissioning report held by the Hargeisa Water Agency would confirm the current state.

What to do next

Ask the Hargeisa Water Agency for the completion certificates, pipeline pressure test records and as-built drawings covering the Laasdhure wellfield and the connection to the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station before treating either asset as available.

Frequently asked questions

Does the SDF2 page confirm the Laasdhure boreholes and pipeline are finished?

No. It describes the intended scope only: four boreholes in the Laasdhure wellfield and a 13.5km pipeline to the New Geed Deeble Pumping Station. Ask the Hargeisa Water Agency for completion certificates and test records to confirm what was built and commissioned.

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 Hargeisa and Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.