Well Aware, an international nonprofit organization, has announced a strategic partnership with Environmental and Water Resource Consulting Firm, INTERA. This collaboration aims to leverage Well Aware’s project network and expertise in water well projects with INTERA’s extensive background in geophysics. By deploying open-source accessible instrumentation alongside state-of-the-art surface geophysical equipment and techniques, the partnership will collect an extensive database of hydrogeological information that currently does not exist in Sub-Saharan Africa. This will aid in more efficient and accurate identification of drilling locations, dramatically reducing wait times and leading to more successful projects. Through this initiative, Well Aware is aiming to provide clean water to 25,000 more people this year alone, with that number expected to grow year over year. The partnership will also involve collaboration with professors Dr. Steven Constable and Dr. Aaron Velasco, and colleagues to provide access to a low-cost direct-current resistivity meter designed for humanitarian geophysics applications, further enhancing Well Aware’s subsurface mapping capabilities. This partnership is expected to set a new industry standard in the nonprofit water sector by increasing the number of groundwater well projects completed and the number of people impacted by 50%.
