point 2 is actually a really good point. pumping s 20l Jerry can with a borehole takes at least 2 minutes even accounting for transfer times between Jerry cams etc. Asuming 12 hours of continuous pumping 6am to 6pm (unrealistic) that would mean 30x12 20 litre Jerry cans a day which is about 360 jerry cans. People often do use under 20 liters a day on average despite WHO recommendations (we do even lol) but i would say 500 people might be the absolute limit that a borehole could realistically fully serve? And even that feels quite unrealistic.
I’ve also NEVER seen a borehole that heavily used here in UgAnda, but it might be possible in other places?
my math could be a bit wrong but I’ve never thought about it like that before, thanks @Mihkel Viires 🔹 .
EDIT on googling, it seems that standard boreholes are usually designed to serve communities of 200 to 300 people usually with up to 500 a stretch in some cases. Stacks up with our thoughts here!
point 2 is actually a really good point. pumping s 20l Jerry can with a borehole takes at least 2 minutes even accounting for transfer times between Jerry cams etc. Asuming 12 hours of continuous pumping 6am to 6pm (unrealistic) that would mean 30x12 20 litre Jerry cans a day which is about 360 jerry cans. People often do use under 20 liters a day on average despite WHO recommendations (we do even lol) but i would say 500 people might be the absolute limit that a borehole could realistically fully serve? And even that feels quite unrealistic.
I’ve also NEVER seen a borehole that heavily used here in UgAnda, but it might be possible in other places?
my math could be a bit wrong but I’ve never thought about it like that before, thanks @Mihkel Viires 🔹 .
EDIT on googling, it seems that standard boreholes are usually designed to serve communities of 200 to 300 people usually with up to 500 a stretch in some cases. Stacks up with our thoughts here!