Collector well programme, Zimbabwe and Malawi, 1986-7

This is a joint programme funded by aDA and the Governments of Zimbabwe and Malawi. Previous reports, listed below, have described earlier stages in this programme and notably the construction of the first four collector wells in Zimbabwe. Wright, et al. 1985 BGS/ODA-Zimbabwe Government Collector Well Project Report Wright, E P, April 1986 Summary Review of Collector Well Project 1985-86 The present report mainly discusses the results of three completed collector wells in Zimbabwe and some interim data from two collector wells in the final stages of construction in Malawi. Although not included in this discussion, reference should also be made to a further two wells in the final stages of construction in Zimbabwe and the proposal to construct four more in the coming year. Six appendices in this report provide detailed information on individual sites. Additional sections which follow this review include one (section 2) on geophysical survey techniques and another (section 3) on the geomorphological context of the sites.