Our expertise in the water sector

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MEK Earth & Environmental Inc.
HYDROGEOLOGICALSERVICES
MEK Earth and Environmental Inc. (MEK) is a registered Canadian company with
headquarters in Port Moody, British Columbia, in Canada. MEK is both a service and product
delivery company. It is committed to providing high quality management consultancy and
executing services in the geosciences and environmental sectors to clients domestically and
abroad.
MEKconsultantshavebeen providingabroad rangeofhydrogeologicalconsultancyservicesdirected
towardsthedevelopmentandmanagementofsurfaceandgroundwaterresourcesinvariedenvironmental
andgeologicalterrains.Asateam,wehaveconductedawidespectrumofstudiestolocateandcharacterize
aquifersystems(groundwaterbodies)forgroundwaterresourcesdevelopment,toprovidecleanwaterfor
individuals and the public at large; including municipalitiesand facilitiesin need of reliable sourcesof
waterforoperationalpurposes. Ourconsultancyservicesincludethefollowing:
1. Officeordesktopstudiestounderstandtheoccurrenceofgroundwaterandthenatureofthehost
rock, and whennecessaryor required, provide detailed characterizationofthe water-bearing
rocks;

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2. Assistourclientstocontractreliableandexperiencedwaterwelldrillingcontractorstodrillwells
forthem;
3. Providedrillingsupervisionatwaterwelldrillingsitesandadvisethecontractoronthefinalwell
completiondepths;
4. Design water well structures and ensure they are constructed to acceptable industry and
provincialrequirementsandstandards;
5. Designand supervise pump andaquifer testsand gather criticalpumpingtest data to advise on
pumpselection(capacity)andinstallationdepths;
6. Onbehalfofourclients,conductwaterqualityteststoensurethatrawwaterfromthewellsareof
acceptablequalityforhumanconsumptioni.e.,meetprovincial,federal,andWHOrecommended
waterqualitystandards;
7. Assist our clients in developing appropriate programsfor the long-term managementof their
groundwaterresources(wellheadprotection)andthewaterwells;
8. Conductstudiestoidentifywellproblemsanddeveloptailoredsolutiontorehabilitateorupgrade
them;and
9. Provideanyadditionalassistancethatmayberequiredbyourclientstoensuretheirwatersourceis
adequatelyprotectedandwellmanaged.
Aspartofourmanagementconsultancyservices, MEKstaffhaveparticipatedinandhelpedassessed
and identified shortcomings in service delivery, which have negatively impacted the effective

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performance of institutions and organization engaged in the development and management of
groundwater resources in the developing countries. We have been very effective in helping these
institutionsdevelopeffectivegroundwaterexplorationprotocolsthathaveresultedinhigherwater
well drilling success rates and prolific water wells at reduced costs to their clients (Figure 1). In
addition, we have reviewed and helped numerous institutions and organizations to develop or
upgradetheir groundwatersamplingprotocolsforlaboratoryanalysistoensurethat waterquality
resultsare representativeof waterin the aquifer(groundwaterproducingrockformation)system.
Our staff have also been successful in identifying the main shortfalls impeding the successful
developmentandmanagementofgroundwaterresourcesinvillagecommunities,andhavecomeout
withuniquesolutionstailoredinaccordancewiththeirpeculiarsituations; tohelptheparticipating
institutionsensurethelongevityofwaterpointsconstructedinthesecommunities.

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In summary, MEKis well positioned to provide managementconsultancyservicesto clients in the
followingareas:
1. Developingeffectivestrategiesforgroundwaterexplorationsanddevelopment;
2. Providetraininginhighcapacitywelldesignandconstructiontoensuresystemlongevity
andreducedoperationalcosts;
3. Designing, installation and management of groundwater monitoring systems at
commercial,mining,atmid-andupstreamoilandgasfacilities;
4. Long–termgroundwaterqualitydataanalysisandinterpretationforthemanagementof
groundwaterresources;and
5. Identifywaterwellproblemsandresolvethem.
Figure1. A typical workshopin Ghana, facilitated by MEK staff on theuseof GIS tools
and satelliteimageriestoenhancethedelineation of prolificaquifer systemsin fractured
rock terrains.

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Mr. Enoch Korblaah Matanawi, the Principal Consultant of MEK, has 30 years of professional
experienceworkinginNorthAmerica,Sub-SaharaAfricaandinSoutheastAsia.