Hydrogeology and siting of micro-dams around Léo Burkina Faso

Wednesday February 10 2010Flight to Ouagadougou via Paris. Arrival in Burkina Faso in the late evening.Thursday February 11 2010Meeting with Awa, Paul Pare and Apphiah in Credo Office Ouagadougou in the morning. After lunchtransport to Léo. After dropping the luggage in Léo visit to the site of Onliessan were geopysicalmeasurements were undertaken. Talked with Mr. Traoré Adama (hydrogeologist).Friday February 12 2010Site reconnaissance and measurements at Kayero (old dam present, plans for renewal) and Kayerobo(potential location for new dam) in the morning. Site reconaissance and measurements at Tabou (damunder construction) in the afternoon.Saturday February 13 2010Site reconnaissance and measurements at sites Sanga and Danfina (dams finished and fullyfunctioning). Short visit to Yelbouga (potential dam site).Sunday February 14 2010Calculations and reporting.Monday February 15 2010Site reconnaissance and measurements at Onliassan, Tékoura (potential locations for new dams) andSissili (old broken dam present, plans for renovation).Tuesday February 16 2010Arranging materials and rain gauges in Léo, site reconnaissance and measurements at Bonapia(potential dam site).Wednesday February 17 2010Installation of reference points at Sanga.Thursday February 18 2010Spirit level still hasn't arrived yet. Visit to the Ministry of Agriculture to get precipitation data.Friday February 19 2010Spirit level instrument has arrived. Elevation measurements at Sanga and Sissili.Saturday February 20 2010Installation of rain gauges. Calculation and writing report.Sunday February 21 2010Calculations and reporting.Monday February 22 2010Henk Haas and Huib Povel arrived, discussions on the micro-dams (hydrology and construction), fieldvisit with Henk and Huib to Sanga and Sissili.Tuesday February 23 2010Debriefing. Transport to Ouagadougou. End of mission.