The project was implemented in two phases from 2004 to 2010.
During the first phase of the project, geological and hydrological assessments were carried out, observation wells drilled and pumping operations initiated. The second phase focused on further hydrogeological investigations and the ongoing monitoring and assessment of the project activities, as well as the gradual handover of responsibility to the local community for the maintenance of the well field and the collection of monitoring data from the wells and the meteorological stations.