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== Trinidad and Tobago ==
In 1999, the island of Tobago was in the midst of a severe water crisis that threatened to deter foreign investment and curtail economic growth. The island’s 5 million gallon 19,000 cubic meters per day (m3/day) deficit far outweighed its the less than 1 million gallons per ,900 m3/day of estimated, sustainable groundwater capacity, and consultants recommended the construction of a desalination plantexpert hydrologists believed to be available. Deemed too A very costly, a dam in the Western Hemisphere’s oldest protected rainforest appeared to be the only viable option. Hoping to avoid a 5-10 year wait and significant environmental damage, government authorities hired EarthWater to map and develop new water resourceson a Build-Transfer Contract. Within twelve months, the company EarthWater identified over 50 million gallons per 190,000 m3/day of Megawatershed resources new capacity, an amount 100x previous incremental groundwater estimates, and delivered 5 million gallons per 19,000 m3/day to the island’s Island’s waterlines. This was a The latter quantity equal to equaled that of the proposed dam, but it came at a fraction of the environmental and economic cost. After Now, after eight years, the wells continue to deliver fresh, potable water to the island’s inhabitants on a sustainable and reliable basis. Errol Grimes, the President CEO of the Caribbean Waste Island’s Water Associationand Sewage Authority, says of the project, “This type of groundwater technology is very cost-effective and in terms of implementation, is very timely… It brings relief to customers very quickly. Groundwater traditionally requires less treatment than surface water sources. Really, I think this technology could be used on all of the islands in the Caribbean.”EarthWater went on to discover over 950,000 m3/day on the island of Trinidad and developed 76,000 m3/day for immediate use.
== Africa ==