ABOUT THE PROJECT
Beyra, a rural community of 4,000 people in Somalia, has, until recently, lacked access to a reliable source of clean drinking water. Recently, weather conditions have changed becoming increasingly arid. The only local, permanent source of water is saline groundwater. Because of this, reliable drinking water is hard to source in Beyra. In 2025, Moerk Water delivered and supported the locally led installation of a groundwater treatment system in Beyra. This unit is designed to secure the drinking water supply for Beyra in the face of the changing climate.
Following community assessment, the unit was designed and built in Western Australia and then shipped to Somalia. Subsequently, a local team, with Moerk Water assistance, installed and commissioned the unit. Now, the unit is fully operational. The Moerk Water groundwater treatment system in Beyra produces up to 23,000 L/day of WHO Standard drinking water. This is enough to supply the 4,000 residents of Beyra with their daily drinking water needs. Because the system is based on reverse osmosis technology it needed to be built to local conditions. Additionally, the unit was designed to utilise locally available spares.
This project was funded by World Vision. You can read more about Moerk Water’s other water treatment systems in Somalia here: https://moerkwater.com.au/projects/hospital-water-supply-southern-somalia/ and here: https://moerkwater.com.au/projects/refugee-camp-water-security/
Project Outcomes:
- A rural community in Somalia lacked access to a reliable source of drinking water.
- Increasingly arid conditions and saline groundwater limited the available water supply options.
- Reverse Osmosis groundwater treatment system capable of producing 23,000 L a day of drinking water was installed by a local team in 2025.
- This unit secures the communities drinking water supply.
