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Sampling location at the Kukuavile community along Ankobra River, Ghana highlighting the highly turbid water found near mining sites. 

Grated cassava root soaking in alum-processed river water, Kukuavile community along Ankobra River, Ghana.

USGS chemist Grace Armstrong is accessing Ankobra River sampling site with community consent and accompaniment. 

USGS chemist Grace Armstrong collecting a sediment core for mercury analysis at the Kukuavile community along Ankobra River, Ghana.

Trainees in the remote sensing class working to develop potential groundwater maps from multiple satellite data sources.

Kolobeng River, Botswana, downstream of a streamflow monitoring station currently recording zero streamflow. 

USGS employees John Lane (L) and Molly Wood (R) learning about field processes conducted at a streamgage on the Limpopo River near Mahalapye, Botswana.  

Letsibogo Dam, Botswana’s third largest dam based on capacity, currently at 40 percent capacity due to the drought. 

Calf drinking from an overflow point at a groundwater pump station in Mahalapye, Botswana. 

USGS employees Molly Wood (L) and John Lane (R) visiting a managed aquifer recharge injection well pilot site operated by the Botswana Ministry of Land Management and Sanitation Services, Department of Water and Sanitation, Mahalapye, Botswana. 

Banner presenting the Tana and Athi River basin groundwater mapping project outside the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation (Maji House) in Nairobi, Kenya.

USGS employees Molly Wood (3^rd from left) and John Lane (3^rd from right) with staff from the Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, after a workshop on geophysics data collection.

Aerial photograph of the arid Namibian landscape near Windhoek showing ephemeral streambeds. 

Trainees displaying their completion certificates from Capacity Building classes (Remote Sensing and Hydrogeology) at the Kenya School of Government, Mombasa, Kenya.

Rural water distribution center near Maji Ya Chumvi in Kwale County, Kenya. Note water tank on roof.

Dry riverbeds like this one are common in arid and semi arid regions in Kenya in the dry seasons and highlight the need for access to groundwater.

The hydrogeology training was held in August and September 2024 at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Mombasa. It covered the analysis of aquifer testing results and an introduction to groundwater and surface water field methods. The training consisted of a series of lectures and hands-on exercises.

Director Applegate conversing with his Korean counterpart, President Kim from the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM).

The hydrogeology training was held in August and September 2024 at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Mombasa. It covered the analysis of aquifer testing results and an introduction to groundwater and surface water field methods. The training consisted of a series of lectures and hands-on exercises. 

The USGS Delegation visiting the APEC Climate Center in Busan, Korea. Nine individuals from the USGS and APEC, including Dave Applegate and Bill Cunningham, stand in front of the modern APEC building.

The International Geological Congress 2024 held August 24-30 in Busan, Republic of Korea provided a unique opportunity for bilateral meetings to explore opportunities for collaboration.