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Water Pump (Honiara)

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Country
  
Solomon Islands

Island
  
Guadalcanal

Elevation
  
29 m

Province
  
Honiara Town

Time zone
  
UTC (UTC+11)

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Water Pump is a community in Honiara, Solomon Islands located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) West from the center of the city.

Water Catchment

The Water Pump area also accommodates the Kovi & Kongulai water catchment area of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) square which supplies water for Honiara from the Kovi and Kongulai rivers. The area consists of forest and surrounding watershed system. It is located in an undisturbed area within a unique terrain and landscape. The Kovi River is surrounded by riparian vegetation that includes mosses, herbs, ferns, palms and trees. The river is sourced from ground water that flows out of a limestone rock over a limestone substrate and patches of sand and pebbles before sinking into two underground caverns.

The area is managed by a land trustee who arrange payments to traditional landholders.

References

Water Pump (Honiara) Wikipedia