D esign of storage tanks The volume of the storage tank can be determined by the following factors: Number of persons in the household: The greater the number of persons, the greater the storage capacit... |
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Design of groundwater recharge structures Recharge of aquifers In places where the withdrawal of water is more than the rate of recharge an imbalance in the groundwater reserves is created. Recharging... |
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Quality of stored water To prevent leaves and debris from entering the system, mesh filters should be provided at the mouth of the drainpipe. Further, a first-flush device should be provided in the cond... |
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First visit (This article appeared in Down To Earth , January 15, 2000) With the failure of the 1999 monsoon in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought.... |
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BPCL HOUSING COMPLEX RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM RAINWATER AVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING Total rooftop and surface area: 13,910 square metres (sq m) Average annual rainfall in Noida: 792.4 millim... |
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Construction Procedures and specifications for construction of storage and recharge tanks are explained below. There are a lot of similarities in the construction steps of both storage and recharge stru... |
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Yellow-coloured water gushes out of the 61-metre deep tubewell at a Ghazibad-based dyeing factory What goes down must come up It is a crime. Numerous factories deliberately inject un... |
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Kolleru Lake is going! Crisis Pollution n Rivers n Groundwater Lakes Current Status Kolleru Farming Fishing Degradation Remedies Future Other lakes AT A GLANCE Scarcity n Urban n... |
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More of Contemporary Practices A look at some of the common practices adopted to harvest rain... Check dams A check dam is generally constructed on small streams and long gullies formed by the erosive... |
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Source: A water harvesting manual for urban areas COMPONENTS OF A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages - transporting rainwater throu... |
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