Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater Recharge
for Groundwater
Recharge
Is it effective?
INTRODUCTIOIN
WATER HARVESTING
Check dams
Percolation tanks
This is a dam built on permeable ground so that
floodwater is held back long enough to percolate
into the ground
More permanent and larger than check dams
Constructed by excavating a depression to form a
small reservoir or by constructing an embankment
in a natural ravine or gully
Cost is estimated to be approx. US $5,00010,000
Capacity varies from 10,000-15,000m3
2-3 filling expected per wet season (30,00045,000m3)
Groundwater dams
Structures that intercept or obstruct the
natural flow of groundwater
Often built within river beds to obstruct
and detain groundwater flow so as to
sustain the storage capacity of the aquifer
and meet demands during high periods
Used in many areas such as India, Africa
and Brazil
2 main types
Sub-surface dam
Sand storage/silt trapping dams
Sub-surface dam
Important considerations
Bitumen/plastic lining
Rooftop harvesting
Potential problems
politics
SUMMARY