Credits: Biovision-Infonet Agarwal, A. and Narain, S. 1991. Dying wisdom. Centre for Science and Environment, India. Ahnfors, O. 1980. Groundwater arresting sub-surface structures. Sida/Govt. of India. Backman, A. and Isakson. 1994. Storm water management in Kanye, Botswana. Swedish University of Agricultural Science. Burger, S.W 1970. Sand storage dams for water conservation. Water Year 1070. S.Africa. […]
Category Archives: Rainwater Harvesting
Shallow Ground Water
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Shallow ground water is rainwater that has percolated into the underground and can be reached by means of hand dug wells. Introduction to Shallow Ground Water Ground water is rainwater that has percolated into the underground. There are two main types of ground water, namely: 1) Shallow ground water that can be reached by means […]
Surface Water Information Source Links
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Chleq, J.- L. and Dupriez, H. (1988). Vanishing Land and Water. Soil and water conservation in dry lands. Land and Life/ Macmillan Press Ltd, London. ISBN 0-333-44597-X Nissen-Petersen, E. (1982). Rain Catchment and Water Supply in Rural Africa: A Manual. Hodder and Stoughton, Great Britain. ISBN 0340-28429-3. Nissen-Petersen, E. (2000). Water from Sand […]
Surface Water
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Surface water is rainwater running off from land surfaces into rivers, lakes and seas which can be collected, stored and utilized through rainwater harvesting. Introduction to Shallow Ground Water Surface water is rainwater running off from land surfaces into rivers, lakes and seas which can be collected, stored and utilized by a technique […]
Water Storage Information Sources
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Access to several water management manuals under: www.waterforaridland.com Cairncross S. and Feachem R. (1993). Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics. An Introductory Text. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. De Vrees, L. 1987. Rainwater tank programme. Machakos Diocese, Box 640, Machakos, Kenya. Enyatseng, G. 1998. Evaluation of ferrocement water tanks. Botswana Technology Centre, […]
Storage of Domestic Water in Tanks
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Water from road catchments should not be used for domestic consumption because the water from murram and dirt roads contains dung and other pollutants, while water from tarmac roads contains tar which is harmful to peoples’ health. Water for domestic use should be collected from either roofs, rocks or drawn from shallow ground […]
Storage of Agricultural Water in Ground Tanks
Credits: Biovision-Infonet There are two main types of water tanks, namely: 1) Ground tanks that are built below the ground level. These are mainly used for storage of dirty run-off water from roads and compounds. Ground tanks can also be used as storage for clean domestic water if the tanks are roofed and connected to gutters […]
Storage of Agricultural Water in Earth Dams
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Cut-Off Drain Cut-off drains deliver rainwater run-off from roads onto farmland where it sometimes creates erosion and deep gullies. This potentially destructive practice can be changed to a gain for the farmers by diverting the water into ground tanks, small earth dams or land for seasonal irrigation. Here a cut-off drain diverts run-off […]
Introduction to Water Storage
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Short description: This datasheet describes methods to safely and hygienically store collected water, as well as how to build and repair water tanks, oil drums and jerry cans. Introduction Rains produce plenty of clean water running off roads, roofs, and rocks. This rainwater can be stored for the dry seasons when it is […]
Rain Harvesting Information Source Links
Credits: Biovision-Infonet Agarwal, A. and Narain, S. (Eds) (2003). Dying wisdom. Rise, fall and potential of India’s traditional water harvesting systems. State of India’s Environment: a citizens’ report. Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. ISBN 81-86906-07-X www.cseindia.org Anschuetz, J. and Nederlof, M. (Eds) (2001). Water harvesting and soil moisture retention. CTA Agrodok-series No.13. Technical Centre […]