Ground water recharge gallery-open well and existing borehole.

Clip 1- Dug ell & Concrete ring

Clip 2- Infiltration gallery

Clip 3; Infiltration bore holes

Clip 4: Finished infiltration gallery

Figure: Infiltration gallery. Source: Bangalore city KSCST ground water recharge project site(s) Rain water from the roof can be allowed to recharge groundwater from an existing open well or bore well. In case of an open well, filtered rainwater can be directly let in to the well through pipe from any one side of the well. Wells can be built by digging the ground to the required depth of 4.5m 9m and by building the retaining wall around(preferably round) or by inserting cement rings to avoid caving in of the sidewall Infiltration gallery for borehole recharge

Infiltration gallery is to store rainwater temporally and allow the stored water to infiltrate into underground aquifers. When the rainwater from the roof is allowed to flow on the ground , infiltration(water percolating into the ground) is less, causing more of runoff, thereby, majority of rainwater quickly, reaches the drain or street and flow away from the building To artificially increase infiltration, two parameters are important; increasing the surface areas of the soil/earth in contact and creating water head on the soil/earth. This lead to larger infiltration of rainwater into the ground A perforated pipe need to be fitted in a layer of filter media(gravel and) One end of the perforated pipe I inserted into borehole by drilling a hole(hole size equivalent to outside diameter of the perforated pipe) in the casing pipe of the bore hole . The other end of the pipe is blocked with an end cap. The end inserted in the bore hole should not protrude so much to hinder pump installation. The holes are to be on the lower side of the pipe to minimize silt and clay entering bore hole.

Figure; Model of infiltration gallery for a perforated well.

Infiltration gallery

Figure: bore Hole recharge model, Source: Kidwai hospital -Bangalore

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Excavation

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infiltration

gallery-borehole

recharge Source: Kidwai hospital -Bangalore

Figure Direct recharge from storm drains

Earthen bunds

Figure Earth bunds for recharging ground water

Figure.Continous contour trenching on a sloping field

Figure: Rainwater harvesting - staff houses Indian Institute of Technology Bangalore