IA-2 Innovative question

a) If you were to identify a suitable location for infiltration pond for ground water recharge in BMSITM
campus,
 list in sequence the data requirements, instruments needed and surveys to be carried out
 process of identification of location for infiltration pond
 construction of infiltration pond for ground water recharge
Write the flow charts or diagrams wherever required.
(Hint- Infiltration pond is a pond were maximum surface runoff from rainwater is collected and allowed to
recharge ground through quick infiltration)

Suitable location for infiltration pond for groundwater recharge in BMSIT&M campus:

i) Data requirements:
- Digital Elevation Model (DEM): for elevation details and topography
- Total Station survey for ground data and campus features
- Weather data- Rainfall, Temperature, Wind velocity, solar radiation
- Campus map and satellite image for land use and land cover
- Soil map for soil details
- Groundwater aquifer maps and properties and water level details
ii) Process:
- Identification of region of lowest elevation:
Reconnaissance survey>>contour map from elevation data>> location of lowest elevation
- Superimposition of soil map to ensure sandy soil suitable for infiltration
- Rainfall trend analysis and runoff estimation considering the land use- land cover
- Estimation of quantity of evapotranspiration losses and groundwater recharge seasonally
iii) Construction process:
- Clearing of land , earth work and creation of pond (0.5m-1mdeep)
- Initial Drilling tests to be conducted
- Soil profile analysis to be done
- Installation of recharge tube covers and well screens, well casing within the pond
- Retaining pond walls and water proofing of infiltration pond on walls
- Sample testing of recharge and monitoring

Case Study Question

In the case study titled “Interference and inefficiency of water wells: a constraint of water conservation in
Bangladesh”, authored by Golam Shabbir Sattar, et al., comprehend the following
a) describe the study area
b) datasets, methodology and determination of well interference and well efficiency
c) Conclude on the results obtained.

Solution:

a) - Hashaigari and Shikarpur Unions belong to Naogoan Sadar sub-district in northwest Bangladesh
- Alluvial Plain of the Tista river deposits and Pleistocene Terraces or the Barind Tract
- Floodplain covers an area about 75% of the total study area.
- The Barind appears in the landscapes as closely dissected terrace, which represent a series of fault blocks at the
basement. Major soils of the tract are mixed up of yellowish brown and gray to light gray looms to clay looms,
rarely clay, grading into a gray with low infiltration capacity
- The study area falls under subtropical monsoon climatic zone, with three main seasons in a year i.e. winter
(November– February), summer (March–May), and monsoon (June– August) (Rashid 1991). One of the major
factors affecting groundwater and agricultural pattern of the study area is unequal seasonal distribution of rainfall.
Study area annually received about 1400 mm rainfall out of which near about80–85% of the total rainfall occurs
during the monsoon period

b) Relevant geological, climatological, lithological, and

hydrological data were collected from different organizations
and departments. Sixteen borehole lithologs and pumping test
data were collected from Barind Multipurpose Development
Authority (BMDA). Collected data were used to determine the
thickness, geometry, and hydraulic properties of the aquifer
namely transmissivity and storage coefficient.

c) the study revealed that the pumping wells in the study area have been installed in an unplanned manner which
caused interferences in between the wells and consequently, the optimum yielding capacity of the wells has
significantly reduced. The finding of the study indicates that the well spacing should be planned based on geology
of the area to avoid economic losses. The study recommended that well spacing in floodplains should be in the
range of 2.5– 2.95  km and in Barind tract in the range of 1.4–2  km