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This practical manual brings together a wide range of techniques required to develop groundwater for community water supplies.

TitleDeveloping groundwater : a guide for rural water supply
Publication TypeManual
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsMacDonald, A, Davies, J, Calow, R, Chilton, J
Paginationxx, 358 p. : 28 boxes, 129 fig., 47 plates, 38 tab.
Date Published01/2005
PublisherPractical Action Publishing
Place PublishedRugby, UK
Publication LanguageEnglish
ISBN Number978-1-85339-596-3
Keywordsboreholes, design, groundwater exploration, hydrogeology, manuals, well construction
Abstract

In many rural areas, groundwater is the only feasible way of providing safe, reliable water supplies. However, developing groundwater is not always straightforward. More attention needs to be paid to finding and developing groundwater in a sustainable, cost-effective and participatory manner. This practical manual brings together a wide range of techniques required to develop groundwater for community water supplies. It gives information on effective techniques for siting wells and boreholes, assessing the sustainability of sources, constructing and testing the yield of boreholes and wells, and monitoring groundwater quality. The authors set the technical aspects of rural water supply within their socio-economic context, so that both community concerns as well as purely engineering questions are covered.

Notes

Includes references.

DOI10.3362/9781780441290
Citation Key82036

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