{"id":497,"date":"2021-05-25T11:12:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T11:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habitatcdp.microwarecomp.com\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2021-07-16T10:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:36:25","slug":"adoptable-methos-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/adoptable-methos-and-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoptable methos and techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adoptable methods and technologies<\/span><\/h1>\n
Rainwater harvesting and recharging<\/h5>\n

\nIn Kerala generally every household has an open well, which provides adequate water security at household level. Water security at household level\nwill be ensured by strengthening with recharge facilities of the household sources, which will be used when the piped water supply scheme fails.\nA recharge pit allows the rainwater to replenish groundwater by recharging the underground aquifers. It can be built to recharge a bore well or\njust to help the water infiltration in an area. A recharge pit can be totally invisible when finished. As it is filled of stones, it doesn\u2019t present\nany danger (contrary to an open well for example). The percolation rate of a recharge pit is much less than of an open well. The water percolates\nslowly because there is no hydrostatic pressure in the pit.<\/p>\n\n

Preparation:<\/h5>\n

Materials required<\/b><\/p>\n\n

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  • Graded jelly (different sizes)<\/li>\n \t
  • Sand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
    Site specification<\/h5>\n
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    • The site should have a sufficiently clean and large catchment<\/li>\n \t
    • Location should be such that it permits fast infiltration and percolation<\/li>\n \t
    • If the pit aims to recharge a bore well, it should be built as close to it as possible<\/li>\n \t
    • Ideally it should be in the valley of the surface layout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
      Site selection for infiltration<\/h5>\n

      Many factors affect the suitability of a site as an infiltration facility for the disposal of recharge pit.\nAmong these, the following are most important:<\/p>\n\n

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      • Underlying soil type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

        In coastal areas of Paravur Taluk where there is an important layer of sand under the first layer of clay –\nare fit to the making a recharge pit (sand has a high level of percolation).\nThe simplest way to recharge is to dig a pit in the ground and make a filtering system so that clean rain water can reach underground and can be reused.\nLocation of the pit should be on a clean ground surface so that polluted water doesn\u2019t go underground through the pit. The pit should be deep enough so\nthat rain water would reach the porous layer of soil as it allows the water to pass though it and get added to the underground water. But water flowing\nthrough the street will still be polluted so we need a filter layer in the pit. First we need a clean big stone or boulders layer of specific thickness.\nThen above that layer we put a layer of clean gravel which is almost as thick as the first layer of boulder. Then finally on the top we put the clean\nsand to make the sand layer almost as thick as other layers. This completes the filter system and the pit is called a recharge pit. A recharge pit is\nusually 10 to 15 feet deep.<\/p>\n\n

        Recycling and reuse of water<\/h5>\n

        Water reuse (also commonly known as water recycling or water reclamation) reclaims water from a variety of\nsources then treats and reuses it for beneficial purposes such as agriculture and irrigation, potable water supplies, groundwater replenishment,\nindustrial processes, and environmental restoration. Water reuse can provide alternatives to existing water supplies and be used to enhance water\nsecurity, sustainability, and resilience. Sources of water for potential reuse can include municipal wastewater, industry process and cooling water,\nstorm water, agriculture runoff and return flows, and produced water from natural resource extraction activities. These sources of water are adequately\ntreated to meet \u201cfit-for-purpose specifications\u201d for a particular next use. “Fit-for-purpose specifications\u201d are the treatment requirements to bring\nwater from a particular source to the quality needed, to ensure public health, environmental protection, or specific user needs.<\/p>\n

        Water recycling is an effective approach to conserve water and minimize on water expenses.\nThere are various applicable home water recycling methods which can be implemented.<\/p>\n\n

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        • Use a bucket when bathing instead of using showers \u2013 when bathing use a bucket, the amount of water that is used is less as compared to when on\nuses a shower as the water running from the showers tends to be more and besides it could be wasted. With the buckets excess water can be saved\nand used for other activities such watering plants.<\/li>\n \t
        • Save water from washing vegetables \u2013 washing veggies uses water that is totally reusable. Place a colander over a large pot to collect\nthe water while are washing. The collected water can be used in the garden or for flushing the toilet.<\/li>\n \t
        • Divert rainwater \u2013<\/b> if it is rainy season, keep a barrel under roof\u2019s drain, and collect the rain water to water garden, do\nthe dishes or wash the cars.<\/li>\n \t
        • Reuse drinking water \u2013<\/b> if water left over in a glass, you can use that water on your plant and also use tea without sugar on plants in the garden.<\/li>\n \t
        • Rinse washed utensils in plastic tub of water instead of using the dish water. The rinsed water can be used to water house plants, or clean\nsink, toilets and floor. If the water contain grease, add a few drops of lemon dish soap or mild baby shampoo to make the water grease free.<\/li>\n \t
        • During washing car with water and soap, let the soapy water drain in to lawn or in to shrubs. During washing park the car close to lawn and shrubs.\nSoapy water won\u2019t hurt lawn and shrub plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adoptable methods and technologies Rainwater harvesting and recharging In Kerala generally every household has an open well, which provides adequate water security at household level. Water security at household level will be ensured by strengthening with recharge facilities of the household sources, which will be used when the piped water supply scheme fails. A recharge […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdp.habitatindia.net\/ml\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}