Community Participation in Surface Water Harvesting in Marigat Division, Kenya

Abstract The oasis of Moghrar is located in the wilaya (province) of Naama, in the southwest of Algeria. It is well known for its Ksours, its palm groves and the good quality of its fruit and vegetables, especially the dates and their varieties. This region contains important groundwater and surface water resources. For several centuries, domestic water supply and irrigation have been carried out using traditional techniques of water harvesting such as pendulum wells and foggaras. Currently, this hydraulic heritage is meeting technical and social problems, particularly with the contribution of drilling and motor-pumps. The main issues are water table drawdown, the drying-up of water sources and degradation and decay of traditional techniques. The objective of this study is to make an inventory of all water sources in the study area, to study the impact of the contribution of modern techniques on ancestral techniques and finally to propose recommendations for safeguarding the hydraulic heritage.

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Wastewater Management and Community Participation in Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2221387 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (22) ◽

pp. 1387

Author(s):

Srisuwan Kasemsawat ◽

Sivapan Choo-in ◽

Tatsanawalai Utarasakul

Keyword(s):

Surface Water ◽

Community Participation ◽

Coliform Bacteria ◽

Wastewater Management ◽

Main River ◽

Control Department ◽

Assess Quality ◽

Surface Water Samples ◽

Very High

This research focused on wastewater management and community participation in Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand. Objectives of the research were (1) To investigate and assess quality of surface water and sewage at the sources before being discharged into main river and canals in Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram province. The study was conducted during October 2016–September 2017. A number of 40 surface water samples and 40 sewage samples were collected. Water quality of the samples were assessed following the Pollution Control Department procedure. The results showed that quality of surface water was likely good with pH, DO and amount of coliform bacteria under the PCD standard. BOD and amount of fecal coliform bacteria were slightly over the threshold and very high amount of NH3 was found. Sewage contained very low DO, extremely high BOD and slightly high TKN.

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Viewpoint: Defeating the water crisis: Community matters!

Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit ◽

10.1177/0269094220975362 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 539-544

Author(s):

Pragati Jain ◽

Prerna Jain

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Community Participation ◽

Local Economy ◽

Water Harvesting ◽

Water Crisis ◽

Rural Sustainability ◽

Positive Externalities ◽

Common Lands ◽

Strategy Design ◽

Water Harvesting Structures

Community participation is critical in enhancing rural sustainability in terms of managing indigenous water harvesting structures. The long-standing illusion that the water crisis can only be tackled through a top down strategy design has been shattered by a successful community engagement model using the social, financial, and human capital of the community in the semi-arid village Laporiya of Rajasthan in India. The positive externalities created through the process of community engagement are not only via knowledge sharing but also water sharing with neighboring villages. The appropriate policy suggestion for the positive externalities so created is to build an extra market for ‘ideas’ creating incentives for these innovative practices in rural settings by allowing them to flourish in a hazard free manner, free from the risk of encroachment of common lands, or of future inter-sectoral resource conflict arising out of any industrial activity. The state-managed community participation has also been successful in reviving and creating water harvesting structures, but the sustainability of such program is at stake, in the absence of social capital. Communities do matter but in ways that sustain the local economy.

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Application of vectors for suitability of landforms in siting surface water harvesting structures

Environmental Geology ◽

10.1007/s00254-002-0742-5 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 176-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ninad Bodhankar

Keyword(s):

Surface Water ◽

Water Harvesting ◽

Water Harvesting Structures

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Application of a Simple Cold Stub to the Direct Observation of Frozen Hydrated Sand

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100071508 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 212-213

Author(s):

John M. Wehrung ◽

Richard J. Harniman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Surface Water ◽

Direct Observation ◽

Controlled Study ◽

Clay Particles ◽

Organic Debris ◽

Rock Formations ◽

Water Tables ◽

Permeable Rock ◽

Natural Means

Water tables in aquifer regions of the southwest United States are dropping off at a rate which is greater than can be replaced by natural means. It is estimated that by 1985 wells will run dry in this region unless adequate artificial recharging can be accomplished. Recharging with surface water is limited by the plugging of permeable rock formations underground by clay particles and organic debris.A controlled study was initiated in which sand grains were used as the rock formation and water with known clay concentrations as the recharge media. The plugging mechanism was investigated by direct observation in the SEM of frozen hydrated sand samples from selected depths.

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