Olufisayo A. Olufayo and Fred A. O. Otieno and George M. Ochieng
Runoff Storage in Sand Reservoirs as an Alternative Source of Water Supply for Rura land Semiarid areas of South Africa
250 - 253
2009
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International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2265
https://publications.waset.org/vol/32
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Abstraction of water from the dry river sandbeds is
wellknown as an alternative source of water during dry seasons.
Internally, because of the form of sand particles, voids are created
which can store water in the riverbeds. Large rivers are rare in South
Africa. Many rivers are sand river types and without water during the
prolonged dry periods. South Africa has not taken full advantage of
water storage in sand as a solution to the growing water scarcity both
in urban and rural areas. The paper reviews the benefits of runoff
storage in sand reservoirs gained from other arid areas and need for
adoption in rural areas of South Africa as an alternative water supply
where it is probable.
Open Science Index 32, 2009