Use of well water for all purposes other than drinking - Lab tests reveal bacterial content

Dear Experts,

We are an apartment complex with 200 houses and our main source of water is a well ( 100yrs old). Recently we saw drainage leak in some near by areas. Then we pumped out the…

Please send the details regarding the number of toilets needed per 100 inmates of a working ladies hostel

please send details of website where i can get the data standards for a hostel building to house 100 inmates in a  ladies hostel

Solution Exchange discussion on inclusion in water and sanitation

From Sandhya Venkateswaran, UNICEF, New Delhi

Increasing attention is being given to India’s journey on a high growth path and the simultaneous exclusion of some communities…

Want to clean up and rejuvenate temple tank in Perungudi, Chennai, TN - Who should be contacted regarding this initiative

Hi

Recently we moved to an area in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, called Perungudi, which has a few temples and hence a temple tank. The tank is now more or less dry and dirty. Is it possible to…

Developing parameters for setting up a protocol for recharging well water - Experiences and advise required

A rainwater harvesting friend of ours in Bangalore posed us this question recently:

We have been constructing recharge wells successfully in different locations in Bangalore and elsewhere.…

What are the environmental standards for discharge of paper mill effluents in large scale paper industries in India?

What are the Environmental standards for discharge of paper mill effluents in large scale paper industries in India?specifically for phenol, lignin and COD BOD, chlorinated compounds etc.

What is the impact of the new ministry for drinking water and sanitation?

What is the impact of the new ministry? Will there be a meaningful impact on these two very critical issues?

Questions regarding MBBR sewage treatment plant design

Dear Sir./ Madam,

We are providing MBBR plants to our Industrial client thorugh MBBR plant manufacturers. I like to know the difference in design for MBBR Sewage Treatment Plant if:-

a…

Need a portable non-submersible sump pump

Hi 

        I am looking for a portable product like this but unable to get it anywhere in india. can any of u please suggest?

Please advise on the positioning of the soak pit from one toilet at the basement level below the sewage line

My architect has designed a plan where a servants toilet is placed at basement level.  The sewage line lies above the level of the toilet drainage and therefore the architect has suggested that we…

Muddy water in the borewell - How to make it potable

Our apartment ( 16 houses) has a borewell which is operational from 2007 . It was dug to a depth of 890 feet at that time.

 

Recently the water has become slushy ( muddy) and we bought…

Less water getting pumped in 2 hrs - Please advise on the right pump selection and positioning

Hi,

My name is praveen, Recently we drilled a borewell at our land near Chitradurga, we found water at 380 feet during drilling, we continued to drill till 440 feet.

We have placed a…

Where can I get water quality map for Maharashtra state?

can i get the water quality map for maharashtra state which can be downloaded? however, it shall include the demarkation of districts having poluuted ground water (such as fluroide, arsenic etc…

Suitable technology for purification of borewell water for an apartment complex in Pune,Maharashtra

Hi,

We are an apartment of 80 flats in Pune. We use borewell water for non-drinking purposes. Our corporation has given a report that the borewell water is not potable, hence we do not use…

Solution Exchange discussion: Plan for revival of Vembanad Lake in Kerala

From Latha Bhaskar, Community Environmental Resource Center, ATREE, Alleppy

Posted 30 June 2011

I work with the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology…

Need to dig an open well in Nalgona, AP : Need contact Information of hydrogeologist

I own 7 acres of agricultural land in a village in Kodad Mandal, Nalgonda District, in Andhra Pradesh. The field are irrigated with water from a small stream (panta kaluva), and supplemented with…

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