1. Law related to the testing of Bore well water? Is it mandatory to test quality / potability of Tube well water before one starts using it for potable purposes?

2. Competent…

This is an attempt to initiate a discussion on the subject of “Zero discharge of treated water to water bodies”, I am sure many of us must be facing the same problem with the huge volumes of…

I have recently received a mail regarding the Arsenic content of water as follows:

 "Results from a study completed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggest that nearly 20…

We get water in tankers for our apartments in Bellandur, Bangalore. Drinking water is treated by RO. Except that I have to clean the filter once in 2 weeks. The quantity of SPM that I remove from…

I have made an open well (depth 51 ft) in 2004 in my 15 acre plot in Thoppampatti Block, Palani Taluk, Dindugal District. Tamilnadu. As the water was not sufficient for farming the entire land (…

In our home, in Chennai we have white scale formation issue. I consulted several companies & received varying views on the methods to be adopted to provide pure drinking water. Now I have the…

I'm Vinodkumar, living in Velachery (Pallikaranai), Chennai, TN. Our bore well water has recently changed hard and very little salty. We stopped using it for drinking. After searching existing…

I am a M Sc. (Zoology) student and I would like to know more about Pond Water Bacteriological Standards.I am presently doing a project in Hydrobiology and as a part of investigation,…

I am based at Vadodara Gujarat. I intend to construct a new borewell for my new residence soon. We get regular municipal water supply which shall be generally used. I intend to construct the bore…

In India, what are the acceptable limits for Ca, Mg, Si, Cr, Be, Li and B in both groundwater and drinking water. What are the methods used in the elemental analysis for this elements? Kindly…

In our home there is an underground tank for drinking water received from municipality through a pipe. The delivery pipe itself with red oxide coating gets dipped in drinking water, after a…

I am Scientific Officer at IWMI.  I need daily stream discharge data for Dowleswaram barrage (Godavari - Andhra Pradesh) for the last 15 years period.  Can you please inform me about the…

A consolidated reply of experiences and examples shared by various members of the Solution Exchange Water Community

Compiled by Nitya…

A consolidated reply of experiences and examples shared by various members of the Solution Exchange Water Community

Compiled by Nitya…

I live in Ludhiana. I am planning to buy a new water filter/purifier. We currently have a UV based water purifier that is no longer effective. I have received suggestions to use RO. I have also…

I am residing at Aurangabad (M.S.). We are four families living together including my parents and we three brothers. There are total 12 members out of which 4 are kids and rest are adults. Since…

I am a research scholar of Rural Development Centre under IIT-Kharagpur. My research is on eutrophication management of shallow lakes.I want to know if there is any critical level of nutrient…

I am staying in a Residential complex having 136 dwelling units in 96,000 sq.ft plot size generating  100,000 liters of sewage per day. The treated effluent (90%) from MBR based STP is recharged…

I would like to ask for advice about portable water filters in India. Is this a  good choice to provide potable water supply? Is it possible to purchase travel water filters in Delhi? If yes could…